Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1888 — A RECORDER NOMINATED. [ARTICLE]

A RECORDER NOMINATED.

Janies F. Antrim; ’Keener Townshlft. TJie Jasper County Republican Convention met in speciaFsession; at the Court House, last Thursday afternoon, to nominate a candidate for the office of County Recorder, such nomination being made necessary by the death of Thomas Antrim. It is a lemarkable eirc u rns t arice that, in consideration of the shortness of the notice given and of the fact that only one officer was to nominated, that of the 131 delegates elected last Ma£, all but 28 shofiid have been present at this convention. Such was the case, however, and a portion of the 28 absentees were represented by their regularly 'elected alternates and by proxies. The convention was called to order by County Chairman Chilcote, and on motion the officers of the May convention were continued in the present meeting. Messrs. E. P. Hammond, A. J. Bellows and John Graves were appointed a committee to prepare an appropriate resolution regarding the death of Recorder Antrim. They reported the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted, by a rising vote: "Resolved, That this convention learns with profound sorrow of the death of Thomas Antrim, late Recorder of Jasper county, Indiana, and that, as a testimonial to his worth, it declares its high appreciation of bis pure char acter as a citizen and his integrity and faithfulness as a public officer, and tenders to the family of the deceased its sincere sympathy and condolence.” On motion the rules of the May convention were amended to the effect, that each township and precinct should cast the full number of votes to which it was entitled, irrespective of the number of delegates present. An informal ballot, to indicate the preferences of the convention, but not to nominate a candidate, was taken, with the following result, disregarding fractional votes: Jas. F. Antrim 84. B. F. Ferguson 10. C. F. Wren , 2. Thos. Thompson 8. ' - Chas. A. Dean 4. W. H. Coover 12. W: B. Price 7. A. G. Hardy 1. A motion that Mr. Antrim be nominated by acclamation was then made, and carried without a dissenting vote.