Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1890 — THE TOWN ELECTION. [ARTICLE]

THE TOWN ELECTION.

Last Monday again demonstrated the fact that the unfortunate scratching disease still affects large numbers of the Republicans of Rensselaer. In fact it now begins to look as though the disease was largely identical with another and more literal scratching malady, and like that will have seven years to run. Some considerable en-

j oouragement for Republicans may ibe found in the results, however, for this year the Democrats have only succeeded in electing one of their candidates, instead ' of two as last year, and the majority of their single successful man is only about half as large as it was a year ago. The following are the official figures:

FOR TOWN CLERK, j Charles G. Spitler, Rep. 201 Jesse S. Grubb, Dera. 133 Spider’s majority, 68 FOR TOWN MARSHAL. (Warren C. Shead, Rep. 137 Abram Simpson, Dem. 194 , Simpson’sjnajority, 57 FOR TOWN TREASURER. C. C. Starr, Rep. 201 Isaac Tuteur, Dem. 132 Starr’s majority, 69 COUNCILMAN, Ist WARD. John R. Yanatta, Rep. 219 COUNCILMAN, 2nd WARD. J. M. Wasson, Rep. 218 COUNCILMAN, 3rd WARD. Ed. H. Morlan, Rep. 180 John Eger, Dem. 142 Morlan’s majority, 38 COUNCILMAN, 4th WARD. Paris Harrison, Rep. 199 John W. Paxton, Dem. 132 49 Harrison’s majority, 67