Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1890 — An Incomparable Ticket. [ARTICLE]

An Incomparable Ticket.

The Claims of Locality are Well Cared For. The Farmers Hare About All of It. The Soldiers Have a Good Portion of It. The Young Men Hare a Fair Share of It. And the Simon-Pure Republicans Have Just All Of ItTHE TICKET. \ For County Clerk, WM.il. COOVER, .. Of Carpenter To\ynsliip. -J For <bounty Awlitor, HARRY P.. MURRAY. Of Barkley Township. For County Treasurer, MARK H. HEMPHILL, Of Marion Townsliip. For Comity Sheriff, ~ PHILIP BLUE, Of Muripn Township. " w For County Survey or, JAMES C. Tim AWLS, Of Marion Townsliip. For County Coroner, RI AL )'. IiKNJ AMIN, ' . Of Clarion Townsliip For Commissioner First District PRESTON M. QUEERY, Of Gillum Township. For County Commissioner Third District, OLIVER P. TABER, Of Carpenter Township.

Last Wednesday May 21st. at 5 o .clock P. M. the Republican votes of Jasper County met in numerous primary conventions; aud elected delegates to the county convention, held the next day, and also cast a ballot for choice of candidates for county oflices. Of the some 1025 Republican votes in the county over 1300 took part in these primary conventions. A remarkably large proportion. A complete tabulated report of this direct popular vote, by townships, is appended. By the conditions of the call, a majority vote was required to nominate and a reference to the table •shows what candidates and for what o lliees received such majority. The following - named 107 delegates were elected to constitute the county convention, of Thursday, May 22ud, and all of whom were present, at that convention: MARION TOWNSHIP.

Warren Robinson, 11. W. Porter, J. C. Porter, Chas. W. Coen, Wm. B. Austin, It. I>. Phillips, Jolin 11. Crisler, Geo, M. Robinson, Tom J, McCoy, James F. Irwin, Chas. F. Wren, J. 11. Wilcox, C. A. Hopkins, Tlios. McGowan, J. W. Cow den, L. L. Ponsler. H. W. Wood, A. S. Raker, J. C. Deming, J. L. Osborne, J. P. Hammond, Jesse F. Smith, Henry Pierson, J. M. McDonald. W. H. 11. Graham. CARPENTER TOWNSHIP. L. A. Ford, Christian Hensler, W. O. Roadifer, M. S. Hecox, John Johnson, Frank Gray, Robert Irwin, S. U. Custer, Geo. Shoull, A. J. Bellows, W . L. Watson, August Walter, E. B. Vonder9mith, James Shectx, J. C. Allman, Samuel Cambe, John G. Tharp, Robert Parker, G. N. Morris, I. D. Luckc-y. Chas. Peck. BARKLEY TOWNSHIP. R. B. Harris, A. Parkinson, John English. Samuel Pass, S. B. Jenkins, ltoman Swltxer, Win MlUer, George W. Ott, Frank Ott, B. Daywitt. M. P. Comer. GILLAM TOWNSHIP. Michael Robinson, J. W. Whitaker, Chas. Robinson, Wm F. Querry, A. IV. l’revo, G. D. Prevo, IV. M. Smith. UNION TOWNSHIP. John Porter. Walter Ponsler, C. A. Gundy, Clark McColly, Wm Hudson, Wm Comer, George Markins. KEENER TOWNSHIP. IV. H. Tyler, J. A. Sigler, James Hilton, J. F. Bruner, C. O. Speneer, Louis Frecl, Dan E. Fairchild. L WALKER TOWNSHIP. L. Gnlhraqson, IV. A. Brown, IV, D. Meyers, c. V. Jones, Jolm OTonncr, iVm Ilollett, NEWTON township. John T. Sayler, John Nowels, J. T. McColly, John Martindale. HANGING GROVE TOWNSHIP. Robert Drake, Felix Parker, A. P. Ablegore, Bruce Banta, Reed Banta. WHKATKIEI.It TOWNSHIP. J. H. Tilton, CUas Myers, T. E. Bussell, Augustus Stlmpson, L. P. Shrier. D ’ JORDAN TOWNSHIP. D. Wayraire, Christian Hensler, Jaa. Bullia, J. Branson. KANKAKEE TOWNSHIP. David Collins, - J. H- Co«n, - - rr Gcorge Hoehn. MILROY TOWNSHIP, g rvynJr. H. C. McDonald.

Couhty Chairman Chilcote called the convention to order at 1:30 P. M. Thursday. On motion Mr. Chilcote was unanimously elected permanent chairman of the convention, and Robert Parker, of Remington and W. B. Austin of Rensselaer, secretaries. No time was wasted on speeches or by appointment of unnecessary committees. The secretaries went hard at at work completing the summarizing of the popular vote, which was completed and announced in about half an hour. The chairman announced that Philip Blue, for sheriff, J. G. Thrawls, for Surveyor, R. P. Benjamin, for Coroner, P. M. Querry, for commissioner, of the First District and O. P. Taber, for the Third District, had been nominated by the popular vote. These are all the present incumbents of their respective offices. The convention at once proceeded to nominate, by ballot, candidates for Clerk, Auditor and Treasurer, in the order named, and voting by townships, on motion.

FOR COUNTY CLERK. First Ballot: Coover 41; Alter 35; Mills 5; Thompson 2G. Wh6le number of votes cast 107; necessary to choice 54. Second Ballot. Coover 45; Alter 41: Thompson 21. Tttmid Ballot: Coover 50; Alter 45; Thompson 21. Necessarv to choice, 54. On motion of Mr. "iter the nomination of Mr. Coover was made unanimous. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR. Vickery 12; Murray 55; Gwin 31; Willey 1). Necessary to choice 45. Mr. Murray was declared the nominee. FOR TREASURER, .=s==s3=i Twelve ballots were taken before a candidate for Treasurer was chosen. Only a part of the ballots are given: First Ballot; Nichols 38; Biggs II: Hemphill 28. Third Ballot: Nichols 40; Biggs 38; Hemphill 23. Sixth Ballot: Nichols 41; Biggs 30: Hemphill 36. Ninth Ballot: Nichols 39; Biggs 25; Hemphill 43. Eleventh Ballot: Nichols 42; Biggs 21, Hemphill 44. Mr. Biggs then withdrew from the contest and the 12th ballot nominated Mr. Hemphill, by a vote of 65 for him to 42 to Mr. Nichols.

THE CANDIDATES. Wm 11. Coover, the candidate for clerk of the circuit conrt, comes from Carpenter township, which has furnished our clerks from time immemorial, and which will, no doubt, come forward with another good man when Mr. Coover’s two terms have come to an end. He was born in Cumberland Co.. Penn., in 1844 and is een-

j sequentlv 44 years old. He lived in ' his native county until 1838, mainly engaged in school teaching after his 17th year. Was educated in district schools and at a normal school at Lancaster, Pa. He came west in 1868, and taught for a time in Peoria Co., 111. In all he taught ten years, beginning in district schools and ending in the high schools. He located in Remington in 1872, was salesman hi stores there for about 9 years, then became buyer and grain inspector in a grain elevator, and has been in that business ever since. IS now manager and book-keeper for the three elevators, in his town. He has always taken an active part in politics, and is an unwavering Republican. He is a most genial and agreeable man personally, and his name is a synonym for thorough honesty and integrity of character;and no man in his community stands higher in respect to purity of character and all that is upright and honorable in his daily life. He stands well with all classes and all parties, but especially ! so with the farmers of Ills own and adjoining townships. His business has long kept him in close relationship with them, and they know and thor- ! oughly appreciate his good qualities. Mark H. Hemphill, the candidate ! for treasurer, is a representative of the soldier element He is 47 years old, and was born in Ross Co., Ohio. Came to Jasper county in 1857 and has lived within a few miles of Rensselaer ever since. He entered the 48th Indiana regiment in Nov., 1861, when but little more than 18 years old, and served 8 years and 9 months, and saw a heap of hard fighting and%ever failed to take his full share of it He was in the fights at luka, Corinth, Jackson, Champion Hills, Vicksburg,

Kingston, ,N. C., <fcc. <fec. He stopped a rebel bullet at Champion Hills, but was not very badly hurt. He married soon after his return from the war and resumed his peaeful and honorable career as a tiller of the soil. His nice little farm of 137 acres is situated about 5 miles northwest of Rensselaer. Personally Mr. Hemphill is one of the most excellent of men. Thoroughly honest, moral and temperate, and also of the most genial, kindly and accommodating spirit. He will make a model public oflieial.

Harry B. Murray, the candidate for county auditor, was born decidedly young and has not got wholly over it yet, he being only 34 years old. He is a representative of the young and hustling generation of Republicans who have grown to maturity since the war, and to whose intelligent and tireless zeal for Republican principles, the party so largely owes all its recent successes. He is an entirely excellent young man, very popular with ali classes, and especially so with the young men, nearly all of whom have known no limit to their enthusiasm in his behalf, during the recent canvass. He is a farmer, like most of the other nominees, but has, of late years, varied his occupation by selling fruit and other trees. This occupation brought him into business relations with a' great many persons, and all of whom, by his strict probity and genial disposition, lie has made firm friends. lie is well qualified for the onerous and responsible duties of the position he is nominated for, and will serve the people faithfully, efficiently and accommodatingly.

Regarding those other good men and faithful officials, who complete the ticket, Philip Blue for Sheriff, J. C. Thrawls for Surveyor, R. P. Benjamin for Coroner, and Messrs. Querry and Taber for Commissioners, wo need J not add to this already long article any formal] introduction for them. They are already-well known to the people of Jasper county, and the party has only done its duty to the people in re-nominating each of them for another term of the offices they fill so acceptably.

NOTES AND COMMENTS'. Johnny Alter, of Union, and W. H. Coover, of Carpenter, came into the convention practically at a stand-off in the matter of the popular vote, there being only three votes difference between them, but the clai ms of C arpenter on the clerkship were too strong to be denied and her man got there easily on the third ballot. Mr. Alter made a splendid run though, and will yet have his innings in Jasper county politics."’” liar ry Murray ran like a quarter horse, and while his popular vote was 6 less than that of John Nichols for treasurer, it was proportionally much larger, as he had three strong competitors, while Mr. Nichols had but two. Mr. Murray’s big popular vot e gave him a strong claim on the nomination, but that he should have got it so easily on the first ballot surprised everybody, himself included.

John Nichols was another man who made a splendid run for the popular vote, and as the figures show, was far ahead of his two competitors, in that particular. This gave him a very strong claim on the nomination, but the nomination of Murray for auditor from Barkley township, turned the considerations of locality against Mr. Nichols, and that disadvantage outbalanced in the convention, the advantage of his lead in the popular vote. Had Mr. Murray not been nominated, Mr. Nichols certainly would. As usual at the county conventions, the two big delegations, Marion and Carpenter, asserted their prescriptive right to the highest seats in the synagogue: Marion going into the Jury box and Carpenter taking the opposite side from the judge’s bench.

Milroy township delegation, though small was united, and always voted solid. When they started in for a man, they always stayed with him till his name was Eli or Dennis* Quite a number of the Democratic brethren were interested spectators of the work of naming our next county officers, and two or three of them were even a little too much interested to be in good taste. A v ' 4 •/ - i..-- • v _ " - .