Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1890 — To Marion Township Republicans. [ARTICLE]

To Marion Township Republicans.

jEach Republican voter of Marion township is invited to meet at the places where he voted for County delegates, on May 21st, at 7 o’clock p. m., on Friday, June 13,1890, to take action as to the matter of selecting delegates to district and .State conventions. The township is divided into five delegate divisions from each of which a delegate to the Judicial, Senatorial and Representative conventons will be chosen. Each delegate division will include five

t oufei uses, il ■ ignated by diayr* men nis'follows: , —r: : Ist. Hor'.ii : JluTryphiil, Ag--11, Robinson aiul Carr. 2d. Castor, Gwin, Smith, Bab- : pock and Porter. 3d. Cowden, Demina, Howe, Thompson and Washburn. i -iUi.- Spitler, Zen, Irwin, Hopj inst p.ud MarsludL sth. Leopold, Foltz, Warren, ■ Harris and Coen. * “ •A plurality vote in division ‘ will select a delegate, and the one receiving the next highest vote will 1 be selected as alternate delegate. iC 'a:. Wasmin, Clnn’n. N. ProeT. >S. P. Tjeiompson, Clim’n. S. Pri'.y A. H. Plopkins, Se’t’v.

—Th*- brets iliat we believe Jndfm Hammond will be nominated the judgeship in this circuit and that it is a consummation that we desire, are not. to be taken as indicating any captious opposition upon our part to Judge Ward, the present -incumbent. We simply consider Judge Hammond to be an exceptionally good man for the place, and feel it our duty to say so; but in case the approaching judicial convention should decide that Mr. Ward’s claims upon the position are pre-eminent, The Republican will extend to him its most hearty and sincere support; for we look upon him as a good man and a good Judge.

The nomination and election of Judge Hammond to the judgeship in this judicial circuit may be looked upon, in our opinion, as a foregone conclusion, and it is in no spirit of disparagement to any other of the actual or possible candidates for the place, that we express this opinion. As a judge, Mr. Hammond is an exceptional man. His knowledge of the law is vast and profound, while the natural bent of his mind is of: the judicial cast, with the result that his judicial decisions are not only emiuently correct and in accordance with the law, but are models of fairness and impartiality. Deeply learned in the law, dignified but courteous in his bearing, absolutely impartial in his rulings and always industrious in the people’s business, his superior fitness for the bench is so evident that it is not at all a matter of surprise that the masses of the people of the circuit, irrespective of county lines and irrespective even of party affiliations, are eager to again avail themselves of his great services. And it is not alone in the thirtieth judicial circuit that his high qualities as a judge and a citizen finds recognition. His great reputation in these respects easily secure, t li iin they appointment to the Supreme Judgeship, when a vacancy occurred some years ago; and when the vicissitudes of politics retired him from that position, in the face of a popular vote far in advance of that cast for his party generally, it was with tfie reputation of having accoiriplished Brs:much work during the p< ri« (j/of his incumbency as even the oldest and most experienced ■: his associates on the Supreme i Bench; Jand of the character of his work in that higher court it is sufficient to say that during the . G gag that have since elapsed, there is not a single decision lie then made that has been criticised or over-ruled in any way and which does not still stand as good law. A further evidence of the wide extent of his high reputation as a judge, is found in the calls he constantly receives from all over the northern portions of the state, to act as special judge in the trial of important and complicated cases. That the people of the circuit should be anxious to secure the services of such a man for this most important official position, we repeat, is not strange—in fact it would be very strange were their feelings otherwise.

The stirring up and investigation of the poor farm management was a good thing, although those who hoped and expected that another Chicago Insane Asylum horror or Indiana Orphans Home wickedness would be revealed are greviously disappointed, and now resort to the usual cry of “faroe”

and wash.” In- point t„f f;,el ih.* inYcstigaliog baa boon tliprottpi and < ?itirely fair, and it showed that the negligence <*f - uperintc-udent and commissioners in not complying with the technical j requirements of the*law in the * alter of a penal bond, and semi- | annual Reporter were the re'snds of !,a~ lack of information regarding j the lav; and not from any blam- ! able’ intent. In this respect pfo- [ bably the Board and Superintend-, i ent have not been much more at i built than most of their predeeessors. The food supplied the in- | mates lias been fresh and wholesome and well prepared, although it has lacked in variety and even at times a more liberal supply, would perhaps have been desirable; although there is no reason to believe that any of the inmates ever suffered in health from lack of food; and medical experts testified that persons of unsound minds could n.ot always be allowed all the food they chose to gorge themselves with, without great injury to their health. Neither do sensible people demand nor ekpect that the county poor should be fed as well and as expensively as boarders at the finest hotels. The inmates are evidently kept comfortably clad and decently clean. Their rooms are also kept warm and comfortable, even though it did happen that the fire was out of the main furnace, on a chilly day in March, following a spell of warm weather, when the grand jury was there. The building is also dry and well drained, even though two basement rooms which have never been finished up, and are not used, are damp and undrained. Personally Mr. Grant is evidently kind and humane in histreatment of the inmates, and, lastly, the irregularities and negligence such as they were, which existed at the time of the grand jury’s visit, are largely accounted for and excusable upon the grounds that Mr. and Mrs. Grant were both sick at the time and had been for some time, and the management of affairs was, of necessity, largely left in the care of hired assistants. W e believe the Commissioners decided rightly in not making any change in the system or management at the poor farm at this time.