Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1894 — Rensselaer Republicans [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Republicans

Have an Enormous Convention and Nominate These t Winners. Trustee oUFlrSirWarcfr - MOSES li. ALTER. T rustee Second Ward, CHARLES W. COEN. Trustee Fourth Ward, - ... t JOHN M. WASSON, - . j Town Treasurer, CHARLES C. STARR. . Town Clerk. CHARLES M. BLUE. Town Marshal, -THOMAS MCGOWAN. ■ ■ ■: J I The Republican Town Convention, ot the court house Monday night, was another characteristic, 1894, outpouring of enthusiastic Republicans. The comparatively enormous number of 221 voters were present and • -rA J * *.*!-■ ' ' r took part in the proceedings. Among these wore quite a number, pypbably at least ten, of former democrats, who have lately left the party of free-trade adversity and come over to the party of protection and and prosperity, and have come to

stay. Amen and God bless themand “still there’s more to follow.” THE NOMIXATONS. For Trustee for First Ward the names of Dr. M. B. Alter, the present incumbent, and John R. Yanatta were presented. Alter nominated by by 12G votes for him to 36 for Vana L t a. For Trustee, Second- Ward, James F. Antrim, Charles W. Coen, T. F. Clark and J. C. Porter, were proposed. Clark and Porter declined, and Coen was nominated. Coen’s vote 98; Antrim’s vote 82. For Trustee for Fourth Ward, J. M. Wasson, present incumbent, Warren Robinson and James Thompson, were proposed. Wasson won on the first ballot. Wasson 106; Robinson 62; Thompson 13, For Town Treasurer Charles C. Starr, the old stand-by, was re-nom-inated by acclamation. For Town Marshal, four names were proposed. Thomas McGowan, present incumbent, R. W. Sprigg, - better but less accurately known as “Charley,” Christie Vick and Win. Dixey. One ballot did the business by nominating McGowan. The vote was, McGowan 148; Sprigg 39; Vick 18; Dixey 16. For Town Clerk Charles M. Blue and Gharles C. Warner Ti®re the candidates. Blue got it with 123 votes for him to 83 for Warner.