Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1894 — The Congressional Primaries. [ARTICLE]

The Congressional Primaries.

The primary convention to choose delegates to the Republican Congressional Convention were held in this county last Saturday, and were very largely attended. In fact the very, general interest taken in the matter by Republicans all over the county is a very striking proof of the high estimation in which the rival candidates are held by their respective followers. That both of them are fully deserving of the highest esteem is a proposition few Republicans will deny. The large attendance at these caucuses is also - another evidence of the great zeal for their party’s interests now prevading the rank and file of the Republican army, everywhere.

At the Marion township convention, which was held at the court house, there were 229 voters present gnd taking part in the proceedings, besides a number who arrived just too late to cast their ballots. The result of the convention was the election of the three delegates favorable to Mr. Johnson. Th vote for the Johnson delegates was 118 to 108 for the Landis delegates. The delegates elected were Harvey W. Wood, A. G. Hardy and J. F. Warren. The candidates for delegates in the Landis interest were J. I 11. S. Ellis, Chas. W. Coen and Wm. C. Babcock. It was probably the largest township caucus ever held in the county. For delegate from Jordan and Newton tps; Jas. F. Irwin, a Johnson man, was elected, by a vote of 19 for him to 13 for the Landis candidate. For Hanging Grove and Milroy j townships Alfred Armstrong is the : delegate. H&is a former resident of Delphi and an enthusiastic Landis j man. Vote 18 toD. In Barkley, R. B. Harris. He is instructed for Johnson. Union tp., J. I. Babcock. He is for Johnson. In Walker, W. D. Meyers was elected delegate. He is also a John- j son man. In Carpenter township there was about the livliest fight in the county. The Landis men seemed to be in the lead until about the last day, when the Johnson men got a double action move on, and they worked so vigorously that they carried the convention by a vote of about 120 for John- j son to 80 for the Landis delegates. , The delegates chosen are Ed. M. ! Green, George Welch and S. P. Thompson. The delegate from Kankakee and west half of Wheatfield, is J. H. Tilton. He is for Johnston. The Gillam delegate is Capt. B. R. Faris, another Johnson man. No report l has been received from Keener and west Wheatfield. It is generally conceded however that the delegate will be, for Johnson, and this will leave the county 13 for Johnson to one for Landis.