Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1894 — The Marion Township Convention. [ARTICLE]

The Marion Township Convention.

For Townsnip Trustee, JAMES D. BABCOCK. For Township Assesor, JOHN T. SAYLER. For Justices of the Peace, ! A W.H. CHURCHILL, .... I James a. Burnham, JAMES C. MORGAN. “ ! For Constables, I ISAAC PORTER, OLIVER P. ROBINSON, j JOHN K. WARREN. The Marion township Republican convention at the court house last j Saturday afternoon, was another im- j mense gathering of ardent and confident Republicans, there being over 250 present and taking part. The nomination of a candidate for Township Trustee, was the most important duty of the convention. Five good men were in the field and five ballots were necessary to make the nomination. First ballot: 11. J. Dexter.. 68 votes. Jesse F. Smith. 68 “ James D. Babcock.... 83 “ Henry Grow 15 “ Wm. H. Gwin 22 “ Whole number... .251 “ Mr. Grow withdrew his name after the first ballot. During the second, third and fourth ballots Babcock kept the lead, with Dexter a good second. The fifth ballot nominated Mr. Babcock, the following being the 'vbte: . ' .' -’ ' . . Dexter 57 Smith 43 Babcock 123 Grow 6 Gwin 3 Whole vote .232 Necessary to choice. .117 For Assessor two candidates only were proposed. The following was the ballot: C. A. Hopkins 90 J.T. Sayler .120 Mr. Sayler was declared nominated.

For Justices of the peace the three present incumbents, W. H. Churchill, James A. Burnham and James C. Morgan, were nominated by acclamation. For constables, Isaac Porter, O. P:' Robinson and John R. Warren, were nominated by acclamation. Delegates to the Senatorial, Judicial and Representative conventions were chosen previous to the nomination of the the township ticket. The Senatorial delegates were George M. Robinson, Simon Phillips, John F. Warren, Shelby Grant. The Judicial delegates were H. W. Porter, B. D. McColly, R. W. Marshall, John T. Sayler. All the above delegates were chosen by acclamation. For Representative delegates two sets of delegates were proposed, by the friends of Messrs. M. L. Spitler and C. E. Mills, respectively. The Spitler delegates were Geo. W. Burk, J. P. Hammond, R. B. Porter, E. D. Rhoades. The Mills delegates were Shelby Grant, W. H. Gwin, Wm. Greenfield and Chas. Robinson. The Spitler candidates were elected with 119 votes to 78 for the Mills men.