Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1894 — THE JOHNSTON CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

THE JOHNSTON CONVENTION.

Th 4 Johnston Wing of the Republican party of the Tenth District held their convention at Hammond, Tuesday, as per their call. Judge Johnston was put in nomination, by the following vote by counties: ——- ■ --- ■— Cass county..... .. A ... .7 votes. Fulton county, 20 votes. Jasper county 13 votes. Lake county.... ....... 30 votes. Newton county.... ..... .6 votes. Porter c0unty.......... 22 votes. Pulaski c0unty.......... 8 votes. White county.....-....... 5 votes. T0ta1.... 113 votes. In addition to this one delegate from Fulton county divided his vote, as originally instructed, 6TO f6r Johnson and 4-10 for Landis.

There were said to have been “about” 96 of the original Johnston delegates present and participating. The others were origin a alternates or were proxies. From this county we understand all the original delegates attended .except H. W. Wood and J. F. Warren, of Marion tp., who were represented by their alternates, 8. P. Thompson and G. M. Robinson; and C. O. Spencer, of Keener, who was represented by a proxy, and A. Armstrong, of Hanging Grove, who was a Landis man, S. P. Thompson, of Rensselaer, was chairman of the convention and B. Van Buskirk, of Monticello, was secretary. The above account is as gathered from statements by delegates who were in utter;dance. “Per contra, it is only fair to say, that yesterday’s Inter Ocean says that most of the delegates were represented by proxies. Also that a credentials committee was dispensed with. Further it gives the total vote as only 104 6-10, making no mention of any votes from Cass county.

Rochester Republican: In Porter county the Johnstonites are fighting Clias. B. Landis through the democratic paper, and it is said they arc about to do so in this county. This would indicate that Judge Johnston and his friends have joined forces with the Democratic party- to defeat the Republicans a 1 along the line. A Republican who goes hobnobbing with the Democrats for any purpose is not a Republican.