Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1895 — THE TOWN CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

THE TOWN CONVENTION.

And The Nice, Clean Little Ticket i i Ma d < l . - For Town Treasurerr ’" "" Charles C. Starr. For Town Clerk, Charles M. Blue. For Town Marshal, Burgess Dillon. - F6r Trustee, Third District; For Trustee, Fifth District, . Frank B. Meyer.

Considerably more than 200 voters took part in the Republican town convention, Wednesday night, Apr. 3rd. The convention was called to order at 8 p. M.|and organized by electing G. E. Marshall chairman, C; G. Spitler, secretary, and A. R. Hopkins and R. P. Benjamin, tellers. For Trustee, or Councilman for the Third District, E. D. Rhoades, the present incumbent, was renominated by acclamation □Foi Trustee for the Fifth Ward the names of Frank B. Meyer, Harvey J. Dexter and Isaac J. Porter were proposed. Two ballots were necessary to nominate. First Ballot

Meyer.... ... Dexter.... 26 Porter 29 Whole number cast 103 Necessary to choice 52 Second Ballot: Meyer 80 Dexter 21 Porter. 20 Whole number cast 121 Necessary to choice...... 61 Mr. Meyers was declared the candidate, amidst the greatest of enthusiasm. For Town Treasurer Charles C, Starr, the present incumbent was re-nominated by acclamation. For Town Clerk the ..-names of Charles M. Blue, the present incumbent, N. W. Reeve and Clarence Sigler were proposed. Only one ballot was needed: . 81ue...... 122 Reeve......-......... 29 Sigler .3 For Town Marshal the names of Burgess Dillon, John A. Ramey, John J. Kepner, Isaac Porter Thomas McGowan, the present incumbent, and Fred Hartman were proposed. First Ballot: Dillon 48 Ramey.. 30 Kepner 16 Porter 47 McGowan.... . r ..... 69 Hartman ~. 3

Whole number cast 213 Necessary to choice 107 Second Ballot: Dillon 57 « Ramey ~.. .......... 20 Kepner. 12 Porter 44 McGowan.... 75 J. H. Thornton ...... 2 Whole number cast 210 Third Ballot: Dillon 62 McGowan 77 Porter 42 Ramey 13 Kepner 6 Whole number 200 Messrs Ramey and Kepner then withdrew, and the fourth ballot resulted as follows: Dillon 74 McGowan j 71' Porte? 48 Whole number 193 Mr. Porter then withdrew, leaving only the two leaders in the field, and the Fifth ballot nominated Mr. Dillon with 102 for him to 91 for Mr. McGowan.