Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1896 — The Organization is Complete. [ARTICLE]

The Organization is Complete.

Tilts Republicans of Jasper County Have on Their Fighting- Clothes. The newly elected Republican county Central committee met last Saturday at the town hall in Rensselaer, and completed their organisation by the election of C. E. Mills as County Chairman; Geo M. Robinson, Vice Chairman; J. F. Warren, Secretary and J. M. Wasson Treasurer. A most excellent organization. Au early county convention was decided upon, but the exact date of which will be decided later. The various township committee are here given. -The township chairman being also member of the county central committee. BARK LEY: East, S. R. Nichols, Chairman, John L. Lewis, Secy, Wallace Nichols, Stephen Freeman, Samuel English, John F. Fayne. r_ ' J - BARKLEY, West: Win. DanielsiChalrrnan, Elias Arnold, Marlin Burns, Oscar B. Abbett, John O. AVatson. HANGING GROVE, Scott. Robinson, Chmn, Reed Banta, Secy, Wash Cook, E.;R, Moormtn, Felix I‘arker. JORDAN, W. V I’orter, chairman, Lyman Raymond, Fred Waymlre. Clius.Jlenster, M. G. Lewis.

KANKAKEE, L »■ nnnTi. Chairman. J. W. Manuan, Secy, H. Paulson. John Pavjd Collins, Josiah Lavender. KEENER, John Ton. Chairman, A. Halleck, f-'ec’y, O, Biema. Henry Feldman. Jacob Haan. M ARION, No. 1, J. C. Porter, Chairmari, L. Zea, O. A . Hopkins, James Matin son, Alfred Bates. MARION, No. 2.. Vai Selb, Chairman. J. W. Cowden, Simeon Dowell, C. 0. Sigler, Warren ■hob instill. ..., MARION, No. 3. G. M. Robinson, Chairman, H. W. Wood, John T. Sayier, George Hopkins. MARION, No. 4, J. M. Wasson, Chairman, R. W. Marshall. E. D. Rhoades, Shelby Grant, Jos. B. Sparling. MILROY. H.C. McDonald. Chairman, A. S. Baker. _S cy.Z J. McCashen, H. J. Davis. Fred Welsr. NEWTON, O. O. Halstead, Chairman, J. H. Sayier, Secy, David Halstead, John W. Nowels,John w, Warren. ' " ■ UNION, J. H. McClanahan, Chairman, S. T. Comer, Secy, F. M. Goff, Chas. Gundy, J. L. Biibccck, Thos. Florence, John Porter. Carpenter, Wheatfield and Walker are fully organized but have not yet reported the names of their committeemen.

The-convention was composed of as fine a body of men as ever met in the district. Men of brains and integrity; fine lookimg and fine acting; they truly represented the composing elements of the grand party of patriotism, progress and prosperity. Geo. 'Haywood, the Lafayette candidate, is a mighty fine fellow, and it is no wonder his friends were enthusiastic for him. But they all knew Tom McCoy was another like him, and they took their defeat with the best of good feelings. , The following were the delegates from Jasper County: Marion: M. Tj. Spitler, J. F. Warren, G. E. Murray, and Delos Thompson. Carpenter: Nate Reed, A. J. Bellows, J. A. Lamborn. Jordan, Mark Reed. Wheatfield, John Whitaker. Keener, Abe Halleck. Walker, John O’Connor. Kankakee, I. D. Dunn. Gillam, R. B. Faris. Newton, K. Sayier. Hanging Grove, L. H. Hamilton. Milroy } Ziba McCashen. Barkley, Will Murray, Elias Arnold. Remember we still club with the Weekly Inter Ocean and the New York Tribune at the same very low combination rates as before. Republican and Inter Ocean, $1.85. Republican and Tribune $1.75. All three, $2.10.