Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1896 — Tenth District Committee. [ARTICLE]

Tenth District Committee.

The chairmen of the county central committees, forming the district committee for the tenth congressional district, met at the Great Northern hotel in Chicago, Thursday evening pursuant to the call of District Chairman, Thomas J. McCoy, Htfd fixed the time of holding the congressional convention on .Tune 4th, and the place, place, Michigan City. The convention to select delegates to the national Republican convention at St lionis will be held at Lafayette, March 19th* Biu : crict Chairman McCoy presided at the meeting, which was attended by all the county chairmen in the district. D. McA. Williams, of Benton; C. E. Mills, Jasper; Dr. T. E. Bell, Lake; W. E. Higgins, LaPorte; Will H. Ade, Newton; John W. Elam, Porter, J. L. Caldwell, Tippecanoe; J. M. Mavity, Warren; A. K. Sills, White. The basis of representation to the congressional convention is one delegate for every 100 yotes cast for W. D. Owen for Secretary of State in 1894, which gives the various counties, delegates as follows: Benton ; 18 Jasper.. i...... 16 Lake .38 La Porte . 43 Newton 13 Porter 25 Tippecanoe 53 Warren. 18 ! White. 22!