Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1896 — REPUBLICAN CITY CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICAN CITY CONVENTION.

Three Hundred and Fifty Republicans, All Good Feelers, Name the Following Invincible Ticket. For Mayor THOMAS J. MeCOY. For City Treasurer CHARLES C. STARR. For City derl SCHUYLER C. IKfejN. For City Marshal THOMAS MCGOWAN. m WARD TICKETS. Councilmen First Ward. MOSES B. ALTER. FRANK B. MEYER. Councilmen, Second Ward. JOHN C. PORTER. CHARLES G. SPITLER. Councilmen Third Ward. WALLACE ROBINSON.

JOSEPH R. RIGHT. The first Republican CITY ticket for Rensselaer’s was nominated at the court house,“"Monday night. The previous campaign by the various aspirants for the nominations, though brier, had been very spirited, owning to the intirely natural ambition to enjoy the honor of being oh the list of Rensselaer, firstoity officers. The convention was an enormous one, and although it was entirely good natured and well conducted, it was so unwieldy as to show that Rensselaer has about outgrown the mass convention method of nominating candidates. How large the attendance was may be judged from the fact that in the ballot for mayor 349 votes were cast, and in addition to these 349 Republican voters, then were present a number of spectators of other political parties, and a good many boys. The Convention till: election of Geo. E. Murray as chairman, C. G. Spitler secretary, and J. F. Warren, and J. E. Wilson, A. F* Hopkins and C. E. Mills tellers, and W. B. Austin, inspector. The nomination of a candidate for mayor was the first, and awing to the previous vigorous canvass, tbe most exciting contest of the convention. The names of Thomas J. McCoy, Abraham Leopold, Jas. A. Burnham and J. M. Wasson were put in nomination. A single ballot settled the matter, as follows: McCoy, 211. Wasson, 100. Burnham, 26. Leopold, 8. Scattering 4. Whole number 349. Necessary to choice 175. Mr. McCoy having received a majority of all the votes cast, he was declared the candidate. FOB CITY TREASURER.

For City Treasurer, the names of Charles O. Starr, the present town treasure, and James H. Chapman, were presented. The ballot resulted as follows, Starr, *224. - Chapman, 95. On the motion of Mr. Chapman the nomination of Mr. Starr was made unanimous. FOB CITY CLEBK. The aspirants for the nomination for city clerk, were Chas. M. Blue, present town clerk, and Schuyler C. Irwin, The ballot resulted. Blue, 139. Irwin, 169. Scattering 6. Mr. Irwin having received a majority over all, was declared nominated. FOB CITY MARSHAL. The candidate for the nomination for City Marshal were, Burgess Dillon, the present town marshal. Thomas McGowan and Frank G. Henkle. As in all the previous contests, a single, ballot was all that was required. . Dillon, 107 Henkle, 43 McGowan, 162 McGowan’s vote being a majority over all he was declared nominated. This completed the work of the city convention which gave three cheers for McKinley and the other Mo’s, McCoy, McGowan, McStarr and Mclrwin, and then adjourned. THIRD WARD CONVENTION.. Immediately thereafter the Third Ward held a convention to nominate a candidate for Councilman to take

the place of C W. Cocto, the former candidate, who announced that he had bought a residence in another ward, and would remove in a few weeks. C. E. Mills was chairman of this ward convention and G. E. Marshall secretary. The candidates pro» posed were J. R. Right, Elden Hopkins and Henry Grow; and the remarkable equality in the strength of the two leading candidates made the contest one of the most interesting of the whole evening. First Ballot* Right 35, 'Hopkins 42, Grow Iff. No nomination. * Mr. Grow withdrew his name. Second Ballot: Right 41, Hopkins 41, Grow 8. Third Ballot. Right 39, Hopkins 39. Making two ties in succession, between Right and Hopkins. The Fourth Ballot nominated Mr. Right by a vote of 47 for him to 85 for Mr. Hopkins. The Ward Conventions. - The mass conventions to nominate two Republican candidates for City Councilmen in each ward were held in the different wards Friday evenihg. as per call. All were largely attended by enthusiastic Republicans. r FIRST WARD. , _ The First Ward met in the court house. L. P. Thompson was chairman and C. W. Hanley secretary. There were 66 voters present and participating. “First Ballot: M. B. Alter, 33, F. B. Meyer 22, J. F. Watson 5. J. F. Warren 3, Frank Foltz % Jos. Harris 2. No nomination was made on the ballot no one having received a majority. Second Ballot: Alter 38, Meyer 22, Scattering 6. Alter was declared nominated. Third Ballot: Myer 36, Watson 24, scattering 6. Meyer was declared the candidate.

SECOND WARD. Meeting was held in M. Eger’s shop, and 87 Republicans attended. B. F. Ferguson was chairman and Jessie E. Wilson, secretary. First Ballot: J. C. Porter 46,1. B. Washburn 33} C.G. Spitler 34, G. W. Goff 20, E. D. Rhoades 20, I. J. Porter 9. Total number of votes 81. J. C. Porter was nominated on this ballot. iy ■ Second Ballot: Washburn 30, Spitler 27, Goff 15, Rhoades 10, scattering 5; 87 votes No nomination. Third Ballot: Washbnm 30. Spitler 30, Goff 10, scattering 3. No nomination. Fourth Ballot, Spitler 41, Washburn 31. Spitler declared the candidate. « THIRD WARD. Met at Makeever House; 75 voters present; W. W. Wishard, chairman; W. B Austin, secretary. Only one ballot was taken. Wallace Robinson 54, C. W. Coen 41, Elden Hopkins 26, Jos. Kight 20, Henry Grow 9. Robinson and Coen, both having a majority were declared the candidates.