Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1896 — Republican Precinct Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Republican Precinct Meeting.

The Republican voters of Jasper ‘County will meet at their Voting places at 2 p.’ M., on Saturday, August 29th, 1896, and select a delegate and alternate, to the Judicial Convention to be held at Goodland, Indiana, Monday, August 31st, 1896. 1 The precincts are entitled to the following representation in the joint convention: Hanging Grove 7-10 vote, Gillam. .1 “ Walker ,1 . •» Barkley, East 8-10 “ Barkley, West.. 7-10 “ Marion No. 1 1 “ “ “ 2.. .....1 •““ 3 1 “ “ 4..... ~l Jordan... 5-10 “ Newton. 5-10 “ Keener... 1 “ Kankakee............,..5-10 “ Wheatfield .7 „1 “ Carpenter, East .1 .“ “ West.. 1 “ South 1 “ Milroy. 3-10 “ Union 1 M T'>tn1........ . 16 “ B. F. Ferguson Chairman.

Call For Judicial Convention. The Republicans of the 30th Judicial Circuit of Indiana, “Composing the Counties of Benton, Jasper”and Newton” will meet in Mass Primary Convention in the several voting Precincts of each of said' counties on Saturday, August, 29 1896, and select delegates to the Judicial convention of said Circuit. The representation of each County will be as follows: Benton County, 18 votes, Jasper County, 16 votes. Newton County, 13 votes. The delegates so selected will meet in convention at Goodland, Indiana, on Monday, August, 31 1896 snd nominate a candidate for Judge for said Judicial Circuit to be voted for at the November election, 1896. D. Me A. Williams, ,-Chairman Benton Co. John B. Lyons, Chairman Newton Co. B. F. Ferguson, Chairman Jasper Co. Announcements of Candidates. FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE. Tho Hon.U. Z WILEY having been nominated for Appellate Judge, some lawyer of tho Circuit will probably be promoted to thebeucli. We are authorized to announce that Simon P. Thompson of our city, a member of the bar for -over thirty years and a man well known to the people of the circuit Is willing to become the Republican candidate for that honor.