Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1870 — Prosecuting Attorney for the 12th Judicial Circuit, [ARTICLE]

Prosecuting Attorney for the 12th Judicial Circuit,

We understand there are four principal candidates for nomination to this office before the republican convention to be held at Kentland on Tuesday, June 7th, 1870. We, with other of our political friends, hope that the nominee of the convention will be elected in October. That this happy result shall be ensured, it becomes our party friends to act upon a definite plan and with proper motives in making the nominations. Mr. Simon P. Thompton, of this county, i.s a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, lie is eminently qualified and would be, we have no doubt, acceptable to the entire circuit. Of the other candidates we shall speak no evil. The following facts should be considered by the republican voters of Tippecanoe county at their primary election April 4th, 18701Tippecanoe forms.the 19th Judicial Circuit, whose officers are paid by the State the sum of ttveftty-five hundred dollars. (See acts of 1867, p. 87.) She has more voters than the residue of the 12th circuit.— Her republican county ‘convention resolved that a plurality vote in their primary election should carry the county as an unit in the judicial convention. Then if the claims of locality are improperly considered, she may assume to name of her residents the officers of the 12th circuit also. This would give to four of the citizens in her chief city five thousand dollars of the State’s munificence, while the counties ( of Benton, Newton, Jasper and White would have no resident judicial officer. The 12th circuit has no criminal jurisdiction in Tippecanoe, and the prosecuting attorney would have to go beyond her borders to reach his work, unless, perchance, be act the sinecure and court by deputy. We think the considerate republican voters of Tippecanoe county will negative all appearance of selfishness by casting their ballots for our friend Thompson or some othergood man without Star City limits. Wo think it would be political equity. It would heal differences whereof cometh strife. We have an earnest and well-diciplined enemy to fight, this campaign. We want harmony"and unity of action. All the candidates; for prosecuting attorney are, perhaps, able, and as to merit we cannot nrischoose. — The office is one which touches the maTroW orour social and moral re lotions, and when officers live remote justice comes soured by delay or embittered by vengence. Republicans of Tippecanoe, the success of our party in the 12th circuit is in a moasiibe controlled by ybu.