Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1870 — For State Senator. [ARTICLE]

For State Senator.

By reference to the announcements in the Union, this week, it will be seen that Hon. R. S. Dwiggios, of this place, is a candidate for State Senator from district composed of Pnlaski, White, Benion, Newton and Jasper counties. Mr. Dwiggins is a young man of good morals, temperate habits, of fair legal attainments—very active and enterprising in business —be it possessed of good natural sense and has a fair knowledge of human nature. He is well known throughout the State, no less for his fine legal ability than for the active jajtbc has taken in political affairs. In the republican State convention two years ago he intro<lneed the resolution which tnilfueted the delegates to the Chicago convention to cast the vote of Indiana in favor of -Mr. Collar for Vico President. lie was there nominated on the republican ticket as contingent Elector for the Eleventh District and was afterwards appointed by the central committee as the Elector after General Packard bad been nominated for Congress. As the Republican candidate for Elector he made a thorough and vigorous canvass ot the district for Grant and Colfax, and by his straight forward manliness and persuasive eloquence rendered great assistance to the ticket m that campaign. lie is a man of wonderful energy, a great worker, a fair debater, with an untarnished reputation, and if nominated will add strength to the ticket, and his election would reflect honor upon the people of his district.