Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1870 — Republican Judicial Convention for the 12th Circuit. [ARTICLE]

Republican Judicial Convention for the 12th Circuit.

Delegates met at Kentland, Tuesday, June 7th, 1870, and the convention w'as called to ortler by J. B. Conner. E. P. Hammond, of Jasper county, was elected chairman, and J. B. Connor, of the Kentland Gazelle, Col. Tullis, of the Lafoyette Courier, D. 11. Lucas, of the Benton jflribune, and J. Healey, of the Union, elected secretaries. On motion a committee consisting of one person from each county was appointed on credential! as fol-

lows: Benton —Dr. J. Lainborn. Jasper—Dr. D. I. Jackson. Newton —David Hall. Tippecanoe—H. F. Blodgett. White—Thomas Bushnell. Committee reported the following apportionment of votes: Benton, 5; Jasper, 8; Newton, 6; Tippecanoe, 38; White, 11. Report of the committee adopted. Mr. A. J. Roush, of Tippecanoe county, then introduced pie following: “Whereas, It is affirmed and bebelieved that the delegates to tills convention have not been uniformly and ' fairly elected and instructed, and Whereas, Tippecanoe county holds the nominating power, having thirty-eight votes to thirty votes for all other counties, and in pursuance of an established rule has held a primary election, giving to each candidate his relative strength, and the other counties in the district have failed to do the like, therefore, be it “Resofsed, That this convention adjourn tine die; that we recommend the central committee to call a convention to meet on the Ist day of August, 1870, at Which delegates uniformly appointed and instructed, convene, and make the nomination forjudge of the 12th judicial circuit, and for prosecuting attorney.” A vote having been talc.cn the resolution was tabled.

Orlando McConahay, of White county, introduced the following resolution which was carried: "Retailed, That we will give to the candidates nominated by this convention our unanimous support.” On motion the convention proceeded to nominate a candidate for circuit judge. A call of the counties showed the following result: For Charles H. Test, Benton, .3; Jasper, 8; Newton, 6; Tippecanoe, 9J; White, 11—total, 38|. For David P. Vinton, Benton, 2; Tippecanoe, 28| —total, 30J-. Having received a majority of the votes cast, Judge Test was declared the nominee of the conven-

tion. On motion proceeded to nominate a candidate circuit prosecutor with the following result: For Frank B. Everett, of Tippecanoe, Benton, 1; Tippecanoe, 38; White, 7—total, 4flr For Simon P. Thompson, of Jasper, Benton, 2; Jasper, 8; Newton, 4; White, 4—total, 18. For James M. Justice, of White, Benton, 2; Newton, 2—total, 4. Mr. Everett having received a majority of the votes was declared nominated; The following parties were appointed the central committee for the judicial district: Benton —A. Cowgill. Jasper—J. Healey. Newtpn—J. B. Conner. Tippecanoe —Irwin Hoffman (colored). While —Thus. Bushnell. Mr. Bushnell was elected chairman of the committee.