Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1870 — Meeting of the Democratic Central Committee. [ARTICLE]

Meeting of the Democratic Central Committee.

The democratic central committee of Jasper county met in the Court House, on Saturday, July 80th, 1870, at 2 o'clock P. M., and effected a permanent organization for the ensuing two years by electing I. M. Stackhouse, president, and J. 11. Loughridge, secretary. If. if. Jeffreys, W. L. McConnell. J. 0. Culp and David Dray were appointed delegates to the democratic congressional convcirtttiii to lie held at Wanatahon Wednesday, August 17th. It was also revived that any democrat of Jasper county who may be in attendance At that convention shall lie authorizes! to act as a delegate.— No instructions were given in regard to candidates. On motion it waa RrviotJ, That in view of the unsettled condition of political affairs in Jasper county, it is deemed inexpedient to nominate a democratic county ticket. RcoM, That the democratic party of Jasper county will cordially unite with nil persons opposed to the action of the 4tn of June convention and the nominations then made, in n mass convention to be held at thin place on the 27th day of August, 1870, to put in the field a reform ticket for the election in October next, t Retelttd, That the proceedings of tills meeting he published in the Rensselaer Union.

I. M. STACKHOUSE,

Attest: President. J. H. Locohriixie, See’y.