Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1874 — Republican Senatorial Contention. [ARTICLE]

Republican Senatorial Contention.

... f 4 The- Republican Senatorial Convention fertile District composed of the counties of Benton, Jasper, Newton and AV iil.te.,.w:is h'el.d AL-lieniiiigton,. Wednesday, August I2ih, 1871. Thomas Bushnell was elected chairman, and S. ]’. Thompson secretary. Dr. James Ritchey, Kilburn J. Mills, 8. P. Connor ami John Tailman were appointed a committee on credentials, vvlw reported the counties ready to vote,and that they be eutlik-d to representation as f<<n<>w“ ’ Benton 8 votes, Jasper io, Newton 8; White 13, J. W. Wyincr, Jesse McAllister, Jethro A. Hatch, Hamm I C. Max well ami William J. Templeton were announced its candidates. Before the balloting'was cumiheneed, John W. Wymer ami Dr. Maxwell withdrew their names.' The result of the first ballot was : McAllister 18, llatch.ll>, James Ritchey’ 4, Temj'letoji I. No choice’ i cing ; made, procecdccl to -e.-on.l I. a >lot, pending the aimouncmmd of'which - a motion prevailed for the toiiidies to | reconsider their votes. The limd-1 ..1-' lot was as follows: For Hatcji, Benton 8, Newton 8, White a.- total 21. For ' McAllister, Jasper Kt, ami White 8; total 18. On motioii tim nomination of Jethro A. Hatch, of Newton conn-j ty, w-:.i.i t:m-.nim'.u ~ > , A Seic.t -rial commit lea coiisist i-"' 'of one from ciieh eom- .Cvi tcu ' as fol lows t.---Renton, Wall < < 'i'a!' ' man; Jasper, Simon I*. TL >;• y -ot:; Newton; Andrew Hall r Whrte,-David | Fisher. Pm.v-qffiigs ojdeml pbldislAd.; ■ ; Alter tuljci'i "iinicnl of -t ; - Cmi . eti- > tion, .Major .ea; iblrna ,for; (Jonpress, ail3res-e>l tiiji a. < abl v. 1 '1 Rpu Bt scxEi.t, . I R. P. Tiro'iPsox, Chairman.,