Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1874 — REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

A motion prevailed in the Conj vention last "Saturday, instructing I the secretary thereof to furnish a copy of its proceedings for publication in the newspapers of the I county p but for softie reason he : has neglected to provide this office ! with a report in season for its api pearanoc in our columns this week, therefore wo are obliged 3 to rely on- orfr own notes; The Convention-* was called to order by J ames A. Burntatn.Chairman of the Republican Centrdl Committee. Dr.Jafticsßitchey I was elected chairman of the Con- ■ Vention, James Spencer, secretary, i and James A. Burnham assistant I *ecrcta r y. Thethairman announced : that the object of the convention i was to nominate a county ticket. On motion a Committee on Credentials was appointed, which consisted of Messrs. Misner, of Carpenter township, chairman, ! John Querry,’ of GjUani, Brunson Harrington of Union,’A. A. Tyler, of Keener, Albert Wlite, of Barkley, Jesse Gwin of Hanging Grove, Connett, of Milroy, Parley Phinney ■ of WalKer, W. B. Glover, of Kankakee, Lemuel Tyler, of Newton, Henry I. Adams, of Jordan, anrt Charles 11. Mayhew, of Marion.— On motion a Committee on Resolutions was appointed by the chair, which consisted of Messrs. W. 11.1 .. • I Shaw,of Carpenter township, 11. i C. Bruce, of Marion, and Win. ! RedSAson of Cillam. Mr. S. P. Thompson Ayns called.

out and filled-un the hiatus intervening between the retiring of Committees for consultation, and their return to report, with a characteristic exhortation, the salient point of which was to excuse the great ami glorious Republican party for its bad faith towards the people who have been relying upon' its promises of retrenchment in public expenditures, and reformaI tian in its own ranks. Of course I he not allude to. the fact that in numerous instances where investigation showed public officers were corrupt, they had simply ! been transferred to other and more important positions; neither didhe mention that the salaries of public officers—the President, Cabinet Officers, Judges of the United States Supreme Court, Members of our Slate Legislature, and county' officers had all been increased by the Republican party from sixty to one hundred per cent. — And he was-as silent as an Egyptian nrmniny about the Republican candidate' for State Senator from this district being a salary-grabbei 1 , and the fact that Jasper is one of the highest taxed Counties in the State el' Indiana. Still he told an anecdote or two which caused some to giggle, and his effort was well received. The Committee on Credentials reported Marion township entitled to 16 delegates in the convention, Carpenter 14, Jordan 5, Milroy 3-, Walker 4, Kankakee 4, Newton 5, I Hanging Grove 5, Barkley 8, Union 4, Gillam 7, Wheatfield 3, and Keener 4 ; total 82. A resolution was adopted providing that in cases where delegations were not j full, vacancies might be filled from ■ voters present from the township ' in which such vacancy occurred, and in cases where vacancies could' ■ not be filled in this manner the ' delegates present were empowered ' to cast the full vote to which their township was entitled. Balloting having been announced in order, Messrs. D.I. Jackson and ' Ezra L. Clark were presented for j Clerk jif the Circuit Court, and pledged by their friends to abide- ! whatever decision was made by the Conventions On first ballot, Jackson received 1 vote from Hanging Grove, - from Marion, ' and 3 from Carpenter—total S; 1 and Clark received 74 votes. After balloting for Clerk tho Committee on Resolutions presented the result of their fncubation which was in effect: Ist. The Republican State platform adopted at I Indianapolis June 17th, 1874, was adopted and re-affirmed. 2d. The nomination of Salary-grabber Hatch for St^te Senator and C. M. Watson for Representative was ratified? 3d. Endorsing the official conduct of Erank W. Babcock, Auditor; Harvey W. Wood, Recorder; L. C. Janes, I Treasnrerp and L. L. Daugherty Sheriff. Of coarse these resoutipns which had been prepared befarer hand by Mr. Burnham, Chairman of the Court House Ring, and given to the Committee, were unanimousjly adopted. The latter resolution effectually cut off the possibility of any person being presented for either office to which the gentlemen endorsed aspired, and of course coming in As it did right at- that time —after a Clerk was ndmiuateW

and before candidates for the next four ranking offices were proposed —it did look to outsiders like a cut-and-dried Ring trick. Frank W. Babcock was nominate cd for Auditor by acclamation, as was also L. C. Janes for Treasurer, and Harvey W. WooiMbr Recorder; the chairman of the convention not even giving an opportunity for a negative vote. Here a gentleman suggested that it might look better if the 'Chairman would call for the noes, whereupon he did so. None responded, as a matter of course, after such broad hints that none were desired. The names of L. L. Daugherty and Peter Rhoads were presented for Sheriff. Somebody said that Mr. Rhoads was not a candidate before the Convention, and some other person remarked that he was a Democrat. After ' a little furthef discussion Mr. Daugherty was nominated for Sheriff by acclamation.

Charles A. Mayhew was named for Surveyor, but he declined the honor with thanks. Rev. H. B. Miller was mentioned, but a discussion ensuing in relation to his political antecedents, qualifications etc., his name was withdrawn and Mr. Mayhew announced fba* he had reconsidered h?s declination, whereupon fie was unanimously nominated. This was a clear case of the office hunting and capturing the man, Messrs. S. P. Howard, of Marion, R. L. Priest, of Hanging Grove, Calvin Coppess, of Gillam, and 11. I. Adams, of Jordan, were placed in nomination for County Assessor. Pledges to abide the action of the Convention were asked of the candnkites and. given by all, or their friend?, except Mr. Adams, who said" if any were afraid to trust him they need not vote for him, as his record was very well known. On the third’ ballot Mr. Adams* was nominated by a vote of 43 to 39 for Mr. Howard.

Mr. Wm. B. Price of Carpenter township, was nominated for Commissioner of the Third District. For Commissioner from the Second District, W. W. Murray, W. K. •Parkison, and George Kessler were named. On first ballot Kessler received 4 votes, Murray 23, Parkison 55. Mr. Misnec said that &. P. Thompson was an able, efficient and Worthy officer, and moved that he be eniKrsed by the Convention as a candidate for re-election to the office of Prosecuting Attorney. Several delegates moved to adjourn. Mr. Simon Philips said that Mi’. Wm. 11. Martin was a candidate for that office; that he was an able man, as good a Republican as Mr. Thompson, and had many friends in the Convention and county why" would like to vote for him; that this office was a district office anyway, over which the county did not have control, and therefore perhaps it would be better for the sake of harmony to “let the matter slide.” Mr. Misner withdrew his motion, and harmony prevailed-. Per motion, “the’ old, efficient and time-houored’ 1 ' e; ~Coroncr, Norman Warner, was nominated by acclamation for re-election.

In recapitulation. The ticket is, For Clerk.—Ezra L. Clark of Marion township. For Auditor.—Frank W. Babcock, of Marion township. For Recorder.—Harvey W. Wood, of Marion township. FoR e Treasurer.—Lemuel C. Janes, of Kankakee township. Fok Sheriff.—Lewis L. Daugherty, of Marion township. For County Assessor.—Henry I. Adams, of Jordan township. For Surveyor.—Charles A. Mayhew, of Marion township. Fo-r CoRONER.-Norman. Warner, of Marion township. For Commissioners. ■ 2d, Dist, —W. K. Parkison,- of Barkley township. 3d, Dist.—Wm. B. Price of Carpenter township.

The Monticello Herald says that a contract has been let for delivering 50,000 ties for the Chicago’ & South Atlantic railroad. These ties arc to be delivered at Dyer and put upon the northern end of the road as soon as the grading is done.

The Independent candidate fVr the State Senate in this senatorial district, Mr. George Majors, was one of the first and most active supporters of the new movement. When called upon at the convention to define his position, he Said, his head, Ills heart and his body were xvith the movement And that he was Ally pledged ,to labor for the intCTest of Hie laboring men of- the country. Mr. M. is a farmer and in . point of mental ability and honesty of purpose, has few equals in this district. — Kentland Pfes!.