Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1878 — Republican Senatorial Convention. [ARTICLE]

Republican Senatorial Convention.

Tht republicans of the 24tb senatorial district or Indiana, consisting of the counc tins of White, Menton. Newton and Jasper*,■ met in convention at Uoodlaiul yoslertlsy. There was a very largo attendance, not lev than hit) persons participating in the pros ceeding*. The utmost Harmony prevailed, throughout.' The convention was called UK order at 11 o’clock a. m- by Horace K; James, chairman of the tenth congressional district commitiee, and was .'organised Hr electing, L'r. Hodman of ilentoa county, president,. H. Vanvoorst of White county; secretary, and U. F. Strcight of New tots counly, assistant speretary. Committees were appointed, consisting of .ope member from cacli county, on credentials and feh'tM liuions; and recess was than taken uatit after dinuer. Upon reassembling and adopting tlio reports of the count,ittes, nominations were made ,fer state, senator aa fob. lows: White county, Hon. Jphn P. Carr, Hon. Jno. Winierund l'r. RayP'o-MarUoutoH counly,Dr. Wells; Jasper county*, Simon I*. Thompson. From report Of cinrtmitlee on, credentials it was shuum Hint YUftUr dhpily fljos entitled to 16 votes; Benton, 18: Jasper, 12; Newton, 11. Total nurnbef of v3tes in convpnlion, 52; necessary for choice, 27. Three ballots were then taken as follows: 1 ’ FIRST DAI.I.OT. Wells, Benton county 13; Thompson, Jasper county 12, Newton couuly 4; Winler-, Newton.counly 7, White county »; Carr,' White county 6; Kayhouscr, White county 1.- Total, Wells 13, Thompson 18, Wimer 16, Carr 6, Hay Looser 1. sECoth) tfxiJ.otV . , , . .Wells, Benton counly, 18; TnontpSOit;'jaS• ttif countj-,• 12, : Newton-county 4, White counly, 1; Wimer, Newton county 7, White, county 15. Totol, Wells 13, Thompson 17, Wimer 22.

Tin an ballot. l Thompson, Beaton county 11, Jasper county 12, Newton cotiuty. 1, White county 1; Wimer, Benton counly 2, Newton county 10, White county, Ic. Total, Wimer, 27, Thompson, 25. . » '•< ■ On motion of a delegate from Jasper county, the nominalion of John Wimer was,. made unanimous. A committee of one fiont each counly was appointed to notifyi Mr., Wimer of his nominalion and introducofclm to theconvention. The nominee respondedvery briefly, thanking the convention for the honor it had conferred upon him, promising to labor for the success of the, whole republican ticket, and if elected (i* do bin utmost to promote the interests of the state and his constituents. Mr. Wimer is a gentleman apparently about 65 years of age, tall, intellectual, u g->..d talker, an carries*, worker, well thoiight'orin his own county, where he wields acknowledge influence. His occupation is that of a merchant in ties, town of Burnettsvillc. Eight years ago' Mr. Wimer represented tbe counties ol White arid l’euton iu tbo lower house of the General Assembly, where he was cotlspfthi: ous ns n fine committee-man and an excellent working member.' Two years ago he represented the tenth congressional district on the republican electoral ticket ot Indiana, and added perceptibly to the strength and vigor of the party canvass in White, county, lie represents the greenback elp-., went of his party, felly endorsing th 6 views of the Indiana congressional delegation and antagonizing those of Tub Union upon that subject; but us he is right on tbe greatquestion of tho campaign, that of the presidential title, this difference may stand in, abeyance. We believe that he will a&l to the effectiveness of the republican ticket in his district. Jasper counly republicans, who furnish half of the district majority,, will give him that cordial support which they would have expected from Mr. Wimer ami his personal friends for their favoritthod the latter been the choice of the eo*» vention. Messrs. Cyrus Foltz, of Benton, C. F., Streight, of Newlon, Harper W. Snyder, ot Jasper, and Irvin Greer, of White, werv appointed senatorial committee.