Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1897 — Nominated After 6,021 Ballots. [ARTICLE]

Nominated After 6,021 Ballots.

The record-breaking deadlock in the Tenth District Republican Senatorial convention was broken in die nomination of Colonel D. J. Palmer. He was chosen by acclamation on motion of W. F. Kopp, his opponent. The end was reached after 6,021 ballots had been taken, each resulting in a tie.