Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1898 — Republican Organization For 1898. [ARTICLE]

Republican Organization For 1898.

Rooms of the Republicah State | Central' Committee. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 28,1897. ) "To the republicans of Indiana: It has been decided by the Republican State Central Committe that •the republicans in each county of the State of Indiana shall, on the 22nd ♦day of January, 1898, by precinct ♦meetings, by townships, ward or •county delegate or inass conventions, ♦or in such other manner, and at such hour and place as may be designated bv the County Central Coimnit- ■ tee, and after at least ten days' publication of notice thereof, in the republican press of the county, to be given by the officers of the County Central Committee, transact the following business. First—Elect from each voting precinct one member of the County Central Committee. The County Central Committed so chosen shall >meet at such place as may be designated by the County Chairman, on •Saturday, January 29, 1898, at two ♦o’clock p. m., and elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman, and provide for the selection of a Secretary and Treasurer.

Second —Elect delegates and alternate delegates to a Congressional District Convention, at which one member of the State Central Committee from such Congressional District shall be elected. The several counties of the State •shall be entitled to representation in said Congressional District Convention as follows: One delegate and one alternate delegate for each two hundred votes, and each fraction of one hundred votes or over cast for Hon. Henry G. • Thayer. Elector-at-Large for the State of Indiana, at the election held November 3, 1896: , -APPORTIONMENT TO COUNTIES BY DISTRICTS. * * * * TENTH DISRICT. No. Dele- Vote of gates. 1896 Benton 10 1,998 Jasper, 10 2.032 Lake 24 4,883 Laporte 23 4,691 Newton 8 1,545 Porter 14 2,852 Tippecanoe 31 6,239 Warren .10 2.045 White 12 2,383 Total 142 **. * * The delegates so chosen from the counties composing the several Congressional Districts of the State shall meet on Tuesday, the first day ■of February, 1898, in Congressional" District conventions as follows:

10th District, Lafavette. The State Central Committeeman from each district shall publish the hour and place of holding the convention for the district. The new State Committee shall meet at the Denison House, in Indianapolis, on Tuesday, tlie Bth day of February, 1898, at two o’clock p. in. and shall elect a Chairman, ViceChairman, Treasurer and Secretary, and transact such other business us may be deemed necessary. At each of the district meetings there will be transacted no other business than that above designated. We urgently request that every republican in the State attend these meetings and assist in the selection of the best men possible The Chairman of the Marion County Central Committee is authorized to call the meetings for the purpose of electing delegates to the Seventh Congressional District convention on Monday, Januarv 29, instead of January 22, as provided in other counties in the State. This call is issued by order of the Republican State Central Committee, made at the meeting held in Indianapolis on the 28th day of December, 1897. Gko. F. McCulloch, Chairman. R. E. Mansfield, Secretary. Six months ago a large number ■of the people of the country were clamoring for the instant recognition by the President of Cuban

> r , > belligerency. The President’s Cuban policy, however, as outlined in his message, seems now to be thoroughly acceptable to the people of this country and but little fault is being found with it, except by those who are bound to find fault with any policy which the President may adopt The indications are that an immigration restriction bill will be taken up for early consideration by the Republicans in Congress. The principal feature of the bill proposed seems to be an educational test to determine whether the immigrant shall become a resident of the United States.QThe Republican part} 7 has always been the party of progression and education, and will push the measure this session as it did a similar one last session which President Cleveprbmptly vetoed after it had been passed by both bouses. No one.man contributed more to the defeat of Bryanism and the silver heresy in the campaign of 1896 than Mark A. Hanna, and though that party was again squarely defeated in Ohio this fall by the Republican party of Ohio, it is concentrating every effort to defeat Mr. Hanna for the Senatorship and thus ‘‘even up” in a personal way, and insure a silver Senate and the blocking of legislation during the first half of President McKinley’s administration.

The Illinois Steel Company announces its orders at this time nearly double those at the beginning of any previous ybar, .and prophesies that the country is entering.upon the best business period within ten years. There is probably no more indication of the condition of business generally than- is shown by the iron industry. Iron and steel enter into practically all branches of business, —building, manufactures, mining, agriculture, railroads, and in fact every branch of trade, and an enlarged demand for it surely indicator an increase in all branches of business. If Mexico has any delegates in the next Democratic National Convention they will undoubtedly be instructed, and will vote for William Jennings Bryan, first, last, and in between times. Mr. Bryan is naturally making quite a hit in that country. It is true that most of Mexico's inhabitants cannot write or read, and that her money per capita is about one-third of the per capita circulation of the United States, and that her dollars will buy less than one-half what American dollars will buy, and that her workmen receive one-third the compensation of those of the JJnited States; these little things