Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1898 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Candidaies’A&iiouncemU For Clerk of the Circuit Court ESTIL E. PIERSON, of Union Township, subject to the decision df the Republican county nomlnatiuir convention, of March 21et. * * * CHARLES 0. WABNER. of Marion Township, is a candidate for Clerk of the circuit court, subject to the Republics* county convention. t ♦ * PHILIP BLUE, or Marion Township, is a candidate for Clerk of the circuit court, subject to the Republican couuty convention. * * * JOHN A. LAM HORN, of Cai penter Township, is s candidate for the office of Clerk ot the circuit court. Subject te the decision of the Republican couutv convention. * * * CHARLES J. DEAN. of Marion township. Is a candidate for the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court. Subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. For County Auditor. EZRA L. CLARK. , The friends of Ezra L. Clark, of Marion Township announce his name as a candidate t >r County Auditor, subject to the decision of the Republican coupty convention * * * PERRY E. CARSON, of Carpenter Township is a candidate for auditor of Jasper couuty. Subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. * * * WM. 0. BABCOCK, of M arlon Township Is a candidate for auditor of asper Couuty, subject to the det‘ision of the Republican county convention. •S • "... For County Surveyor. JOHN E. ALTER. Of Union Township, is a candidate for reelection to the office of county surveyor of dustier County. Subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. * * * HUGIUL. GAMBLE, Rensselaer city engineer. Is a candidate for the office of county surveyor of Jasper county, subject to the decision of the Republican cou ffty convention. For County Sheriff'. NATE J. REED, Carpenter Township, Is a cam! (date for reelection to the office of county sheriff. Subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. For County Treasurer. ROBERT A. PARKISON, of Raikley Township, Is a candidate for the office of county treasurer. Subject to the decision of the Republican convention.

To Jasper County Republicans. * Call For a Republican Nominating Convention. The Republican voters of Jasper Couuty, will meet at their respective voting places or at places designated by the township chairmen, on Saturday the 19th day of March 1898. at two o’clock p. m. And select delegates and alternates to the Republican County nominating convention to be held Monday, March 21, 1898. The basis of apportionment one delegate for every fifteen votes cast for' John Tlinyer Republican Elector at tho general election held in 1896. And one for every fraction of fifteen of ten or over. The several precincts will bo entitled to delegates as follows:Hanging Grove Township 5 Gillam 7 Walker 7 Barkley twp. “ “ west “ ......6 Marion twp. Ist precinct 11 “ “ 2nd “ 11 “ “ 3rd 7 “ “ 4th “ "r. 9 Jordan 4 Newton - 5 Keener 10 Kankakee 4 Wheatfield 7 Carpi'ntor, east 7 “ south 9 “ west 7 Milroy. : 2 Union north 5 Union south .5 Total number of delegates 135. The delegates so selected will meet at the court house iu Rensselaer, Monday, March 21st 1898 , at 1 o'clock |>. m., and proceed to nominate candidates for (he following county officers: County Clerk, “ Auditor, “ Treasurer, “ Sheriff, “ Coroner, “ Surveyor, “ Comrnissionei for lheFirst District, County Commissioner for the Second District. Tho Convention will also select delegates to the Republican State Convention, to be held at Indianapolis Indiana .1898. By order of tho Republican Central Committee. J. F. Warren, Seo’y. .