Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1900 — This is the Ticket. [ARTICLE]

This is the Ticket.

For Comity Recorder Robert B. Porter of Marion Township - For Comity Treasurer Robert A. Parkison of Barkley Township For County Sheriff Abram G. Hardy of Marion Township Kor County Coroner Truitt P. Wright of Marion Township For County Surveyor Myrt B Price of Carpenter Township For County Assessor John R. Phillips of Hanging Grove Township For County Comissioners Second District Simeon A. Dowell of Mariou Township Third District Frederick Waymire of Jordan Township For County Councilmen First District. E. T. Biggs 4 Second Dtstrict. N’athan Eldredge Third District. Erhardt Weurthner Fourth District. Frank Babcock ' At La rye. John H*„an Charles. Denham 1. B. Washburn.

Last Saturday afternoon the Republicans of Jasper County met according to call, and elected delegates to the county convention, for today, Mar. 19th. The delegates so selepted are given in another place. The delegates so elected assembled in convention, in the opera house, at Rensselaer, last Monday afternoon, Mar. 19th, 1900, at 1:30 p m. as per call Tlfe convention was called to ordor by County Chairman, Charles W. Hanley; and Acting Secretary, C. (1. Spitler read \he official call. \ Estel Jfi. Pierson, of Uni<|m township was chosen permanent chairman of the convention and Charles H. Peck, of Remington, secretary. Previous to the election of a permanent chairman, Hon. C. F. Remy, of Bartholomew Co., Reporter of the Supreme Court and an able and experienced campaign orator, addressed the convention for a few minutes,Jon the excellent prospects of Republican success this fall. Mr. Pierson, the permanent chairman, himself one of the ablest political orators in the county, on assuming the chair, addressed the convention for a few minutes, eloquently setting forth the glorious results of McKinley’s election. He closed with an eloquent appeal for the triumphant election of every candidate on the Republican county ticket, this fall. Robert Mannou, of Kankakee, C. C. A\ arner, of Rensselaer and Geo. F. Meyers, of Walker, were chosen tellers. The Republican editors present,«were'made assistant secretaries. The townships were called for nominations for Recorder, Marion township named Robert B. Porter, the present incumbent. No other names were presented and he was

unanimously nominated by acclamation. > Mr. Porter was called and thanked the convention for the honor conferred upon him. The roll was called for nominations.for Treasurer. Barkley presented the name of Robert A. Parkison, the present incumbent. He was unanimously nominated by acclamation. For sheriff, Walker presented John O’Conner, Marion presented A. G. Hardy, Lyman Zea and S. E. Yeoman, Wheatfield seconded John O’Conner. C, H. Mustard of Jordan withdrew before the • convention. One ballot only was needed. Tho following was the vote. Hardy 59 O’Conner 39 Yeoman.... 6 Zea ... . 3 Whole number votes cast 107 Necessary to choice 54 Mr. Hardy was declared nominated. On motion of O’Conner and Zea the nomination of Mr. v » Hardy was made unanimous. Hardy was called and thanked the convention for the honor.

For Coroner, Truitt P. Wright, the old reliable present coroner was nominated by acclamation. For County Surveyor, Carpenter presented Myrt B. Price, the present incumbent. He was re-nom-inated by acclamation. For County assessor presented John R. Phillips, the present incumbent. He was nominated by acclamation. For Commissioner, second district, Simeon A. Dowell, of Marion, was re-nominated by acclamation. For commissioner, third district, Frederick Waymire, of Jordan' was re-nominated by acclamation. For county councilman, District No. One Edward T. Biggs, of Wheatfiold, was nominated by acclamation.

For district No. 2 Nathan Eldredge, of Barkley was nominated by acclamation. For the Third district, Edhardt, Weurthner, of Newton, was nominated by acclamation. For the Fourth District, Frank Babcock of Jordan, was nominated by acclamation. For Councilman at Large, on motion, one was elected from each Commissioner's District.

For District No 1, the north, John Haan, of Keener, and for District No. 3, the south end, Charles T. Denham of Remington, were nominated by acclamation. For District No. 2, I. B. Washburn and G. K. Hollingsworth, both of Rensselaer, were proposed. Washburn was nominated, by 57 votes for him to 43for Hollingsworth. Delegates to the State Convention. A. Halleck R. A. Mflnnon, F. B. Meyer J. W. Williams C. W. Peck J. A. Lamson C- Or. Spitler Robert Purker John O'Conner. Delegates to the Convention. MARION TOWNSHIP First Precinct Charles Zard Herman Churchill Nim Hopkins Wallace Robinson A. P. Burton James Mathesop H. L. Brown J. N. Leatherman

B. F. Ferguson J. P. Hammond Second Precinct Jesse Nichols M. P. Warren Chas. Clark Warren Robinsou Chase Kelley H. W. Jackson B. C. Wasson J. C. Carmichael W. A. Huff G. K. Hollingsworth J. J. Brenner J. R Vanatta Third Precinct C. T. Faris Wallace Parkison T. W. Haus A. Woodworth Geo. Hopkins M. L. Hemphill Fourth Precinct W. S. Parks Thos. Robinson Alton Grant Albert Biggs R. B Harris George Babcock Charles Chamberlain carpenter township South Precinct Homer Hardy George Hascall John Wilson August Walters Charles May J oel Zinzer Albert Milner ' East Precinct c C. E. Peck John Taylor Charles Shaull Cl E. Denham Elam Forbes Orville Maxwell John Robinson West Precinct George May Christian Hensler Korah Price W. S. Russell A. B. Lewis WHEATFIELD J. W. Tilton Lewis Miller Newton Byers Bazz Marble E. T. Biggs J. C. McColly * KEENER Frank Hart D. E. Fairchild Reason Dunn A. -Halleck B. W. Sigler Clifford Fairchild Jacob Hauoway UNION North Precinct W m Gilmore Dick Mallatt Mr. Kesler Lsaac Thomas South Precinct John Lesh It. H. Stephenson David Alter J. W. Humes WALKER Wm. Hollo, L. P. Shiror J. F. Pettit Ott Kennedy Geo. F. Meyers KANKAKEE John Biggs Geo. C- Dunn Rojjt. A. Mannan NEWTON Jeff Smith Prior Rowen Ernest Morlan JORDAN Jos. Gailey I. D. Wedgbury Lyman Raymond BARKLEY East Precinct Chas. Parker Thos. Tanner G. W. Tanner Alfred Randle Orth Nichols West Precinct George Ott John R. Knight Dan Lesh Jesse W. Jenkins GILLAM Sam G. Pass Wallace Faris J. W. Stevens Warren D. Swisher Paris Freshoar Malachi Coppess HANGINGROVE John Gwin Sherman Lewis Tice Falk Felix Parker MILROY Z. J. McCashen George W. Foulks Elmer Fisher.

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