Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1900 — Two More 1836 Voters. [ARTICLE]

Two More 1836 Voters.

The Republican made a slip in the item about Uncle Micah Sayler, when it said he was the only survivor here who voted in the campaign of 1836, when W. H. Harrison ran the first time. We knew at the time, but happened to forget it, that Grandfather H. M. Babb bad the same proud record as Uncle Micah. Namely, voting for “Old Tip” in ’36 and ’4O, and for every Whig and Republican candidate since. He is as firm a Republican now as ever he was and it would be the ment of his life not be able to vote for McKinley the second time next month. And yet one other name we can udd to these grand old Republican veterans. It is Uncle Henry Sayler, of Newtou Tp. He is only 86 years old and Ins older brother Uncle Mioah, in town, thinks he is still a youth comparatively speaking, and could not have voted in 1836.. But he did though, and voted for W. H. Harrison, and for every Whig and Republican candidate since/ He. bus voted twice for W. H. Harrison, twice for Lincoln, twice for Grant, twice for Benj. Harrison, and will soon make it twice for McKinley, and that Will be hia 17th presidential vete