Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1904 — Notes On The Convention. [ARTICLE]

Notes On The Convention.

The convention wag as fine, intelligent looking and gentlemanly body of men, aa one need wish to see anywhere. A noteworthy feature too, was the preponderance of young men; which ia only what is to be expected in a representative gathering of a party ao progressive and strenuous as the Republican." Young men for action, old men for counsel," is all right; but one old man can furnish counsel for about forty young men, and that is about the proportion of young and old men at this convention. Postmaster Ed Peck makes an excellent presiding efficer, well on to the rules, and able to push business right along, and yet does it all' in a quiet, easy good uatured way. He ia not too "perniciously active” in such a position in a literal sense, like some other postmaster that j could be mentiom d. would be. Oris McCullough, of Gillam was also a |

‘‘cracking good” secretary. One of the resolutions authorized the county central committee toplace the name of Charles 0 Warner on the ticket for county clerk, in case it is hereafter decided by the courts that his election two years ago was not legal. The committee is also authorized to select another candidate for commissioner, if it is found that another is to be elected this year. Lew Sbirer, of Walker, says that if be had not been afraid the convention would think the North was getting a little bit on the hog, he Would have sprung the name of the major of Zadoo, at a candidate for coroner, against Jennings Wright. But really, he aayk,'ibd we guess he is right, the North got no more than was coming to them. They have always worked hard end voted bard for the party; and when "ever they have asked for an office and been turned down, as most always heretofore, they have only worked the harder for the success of the ticket. The Johns, or Jacks for short, were right in it. Three of the six men nominated have John for their front names; and no man named John was defeated. The Jacks are all right. Let us bray for their success.

And that reminds us that in the hurry of getting the convention report on the press for Tuesday’s semi-weekly, the type-setters got Wheatfield and Carpenter mixed, in the nomination for Recorder matter and credit Mr. Allman to Wheatfield, and left Mr. Tilton out entirely. But the convention didn’t leave him out, for a certainty. The Robinsons showed up well in the delegations, There were seven delegates of that name present, and four of them from Rensselaer. Hugh Gamble, of Rensselaer, began to sprout for a candidate for Surveyor, Saturday, and by Monday he was in full bloom. He said he was going to find out if Myrt Price had a mortgage on the surveyor’s office. He found out.