Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1904 — Other Places [ARTICLE]

Other Places

The Republican congressional convention was held at LaPorte, today. It oould be nothing elee than a tame affair, ae there was no opposition to Mr. Crumpacker’s renoiqination. T. J. McCoy, the dietriot chairman, did not attend, ae he could not well leave hie business and there being nothing to eepecially require hie prest noe at the convention.

According to figures just completed by Secretary Butler, of the Board of State Caaritiee, insanity ie becoming an epidemic in Indiana. In the last three months the number of persons in ail the stat*institution, including the prisons and reform schools, has been 344 more than ever before. The number in the prisons had decreased, but there were great gains in all the insane hospitals and school for the feeble minded youth. The Democrats and Republicans of Delphi, have decided in the interest of the city to place a citizens’ ticket in the field. This will be the only ticket balloted upon. A prominent democrat and a prominent republican were selected tn act with two men to be chocsen by the chairmen of the two county committees. These four men then chose four others. < The commit tee as formed consists of four democrats and four republicans and at its meeting selected a complete ticket for a'll the offices. This is an innovation and other cities will be interested in the sue cess of the movement. —Plymouth Independent.