Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1904 — City Ticket Completed. [ARTICLE]

City Ticket Completed.

tepablican Candidates For Cotmcilmen Nominated Monday Night —First Wabo 1 Charles J, Dean Harry L. Brown. Second Waed James P. lr«in Charles G. Sp'tbr. V— . Third Ward John C. Carmiohael Biohard H. Grow,

The Repnblioans of Rensselaer field their ward mass conventions in different rooms of the oonrt house, Monday night, as per call; and at eaoh convention nominated two candidates for oonnoilmen, for ttieir respective wards, to be voted for at the coming city eleotion in May.

it is a new deal all around as aone of the present oonnoilmen were renominated, and only two of them were before the oonventicn for renomination, Two of the candidates nominated however had experience on oity and town boards heretofore, namely 0. G. Spitler and Chas. J. Dean. In the first ward Dean received 37 votes, Brown 26, and J, R. Yanatta 18.

In the second ward, on the first ballot, O. G. Spitler was nominated by 28 votes, to 25 for W. 8. Parke, the present councilman, and one for James F. Irwin. On the eeoond ballot Mr. Irwin was nominated by 29 votes for 26 for Mr. Parks. In the third ward there were more candidates and a much more prolonged contest. On the first ballot each voter plaoed two names on bis ticket. The ballot resulted; J. O. Carmichael 52 votes; J. F. MoColly 28, Richard H. Grow 30, R. A. Parkison 14, John Poole 11. Mr. Oarmiobael was the only man having a maj >rity, and was deolared nominated.

The second ballot also failed to nominate being Grow 56, MoColly 22, Parkison 13, Poole 4. The third hallot settled it for ''Uncle Dirk.” The vote being'Grow 42, MoColly 26, Parkison 10. Mr. Grow was deolared the nominee of the convention.