Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1904 — These Men Deserve Your Votes. [ARTICLE]

These Men Deserve Your Votes.

.. Tomorrow Tuesday May Bid the voters of Ren-s.-laer will once more be called upon to seLct officers for the ensuing two jears. Tbe campaign now ul ; m-d, has been so clean and quiet, end other matters have been so distracting, that people hardly seem to know that an election is right on hand; but this entire absence of election excitement shoull not lead to a neglect of the duty of voting. To R'publicans especially the duty is one we would like to remind them of. The pa’ty, through conventions regulaily called, has placed a most excellent ticket in the field, made up of representative cit’zms, of well known and well tried personal and business ability and character and all nominated in the fairest possible manner: and hence des rving of the full and hearty support of every Republican voter,

Four of these candidates, all nominated without a dissenting vote are the present incumbents of the offices they are now candidates for.

James H. S. Ellis, the candidate for Mayor, and than whom Rensselaer has no more popular and universally respected citizen, has most faithfully and efficiently managed his share of tbe city’s government during the past two years and years they were that brought questions of great difficulty and responsibility to deal with. Such as grappling with and promptly suppressing the great outbreak of smallpox last year, which promised for a time such disastrous consequenoies to the health and business of our people; and then meeting and settling in the only way it could be settled rightly and permanently, the unavoidable problem of new power and equipment for the city light and water system. For City Clerk, no one ceuld be mere fatthful, efficient and accommodating, nor better deserving of a re-election, than Charles Morlan. He is indeed a model officer as well as a model oitiz-m, and as such should receive the solid support of his party.

James H. Chapman, candidate for re-election for City .Treasurer, has managed the financial affairs of the city with such absolute ac curacy, carefulness and security, and so peculiarly well qualified is he fur work of that character, that it would be the heigbth of unwisdom not to continue him in the position.

In a degree equal to any of his associate candidates, Marshal Mel Abbott deserves the vote of every member of his party. He has always been prompt and vigilant in keeping the streets and sidewalks in good repair, and clean of dirt and snow, and equally prompt and efficient in maintaining peace, good order and good conduct in our city. He too, like M iyor Ellis made a record for firm, fearless and efficient work during our three weeks’ struggle with the smallpox epidemic that should entitle him to the lasting gratitude of all our citizens.

Our candidates for Oouncilmen, Charles J. Dean and Harry LBrown, in the Ist ward; Charles G. Spitler and James F Irwin, in the 2nd; and Henry Grow and J.' C. Carmichael in the 3rd, are all careful, conservative and public spirited citizens, several of them of much successful experience in public business, and all men of high character and business ability and deserving of the full and hearty support of their fellow Republicans.