Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1904 — The Senatorial Convention. [ARTICLE]

The Senatorial Convention.

Dr. R. C-McCain, of Newton County Nominated. Jasper county’s hopes for the nomination of state senator at Reynolds Monday were not realized. We presented a most exJ oellent man in Jesse E. Wilson, of , Rensselaer, and one who had already amply demonstrated his effeoienoy, industry and reliability as a legislator; and though the great body of the delegates from the county gave him their faithful and undivided support, there were enough of our delegates against him to prevent that united county eupport which alone gave a hope for his nomination. County chairman Sills, of White county, presided over the convention, and Chairman Williams, of Jasper and Lyons, of Newton, acted as secretaries. There were five in the field, Wolcott, Kassabaum and Meeker, of White county, Jesse E. Wilson, of Jasper and Dr. R. 0. McCain, of Newton. Jasper county had 19 delegates, Newton 15 and White 23. Newton voted solidly for their man McCain on every ballot. Jasper never voted solidly, bnt until the last ballot never gave Wilson less than 15 votes, and onoe or twice as high as 17. White county was never solid. The first ballot resulted as follows: s Wilson 15 MvOain 15 ~~ W olaot . x| Meeker 7§ Kassabaum 7| In this first ballot White divided its votes evenly among its three four Jasper mon voted They were Halstead of Newton and Jordan, Babcock of South Union and Hawkins and Tharp, of Carpenter. Later Mr. Baboock gave his credentials to 0. A. Yeoman, and his votes were for Wilson. Hawkins voted for Wilson onoe or twioe, but Halstead and Tharp voted const* antly for Woloott. Wilson was ahead on several ballots, receiving onoe as high as 20 votes in all. Several White county men voted for him, bnt none from Newton. Meeker withdrew about the Bth or 9th, ballot, and Kassabaum about the 13 th. At the 18th ballot, all the Wilson votes in Jasper county went to Mcthough part of the White county votes was oast for Wilson, White like Jasper never voting •solidly for their own man. This 18th ballot was, not including fractions, as follows: MoOain 30 Woloott 21 Wilson 5 McCain was declared nominated and the convention adjourned.