Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1906 — Call For County Convention [ARTICLE]

Call For County Convention

The Republican Voters of the several Precincts in Jasper (fonnty.' will meet at their respective vot ing places, on Saturday. March I<>. 1906. at 2 o'clock P. M.. for the purpose of completing |he precinct organization By electing two pre* cinctcommitteemen to act with the precinct chairman heFetofore select ed, ami for the further purpose of selecting delegates to the county convention, to be hel d at the opera house in the City of Rensselaer, on Monday. March 12. IH<M» at 1 o'clock I’. M. lh»* basis of representation in Siiid .convention? as, determined by the county committee. shall be one delegate for each 15 votes or fraction of eight or over cast for the Hon. George A. Cunningham, in the November election of 1904. on which basis said precinct will be entitled to representation in the convention as follows: Township Vote. Del. Hanging Grove 82 5 Gilliam 107 7 Walker 123 8 Barkley, East *..96 6 Barkley, West 76 5 Marion, First...... 148 10 Marion, Second 183 _l2 Marion, Third......... 104 7 Marion, F0urth....4............94 6 J0rdan............ '.. —5 Newt0n.......... 86 6 Keener..... 10 Kankakee 81 5 Wheatfield 147 10 Carpenter. South ... 133 9 Carpenter, East .....121 8 Carpenter, West 90 6 Milroy ....43 3 Union, North 92 6 Union, South 104 7 The delegates so selected will meet in convention at Rensselaer on March 12, 1906, at 1 o' clock P. M. and nominate the following officers to be voted for at the November election, 1906. Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court. County Auditor. County Treasurer. County Sheriff. County Surveyor. County Assessor. County Coroner. County Commissioner Second District. County Commissioner ’Third District. County Council for the First. Second, Third and Fourth Councilmanic Districts respectively and Three Councilmen at Large. »' The convention thus assembled will also select eleven (11) delegates to the state Convention to be held at Indianapolis. Ind., some time in April. Tne chairmen of each precinct in the county are requested to send to the Secretary of the County Committee their respective precinct organization as soon as same is perfected. ABRAHAM HALLECK, Chm.| MOSES LEOPOLD, Secretary.