Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1908 — Delegates To National Convention. [ARTICLE]

Delegates To National Convention.

While it has been announced from various quarters that George Ade had withdrawn from the race to be a delegate to the republican national convention, it has not been confirmed from Mr. Ade’s own headquarters at Brook, and is quite probable not the case. Congressman Crumpacker would likejto be a delegate And some of his friends from the north end were quite busy feeling for him at the district meeting at Lafayette, but they received some quite hard jolts from some of the south end potiticiar.Br who incline to the belief that Judge Crumpacker should de ; fer to the other candidates. Will R. Wood will without question have the entire support of the south end, and George Ade has many warm friends among his old Lafayette acquaintances, and ap parently Tippecanoe would be solid tor him. A. K. Sills always bobs upserenly with much unexpected strength and he is apt to make the contest interesting if he stays in the race. It is certainly hoped that there will be more than two candidates, as the convention would be a very tame affair with only two sure winners in the field. Chairman Marshall was very kind to Renssselaer in giving it the convention. There will be a large crowd here, and Rensselaer republicans should put themselves out to take care of the delegates. Both Mr. Marshall and Judge Vinton, of Lafayette, the latter a college classmate of Ade, have engaged quarters in advance at the Makeever House.

If the race seems Jo be getting down to only two candidates, then Rensselaer should supply another one. It has been a great many years since Jasper county furnished a delegate to a republican national convention. Both A. K. Sills and Cloyd Loughry, of Monticello, have been national delegates in years past, the former to the first Harrison convention, and the latter to the first convention that nominated William McKinley. It is said that it costs a delegate from $250 to SSOO to keep up proper appearances at a convention.