Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1908 — Convention Afterthoughts. [ARTICLE]

Convention Afterthoughts.

Monticello Journal: When the delegates to the Democratic Congressional convention assembled in the circuit court room yesterday, District Chairman James K. Risk addressed the convention on county organization. The call was read by James W, Schooler, secrewas made permanent chairman, and after James W. Schooler had been selected as secretary, the democratic editors present, on motion of John W. Ross, of Lafayette, were made assistant secretaries. Chairman Hahn appointed the following committee on resolutions: George W. Roby, Benton county; George R. Durgan, Tippecanoe; Charles Murphy, White; Frank Babcock, Jasper; Lawrence Becker, Lake. The resolutions endorsed Williams Jennings Bryan and the Denver platform, and Thomas R. Marshall ant the State platform. Judge Darroch was nominated on the first ballot, which stood: Darroch, 50; Honan, 31; Duffy, 17. Judge Darroch was declared the nominee and made a brief speech of acceptance. Benton county voted seven for Duffy. Jasper voted six for Honan and one for Duffy. Lake cast fourteen for Darroch. Laporte cast twenty-two for Darroch. Newton cast five for Darroch. Porter cast five for Darroch, one for Duffy and one for Honan. Tippecanoe cast twenty-one for Honan. Warren cast five for Duffy. White county split its vote, giving four for Darroch, three for Duffy and three for Honan. Sherman Snead, near Vallonia, Jackson county, found a tortoise, on the shell of which was inscribed: L. L. Lyster, 1872.’* Lycurgus L. Lyster, living at Urbana, 111., was born and reared on the farm where the turtle was found, and he cut his name and date on the shell while he was a boy.