The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-30


II FOR County Treasurer.
JACOB BURGER. JR.
i For County Surveyor.
hENltY BERGER.
For County Caroner.
u BEKNuARDT AUFFART.
For County C"mnisssones I'd Districs.
JACOB }. ALLIES.
/ For County ComsnIs-famcr ID Dt.tr,ct
AUGUST n. kOERNER.
i Tho Convention was called "a orde,
ny VIM. 4. Cox. Chairman OF the Centr.
COMMITTEE, who made meat speech. ,e
ierring 70 its being The first Democrnii,
nominating conveaticn In Dubois count,
Tor ~ years. and c0unscIing all 10 act ss
ns 70 secure harmony aud union upo,
The ticket To be chosen. that the cause q
Democracy might be strengthened.
On motion ot DR.. 4. Wertz. of Jasner
Mr.. >. q. Miller, OF lIumfingburv. ~,
chosen Chairman Of the convention.
On motion, Dr. T.. J. Kempf Va.
chosen Secretary Of the convention.
On motion Of w. r. Cox The foIlowin
Rules Of Order were adopted for lie
government Of the proceedings:
1t That 81 votes be required "a
|uCninato candidate.
- That no nominating speeches be
made. That IN presenting q candidate
only his name and township be ~.
81 That in ell roll calls the townships
and precincts be called IN The following
order, viz Columbia, Harrison. Boone
Madison, Bainbridge, Marion. Hall
SchncllvilIe. Birslseyc. jackson. Hunting.
hurg precinct, Psioka: Duf precinct,
fasoks Holland. 81. Henry Ferdinand.
4th That no fractional vote smaller
thnn one-fourth be cast or counted.
9th That nominations be madc IN the
following order Ist, Auditor 81, Clerk
%, Recorder; 4ih, Sheriff; 5th, Treas-
nr~r; 9th, Surveyor: 7sh, Coroner; 9Th.
Commissioners, I'd Dist. 9Th, Commis-
sioner 3d Dist.
9th Miscellaneous Business.
Mr.. Brook l.. Edmonston. OF Har-
bison, Tp.. offered the following rcsoIn-
ton, which VAS promptly laid upon the
table:
WnyREAs. there Il very decided pre-
judicc IN the county against the momins-
ton Of candidates for county officers by
a convention. aud
Whereas. the prejudice has caused a
serious break IN the ranks Of the old
time phalsax Democracy Of grand Du-
bOis. and
Whereas. the leading candidates for
The nominations are all from one town
ship. and
Whereas, the nomination or these
candidates from nre township would
give rise 10 sn idea that there Is = ringl
10 the upper ranks of The Dubois Demo-
tracy, therefore be it
Resolved, That this convention, de-
string nothing but the success of The
Democratic party. adjourn without max
ng : nomination for any county Office.
On motion Of VIM. T.. Cox. commit
CO Of one from each township on reso-
utions was appointed, as follows: /
Columbia--Thos.J J. Cave: /
George Hoffman;
Madison--Allen r. Fleming; |,
Bainbridgc--C. Doane; |,
Marion--Jos. Fisher;
IIalI--Levi. jacobs;
JefIcrson--John II. McFall;
jackson John Wibbels
Pat0ks--E. II. Brundick;
Cass--H. J. Meyer;
Ferdinand Mat. OIingcr. Il
The committee retired 70 an adjoining
oom 10 consult, and aftc~ being absent |.
short time reported the following: 1.
Resolved, That this Democratic dele :
ato convention re-ailirm and rc-indorseI
he State and National platforms
doptcd by the Democracy in conycn- {
on Ia 1888 and tie Congressional Con-
en-. ions and county resolutions
doptcd In 1890 in the "a Congressional
islrict convention and In Dubois !
ounty. II
On motion the report Of the committee I
'ss adopted. II
The convention then proceeded tols
y
Johu GrameIspachcr, Of Bainbridgcl I
,wnship, was placed Ia nomination for |
uditor, and there being no opposition !
j motion his nomination was made BY )
/
For Clerk Messrs. Ignatz Eckert, Of
ain bridge, and Henry Hoppcnjans, OF
crdinand, were placed In nomination.
Be ballot resulted % foIlows: Ia
IoR CLERK.
Exkerf- uorufufsns. |