The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24
Fun II RepubIicaa Committee Meeting.
Afraid Of Ballot BoS Sivffiaf.

The meeting Of the Republican
county committee last Saturda'
!. took place at Fink's hall. II wa
called 10 order by retiring Chair
! man Sch. Anderson. who told Ia,
7 object OF the meeting. Sec'v Johr
r. Norman called the roll OF com
: miiteemen elected, and Is Of III,
70 responded. Ferdinand town
/ ship was not represented. and Col
umbia. HARRISON, Boone. Madison
and Marion townships had each
one member present.
On motion Hon. :. II. Stewar,
was called to the chair. and ID. X.
Wickersham made Secretary.
Then the fun of selecting chair
man for the Committee began. Sch.
Anderson, Of Madison township. and
lsidore Schumacher. of Jasper.
being opposing candidates for the
honor. Considerable button boiling
was INDUCED in, some wanting the
election to be- by viva voce vote. so
all would know how each man voted
and some wanting the choice made
by ballot. To settle it Mr.. Hub
bard, of Birdseye. made motion
to choose the Chairman by ballot.
and il was carried.
A hat was used for ballot-box
and when the tellers counted the
votes an ominous silence prevailed.
as II was found TO contain 10 ballot.
while only Is committeeman were
present When Parker inquired
why the vote was not announced.
Chairman Stewart arDse and stated
the condition, and read the riot act
To the committeeman. saving they
must not begin the campaign by
stuffing the ballot-box, rs that was
premature, and might injure their
chances in November. Amid a
good deal of confusion Parker man.
aged TO say that whoever cast the
Illegal ballot knew it, and prsbablvf'
lid so innocently, and ought to be
gwen a chance to say for whom he {
lad voted, and withdraw the ballot /
This did not suit the Schumacher I
men, as they thought they had dis I
overed woolly head in the unde.,. T
rush, and editor Lewis commented c
m IL severely, and was backed no {
Y Hubbard. This brought Parker t
his feet, and he told them he had 4
we'd in Dubois county as Repub- &
can long before either of the pre- :
edIng speakers were heard of in the G
ounty. and he believed he knew "
le honesty OF the Republicans Of G
dubois county better than either OF "
lem, and was willing to trust the IL
onor OF his brother Republicans on Ct
he committee, as the party in Du- h
DIS county was not educated 10 hi
harp tricks. and while some Of the 81
emocratic spectators present in OF
nuated it was but an indication OF Ii
epublican practices wherever they la
On, he didn't believe it, and hoped ar
hoover had cast the ballot would all
w announce il and Withdraw II bl
This brought Mr.. Bledsoe. Of
'lumbia township, who was not a Wa
to his feet, and he he
Id he had cast Il G vote. as he had I'M
en- told by their committeeman. pc
r. John Flick, to vote in his sseau wi
he was not present. Chairman fee
ewart ruled he had no right 10 mi
te on a verbal request. but must thu
We a written proxy before he could an
l. sui
Then some one moved for another me
Hot and there be- no stuffing Of fire.
ballot-box, and this carried ha'
:. jenkins, Of Boone township. pea
ide his ap earance, and register cou
, making the 18th man entitled 70 ed /,
te. The ballot was again taken anc
q resulted in III votes for Ander for
!, and 5 for Schumacher. The
UT was greeted with az
Iuse. and short speeches were I
de by both Anderson and Stew con
A collection was taken 10 pay can
1 rent. and the committee adj day
rned, subject to call Of the chair me-
n. X.
The collection did not realize had
ugh to pay for the beer after sta
rent was paid, and some Of the r
ked Democrats proposed to make =
p. and part Of the Republicans =
e in favor Of it, and adjourned TO r
eer hall. Har
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