The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-03-18
Democratic County Convention.
COUNTY CANvASSING BOARD AND
COMMITTEE MEETING
Enthusiastic and Confident of Victory.

ner called the County Committee to
order, and after a few felicitous re-
marks on the large number of Dem
ocrats present, and the presage it
gave for an increased majority for
Democracy in Novem Der, asked for
the reports as to who were chosen in
each precinct Saturday for the new
committee, and the several precinct
chairmen reported, the following as
THE New COMMITTEE.
Columbia Pre-. 1-R. Z. Smith.
I" 2-Wm. Weaver.
HARRISON Pre-. Fired Beckman.
:" 2-John F. Krodel.
Boone Pre-. John Weber.
{" 2-Peter j. Schnarr.
Madison Pre-. LEROY Cave.
I" Geo. w. Cor
Bainbiidge Pre-. Jos. Gerber.
2-John p. Huther.
3-Andrew Eckert.
Marion-Jos. Spillmeyer.
Hall Pre-. John ]. Meschede.
Z" 2-Ben j. Maudlin.
Jefferson Pre-. Maurice Fritz.
Herman KoerIer.
jackson Pre- 10. A. Bigham.
+" 2-John C. Deinderfer.
Patoka Pre- Jos. w. Schwartz.
4" John Bergman.
+" I" 3-James Murray.
I" " Milton Lemond.
Cass Pre- William Hoffman.
" " PA. M. Seidl.
Ferdinand Pre-. 1-Ferd Demuth.
2-N. Senninger.
Mr.. Koerner then called for nomi-
nations for county chairman :
Messrs. Geo. X. Wilson and Leroy
Cave we're nominated. Mr.. Wilson
was chosen by vote of II to 5.
Chairman Koerner then called for
Mr.. Wilson to come forward, and
introduced him as the new Chair
man. In short speech Mr.. Will
son thanked the Committee for the
honor, and promised to do what he
could for harmony and success. He
urged that the Democratic platform
in favor of free silver and free Cuba
had been proven to be wise and
should be adhered to till success of
Democracy made both possible, and
he believed it would come this Fall
and in 1900. HIS remarks were
generously applauded.
Mr.. John 4. McFall was chosen
Secretary by reclamation.
The Committee then adjourned
and the delegate convention was
called to order by the countp chair
man, and nominations for President
OF the Convention asked for.
j. G. Beckman, A. II. Koerner,
DR.. G.. p. Williams and w. +. Cox
we're placed in nomination, and
each one declined. Mr.. Jos. w.
Schwartz, OF Huntingburg, was then
nominated by reclamation and in
tioduced, and made short speech.
w. K. Cox nominated Hon. Frank
Pinnick as secretary and the
election was taken by consent.
Mr.. Milburn moved that each
township select man to select the
delegates, and motion was amended
that each precinct elect member
OF committee to select the dele
gates to the different conventions,
and adopted. The townships were
called, and reported as follows
Columbia-John Schiller;
Harbison-Geo. w. Abel;
Boone-A. ii. Traylor;
Madison-H. M. Kean;
Bainbridge-R. M. Milburn;
Marion-Fred Allies:
Hall-John j. Meschede;
Jefferson-H. 7. Koerner;
Jackson-John +. Shurtz;
Patoka--Henry Landgreoe;
Cash.. j. Meyer;
F,rdinand-Mat Olinger.
On motion Of 4. w. Pickhardt
the chair appointed Geo. X. Wilson
Herman Beckman and Leo. III.
Fisher committee on resolutions.
Aug II. Koerner made an adj
dress thanking all for the nominal
ton for reelection as Auditor.
Kerr Traylor addressed the con-
vention in the same strain.
Phi. "A. Guckes thanked the con-
vention.
Lee Cave spoke for a united
Democracy, and free silver.
Geo. Ashby, Esq, Of Pike county,
addressed the convention, and de-
clared his determination to be al