Republican Central Committee of Clarke county for the year 1871 were James Rice, T. C. Funston, John E. Chaney, A. C. Rarick, and O. G. Brown. Township committeemen were F. R. Stacy, Liberty; B. Woolman, Fremont; C. Majors, Washington; J. C. Grover, Madison; J. E. Wick, Troy; A. McKeever, Ward; A. H. Burrows, Osceola; J. W. Rees, Jackson; Elihu Gardner, Franklin; Thomas Keeran, Green Bay; L. B. Freeman, Knox; and Jonas Smith, Doyle.
Source: Osceola Centennial Issue 1851-1951, section 3, page 5.