Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-12
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GrOn the first page VIII be found the
conclusion of the Address. the publication
of which we commenced last week. The
part now given relates principally to the
propricty Of nominating Mr.. Van Buren, for
reelection. We commend it to the serious
consideration of the Democracy of Indiana
Whatever may, bc theirdccision in the premises
Will meet with a hearty response from ". For
the reasons there 50 lucidly stated, VIC confess
that should be heartily pleased at the
nomination Of Mr.. Van Buren,. SO far as
we have had opportunity of Judging, VIC be-
licvc that a majority of the Democrats of
1910 entertain similar feelings. In the south
part of the State. in the first and second
Congressional districts, Col. Johnson i very
strong, and has many friends elsewhere. In
the North, and particularly in the Wabash
country, Gen. Cass is equally n strong. and
he also has many friends in the centre. II
Is well known to US that many of the friends
of the two Litter and highly deserving gen
tlcmen are not entirely satisfied with the ac-
ton of the late State Convention in relation
TO the appointment of delegates 10 the Ma
tional Convention, fearing that an undue
Partially prevailed in favor Of Mr.. Van Blu
rem. But nothing of the kind can be Justly
charged against that body, which is strongly
exempli6cd by the circumstance that they
left their action on that subject open to the
revision of District Conventions I'm some
districts, action has been had on the subject.
and the appointment of the State Convention
ratified. or other Delegates appointed We
had intended this week to rccapituatc the
proceedings of the several Conventions.
State and District, in order to present the
subject fully and fairly to the Democracy,
but have been obliged to postpone it in con
sequence of a bad attack of the 7yier Crime.
not a political grip, however, thank heaven
We will cndeavor to give the recapituIation
next week.
Shelby County, it will be seen by the
proceedings and a notice in another column
has recommended convention in this dis
trlct. We approve of such convention. if
1T IS to be general, for the purpose of fairly
testing the question of preference among the
favoritcs of the Democracy, which we pre-
sumo is the design of our Democratic broth
rem of Shelby. The tenor of their proceed
ings, it Is true. seems to be entirely crcl,sfre
but 1T is altogether inadmissablc TO supposc
that the friends of any one of the candidates
have really Il disposition to preclude or 70.
strain full and free expression of opinion
on the part of the mass of the party. or to
stlilc the voice even of a minority.
Having consulted with some of the active
friends of Gen. Cass, we have thouoht #
proper, rs we have no county committee or
other organization, to publish a call for
county meeting, which will be found below.
Tins Is matter of deep interest to the
Democratic party. None can be more i'm
Portant concerning the professions of men.
1t should not be left to the management of
lew wlre-workcrs, and the only way TO avoid
that evil is for the PEOPLE themselves to
come up and regulate it to suit themselves.
Let them do that, and src shall be satisfied.
Democratic Meeting.
The Democrats of Marion County are in
vitcd to attend Il meeting to be held ut the
>o"'' 'A'"e' III ihuidhdpol>. on saturday.
the 10th day of Sept. inst, for the purpose
OF appointing delegates to the Democratic
Congressional District Convention in the
9th Congressional district. or to instruct our
present delegates for whom to vote in the
National Convention.
The friends of Gen. Cass. Martin Van BIZ
rem, X. NJ. Johnson, and all other Democrat
&c candidates for President. are invited TO at
tend.
A. +. MORRISON
JAS. JOHNSON
MARTIN MARTINDALE
L. DUNLAP
J. II. DRAKE
BANNER LAWHEAD
Is. BROWN
w. III. TALBOT
T.. \. SINNER
HENRY BRADY
THOMAS JOHNSON
indianapolis. Sept. 9th. 1913.
John Cain. Esq.
We notice an article in the LAFAYETTE Adj
vcrllscr in relation TO the late appointmcnt
OF this gentleman to the indianapolis Posi-
Oiiicc. We have handed it over to Can't.
GAIN, who authorizes us to say that he will
notice 1t and fully define his position next