Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-12-26
THE STATE SENTINEL.
rrfRssL VIGILANCE rRicE OF LIBERTY.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1911.
ELECTION OF L. =. SENATOR.
Ought a. United States Senator 10 be
Elected this Winter!


To understand tins question. PLAIN unvarn>hed
statement Of facts Is necessary. To do this fully,
canddly and satisfactorily, We must 90 back to the
doings Of the Legislature which met on tie first Mon
day of December. $50. We shall give the autlori-
t. for statements, whenever there NAV be the least
doubt existing. Tie Presidential election had just
closed, giving the Wings majority of nearly li,co0
in the State OF tie Il Senators under the then APP
portonncni the democrats had but H. and The wings
:'. Senators. OF the 100 members Of the House tie
democrats Lad but -. while the wings had - mem
hers They had literally swept the State That there
may be 10 mistake about this matter sui join in
note below the Names counties and Ioliics Of all the
members Conscious that they had acquired power.
by charges without foundation, and by promises which
they intended to redeem, and naturally fearing
the consequences their dupliciiy should be
discovered, they determined Ito make lay while tie
>honc' Luckily for them the apportionment Of
members Of the General Assembly among the differ
cnt counties which takes place every FIVE years. came
up for action at that session Tier overwhelming
majority. in each branch of the legislature gave them
uncontrolled power The subject They deerInin-
ed most unfairly, and unblushingly to '.er-
ryzaaader the State that Is to give the wing coun-
ties such an proportion Of Members tlat Eowev
great the majority Of tic people against them IN
the ,rboe State might afterwards be, they could
tain tleir III got POWER into which they had yauted,
and ride the people thenceiorward with tie curb tie
whip and the spur
Accordingly, in the House, tie vhig Speaker,
((-5-SAasI. JrDAH) appointed committee, TO draw
up the appoItionment bill, Tie following members,
VIZ.
Montgomery Of Warren, Ie1ie Of Harrison, VIZ
son of Monte Miller of Floyd, Uoodard of
Jefferson ContreH of Franklin, MCriKiS of Dubois.
Butter Of Vandcrlureh, RobJinS of Hamilton Va
yolc of Hancock Rose Of Union. Stanford of Henry,
Ctdcs of Putnam Eilc of Vermlon. Hanna Of Al
cn Butler of Cass. Bal Of Porter, Dcfrees of St Jo
scph. Champer Of Owen, Smgdh Of Davies, EAiHS
Of Randolph and Slseesot Of Grant in all -
bcrs, AND ALL WINGS! (Sec House Journal of
1910 page 100 For the presiding officer to appoint
IA majority of his political friends ON commit
tee, is not uncommon; but say openly and fear
less of contradiction that TO ldcI committee OF such
importance, and especially. one 50 large, and whose
action affect the rights of every man in the State,
cittout solitary indiridual et he opposite party
uyon II. Is without n parallel in the United States /.
That this was not accidental but deliberate act,
and settled determination ON tie part Of the Wing
members is proven by the fact that when Tie Speak
or first appointed tie committee, sort time rrcvi-
o,,sv. il consisted Of II members, OF whom l3 were
wings and but one Of them, Judge J. q. READ Of
Clark then member of the House. was a Democrat.
(Sce House Journal for 1910, page 73-7i) But the
generous wing members could not afford that
solitary Democrat should remain the committee.
Accordingly on motion of Mr.. Swectser Of Marion. Il
Wing. the House resolved that this committee of ii
L., IL .I,o
the very business for which it was created. (Scc
House Journal for lsiO, page l69) And ON 0.5-the
sane day. the above committee of - wings APP
pointed. leaving ont Judge Read. the only Democrat
and the same business referred to them before
stated. (Scc Journal, page 100
The wings had more than two-thirds (Which i a
quorum) of the members in each branch. They could
therefore eci>ate in spite Of all the democrats and
fact in their entire absence The democrats were
hclpless-they were bound hand and foot. And yet
The wing members could not consent TO suffer one
democrat TO be on the committee not to CONTROL Tor
of the question. but rely to 'ratch their
proceedings. We ask the fair and candid 81 all par
tics, did this look though honest purpose was
entertained. or an honest object in view
As might have toen expected. an apportionmcnt
bill was passed Ct the most unjust and partial carac
ter The gerry Wandering system. that ndianians
Of al, parties had heard of with oathng and disgust
onall, existing in somc Of The old States, was
Cor the first timc to our establishment introduced lcrc.
And 10 make ii still worse. tie :" floating members "
given sCmc OF tie counties alternately from year
to year. were arranged with perhaps one or two
exceptions that, they given to wing counties
every year when tpifed Siaies Senator was to be
elected We have not room to give every instance of
these fraudulent floats" bat two or three will suffice
TO explain the operation. IN additional or floating
member was given between the counties of virgo and
sullivan Veo. in so, gave .Osi votes for Pr,si-
dent, with wing majority Of 02S, while Sullivan
along side gave the election 1871 votes for
President. with democratic majority Ct '9'. Here
then is democratic Sullivan with hut orc regular rep
rc>cntati,c while the wing county Of Vigo has two.
Members Of The Legislature in ISio
SENATE.
higs-Ation of jefferson, Armstrong Of Clark Angle Of
Boone &c. Akcr of Delaware Nc, Bell of Hancock and
Madison, Blair Of NemIlon +. d. Baud Of 81 Joseph j.
Band Of Nong mery, Collins Of Floyd, Canaan Of Knox,
Crayens Of Ripley Clark of Lawrence, Ewing Of Allen Nc
of Iap0re &c, Eggeston of Switzerland, lIott OF
Henry Hanna Of Marion, letott If Johnson Hoover of
Tppocanoc Mount of Franklin Morgan Of Decatur, Moiiu
Nigo McCoid Of Plkc Nave II lleudck iaIke OF Fay
cite Of Oane. stafford Of Morgan Stevenson of Put
Test of WAYNE, Thompson Of Perry &c. Williams OF
WAYNE, Watts OF Dearborn. Wright Of Cass &c.-33.
Democras-Befry Of Monroe Carr OF Jackson, Chamber
lain of EkhaIt Sc Do5sou of Greene &C. Foster OF Giant
Sc ackc OF Washington. HaTtoyc OF Gibson &c, Hams
Caro- sc kpzerof ilaui>on, Lane Of Pos'y &c Lowe
Of Rush Mcndenhal If Fountain, Nickel Of shelby, Tame
hull Of BaltholOmcw-ll
RTPREsFSrArTyrs.
Fhigs-Ahorton of Madison, Ball # Porter sc, Blair Of
Decatur Blankeushp of Morgan, Bowers ct Ripley. Brad
buy Of Wayne, Benton Of Hendricks Brown Of Laporc,
NJ r. Cl tttt