Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-10-10
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
INDIANAPOLIS, OCTOBER 5, 1850.
Convention Printing.

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The Auditor has issued bis edict on this subject.
There is gain-saying his proclamation. The Con-
vention must submit. If they do not, then they may
look out for his ire. Now we do not desire to have
any controversy about this matter. If Messrs. Ellis
& Spann can be elected, we have no objections If
majority of the Democrats in the Convention select
them as the candidates for Printer then the publisher
of this paper is not in the field. To his political
friends he submits his claims, and in their decision
he will acquiesce. But, against the monopolizing
and absorbing docrine, that Ellis Spann, by virtue
of a contract with ]. P. Chapman, State Printer,
entitled TO the Convention Printing, most sol
emnly protest. Its new idea, an afterthought.
Mr.. Chapman, in transferring the printing under
his Office, to Ellis Spann, did not include the Con-
vention Printing. That was matter over which he
had control The law providing for the election
of delegates and defining the mode of organizing
the Convention, authorizes the telsction Of Prss-
dent and all other officers necessary" What Off
GERS necessary besides President? A Secreta-
ry Secretaries, Door-keeper, Printer, and such
other officers agents they may deem necessary.
The whole power is in the Convention. They are
controlled by no law, except the law which created
them. The Secretary of Slate, Auditor and State
Librarian required to perform certain duties but
these duties are defined. Of the State Printer no
thing is required Such an Office is not alluded to
The clerks of the last Legislature might with the
same propriety claim to be clerks to the Convention,
as the State Printer to er-ofcio claim the Printing
One is the officer that records and the other the Off
Ger that prints the proceedings
After the bill had passed both branches of the
Legislature and become law, Mr.. Reid, the Sena-
tor from Fayette and Union, warm friend of the
Messrs Chapmans, introduced joint resolution for
the purpose of appointing a Printer for the State
Convention That resolution made the State Printer
perform the duty, and gave him the compensation as
fixed by law. But this resolution, on motion of Mr.
Winstandley, was laid on the table.
Thus the Legislature wisely left the question oper
for the action of the Convention Ellis Spann, by
virtue of purchase from J. p. Chapman, are pub
lie Printers for three years They are not conten
with that, but are determined to monopolze the Con
vention printing.
The publisher Of this paper is pleased to learn,
the view of many of the ablest papers of the State
that he was correctly advised when he became
candidate, that, under the law printer would hav
TO be elected; for he certainly had disposition 4
interfere with any of the vested rights Of Mr. Chap
man as State Printer. He purchased Of the Messrs
.Chapmans, for valuable consideration (not of Chap
mans & Spann as has been understood by some) ever
thing pertaining to the State Sentinel establishment
Its subscription, advertising patronage, its position
as the sole organ of the Democratic party, &c. a
Indianapolis, so far as the party and the publ
would consent 10 continue the same; but this is
voluntary patronage and cannot be coerced by Law
and he does not claim il as pre-emption right Th
Messrs Chapmans bound themselves not to establis
another paper either directly or indirectly. Nj
Spann never had dollars interest in the State Sent
nell He had been interested in rival paper
present, in this city. and to procure its disconn
ance the Messrs. Chapmans gave him employment
their Office at regular wages, and to please his van
and to make him appear in more conspicuous lig
than journeynan printer, Ito which he seems
have had some repugnance) his name was inscrt'
as one of the publishers. The publisher of the Sc
tnel in making bis purchase. thought il entirely
necessary TO take any obligation from Mr. Span
for no one acquainted with the Sentinel estabIishme
could have had the ksst idea that he would start
paper without soras osher name to be considered
At the head Of the concern, for il is wen known u