The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-20

in the progress of the count, and by cloth
ing one man with the power of allowing and
of excluding votes, and thereby controlling
the presidential election. The purposes of
this dangerous conspiracy must be defeated;
the right as declared at the ballot-box must
be respected and maintained As was said
OF Mr.. Lincoln's election, the people that are
strong enough to elect president are power
ful enough to place him in his Office. Our
army must not be used to place either gov
ernors or presidents in Office who have not
been elected.
The purpose OF the aggressive and ambi-
tious leaders which you must defeat is usur-
patton, II Is revolution. Its accomplish
mentS will disturb the foundation of our in
situations and endanger the cause of free
government itself. We can not maintain
our institutions il the people allow their
choice and will, as expressed i'm pursuance
OF law, to be defeated by fraud and force.
The committee therefore call upon all the
people, without respect to party, who make
our country's welfare paramount to every
other consideration; all who saw that the
vote of the people shall not be defeated by
fraud, and all who stand by fair play and
honesty, to meet at their county seats on the
day mentioned and to make an expression
of the popular judgment that can not be dis
regarded, even by the most abandoned and
reckless enemies of our institutions; and to
appoint men as their delegates to the state
convention on the Sth of next month who
will fearlessly and prudently make such
declaration and take such action as will give
our state her proper position and influence
in maintaining constitutional government
and the rights and liberties Of the people.
On motion of Mr.. Blair the address was
adopted.
Mr.. Byrnes moved the representation in
the convention be one vote fer each one
for Mr
Der, and one vote for each fraction over
fifty. Adopted.
On motion, the secretary was ordered to
send copies of the address to the national
committee and the chairman of the state
committees of the various states.
On motion, a committee of five was APP
pointed to make all the necessary arrange
ments for the holding the convention, and
also with railroads in regard to half fare
The chair appointed the following gentle
men such committee: MessrS. James NJ
Meyers. General John Love- X j. Bright,
Frank Wade and E. w. McKenna. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Scott the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas by request of the national dem
ocratic committee, our distinguished fellow
citizen, the Hon. George W. Julian
was an attendant on the re-
turning board Of Louisiana, and. as We be-
lieve, has full knowledge OF the actions
of said returning board, and having full con-
fidence in the ability and interest of said
George w. Julian TO give a full and honest
account of such action; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the chairman of the COM
mittee be directed to invite the Hon. George
w Julian to address the convention to be
held in the city of indianapolis on the sth
day of January, 1877.
At the suggestion of the chair the Hon. d.
". Voorhees, was selected to present the
legal status of the presidential question TO
the convention.
On motion a committee on finance was
appointed as follows: A. II. Brown, Il. C..
Shaw, Ebenezer Henderson, ]. y. Naltner and
J. W. Dodd
On motion the committee adjourned.
NJ. ID. MANSON, Chairman
RUFUS MAGEE, Secretary.