The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-14
Meeting OF the Indiana state Cen.
trail Committee-TheIr Views
ON the Situation.

n ON the situation.
le INDIANAPOLIS, December l3.-Tt
Democratic State Central Committee me-
u here today, pursuant to the request {
the Democratic electors, to consider Ii
political situation. Quite u number {
politicians, including Governor Hen
bricks and the State officers, were pre-
: ent in addition to o representative irot
D each Congressional district. .-
: Ex.Congressman Julian, who had beel
to Louisiana, being called on, gave hi
9 opinion that the election in LouiSian
e had been as quiet and peaceable as il
Indiana, and that Tilden had carried III
State overwhelmingly. he hoped III
Democrats would have pluck enough t
u stand up for their rights and meet tht
1 crisis now. He was Satisfied that ",
' shall have no war. Gov. Hendrick
was called on for his views, but III
: chairman reminded the meeting Of th,
j impropricty OF one so interested speak
Ing at this time. The members theI
! gave the sentiment prevailing in theil
. respective districts, rs follows: la
First district-The people believed
Tilden legally elected, and were disposed
TO see him, through. -.t,T,u,,-
!, Second disttict-Was in favor Of the
Inauguration Of Tilden and Hendricks.
Third district-But little excitement
among the people, but were convinced oi
Tilden's election, and were willing to
follow the leaders. 10
| Fourth district-RequesIed the State
Committee to demand the inauguration
Of Tilden, and favored State conyen.
ton. ... .s.... ..,.. .g.. f.
Fifth district-Wanted Slate con.
vention, and were willing to meet the
emergency, let ii be what 1t may.ii W
| Sixth district-Our people are In "a.
yor OF seeing our man duly installed In
office. ga
Eighth distriet-Iswilli for peace.
able solution Of this question, provided
1t results in the Inauguration OF Tilden! J
Ninth district-Gen. Mansion said it
was a great excitement among his people,
and some were inclined to 60 10 extremes,
but did not believe we ought to talk abont
war. He did not think the minority OF
the United States would insist in con.
trolling President. He felt that there
was certainly some way for a peaceable
settlement. The people can't afford civil
war. Right is right, and he felt that the
great and honest Republican party would
see that right is carried ont. "a 81.
Tenth district-Believed TildeD should
be inaugurated; deprecated war talk,
although some OF the working classes in.
clined to doiso. 81. Z'.'R ''1oaH
Eleventh dislrict-There was Ger.
tain element decidedly for war, but they
were looking 10 The action OF lhis.meet.
Ing, and particularly wanted State Con.
vention 10 decide upon plan to be pur-
sued. The feeling Is that we must have
our rights, peaceably IL We can, forcibly
il necessary.
Twelfth district-Were determined
that Tilden should not be counted out;
submission now meant submission for.
ever. ......,-..
Thirteenth district--Were expecting
this committee TO take tue initial steps
to securing the Inauguration ofTilden.
A resolution'wast sthen adopted calling
s convention o.. the people regardless Of
past political opinions at each county
seat on December 23d, 10 select and in.
struct delegates 70 assemble in State
convention at Indianapolis on January
9Th, to considerable public affairs aud
take such action as viii secure full ex.
ecution OF the Constitution and laws.
A committee being appointed 10 pre-.
,,o. - /, ,, add ra6a IN tho nponta n raoaRa
was taken until 3P. NJ. The day named
for the State Convention is the iuaugur.
alton day Of Governor Elect Williams.
AN ADDRESS FROM TrLpEs's BUREAU.
AT three o'clock the committee pre-.
sented the following address, which was
adopted and copies ordered to he sent TO
the National and several State commit.
tees:
IN Adde'S to he People cf indiana, O
Al a meeting OF the Democratic Cen.
tral Committee, held this day, II was unan-
imously resolved that meetings OF the |
people Of the several counties OF the State |
be held ut the county seats on Saturday,
December %, 1876, for the purpose Of
considering the present condition Of pub.
lie affairs and ofgiying proper expression
to. their views, and for the further PM. |
pose OF appointing delegates to a State
Convention TO he held At the city OF In.
dianapolis on Monday, January s, 1877.
In calling upon the people to respond
to the action Of the Committee II is prop
er to state that the occasion which was
deemed sufficient to authorize and re-
quire Il, Samuel ]. Tilden and Thos. A,
Hendricks have been elected respectfully |
10 the office OF President and Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States. This election
has been In accordance with tho Constis
tuition and laws OF our country, and by
the expressed will OF majority exceed.
ing one gnarter Of a million Of the votes
OF the United States. This action was
upon an issue distinctly made before the
people, Of economy and reform in all the
affairs Of theg egoyetnment. The mainten-
ance OF the Constitution and the laws,
fair play and honesty and the highest In.
teteat oi the people unite in, The demand
that they shall be .inaugurated in pursu.
nnce OF their election. This il known not
only to Democrats but TO Republicans.
All citizens who voted for them demand
their Inauguration as q right and all who
voted against them owe II as d duty.
American honorrequires it; the stability
Of our institutions demand II. There Ia
now a combination, very formidable and
reckless, 10 prevent DE legal -rssalt, ,of
the election and TO place men IN the high
Offices who have not been elected, and
thereby defeat the changes and reform
which all classes Of society and all the
great industrial and commercial interests
Of the country 20 much require. They
have resorted to returning boards, party
machinery heretofore unknown In ma.
tional politics, powerless for good but
pregnant witheyil. They threaten to de.
part from established usages In counting
The electoral vote by Withholding from
the peoples Representatives their CoHst.
tutional prerogative Of participating in
the decision Of ALL questions that may
arise in the progress OF the count, and by
clothing one man with the power Of al.
lowing and excluding votes ,and thereby
controlling the Occidental SeIeclipn.
The purposes Of THIS dangerous eonspfra.