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

central committee met at the state house in
the city of indianapolis, Wednesday, De-
cember IS, 1876 at 10 O'clock a. IN.
Present, the chairman and secretary, and
the following members OF the committee:
First district I. B. Byrnes.
Second district. c. f. Taylor.
Third district, John ID. Lyle.
Fourth district, G. l.. Jewett.
Fifth district, -.
Sixth district, Alonzo Blair.
Seventh district, James NJ. Myers.
Eighth district, John L. Scott
Ninth district, NJ. ID. Manson.
Tenth district, II. +. Wadsworth.
Eleventh district, ID. ID. Dykeman
Twelfth district, -.
Thirteenth district, Laporte Heefner
y. '. Johnson presented the proxy of ;.
S Harrall of the Fifth district. and A. \.
Martin of W. j. Craig, of the Twelfth dis
trict On motion, the proxies were accepted.
The chairman directed the communica-
tions in the hands of the secretary 10 be
read, which was done. AT the request of the
chair, the Hon. George W. Julian made
brief address pertinent to the present polit-
ical questions, and the condition of things as
he witnessed them in Louisiana, after which
the various members of the committee were
called upon for an expression of opinion
relative to the calling of a state convention
to take action upon the presidential situa-
ton. The unanimous sentiment was that
state convention should be held at an early
day for that purpose.
On motion of John T. Scott, ESQ., the fol
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted:
Whereas 1t is always proper and desirable
in a free government that the voice of the
people should be heard in relation to public
affairs and in times of imminent danger il
is sometimes necessary that the attempted
usurpation of men in power should hear the
voice of the source of all power in govern
ment and
Whereas, We believe there has arisen a
great necessity for the will of the people to be
heard in the only ultimate way left for
freemen to express themselves, that is
in their right of peaceably assembling
and giving expression to their views upon
the important events now transporting in re-
lation to the late election for president and
vice president of the United States; therefore,
Resolved, That the people of the state of
Indiana, without reference to past party or
political opinions, do, on the sd day of De
cember, 1876, assemble in the county seats
of each county for the purpose of giving ex-
preston 10 their opinion of public affairs,
and also that they do at such meeting ap
point delegates-good and true men of their
respective counties--to meet in the city OF
indianapolis on the Sth day of January,
1877. to take into consideration the
state OF public affairs, and TO take
such action as will secure the full execution
of the constitution and laws of the country,
and the preservation of constitutional gov
ernment, based on the superiority of law
over brute force in the administration OF
public affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Jewett the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That subcommittee Of three
be appointed by the chair to prepare an adj
dress to the people of the state, reciting the
gravity of the political situation. and in
Guiding such call, to report at ) O'Clock.
Amounted ~
Messrs. Jewett. Dykeman and Scott
On motion, the committee adjourned I'M
| Ill o'clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
At 8 O'Clock p. m. the chair called the
meeting to order.
| The Committee heretofore appointed for
the purpose submitted the following through
| their chairman Mr.. Jewett:
To the Democratic State Central Committee:
| conference.-the subcommittee appointed
by this body for the purpose of submitting
| TO the central committee call TO be made TO
| the people of the state respectfully beg leave
to submit the following draft of suitable
statement, which we herewith submit for
! your consideration. c. L. JEwETT,
d. ID. DYKEMAN,
JOHN L. ScoTT.
An ADDRESS.
To the People of Indiana:
At a. meeting of the democratic central
committee held this day it was unanimously
resolved that meetings of the people of the
several counties of the state be held at the
county seats on Saturday. December %, 1876,
for the purpose of considering the present
condition of public affairs, and of giving pro-
per expression 10 their views and for the FUR
Their purpose of appointing delegates TO a state
convention to be held at the city of Indian
| apolis Monday, January 8, 1877.
In calling upon the people to respond to
| the action of the committee, it is proper to
state the occasion which was deemed sutfi-
cient to authorize and require it.
Samuel ]. Tilden and Thomas A. Hen
bricks haze been elected respectively TO the
offices of president and vice president of the
United States This election has been in
accordance with the constitution and laws
of our country, and by the expressed will of
a majority, exceeding one-quarter of a mil
lion of the voters Of the United
States. This action was upon an
issue distinctly made before the people of
! economy and reform in all the affairs OF
government; the maintenance of the con-
stitution and the laws; fair play and hon
esty, and the highest interests of the people
unite in the demand that they shall be
inaugurated in pursuance of their election.
This is known not only to democrats,
but 10 republicans All citizens who
| voted for them demand their in
auguration as right, and all who voted
against them owe it as duty. American
honor requires it; the stability OF our insti-
buttons demand il. There is now combi-
nation very formidable and reckless to pre-
vent the legal results of the election and TO
place men in the high offices who have not
been elected to them, and thereby to defeat
the changes and reform which all classes of
society and all the great industrial and COM
mercial interests of the country so much re-
quIre They have resorted to returning
boards, party machinery heretofore I'M
known in national politics. powerless for