The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-14
The State Committee Meet and Fix the
Time for Holding the Conven-
ti0n for June 8.
A Large Representation of Prominent
Democrats From Over the State
Present to Confer With
The Committee.
Interviews With Democrats in Regard to the
Constitutional Amendments, and
Upon Other Subjects Con-
nected With the
Party,
from Fridays Dally.l

From Fridays Dally.l
The Democratic State Central committee
met last evening at the auditor of states
office, every district being represented.
The purpose of the meeting was to fix time
for holding the State convention, and other
business connected with the organiza-
ton. There were present the following
members and officers of the committee:
Colonel B. G. Shaw, chairman; James H.
Rice, secretary; w. woollen. treasurer
Second District-H. V. Novel;, Bloomfield;
Third, S. B. Voyles Salem; Fourth, A. G.
Smith, North Vernon; Fifth, John d. Smith.
Union City; Sixth, William Mitchell, Green
field; Seventh, G. c. Matson, Greencastle:
Eighth, Wiley f. Dittemore, Spencer;
Ninth, John Lee, Charlottesville; Tenth, H.
E. Wadsworth, Laporte; Eleventh, NJ. H.
Kidd, Wabash; Twelfth, Harry B. Smith,
Hartford City; Thirteenth. c. A o. Nc
Clellsn, Waterloo, and VIM. Fleming and
Ed Henderson, OF the executive committee.
The committee went into private session,
and after consuming two hours in discussing
the question, finally decided on June 8, 1880,
as the time for holding the next Democratic
convention. There were about 200 present
at the AUDITOR OF states office, occupying an
adjoining room to the one in which the CON-
mlttee rat including large
representation of prominent Democrats
from over the State. 1t WIS almost the
unanimous feeling of those present that the
selection of the time was a good one, and
every one departed well pleased with the
work of the committee.
Among those present were the following
gentlemen: George Shanklin, judge Carl
ton. Hon. T. A. Hendricks Governor
Williams, Governor Gray, Hon. Frank Ian
ders Judge Franklin, Hon. John ]. Cooper,
Eli Brown, Colonel G. a. Z1lliDger, Hon. Joe
Daily, Hon. ]. B. Stoll, w. J. Hilligass, Hon.
w. H English, c. A. Munson, A. Brown.
member of National committee; Hon. l. y.
Fowler Colonel f Henderson, Judge D. S.
Gooding, Hon ]. L. Nef, Colonel Nichol-
son, Q. A. Nick night, Hon. l. ID. G. Nelson,
Hon. G. Schunck, y. n. Martin and Hon. J.
c. Shoemaker.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Inasmuch as the proposed constitutional
amendments will, in Sll probability, have
great bearing on the October and November
elections, Sentinel reporters busted them
selves last night to get an expression from the
prominent Democrats, in attendance upon
the Democratic State Central committee
meeting, RELAXING to what support,
il any, would be gwen 10 them
in their respective counties. From
there is almost decided opposition to their
adoption.
Robert w. Miers, representative from
Monroe county, said that the amendments
would not receive the full support of his
county. He further said that the Republi-
cans of Monroe had held several meetings in
conjunction with the colored pop
E gssiOn ,Dto and tn,i had decided ho to
$50 Carolina negroes, purely for political
purposes. In olden times, when JOINT rep
resentatlve was elected from Monroe and
Brown, the county was Democratic, but
changed to Republican until the last two or
three years, since which time the Demo
cratic vote has gradually pulled up,
doubtful. These negroes, in the number
mentioned, would materially benefit the
Radical party.
Hon. J. B. Stoll, of Ligonier, said the
amendments would be supported by the
people of his county.
Colonel Henderson, of Anderson, was en-
phatic in his denunciatlon of the proposed
amendments, and thought they would re-
ceive little If any support from Madison
county. One objection Is the changing of
the October election.
4. w. Brown, OF Columbia City, Whiteley
county, Dad no regard for the amendments,
and assured the reporter that they would
receive little Endorsement in his part of the
State. As side issue he stated that Landers
and Gray were talked of for governor. but
that Colonel New might be mentioned for
the gubernatorial chair, In which case he
would receive able support
H. H. Francis, editor and proprietor of
the Michigan City Dispatch, is assured that
the amendments viii be defeated in his
county-that of Laporte.
John + Neff, of Randolph county, unlike
many of tie others, thought the constitu-
tional amendments would be supported by
the people of his locality.
ION the part of Owen county B. Schweitzer
said that he, as well as the people of that
county, were constitutionally opposed to the
amendments. He further said that prepare
ton bad been made for the colonization of
200 Carolina negroes there. They were not
needed, and there was no work for them.
DIR. H V. Norvell, of Greene county, was
of the opinion that the amendments would
not be supported by the people OF his
county.
Editor Shut. of Elkhart county, was in
clIned to the belief that the amendments
would be defeated by the voters of Elkhart
county.
NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
A canvass among the representative Dem
ocrats in attendance upon the State com
mittee meeting, last evening, would lndi.
cate that Hon. Franklin Landers and Colo
mel Gray were the favorites in the race
although General Manson and Hon. Jeptha
ID. New were frequently spoken of.
LATE CONVENTION.
Mr.. George T. Cara prominent Democrat of
Marion, Grant county, in conversation held
with him by our represen tetive, was very
much in favor of late convention, and a
short, rafting canvass. He thinks that the
proper time would be late In July or early in
August. This would be some six weeks
after the nominations made by the Republi-
cans, who will meet June u, which will give
us clear SIX weeks whack at them. In
that time we could kill OF their entire ticket
from governor down TO the last man on it,