The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
THE REPUTATION OF MYERS.
Democratic Witnesses Confederate the Truth
of the Journals Statement.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

the refusal of the Madison county Democratic
convention to indorse 'every official act OF
Captain W. R. Myers, as member of Congress
and as Secretary of State, has stirred up large
sized hornets nest. A few over Jealous friends
of the honorable Secretary at this place. have
rushed into print with the strong statement that
the dispatch was "a miserable lie; not word of
truth in it, and the indianapolis Sentinel thinks
the dispatch ''reveals wonderful possibilities
within the range Of the author for artistic
lying"
.As to the truthfulness of your correspondent,
he is willing to let the record speak for itself.
Was Myers Endorsed by the convention9 Let us
see. The following resolution was offered by j.
j. Netterville
Resolved, That the Democrats of Madison county.
in mass convention assembled, hereby indorse every
official act of Hon. w. r. Myers. both as member OF
Congress and Secretary of the State of Indiana and
instruct the delegates to the State convention to sup
port him. should he be candidate for denomination
Immediately on the organization of the con-
vention, Hon. w. c. Fleming introduced series
of resolutions, one of which provided that the
delegates to the several State and district con-
ventions should be sent uninstructed, These
resolutions were referred to the committee on
resolutions, of which DIR. j. c. Cullen, of this
Guy, WIS cudlFIldn AS SOOu dS TIE dboNt ItSO-
tuition, indorsing Myers and asking in
structions for him. was read, Dlr
Fleming sprang to his feet and moved its refer
Dnce to the committee on resolutions, and stated
that it would be improper for the convention to
pass it while his resolution, declaring against
instructions was being considered by the com
mittee to whom it had been referred. Two or
three other persons spoke to the motion, when
the noise and confusion became great that
scarcely anyone could be heard. The chairman
had practically lost control of the convention
Netterville at last made himself heard, to the
effect that he was willing to let that portion Of
the resolution which pertained to instruction of
delegates be referred, but he added: II insist
upon this convention indorsing Captain Myerss
official record"
Mr., Fleming again insisted upon his motion to
refer, with great vehemence, and Netterville
seeing the tumult again rising and the impossi
bility of getting vote in favor of the resolution,
said he would withdraw it in the interest of
harmony The chairman replied that the reso-
luton was before the convention; that motion
to refer was pending, and that it could not be
withdrawn The motion to refer was then put
and carried.
The Anderson Democrat, the old, established
organ of the party, and always enthusiastic
supporter of Captain Myers, in its report of the
convention says:
Resolutions indorsing the official career of Hon w.
R. Myers and nstructing the delegates to the State
convention to vote for his denomination intro
dueed by Mr. j. j. Netterville which after some dis
eussion referred TO the committee resolutions
where they allowed to sleep the sleep that knows
no waking.
DR.. j. c. Cullen, chairman of the committee
on resolutions when asked what his committee
did with the Myers raGolution, said:
Tho resolution was referred to us, and have
Sc now in my pocket The committee were of
the opinion that the Captain had written too
many letters for US to report back a resolution
indossing him."
Mr.. w. R. Browrlee, editor of the Demo
graf, when interviewed to-day upon the subject
replied:
"The resolution mdorsing Myers did not pass
and there is no use attempting to disguise this
fact"
Mr. Dory Biddle, local editor of the Review, a
Democratic paper, who sat at the reporters TIA
BILE in the convention, says:
II was busily engaged at the time this matter
was being considered, and cannot say, positively,
what disposition was made Of it. think it was
referred TO the committee, where il died. do
know it did not pass the convention
Hon. w. c. Fleming ex-county clerk, who
made the motion to refer, says the resolution to
indorse Myers did not and could not have
passed the convention
DR.. J. E. Canaday, auditor of the county, and
an influential Democrat, says:
II would like to have seen the resolution pass
There was so much confusion-three or four on
the floor at once-that it was almost impossible
10 tell what was doing but don't think there
was any action taken upon it. The letter in the
Sentinel, this morning, stating that Myers is
one hundred votes stronger in this county now
zllan before he wrote that letter about exPres-
cent Hayes, is all bosh."
The above will suffice to show the readers of
tAe Journal that the original dispatch had solid
basis of fact. Myers was not Endorsed, nor in
deed, could he have been. He had written too
many letters.