The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-04
THE PROCEEDINGS.

began its annual session at Masonic Hall yester-
day forenoon The following members were
present and enrolled their names
Royal E. Purcell Vincennes Sun; Alexander
Chome Martin County Herald: Colonel John 5.
Williams, Lafayette Sunday Times; Bayless ".
Hanna, Charlottesville Review; Colonel |. b.
Mcdonald, Columbia City Herald; John b. Stoll,
Ligonier Banner and South Bend Times; w. d.
H. Hunter, Lawrenceburg Register; w. ID.
Jones, Fort Wayne Journal; Eli Brown, Column
bia City POST H. j. Feltus. Bloomington Satur-
day Courier w Scott Ray, Shelbyville Demo
crat: Benjamin Louthain, Logansport PharOs;
Reuben Daley, Jeffersonyille News; Edward
Fitzpatrick Indiana correspondent Lou
isville Courier-J ournal Edward War
rick, Richmond Examiner; Senator Charles
jamin A. Van Wrinkle, Hartford
City Telegram; II. B. Martin Cloverdale Herald;
John NJ Goar, New Castle Democrat E. A.
HaclIett Fort Wayne Sentinel Josiah Gwinn,
New Albany Public Press; John c. Shoemaker
and J B. Maynard Indianapolis Sentinel; Albert
A. Sparks Mount Vernon Democrat; James Ell
der, Richmond Democrat John NJ. Higgs, Con
nersvile Examiner W. H. Norton, Elkhart
Democratic Sentinel; A. G. Garrell, Bluffton
Banner; R. J. Strickland, Hancock JefersOnian;
William MITCHELL Hancock Domocrat Jap Tur-
pen, the press at large; Howard Briggs, Putnam
Democrat; T. F. Wilson, Hendricks County Ga
zette William Moss, Bloomfield Democrat; Lu-
Their Short, Franklin Democrat; AID Arnold, Co
lumbus Democrats w. A. Barnett, Madison
Herald, and George T. Howard, Jacksonville
Times
w. D. H. Hunter the president, called the
convention to order at 10 o'clock. Invitations
to visit the deaf and dumb, blind, and insane
institutions were received and accepted.
John B. StoI presented the following:
Resolved, That we regard it the duty of Demo-
cratic leaders, local and State to provide for the
extensive circulation of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS among
the masses to the end that the aim and purposes of
the Democratic party may be more fully brought to
the understanding of the people generally. And in
order that the Democratic press may be made an eff
Gent medium for the dissemination of sound and
rect political doctrines this association earnestly
ommends that the editorial space OF the Democratic
press be devoted to intelligent and foreble discus
sion of questions of public policy, with view to i'm
pressing the public mind with the soundness and jus
tice of Democratic principles; and we further recon-
mend that the acrimonious discussion of the claims of
rival candidates for public station be dscOuntenanced
as hurttul to the true interests OF the Democratic
party and calculated to create strife and conten-
tion it being the of this association that the
Democracy of the Union and of the State of Indiana
will select for its standard bearers only such
eminenty worthy of the earnest and enthusiastic
support of every Democratic voter"
Br Stoll spoke to his resolution, saying, ''the
cause had been injured by Democratic editors
constituting themselves candidate-makers, and
that the time had come for discussion of policy
instead of men. He thought the Democrats had
the advantage of the Republicans on the tariff
question, and could create disorder among them,
and laid great stress upon the view that the
Democratic party was not likely to become
free-trade party, and that it was revenue
party.
Reuben Daily indorsed the resolution, and
said it ought not to be doubted that the asso-
citation and Democrats generally were united on
Senator Mcdonald for the presidency. He had
no doubt that the Mcdonald boom would last.
Alexander Chomel, /. B. Mcdonald Mr. Reeve,
of Plymouth, J. B. Maynard and others spoke,
and the resolution was adopted
A private letter from Hon Thomas A. Hen
bricks to William Henderson, dated London,
December 90 was read, giving the intelligence
that he had enjoyed pleasant trip across the
ocean.
Hon. John S. Williams, of the Lafayette
Times, expedited the Mcdonald boom by dis
tributing fifty electrotypes of Indianas latest
favorite son. free of charge to editors for use in
their papers,
Benjamin Louthain, of Logansport, offered the
following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Democratic editors of Indiana
in convention assembled, declare for free ballot and
fair count and shall best endeavors to sus-
tain these bulwarks of the peoples liberties.
Resolved. further, That so long the blot of 1880
remains on the good name OF Indiana will cOntine
efforts to eliminating the rather than devote
columns to the denunciation of political wrongs
committed by the citizens of other States"
The following were chosen by a committee on
nominations as officers, the association adopting
the report:
President-I. B. Mcdonald Columbia City Herald
First Nieepresdent-W Scott Ray, Shelby Demo
Second yce-president- Bayless W. Hanna, Craw-
louisville Review.
Secretaty-R. J. Wilson, Salem Democrat
Treasurer-Wiliam Mitchell, Hancock Democrat
Corresponding Secretary-Voorhees Il. Lansing,
Executive COMMUNICATIONS B. Ston, Ligonier Ban
neri Charles Stewart indianapolis Sentinel William
Haute Gazette. and John NJ Higgs, Connersvile Ex-
aminer.
Mr.. Reeve, of the Plymouth Democrat offered
resolution urging the Democratic press to force
upon the people the necessity of providing for
the national defense by a sufficient navy, land
Notifications, etc. The resolution was tabled
Albert A Sparks of the Mount Vernon Demo
crat presented the following but was prevailed
upon to withdraw it as being injudicious and out
of place:
Resolved That the Democratic Editorial Asso-
citation of Indiana in convention assembled declare in
favor Of Hon. Joseph f. Mcdonald, for President of
the United States.
1t was decided to hold the semi annual meet
ing of the association in this city on the third
Thursday in June, and the annual meeting on
the third Thursday in January. Thanks
extended to j. b. Maynard, c. NJ. Cooper and
w. B. Blrford for assistance in making the pres
ent meeting success
The morning session then closed, the number
in attendance being small, and larger number
being expected to arrive on the noon trains to
take part in the afternoon session.
Afternoon Session.
AS it gathered in Masonic Hall in the after
noon the association not so formidable
had been expected. By actual count there were
122 persons present, about half of whom were
editors.
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