The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13
STATE DEMOCRACY.
The Democratic State Central Committee Holds
an Interesting Meeting;
And Hears Reports From the Several Sec
tions of the State-Indicatiens That Too
Many Republicans Are Holding once
Resolutions Regarding Mr.
Hendricks.

met IN the once OF State Auditor Rice yes
terday, with all the members except from
the Fourth and Tenth Districts present.
These two districts, however, had represent
atives present in the persons of Hon. S. P.
Sherin, Warren Tebbs and Senator Johnson.
Prior to the meeting proper ''free" talk
was INDUCED in. all the members giving re-
ports as to the condition of the party in
their respective districts, and other Demo-
Gratis responding to calls from the Chairman
for anything which would be of interest.
General Manson said there was some little
trouble, he understood, on account of the
hardness of the Administration in making
appointments to fourth-class Postoffices, but
it was not impossible that there were too
many candidates for position. He said his
county was in good shape and he looked for
good results.
Senator johnson, of Dearborn, said that
there were two many Republicans still hold
ing Office, and this was cause of some dis
satisfaction in his county.
John W. Kern did not think much could
be expected from Howard County at the
spring elections. He said they had elected
one Democratic Trustee two years ago, but
the Commissioners had recently added from
other townships to that one and the result
was it is now Republican also.
Luther Short, of Johnson County, thought
the party there IN excellent shape. There
is now but one Republican Postmaster in
his county, and there was a fair prospect of
getting rid of him at an early day. The
time of holding nominations in johnson has
been fixed for the Sth of March, and Mr..
Short looked forward to the selection of
good ticket and an increased majority in the
fall.
Mr.. Barnett said that Hendricks County
was in good shape, all the Postoffices in the
county, with the exception of Danville, hav-
ing been supplied with Democratic Post
masters.
Supreme Court Clerk Sherin said there
was no trouble about appointments that had
been made, but the administration was not
making enough of them. Parties in Cass
County complained that they could not hear
from those in authority when writing to
them upon this subject. He thought it
would be difficult to explain such neglect
when the campaign rolled around.
General Manson again took the floor and
said that he knew that the Railway Mail
Service was uperintended in such a way as to
discriminate against Democrats who secured
positions in it. Superintendent Burt gave to
such appointees the hardest and longest
routes in his division for the sole purpose of
causing the appolntee to fail and thus afford
an excuse for dropping him at the end of the
probationary six months. He did not think
the people, ordering change at the last cleo
tion, meant that only the President and
Cabinet should be changed.
Jack Landers was in favor of the commit
tee drawing up and signing petition for the
removal of Burt instanter. He wanted to
sign such petition and believed it should
be gotten up by the committee.
Chairman Henderson stated that concerted
action in that matter had already been taken
and he believed It would be crowned with
success.
Dr. Gillum instanced the case of a young
man who had been appointed to a position
under Burt, and who was placed on the run
from this city to Pittsburg. He was sue
ceeding admirably, when he was changed to
new run, which gave him more study and
much harder work.
The committee then went into secret ses-
sion and the visitors were excluded. But
little business was transacted the
being to get an expression from the members
regarding the condition of the party in their
several localities. The matter of formulat-
ing plans for the spring campaign in the sew
eral townships was delegated to the Execu-
tive Committee. An approximate report
given by the Secretary shows that $50 town.
ships in the State are Democratic, 40 Repub-
lican and about 100 Independent.
The following resolution regarding the late
Vice President was l,assed, and the commit
tee adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair
man:
The Democratic State Central Committee, as
sembled for the first time since the decease of
Vice President Hendricks, extends its sympathy
to the widow of the distinguished dead, and in
common with the entire country mourns his
death
We commend his life as a lesson worthy of imi-
tation to the youth of the country. He was true
to his principles fearless in the advocacy of the
right as he saw it, and absolutely ineOrruptible.
He elevated public office by the excellence of his
official conduct. He beautified home by the
purity and simplicity of his domestic relations,
and he added fresh value to human friendship
by his unswerving fidelity to his friends.
w. II. GII.LUM
ii. V. NOIvELL-
JACKSON LANDERS,
ID. b. SwEETsER,
W. b. MCDONALD,
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