The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-11


in the business, made motion
that il was the sense of the meeting that it
favored the holding OF the State NomInat-
ing Convention on the first Wednesday in
JUNE, and that the recommendation to
that effect be made to the State Central
Committee. The speaker, In making the
motion, said he supposed it would cause
commotioD, and his statement was emil
nently truthful.
State Senator I. B. Mcdonald, of Whit
ley, opposed the motion on the ground
that it would be taking step in the dark,
and that it was not wise to hold the State
convention prior to the National one. 1t
reply Mr.. Cooper said that on the contrary
the dark. The Democratic party was
In the full broad light of
day. and in view OF the facts that the change
OF events demanded that Indiana be rep
resented on the National ticket in the
approaching campaign, tie State conven.
tion, TO be able to indorse a candidate for the
National conventions, suffrage should be
beld prior 10 the latter. The action OF the
convention would not be haDdicapping the
State Committee in the least; on the con-
trary, the committee was the senti-
ment Of the party and the convention
being the voice of at least a great part of
the people, it had right to suggest mat
ters 10 the c0mmlttee.
After some further remarks by Mr..
Gordon, of Wayne, and Mr.. Kelley, OF De-
Kalb, the question on the motion was
called for vOciferously, and upon being put
by the Chair, was almost unanimously
adopted.
Ex-senator Leon o. Bailey then read the
report of the Committee on Plan OF CLUB
Organization, which was as follows:
PLAN OF CLUB ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Chairman-YOur committee on plan Of
club organization would respectfully submit
that
First-All clubs should add to any local name
which they may select the words hendricks
second-The persons whose selection may be
provided for by this conference on club organ
iZation should meet in their respective c. un-
tres and with the assistance of all Democrats
who may desire to aid in the work, or who may
be induced so to do, forthwith proceed to or
gRnize clubs in their several counties on the
plan adopted by this con erenCe, which clubs,
so rapidly as they may be formed, shall select
from their own number committee whose
especial duty II shall be to encourage the fur-
ther establishment OF similar organizations at
other points in their several counties and so on
until like clubs are created in evety town and
township possible.
Third Whenever a club has organized, under
the plan submitted, ii shall be the duty OF the
Secretary thereof, without delay, to send to the
Secretary Of the Democratic State Central Com
mitIee" at Indianapolis, Ind. and 10 the Chair
man of their Democratic County Central Com
mittee, list OF the names with addresses and
such other information as may be required con-
cerning the members constituting the club.
Such Secretaries shall also report as above,
all additional names which may be added, from
time to time, to their several clubs
1t is recommended, by this conference, that
the democratic State Central Committee
shall, SO soon as practicable, pre- pare printed
blanks, calling for all desired iniorma ton,
which shall be forwarded to the several local
clubs rs rapidly as they may become organized.
Your committee further recommends the
adoption OF the following Constitution and By.
laws for the government of local clubs:
I'VE, the undersigned citizens, believing that
the good OF our country ana the perpetu1ty OF
our American institutions will be best sub.
served by the more general advocacy OF DEM
ocratic doctorines and the continuation of the
Democratic patty in power, have formed our
selves into a club, known as the Hendricks
League which latter part OF our name is
adopted In honor of the late Thomas A. Hen.
"The object of the clnb is that we may form
ourselves into a permanent organization tor
the perpetuation Of the principles of Dem
ocracy.
'ARTIcLEI.
"This club shall be known as Sc club Of the
| Hendricks League
ARTICLE II.
1.-THE officers OF the club shall consist OF q
| President Vice-President, Secretary. &
Treasurer and an Executive Com nittee,
"ARTICEE III.
|
| club shall constitute mem oers of an ADVISORY
| Committee, wich committee shall be subject Il
the call of the State and County Central Com
mittees, for consultation, at such times and
| places as said committee shall designate.
Your committee further recommends tha
each local club shall adobt such further rules
and bylaws as they may, severally, agree mp m
Your committee further recommends tina
/ two thousand copies of this report be printed
and placed in the hands of the several Com
| mittees on Club Organization, provided for by
| this conference, for their guidance in the worl
Respectfully submitted.
"a. A. DAWSON,
chairman Of Committee on Plan OF Club Or
| ganizauon."
| THE RESOLUTIONS.
The chair then announced that the Com
| mittee on Resolutions was ready 10 report
and ex-Congressman Thomas P. Cobb arose
and presented them. "The resolutions
i ne said, "are the unanimous sentiment o.
the committee, and will be, no douot, the
| unanimous sentiment of this convention.
They were then submitted by him, and al
each paragraph was read the air wa!
rent with cheers, and hats anC
handkerchieis we're waved by nearly every
| one of the delegates. The applause wa
| prolonged and vociferous when the asso
ciatlon indorSing the candidacy of Gov
ernor Gray was read, and it was severa
minutes before the enthusiasm could b.
controlled. The whole of the report wa
IS follows:
| leadership of Grover Cleveland, President o
| the United states, and. heartily indorse his ad
| ministration OF national affairs.
We welcome the message OF the President as
1 courageous step towards the admin istration @
| the government, in harmony with the require
| inenB OF the masses OF the people, and we urg
| upon Congress to carry out Its recommends
| tions.
We declare that the soealled doctrine o
Protection to American Labor" as illustrates
in our present tariff laws, is fraud upon tn
laboring men of the country, especially, placini
| them largely in the power OF their employer
and making them the victims OF the oppressiy
| power of colossal sggregations of capital, ex
| erted in the 1nteresA OF monopoly, and agains
! the interests OF labor.
Resolved, That we appreciate and highly
commend the administration of our STATE
affairs by Governor Isaac p. Gray, for its abili
| ty, its honesty and his hearty and earnest eli
| forts to impoye the State government in al
| Its branches; and we heartily commend him Il
| the Democracy of the State of Indiana and tn
Nation for nomination for the Vice-Presidency
OF the United States.
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the eIec
tion OF David Turpie to the United States Sen
ate by the Democratic msjority of the las
| Legislature, and other manly and determined
resistance made against the organized con
spiracy Of Republican minority TO overturI
constitutional government and by fraud elec
United States senator against the win OF tn,
| people as expressed at the ballot box.
We denounce the partisan, inexcusable anC
| revolutionary action OF the Redublican majority
| OF the House in obstructing legislation. anc
bs n6 0thI tne passage OF
| gripping the administration OF the States sf
fairs and preventing the proper maintenance o
her various benevolent institutions
| The Democratic party is conscious of the grea
1 hv ho ar,