The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-06
THE DEMOCRATIC EDITOR
EVER IN FAVOR OF BALLOT REFORM.
dOrsed by the State Association of
Democratic Acknowledgement
on other Topics.

The democratic state editorial association
held its annual business session Thursday at
the Hendricks club rooms
The meeting was a modest one, so far as
numbers werr concerned, and everything was
conducted on Jefersonian principles. But
there was abundance of brains. and deep
earnestness marked all the proceedings The
learned papers that usually characterize such
associations were conspicuous by their ab-
sence," and the entire session was occupied
with business. The thirty editors in attend
ance had come not to listen to weighty orator
zeal efforts, but to seek a short respite from ar
duous labors, to take critical glance
at the legislature and examine other
points of interest about the city
Mr.. J. O. Henderson of the Kokomo Dis
patch presided at the meeting in the absence of
President Dan Mcdonald.
The most important resolution passed by
the association was, probably, the following.
introduced by George W. Upton OF the Rock
vile Eagle, relating TO the pending election
bill:
Whereas, 1t is well known that there is a necessity
Tor radical change of the election laws Of this
state; therefore, be II
Resolved, BY the democratic editors of Indiana in
convention assembled, that we urgently recommend
The enactment Of Law embracing the vital features
oil the election bill reported by the committee
an judiciary. and We call upon our representatives
in the legislature 80 press the passage OF such bill
al the earliest practicable moment.
The discussion on this resolution was spirited.
Mr. NOrss of THE SENTINEL made some e1.
PLANTATION of the bill.
Mr.. K. j. Strickland of the Hancock Jcfcr-
S0piGa said he was in favor of the bill in its en-
trety, aud hoped that the association would
take action indorsng it.
MessrS. j. b. Stoli of the South Bend Times
George w. Upton OF the Rockville Eagle, and
others spoke in favor OF indorsipp the bin and
the resolution was passed
About the next most i'm portant matter before
the association was the question OF what TO do
and where to 20 at the summer meeting. As
the rules call for trip, II was decided finally
to take lake journey from Chicago 10 De-
troit, and have the executive committee attend
TO the details.
Messrs. Stoll, Louthain, Arnold, Short and
Gwin, who were appointed a committee to
nominate officers for the ensuing year, reported
as follows: President. J. .. Henderson of the
kobOmO DisB0tcb; vice-presidentS, b. i.
Iouthain and N. G. Benhaln; recording secre-
tary. +. \. Arnold; corresponding secretary.
Luther Short; treasurer, ". X. Shelter; execu-
tive committee, J. B. Stoll, Royal T. Purcell, :.
+. Morss, DIR. ID. w. II. Hunter and w. \.
Became.
Mr. H. J. Feltus opened short discussion
on the subject of public printing. Mr.. John
b. Stol moved that it be the sense of the con-
vention that the law be so changed as TO secure
the publication of the public advertisements
IN more than one paper in a county. There
was some difference OF opinion on this matter,
but the resolution passed. There is no doubt
but that there is room for reform in the matter
OF allotting the public printing. The Publish
ing ASSOCIATION, which consists of newspaper
men of both parties meets to-day for the pur-
pose of efecting legislation to its interests and
Messrs. Short, Strickland, Hoffman and Fetus
were made committee to confer with IT,
After adjournment the majority of the men,
berS of the association held a short informal
meeting and discussed the business interests of
the press. Mr.. Stoll thought that not enough
interest was paid to local news by county news
papers. Too much space is given to general
news and political clippings. The effect OF
this is that the paper loses ground. The county
paper is peculiarly a local paper III it is taken
by anyone outside the county that person takes
II because he wants to read the local news OF
the place that he came from, or in which he
takes great interest. small dose of demo-
cratic gossip can do more good than a large
dose. There must not be so much politics and
foreign matter, and the paper will obtain
frmer hold on the community and thus ult-
mately effect a revolution in public sentiment,
for the simple reason that it will have more
readers.
Among those present were the following:
f. W. Pickhardt of the Huntington Signal,
Benjamin Z. Louthain OF the LoganSport
PhdrOS, |. NJ. Wallace of the Marion Democrat
Josiah Given of the New Albany Pubic Press,
William ID. III. Hunter of the Lawrenceburg
Register, T. A. Arnold of the Greencastle Star
Press, Clement /. Doane OF the Jasper C0Wuer.
J. b. Stoll OF the South Bend Times, Luther
Short OF the Franlin Democrat NJ. {.
Benham of the Richmond Democrat, Louis
s COltman OF the Brazil Democrat,
J. o. Henderson of the Kokomo Dispatch. s.
+. Morss of THE INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL,
Charles Kellison OF the Plymouth Democrat,
Christian BOsekeT of the Fort Wayne journal,
F. II. Boswell OF the Noblesyille Democrat,
Dale J. Crittenberger OF the Anderson Demo
cr0t f. A. Ilaimbaugh OF the Spencer Democrat.
II. J. Feltus of the Bloomington Saturday
Courier +. ". Calls of the Mar
tinsvile GG-sae, George W. Upton
OF the Rockville Eagle. r. J. Strickland of the
HaRc0ck JefersoaiaR OF Greenfield Andrew 4.
Adams of the Columbia City Post, Charles A.
DRAPER of the Liberty RsrielC, Thomas Nc
Killy of the Muncie Herald, ID. O. Spencer of
the Bloomingto. Courier, John NJ. Higgs of the
Connersville Examiner, and Jonathan Peters
of the New lbanv Ie5iGer