The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-28
SOUND MONEY GERMANS
IMPORTANT MEETING OF THEIR
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
Elect Officers and Decide to Push the
WorlS-Herman Lieber
Elected President.

The general State executive
Of the German-American Sound-money
League held a meeting in Maennerchor
Hall at 2:30 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
and elected officers and a permanent exec
utive committee, besides discussing plans
for the furthering of the best interests of
the organization throughout the State.
Herman Lieber was chairman Of the meet
ing, Albert Kipp acted as secretary and
all the members present took some active
part in the very enthusiastic meeting. Be-
fore the meeting adjourned a resolution
was adopted to the effect that a branch or
ganization of the league be established in
every county in the State.
Albert Kipp, Christopher OF and August
Sommer. of this city; Isaac Dreifus. Of
Delphi, and A. c. +. Wickerman, of Fit.
Wayne. were the committee chosen TO rec
ommend the officers and the members Of
the executive committee. and the men,
bers and officers named by them were elect
ed by a unanimous vote. The officers
elected were as follows:
President-Herman Lieber, indianapolis.
Vice Human, Terre
Haute; Henry {. Paul, 1T. Wayne; Charles
Biernaus, sincennes; Adolph Ginz. South
Bend; Henry Schnull, W. L. Piel, ST., and
John +. Frenzel, of this city.
Treasurer - August NJ. Kuhn, ndian
apolis.
Secretary-Max Leckner, Indianapolis.
The members appointed upon the execu-
tive committee are as follows: Frank i.
~Edenharter, Albert Metzger, George Wolf,
George Rehm. Waiter kessler, F.. M. Bach
mann, Samuel T.. Rauh and Andrew kra-
mer, of Indianapolis; A. j.. Hassmer. Law
renceburg; Ernest II. Faut, New Pals
tine; Herman Weicking, Button; John II.
Faut. Peru: Sigmund Mayer. Plymouth: q.
HuthSteiner, Tell City; G. Hettler, Ft.
Wayne. The executive committee is COM
posed Of eight members from this city and
seven from other parts of the State, and
there will be near at hand at all times a
sufficient number Of members of the COM
mittee TO transact business that is urgent.
While the committee of five was making
a choice, several or the members OF the
general arose and expressed
their views on the money question. in their
native tongue, and these impromptu
speeches were received with much enthusi-
asm and hearty rounds of applause. The
following members made short speeches
before the meeting adjourned: J; p. Fren-
eel, Henry Schnuli and Philip Rappaport.
Of this city; a. c. F. Wickermann. TT.
Wayne; Nj. f.. Everbach, SEYMOUR; Isaac
Dreifns. Delphi: Henry c. Paul and Cap
ler said that not one OF TIVE German
farmers of Allen county was in debt
not to come into that section and intimate
that they are in debt, less the agitators
come to grief for their rashness.
There are about sixty members of the
general executive committee, and the fol-
lowing reside in this city: Henry Schnull,
Herman Lieber, Fred p. Rush, Andrew
Kramer. Andrew Hagen, Peter Ohleyer,
William Wellman. Charles Krauss. Frank
T. Edenharter, w. +. Piel, sr., George
Wolf, Louis Hollweg. Philip Rappaport,
Henry Habeney, j. p. Frenzel. Albert Metz
ger. Albert Kipp. Leopold Strauss, Fred
Ostermeyer. Charles Mayer, Joseph Schaub,
+. NJ. Bachman, Walter kess.er, August Nj,
Kuhn. Fred Fahnley. Albert Lieber. w. r.
Jungclaus, August mime G. Vonnegut,
jr., John Schulmeyer. DIR. II. Pink,
Christian Off, George Rehm. DIR. CT. Bell,
Max Leckner and George Clements. The
out-of-town members are as follows: c.
Hettler and A. G. f. Wickerman. Fit.
Wayne, III. Human, Terre Haute; Charles
Hierhaus. Vincennes: Adolph c.. Ginz
South Bend; Sigmun Mayer. Plymouth;
NJ. r. Everbach, Seymour; J. G.. Schwartz
koph. Columbus: 4. Huthsteiner, Tell City;
H.. n. Hoppe. Logansport; II. w. Meissner
jr., La Porte; Ernest II. Faut, New Pal
estine; George II. Eggemeyer, Richmond
Herman Weicking, Button: Isaac Dreifus.
| Hennings. Anderson: Henry Kramer, Rock
port: Francis J.. Reitz. Evansville: John
Schloot, Linton: Amo' Schmidt, Madison,
and Henry CT. Paul, Fl. Wayne.
Some of the member of the league esti-
mate the number of German-American
| voters in Indiana between 5000 and $4,000
and II is the intention of the league &c
hasten the organization of branch leagues
i'm every county I'M the State and from the
headquarters OF these branches to distrib.
ute sound-money literature m the German
language among the German farmers in
the various sections.