The sun., 1900-10-05
CLUBS IN CONVENTION.
Proceedings of the Democratic Asso-
ciation at indianapolis.
HEARST CHOSEN PRESIDENT.
The Resolutions Adopted Include an
Expresriou of sympathy For
the Striking Coal Miners
In PennsyIgnnia.

4 Indianapolis, Oct 4.-Governor AIeSFil
| lin of TenncSsee presided over the can
\ Ncntion of the National Association o3
Y Democratic Clubs. The report OF TIE
committee Oh permanent organization gas
submitted to th" convention. 1t re+om-
mcndcd that the following officers be
elected:
| w. Il. Heart, president; Max r. Ihnl-
son, secretary; Marcus Daly. treasurer.
| II was also recommended By the com
mittcc that tb2 executive committee of
the association, which now consists OF II
members, be increased to 10 members, .
member from each state
The convention took ZIP thp report, and
an animated discussion followed the rec.
unrnrndatun Of tho committee 10 ID.
crease the membership of the executive
committee. 1t was unanimously decided
not n increase thr membership
Tho balance of the Report Of the com.
mittee on permanent organization was
adopted.
Governor AIcMitlin ID taking the chlr
made nj address, il which he sail;
We lave il great dca! Of WORT before
MS vet. Ie object of tbt existence Of
this association is fur the purpose Of
moro thorough organzatioH throughout
the United States. What want Won f.
do IS, when YOU 80 back home, organize,
organizr--prgan till there will hc MOTH
ing but Democratic clubs everywhere
No more splendid candidate ever was
nominated ~ the American people than
we have"
Lewis G. Stevenson of Bloomington.
Ills, western representative Of the Ma
tional Association of Democratic Clubs
q 4 ~. II.
next speaker.
Anti-imperinIists Praised.
He said in the course of his address:
"The anti-imperialists represent file
conscience of the nation. They declare
that We were right when in beginning
our war with Spain we pledged ourselves
not to be swept into conquest and forcibc
aggression. They believe that President
Mckinley was nearer the truth when he
wrote 'Forcible annexation, according to
our American code of morals. would be
criminal aggression, than when. few |
months later, he forgets these words and |
boastingly cries, Who dares pull down |
the flag"
The committee on resolutions submit
ted its report. The resolutions commend
the Kansas City platform, declaring Il
Democratic club should be organized in
every precinct in the nation, appeal to
every Democrat in the country To pledge
himself to win one vote for the party;
declare that the evidence that great cor
porations are endeayoring to control the
votes of their employees is too plain to
be denied; condemn the present admin
Istration for its ''ilagrant violation to en-
force the federal antitrust statute;" de-
nounce the administration for permit
ting two republics in South Africa to be
destroyed without one word of sympa-
Ihy;" condemn "failure to vigorously
prosecute the men connected with the
Cuban postal frauds;" urge that all
American institutions are in danger; pro
lain sympathy with the coal miners of
Pennsylvania in their stand against the
anthracite coal trust and hope they may
secure such speedy settlement as will af- .
ord them better wages" assert the
election of Mckinley would mean the I
of war taxes. entangling {
alliances with the monarchies of Europe ,
md colonial. xploitations in remote parts (
If tho world, compelling an increase of
he national debt and enforced military +
ervice. and declare the election of Mr. =
Bryan will mean the salvation of the !
ountIy. n
The resolutions were unanimously :
dopted. It
Hon. George B. Mcclellan of New
Tork then addressed the convention in
anrncintinn nf "imnerinism."