The age-herald., 1900-10-05

lnd1anapons, lnd., october 4.-Ine 1ore-
 noon session of the National Association of
 Democratic Clubs was not called to order
 until 10:30 o'clock. Governor McMillin of
 Tennessee presided. The report of the
 committee on permanent organization was
 submitted to the convention recommending
 that the following officers be elected:
 W. R. Hearst, president; Max F. Emsen,
 secretary; Marcus Daly, treasurer.
 It was also recommended by the com
 mittee that the executive committee of the
 association, which now consists of seven
 teen members be increased to forty-five
 members-a member from each State.
 President W. R. Hearst did not arrive
 this morning. and 1t is probable he may
 not come at all.
 The convention took up the report of the
 committee on permanent organization as
 soon as the session began, and limited
 discussion followed the recommendations
 of the committee to increase the member
 ship of the executive committee. It was
 unanimously decided not to increase the
 membership.
 The balance of the report of the com
 mittee on permanent organization was adopted.
 Governor McMillin of Tennessee in talk ing the chair made forceful address, Lewis G. Stevenson of Bloomington, H., Western representative of the National Association of Democratic Clubs and son of Adlai E. Stevenson, was the next | speaker.
 Resolutions Augustus Thomas, the playwright of New York, made an address, after which the committee on resolutions submitted its re- port The resolutions commend the Kansas City platform, declaring a Democratic club should be organized in every precinct or the nation; appeals to every Democrat in | the country to pledge himself to win one vote for the party; declaring that evidence that the great corporations are endeavoring | to control the votes of their employees IS | too plain to be denied; condemn the pres- | ent administration for its fragrant failure | to enforce the Federal antitrust statute; denounce the administration for permit | ting two Republics in South Africa to be | destroyed without one word of sympathy; l condemn failure to vigorously prosecute | the men connected with the Cuban postal frauds urge that all American institu- tions are in danger; proclaim sympathy with the coal miners of Pennsylvania Tn | their stand against the anthracite coal trust and hope they may secure such speedy settlement as will afford them bet
  | ley would mean the perpetuation of the | war taxes entangling alliances with the monarchies of Europe and colonial eX- | plotaton in remote parts of the world, ! compelling an increase of national debt | and enforced military service, and declare | the election of MT. Bryan will mean the | salvation of the country | The resolutions were unanimously l adopted.
 | Hon. G. B. McClelland of New York fol- lowed with an address denouncing imper- l ialism.
 Brief addresses were made by Mrs. Eva | Mcdonald Vallish of Washington, D. C., | and Mrs. Maria E. Walker of Chicago,
 president of the National Woman's Bryan | League.
 Hon. NJ L. Lockwood of Pennsylvania, | president of the National Antitrust | League, also spoke.
 1 At the conclusion of MT. Lockwood's ad | dress the convention recessed until | o'clock
 l Afternoon Session 1 The speakers of the afternoon were A B. l Stevenson and William J. Bryan. Mir. | Bryan arrived at o'clock. MT. stevenson | said in part:
 l 1T congratulate the Democracy of the en- | tire country upon the success of this great convention. This great organization of | Democratic Clubs is with us to stay. Its | influence will be potent for good in the present and future Presidential contests Tt augurs well that in this battle for | the preservation of free governments so | many young Democrats of our country are l earnestly at work. The importance of the | impending struggle for political supremacy | cannot be measured by words The su- | preme issue is that of Republic or Empire.' | With result so momentous in the es4sSsae, 1 it is not strange that the young Democ-
 racy are in the forefront of the battle. The i supreme question involved has been tr.sS | declared greater than administrations;
 greater than political parties; more inn