The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-07
j. 4. SlPE, diamonds
Recns 2. 364 49, North Meridian st.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
EDITORS TALK AND EAT
MIDWINTER MEETING OF THE
DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION.
Business Meeting Held at the Grand
Hotel In the AfternOOn-TwO
banquet TOasts.

The midwinter meeting of the Democratic
Editorial Association was held at the Grand
Hotei yesterday. About fifty editors were
present. John r. Simpson. of Paola, pres
ident of the association. presided. A bust
ness session was held in the afternoon and
at night there was a banquet at the Grand
Hotel.
At the business meeting three papers
were read and discussed. One was by Os-
car Austill. OF Elwood, on the Courtesy
OF Advertising" L. G.. E~llingham, of De-
catlr, was TO have read a paper on Rail
way Advertising and Its Abuses" but was
not present. However. his topic was
turned over to w. b. Westlake. of Marion,
who spoke along that line. c. 8. Mercer.
OF Seymour. led the discussion of this
topic. A. n. Crecraft. of Franklin. talked
of the Elements of a First-class Country
Paper" and w. II. Rucker, of Lawrence
burg. led the discussion of the paper.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing w.
Fl. O'Brien, state chairman of the Democ-
racy of Indiana. and pledging the support
OF the association. There was another res
clution indorsing William Jennings Bryan
as an editor.
John Behymer. of Upton, was elected
president. and W. II. Fucker. of Lawrence
burg. was elected secretary of the asso-
citation. The following delegates were ap-
pointed 10 attend the convention of the
National Editorial Association at Hot
Springs in June. Ben r. Louthain. of Lo-
gansport; e. T. Cox. of Hartford City;
Frank Arnold. of Greencastle; A. b.
Champion, of Delphi: r. ID. Haimbaugh,
OF Muncie; w. s. Chambers, of New Cas-
tie. and II. A Barnhart. of Rochester.
IL was decided 10 hold the next meeting
OF the association the coming summer at
French Lick Springs. The executive COM
mittee OF the association will arrange the
date for the meeting.
AT the banquet last night John r. Simp-
son. the retiring president. presided. There
were two toasts, Democracy as Promul-
gated by Jefferson and Jackson" by w.
G. Ball, of Terre Haute. and Common
Sense in Politics" by j. b. Stoll. of South
Bend.
SOME UNKIND REMARKS. =
Mr.. Ball. in his remarks. declared that the
poorest kind Of Democracy ne had ever
known was better than the best kind OF
Republicanism. He said the ideal national
convention would be one that was connect
ed with every Democrats house in the land
by telephone. Then the man nominated for
President would be the man that a majority
OF the people of the country thought would
make the best President. IF the telephone
bell would ring and they would ask me
who i wanted" said Mr.. Ball. Il would saw
the man up In Lincoln, Neb." The speaker
urged the Democrats TO go into a fight hon.
estly and keep corruption out Of politics.
In his remarks on Sense in
Democracy" j. b. StOll. of South Bend, de-
clared that mo one party can have a mo-
ropoly on everything that is wholly bad.
n no one party ever mOnopoliZed every
thing that was wholly good" Mr.. Stoll
thinks that Democrats should stop quarrel
ing over past dissensions in the party. He
declared that Democrats should quit grave
digging and direct their energies to hghting
the battles of the hour. MI. StoIl thinks
the Democracy can carry Indiana again
with the right sort OF work.
W. H. O'Brien. chairman OF the Demo-
cratic state committee. was present at the
banquet and made brief remarks. and short
speeches were also made by s. f. Morss
and II. a. Barnhart, of the Rochester Senti-
mel