The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-17

CONFERENCE OF PROMINENT DEMO
Gratis AT THE GRAND HOTEL.
The Plan as Outlined Is to Form q
Property-AnOther Meeting Soon.

Between forty and fifty prominent Demo-
cratic politicians of Indiana were in con-
ference at the Grand Hotel yesterday after
noon and last night. While all of those
present were extremely reticent as TO the
proceedings, il is known that the chief mat
ter under consideration was the formation
of stock company to purchase and
troll the Indianapolis Sentinel. the Demo
cratic State organ. 1t Is understood that
the organization was not consummated, but
that the matter was put in such shape that
the closing of the deal may be expected
within a few weeks.
The meeting was called, It Is said, by
Thomas Taggart and other local Demo
cratic leaders who sent out messages
Thursday night to prominent members of
the party all over the State urging them
to come in for a conference on important
business. Mr. Taggart presided at both the
afternoon and evening sessions and out
lined the project. which was then discussed
at length. 1t is understood that a number
of the men at the conference indicated that
the Sentinel must be put back into the
morning field If they became interested
while others held that such a move was
impra
cision to undertake the organization of a
large stock company, the idea being to in
terest as many men as possible in the deal.
In pursuance of this plan those present
were given each a certain territory to cover
in soliciting subscribers to the stock of the
proposed company. If this scheme fails it
is understood that a smaller number of
men will form a company and make the
a week or ten days.
If the deal for the purchase of the Sem
tinel goes through it is understood that S.
e. Morss, the present proprietor, will retire
and that ]. Oscar Henderson, of this city,
will be placed in editorial control.
More influential Democrats were present
at the conference than have been gathered
together in Indianapolis for several months.
Among those from out of town were:
Senator w. III. OBrien. L,awrenceburg,
chairman of the Democratic state commit
tee; Gilbert Hendren, Bloomfield commit
| teeman for the Second District j. r.. Duff
| fin. New Albany, committeeman for the
| Third: Lincoln Dixon, North Vernon, COM
| mitteeman for the Fourth; John d. Nc
Gee, Rushville, committeeman for the Sixth
]. Fred France. Huntington, committeeman
| for the Eleventh: Senator James w. For
tune. Jeffersonvile: Senator Cyrus K.
Davis Bloomfield; Representative Joseph
| NJ. Cravens, Madison; r. G. Houston. Ma
rion; s. NJ. Ralston, Lebanon; Jerome
Herm, Peru; Judge u L. Itelnnard, Bloom
| ington; Joseph Fl. Shea, Seymour; Dale j.
| Crittenberger, Anderson; Maj. G. V. Men
| z.es, Mt Vernon; T. S. Jackson, Charles
J. Richmond and Judge T.. w. Felt, Green
| field: Capt. ID. +. Allen, Frankfort
Among the Indianapolis men present
| were: Thomas Taggart, j. w. Reilly, sec
| rotary of the state committee; Joseph Il.
| Tanning committeeman for the Seventh
| district; John w. Kern; James l.. Reach,
| chairman of the city committee; w. w.
! Spencer, chairman of the county commit
i tee; James f. Mccullough, j. Oscar Hen
| derson and Joseph T.. Bell.