The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-11
HEARST HAILED AS SAVIOR
BY DEMOCRATIC PRINTERS
Congressman Is Termed Worlds
Greatest Humanitarian at
Meeting Held Sunday.
TREASURY IN CLAYPOOL"
Sinews of Organization Appa-
rently Located Near Local
Seat of Hearst Boom.

The latest move in the Democratic game
OF checkers now on between the Hearst
forces on one side and the Tagart-Parker
forces on the other was made yesterday
afternoon. when the William Randolph
Hearst Union Printers Club was organ
lied TO boost the Hearst boom. Organiza-
ton was effected in Smiths Hall on North
Illinois street. with an announced member
ship of about 2oG.
Those enrolled yesterday were all Demo
cratic union printers. typographers for the
most part but the plan of those backing
the organization is to eventually include
any members of the Indianapolis Allied
Printing Trades Council who wish to join.
Officers elected were Frank j. De Warf,
president, and Earl Mckee. secretary,
with thirty vice presidents. representing
different sections of the city. to be chosen
later. A committee on literature was
chosen. consisting of Thomas Gruelle.
Charles Cole. Edward Hurton, William II.
Peck and T. f. c. Daugherty.
In answer to a query to who was
elected treasurer the reply was made THE
treasurer is over in the Claypool," TO which
another member of the club assented with
That's no joke" No lack of funds is an
ticipated
Resolutions indorsing w. r. Hearst as
combining all the virtues that can be
packed into the compass of one mans char
acter were adopted.
THAT great champion of the people. Will
liam Randolph Hearst" was characterized
as the greatest humanitarian in history
and the various acts of his career were
hot oa11t
Work for his nomination and election to the
presidency of the United State was
pledged.
HALO OF ADJECTIVES.
The full text of the resolutions, signed
g. Daugherty, Joseph c. Marshall and Will
liam E. Hamilton. follows:
Recognizing the great services rendered
throughout the United States to organized
labor in general, and the printing craft In
particular. by that great champion of the
people, William Randolph Hearst who, In
the eighteen years that he has been a news
paper publisher, has fearlessly advocated
through his news and editorial columns
the right of labor to organize; that he has
always denounced the enemies of unionism
especially those hypocrites who favor the
So-called "open shop" that he now doe:
and always has favored the rigid inforce
ment of all child labor. educational anC
sanitation laws; that he has proven himself
to be the greatest humanitarian in history
that he, in answer TO resolution passed
by our international union, in regular ses
sion at washington, IL. C., IN lyOZ, eStaD
lished a daily newspaper in Los Angeles
Cal. to aid us in our fight against one o.
the bittereSt enemies of organized labor IL
this country, and that in the production o.
his eight daily newspapers Mr.. Hearst EN-
ploys none but union labor, paying abov'
the union scaie of wages in every instance
thus practically demonstrating his pro
111ft g IL, h. .foht Of lob n or
ganize and fair remuneration for all labor
performed therefore be II
Resolved, That we, the union printers o
Indianapolis, composing the William Ran
dolph Hearst Union Printers Club in orde
to demonstrate our appreciation OF AM
gratitude for his great and unequaled eff
forts III our behalf, 90 herewith pledge our
selves to use every honorable means Z
secure for him the Democratic nomination
fox and election to the presidency of tn
United States.
Resolved. That copy of these resolu
tions be forwarded to w. r. Hearst a
Washington, ID. c.
STATEMENT ISSUED TO VOTERS.
Late yesterday afternoon a typewriter
statement emanating from Hearst head
quarters in the Claypool, but purporting t.
be from a committee of the William r
Hearst Club. was issued, addressed 1T
the Democracy of Indiana" 1t was sait
to be "a statement of facts for the en-
Iightenment of Democratic voters in coun
ties where primaries have not yet beef
held to select delegates to the state con
vention in Indianapolis, May H. and wa
claimed TO have been approved on tn
| authority of the club by Frank G.. ID
Warf. president, and Earl Mckee, secre
| tary."
This statement was a denunciation of tn
so-called methods of the Taggart elemen
of the city's Democratic forces in last Fri
| days primaries, and In the election of dele
| gates to the national convention last Sat
| urday evening.
"At the polls said the wall from tn
| camp of Hearst, 1.-The Taggart element con
trolled the official machinery. and city EN-
| ployes were taken from the work for TN
performance of which they are paid by tn
! taxpayers to help Mr.. Taggart dow
! Hearst Notwithstanding this array o
| powerful machinery. and the fact that II
| anti-Hearst delegates were declared elected
| the total vote cast for the Taggartites wa
only 1885, or less than IL per cent of tn
| Democratic strength of Marion county &C
| cording TO the official vote of 1900 5000
We desire TO protest to the Democrat
| party of Indiana against this assault upo
/ that most vital principle of Democracy, tn
right of the majority TO rule. Ever
/ thoughtful Democrat in Indiana Will readil
| see the inevitable result If such tactics ar
| TO prevail elsewhere in Indiana and tn
state convention is controlled by sue
methods"
| CONGRESSMAN WIRES