The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-06
CALL IS SENT TO
DEMOCRAT CHIEFS
Members of the Legislature
Majority Are to Meet at
the State Capital.
OBJECTS FOR MEETING
Various Members Will Be
Asked to State What Bills
They Will Enter.

indianapolis. Ind, Dee. 6.-Repre.
sentatives Seidensticker. indianapolis;
Faulkner. Michigan City; Strickland.
Greenfield; Roggen. TT. Wayne:
Thornton, New Albany; Lieh. Rock
port: Racey. vincennes. and Foor.
Tcrre Haute. have sent call to the
Democratic members of the House to
meet here December IA.
The letter follows:
IL has been suggested that in &C.
cordance with the custom OF former
years, II would be well for the Demo
cratic members elect Of the House OF
Representatives OF the Sixty-seventh
General Assembly to have a get to-
gether' and get acquainted" meeting
at Indianapolis sometime during the
month OF December. As there is no
organization OF the members OF the
House up TO this time. II Is Of course
evident that committee taking this
matter In hand must be self consti-
tuted one. We trust. therefore. that
no member will think 1t presumptu-
Gus on the part OF the undersigned
members In calling meeting on We'd
nesdsy, December IA. the meeting to
be held at the assembly room. of the
Denison hote! In indianapolis at 2 D. m.
on the day stated. ...-a
Purpose OF Meeting.
while the primary purpose of this
meeting 10 to have the members Of
the House meet and get acquainted
with one another. yet II has an add
tional object In this: To perfect some
line OF action to the end that Demo
cratic platform pledges may be speed
lily redeemed. II Ia the history of past
legislatures that the first two or three
weeks Of the session are practically
lost because the members have not
prepared themselves In the way OF
having the necessary party bills pre-
pared and ready for introduction
promptly at tho beginning OF the sess-
Ion by assigning to different members
the duty Of having bills prepared and
ready for Introduction on the first day
covering every platform pledge made
BY the Democratic party.
We sincerely hope that every men,
Der will find It convenient to be pres
ent at Indianapolis on the day stated.
prepared and willing to cooperate with
every other member in making the
meeting u complete success"
Introduce Bills.
Representative Faulkner said the
members will have an experience
meeting at which they will be urged
to state WIN. bills they expect to in
troducc. Where II Is found that sew
eral members want to Introduce bills
on the same subject, they will be ask
ed tn get together on one measure be-
fore the session opens.
One Of the primary objects Of the
meeting will be discussion OF the
legislation to carry out the platform
pledges. The governor and the state
officials are anxious that the platform
pledges ahall be redeemed as early
m possible. In order that no time
shall be lost. the House members are
being urged to perfect their organiza'
tion several days ahead Of the opening
Of the Assembly.
II 10 possible that the Speakership
viii Be settled at the meeting In order
that tho House committees can be
made up without delay. The Demo
cratic members Of the senate will hold
Q conference here Thursday.