The sun., 1915-02-28
Indiana Leads Fight to
Break Up the |Ne4us Trust
Democrats About to Start Party Organ. Find Associated
Press Refuses to Sell It's Service i'm
indianapolis.


INpfAHAPoLts. Feb 27-For several
years the Democrats OF Indiana have
had no out and out party organ IN this
the capital city. and they have chafed
under this handicap. More often than
otherwise, according to their viewpoint,
taken g. stand against them on party
measures and the leaders have said
that in recent years when the Re
publcans were divided among stand
patters. Progresslves and other brands
and the Democrats had their own little
troubles with reactionaries, reforfners
progress Dom Gratis and the regular
line. there was really no way to get the
support desired from the press of In
dianapoHs
Not since the days of the OLD In
dianapots Sentinel. of which Samuel
Morss who was Consul to Paris under
the Cleveland Admin strution. was the
editor have the Democrats of Indiana
had real organ" and in view Of this
fact and also because Of the prevail
ing supremacy OF the Democrats m
Office it was deemed expedient. 50 1t
is underst' cd. that the party should
establish "A paper in Indianapolis. II
was the general opinion among the lead
ers that the time was ripe.
And 10 the idea grew and move
ment which was started gained mpct us.
But when the situation was canvaSsei
IL was found SO the Democrats were
led to believe. that the greatest OBJ
stacle was the fact that they could not
get press franchise. They had in
mind evidently the service OF the Asso-
-, - I.,l la,vN %
Neus held the rights TO the afternoon
service. and the indianapolis Stdr, the
morning newspaper in this city, held two
franchises, having absorbed the In
dianapohs Sentinel and the Indiana n lis
Journal
Money hut No Franchise.
1t is reported that tho movement
To start a new Democratic daily was
hacked by interests which Were willing
20 pledge $1,000. 900 to carry out tho
project. but the FIRST cons Iteration WAS
to get the service OF the Associated
Press, which they found they We're not
able to do as the holders could veto
IL by single vote under the laws Of
the Associated Press
Thus it came about when ~" present
session of ,he Indiana Legislature % n
ate bv Senator Charles Il. Clarke ot
Marion county which wou d provide tha'
all press associations should be re-
auired u furn sh their service 20 any
who demanded II and that N" opera
,ions of sucn associations should come
under the jurisdiction OF the Indiana
Public Service Commission The com
ple,e text Of the hill is as follows
Section B- it enacted 10y the
General Assembly % the State OF
Indiana. that any and every per
son, rrr. company. corporation con
Germ or association OF any hui
Whatsoever, doing business IN TINS
state - a news agency, association
or bureau furnishing information or
! news for newspapers, shall iurn'sh
and serve any and every person,
firm concern or corporation publish
/ ing a newspaper in this stat" ana
/ d,slriug TO contract for or purchase
! such news and supply of informa-
ton. 20 all in Ike circumstances,
upon the same and equal terms and
without discrimination, shall hle
I with the Public service Commission
OF this state A copy OF each ana
every contract, ARRANGEMENT or
agr,.ircu; made with any ana every
such person. firm, concern or cor
poration publishing newspaper IN
! this state and shall also file a
schedule of rates. prices and com
/ p.usatluu OF any and every KIND
for the complete, or partial service.
= any. according 20 Such 't~sIilrt-
tions as may hc Iu us'- under It's
plan of doing business