The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-30
THE BoLr1NG DELEGATIONS.

THE BOLTING DELEGATIONS.
Representatives of Several States Leave the
Convention Because OfButler's Nomination.
A reporter of the Journal circulated among
the delegates at the Grand Hotel, last night,
after adjournment, with a view of ascertaining
to what extent the feeling against Butler was
liable to manifest itself during the campaign, and
whether an organized bolt of any delegations
would be made. The first person with whom he
conversed was Jesse Harper, chairman of the
national executive committee, and the most
prominent opponent of Butler for the nOmina-
ton, although his name was presented to the
convention without his consent. "W1ll there be
any antagonism to Buffers nomination among
the Greenbacker'sl" was asked. 81 think not, "
Mr.. Harper replied; certainly not enough to
amount to anything of Importance"
"You will take the stump in his behalf, will
your
Certainly. Mr.. Butler is the nominee of the
convention. and as such will have my support.
George o. Jones, who led the active opposi-
ton to Butler, declined to answer the reporters
question: "Under what circumstances will the
acceptance of Gen. Butler be satisfactory to
your But it is understood by delegates of both
factions that Mr.. Jones has expressed a willing
ness to support the nominee in case he promptly
accepts the nomination and indorses the plat
form without waiting for the action of the Dem
ocratic convention in July.
The headquarters of the opposition are in Col.
Lee Crandalls' room-the secretary of the ma
tlonal executive committee. Mr.. Crandall was
found surrounded by a number or the disgruntled
delegates and others, in conversation about the
convention and the result of its labors.
He was VERY frank and free in his answers TO
the reporters questions and volunteered a great
deal of Information upon the subject. He said
that Immediately upon the adoption of the plat
form the Colorado delegation withdrew in a
body and that if the vote of that State was re
corded upon the nomination for the candidate
for President it was done without au-
thority and was cast by a gentleman
who is a resident of this State.
and who temporarily resided in Colorado several
years ago, and who is reported to have sold out
his county Greenback organ to the Republicans
for 5000. The Louisiana vote is another of the
same kind. The chairman of the delegation of
Louisiana, Colonel Crandall says he is in
formed, has not been a resident of that State
since 1870, and came here from Philadelshia,
along with a lot of other beavers and strikers
from the East, who were bent upon procuring the
nomination of General Butler. The nomination
of General Butler, Colonel Crandall says. is
exceedingly distasteful to his oppo-
nents because of the fact that it
was procured, or that the votes in
support OF MS nOmlnaulon were those OF
men who have never voted the Greenback tick
ct. General Buffers programme includes an at
tempt to force his nomination upon the Demo
cratic convention by claiming to represent SOC, 900
Anti monopoly votes and a million and a half
Greenback votes, and If they refuse he will
threaten to disrupt the Democratic party. In
view of the well-known fact that his ultimate
object is the Democratic nomination the action
of the convention to-day is certainly not wise
nor consistent. He will be opposed by several
tTreenbaCk naOprS. among which are the Mount
ain Howitzer, of Greeley, Col: the Buckeye
Vidette. of Salem, O.; the Greenback pa
per of K%inmundy, Ill; the Hartsell
Investigator, Ala, and the National View,
District of Columbia, the organ of the National
Greenback Labor party, and | am informed by
the delegates from Colorado that they will not
put an electoral ticket in the field whereby Mr..
Butler may sell us out to the Democrats, and the
same course will be pursued in Alabama. Ohio
and Tennessee desired to call particular atten-
ton to the fact, and to have it known, that upon
the motion to make General Buffers nomination
unanimous, all delegates who voted for the other
candidates refused to Ocluiesce.
Elr. Charles Jenkins, of Ohio, who was in the
room during the conversation with the reporter,
was afterwards heard, in the lobby of the hotel,
to express his opinion of Butler by saying, God
that on an honest man" To which
another delegate responded, "Oh, well
if he clears out the house that is all we want"
And Mr.. Jenkins responded that as / ong as Mr..
Dutlef WAS Ill tuc nOuSt, ulfG would remain.
B. C. f. Brooks, of Tennessee. the chairman
of the State central committee of that State,
said that he would not call the committee to-
gether for the purpose Of putting an electoral
ticket in the field if Mr.. Butler accepted the
Democratic nomination, and he furS Ter ex-
pressed the opinion that if the Democrats nom
mated General Butler it would result in the
triumph of the Republican party in several
Southern States.
WHY GENERAL TYLER DECLINED.
General Tyler, of Florida. who was one of the
vice-presidents. yesterday sent the following let
ter to the chairman:
INDIANAPOLIS, May 90, 1884.
To the Hon. }. y. Weaver, President Of the National
Greenback Labor Convention Of the National Green
back Labor iarty, in session at indianapolis:
Sir-Although prof oundly sensible of the compli-
nlent and honor intended by the convention. in select
ing me as one of the vice presidents of the convention,
nevertheless. in view of the action of a majority. it
may be, composing the convention. in comforting their
nomination for the presidential office of tho republic
upon Benjamin +. Butler. involving, as it does, in my
Judgment, an abnegation OF the political morals of the
party. i'll the presence Of his present affiliations with
The Democratic party, | must decline the appointment
thus conferred upon mo. | am, respectfully,
JOHN TYLER, JR.
THE NATTnNAE EAMNTTTEE