The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-07
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
A Talk with Chairman LeOnard-An Evil
dence of Bold Ben Buffers Slyness.

Fl. q. Leonard, of Logansport, chairman of
the advisory committee of the National Green
back party, is in the city making arrangements
for the national convention to be held here on
the 2sth of this month. Every State in the
Union Will be represented, . Mr.. Leonard stated
to a Journal reporter yesterday afternoon, ''and
there will be an attendance of about 100 dele
gates"
How many persons do you suppose it will
draw to the cityl' was asked.
you may expect from 10, 600 to 1000 stran
gers in town when the convention meets. The
letters which l have received indicate that there
will be a large number of visitors here. General
Innis, of Michigan, is in the city to-day, for the
purpose of securing rooms for the Michigan dele
CATION, and he says that besides the delegates
there will be fully 800 men here from that State.
Governor Begole is expected to come. New
York will also be largely represented"
What arrangements have been made for hold
ing the conventionN'
Il have been giving most of my time to the
work of making arrangements, the national
committee having placed the matter in my
hands, and everything is in good order. The
convention will be held in English's Opera-house.
A mass meeting will be held on the 9th for the
purpose of discussing the issues and elciting q
free expression of the sentiment of the party.
A meeting of the national committee will be
held on the same day. Delegates and visitors
will begin arriving as early as the 23d, and a
large part of the crowd will be here for nearly a
week. The New York and Michigan delegations
will probably arrive on Monday, the Goth"
who do you think, from present indications,
will be nominated as the partys candidate for
PRESIDENT"
Il have no opinion. General Butler is quite
prominently talked of, and several States have in
structed for him. l see that the newspapers say
that Butler has been chosen as a delegate to the
Democratic convention at Chicago, and that the
Democrats of Massachusetts have instructed
their delegation to vote for him for President.
| don't understand this. Our delega-
ton in Massachusetts is also instructed
to vote for him, while Michigan and New Jersey
have also instructed for him. l have no opinion
as to who will be the choice of our convention,
but whoever is nominated must agree uncondi-
tionally to accept the responsibility of leading
the party through the campaign. We have be-
come significant enough as a factor in politics TO
command respectful consideration, and we will
not nominate any man who will not accept it I'M
conditionally. The recent decision OF the
Supreme Court, and the stand taken by Bayard,
Hewitt and others, brings the National Greenback
party to the front in an important position. We
must take a firm, bold stand upon the issues of
the day, and we can't afford to nominate any
one but a man who will lead us"
"Who beside General Butler Ks prominently
talked of in the party for the nomination.
M Gillette, of Oregon; Mr.. Otis, of Wiscon-
sin, and General Weaver, of Iowa, are among
those who have been spoken of, and all are good
men. General Weayers friends in Iowa want
him to be a candidate for Congress, and he can
be elected over any man that can
be put up in opposition . to him.
gress than as a candidate for President, and l
shall for that reason oppose any movement to
nominate him to lead us again this year in our
national campaign Now don't say that have
any opinion as to- who will be nominated, because
| / hayen't.n