Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-10
POLITICAL.

A Letter To Butier-The Greenback
Party Want Him To Speak Out
He Must Declare His Intentions II He
Wants Their Nomination.
ALBANY, May 9.-The following open letter
has been addressed to General B. F. Butler:
95 EAGLE STREET,
ALBANY, N, Y, Mays.
Hon. B. F. Butler, Boston:
Dear Sir-Enclosed you will please find a
copy of resolution adopted by the last New
York State convention of the National Green
back labor party held in this city on the 28th
ult.
Resolved That the delegates from the State of New
York be and they hereby are instructed not to cast
President in the national convection to be held in
Indianapolis May % unless such candidate has FIRST
tion if rendered to him b, said Convention to stand
on the platform of principles adopts and to remain
to represent until the polls close Tuesday November
4, 1884
Several of the Observation-Disclosures
out the country have already indicated their
preference for yon as their candidate for
President in the coming canvass and request
ed their delegates in the national convention
to vote accordingly. A number of the dele
gates from New York are also admirers of
your record on many public measures and
would like to vote for you in the convention
and at the polls provided you deem il consis-
tent with you present duties, opinions on
public questions and political associations to
comply with the requirements set forth in
this resolution, and know of no officer or
member of the party in this State who is not
ready and willing to sacrifice all personal
considerations to give their cordial support
to any candidate whose name will aid in ad-
vancing the principles and promoting the
permanent welfare of the party organisation
for which they have struggled through
Misrepresentation, treason and defeat dur
ing the past eight years, the speedy triumph
of both being near at hand if they are hon.
estIy, wisely and faithfully adhered to-
Therefore, in order to enable the
delegates from this State to act
in the national convention who agree with
the terms and instructions set forth in the
above resolutions, You are respectfully
requested to communicate with me for
publication or to make known directly
through the public press at your earliest con-
veniencs your views on the subject matter
contained in said resolution, as iE relates to
your being nominated as candidate for Presi-
dent Of the United States by said conven-
ton. Yours very respectfully,
GEoRGR Q. JONES,
Chairman New York State COMMITTEES Ma
tlonM government LABOR party and dele
gates-at-large to Indianapolis Convection.
Rutler,s Popularity in EIchfGan-Dsm0-
cratic Sentiment Turning 20 the Hero
az pswkabury.
BosroN, May 9.-The Globe tomorrow will
print the substance of private letter from
prominent Michigan politician declaring that
the Butler sentiment in that State is rapidly
extending from the Nationals to the Demo-
crats. "a year ago." be says, :'pot twenty
men in this State thought of hin for Presi-
dent. Now everything is changed Not
only the Nationals are heart and soul for
him, but the Democrats are waking up to
his availability as candidate. the
leaders seeing that Butler is really
the peoples choice" He feels con9dept that |
he will get fair share of Miohigan's
delegates to the Democratic convention in |
Chicago. Only one or two Democratic |
papers here oppose him and several have |
already declared for him. The Detroit |
Evening News, an independent paper with |
the largest and most general circulation of /
any paper in Michigan, says If Butler were in /
the White House he would have brought the |
ELQie gang Of Star route rascals to justice |
though every man In Congress on both sides
and every scaIy lawyer in New York and
Washington rose mp in their defense. ssOh
for four years Of the hero Of Tewksbury."