The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-30
BEN BUTLER BEATS
ALL orAnas AT INDIANAPOLIS
IL cA'rllaE on the Gr..abIek Namlnatioa for
Prs'ldsnt-A Hard w,s,.ls fol, = Platform Ia
w tao Camnlttee Oh Re,olatIohs-rhs *.
preston ofthe Barty oa the Tariff.

O'CLOCK, General Weaver presiding. The
Committee on Resolutions was not yet
ready to report, and the entire forenoon
seasion was taken up with brief addresses
by the members Of the convention. Tho
Platform Committee sent word to the pre-
siding officer that they would not be ready
TO report before half.past or 3 o'clock and
at q quarter before 12 the convention ad-
journed until 2 o'clock. 1t Is understood
that the Committee on Resolutions are at
loggerheads over the plank on the tariff,
and good deal Of debate Is expected In
tho convention. To prevent much time
being consumed speeches have been lin.
tied to dvo minutee; no delegate to speak
twice until all have spoken. "A committee
was appointed to wait on Hon. George W.
Julian, and invite him to address tho con-
convention. There is some talk OF bolt
over Buffers nomination, but 1t is not
likely to amount to much. Crandall says
he don't like Butler, but il the convention
can afford to commit the party TO such a
blunder, be can, and he will, stand by the
same. 1863, N i.', 80. ID,
THREE REPORTS On RESOLUTIONS.
It was after 3 o'clock when Chairman
Weaver announced the Committee on Res.
olutionB WAS ready to report, and 1t was
then aecertained there would be three re-
ports. The minority reports were made by
Jonee, OF New York, and Blanchard, ci
Michigan, and were reBd first. The reading
was attentively listened to and occasionally
interrupted, by applause, the report OF
Blanchard meeting with enthusiastic ap.
plause, and he received many congrstula.
tions. on the stand he took in favor OF TEN.
perance and woman suffrage. jones' re.
port differed from tho majority report in
demanding that while Congress shatl issue
full legal tender notes they shall be used in
payment Of government debts, constructing
public improvements, to reduce transporta.
tion charges, completing public buildings,
building a navy, and for such other pur.
poses as Congress is now asked to appro.
rriate money, until the surplus labor Of the
country is employed, profitable home
market Tor the products OF American farms
and workshops = created, and business
done on cash basis. Jones did
not insist on his views and there
WIS no split in the platform. The major.
lily. report was read by MI. Norton, Chair.
man Of the committee. It contained a
lengthy preamble, setting forth the objects
Of the Greenback party and what it has &C.
complished, saying Congress had repealed
over twelve million dollars ol annual taxes
for banks, throwing this burden upon the
people to pay the interest thereon.
( IMPRESSIONS ON THE TARIFF.
The tenth resolution referring to tariff
reads as fellows: The Question as to the
amount of duties to be levied upon various
articles Of impon has been sgitated, quar-
relied over and has divided communities
for nearly hundred years. Il is not now
and never will be settled, except by, the
abolition OF Indirect taxation. It is a con.
venient issue always raised where people
are excited over abuses in their midst,
While We favor wise revision Of the
tariff laws with view OF raieing rove
nue. from the luxuries rather than the
necessarles, we insist that as an
economic Question its importance is
insignificant as compared with the fiuan.
ciRl issues, Tor whereas We have suffered
one Of the worst Pauics under low and
also under high tariffs, We have never suf.
fered from panic or seen our factories or
workshops stopped while the volume OF
money in circulation was adequate to the
needs ef commerce. Give our farmers and
manufacturers money as cheap as you now
give 1t to our bankers and they can pay
high wages to labor and compete with all
the world.
BUTLER AND WEST.
The convention then proceeded to select
candidates for President and Vice. .Presi.
dent The roll Of States was called, and @.
E. Cunningham, Of Arkansas, nominated
George B. F. Batter, which was seconded
by Mr.. Chase, OF California, and by repre-.
sentatives Of other States, until Georgia
was reached, when Mr.. Craver, of that
State, nominated Jesse Harper, of Illinois;
Mr.. Jones, Of New York, nominated E. P.
Allis, Of Wisconsin, and Mr.. Atwood, Of
Pennsylvania, nominated T.B. Armstrong,
Of that State. The ballot resulted:
Butler, 1923; Harper, 9S; Allis, 2;
Davis l. solon Chase, though not placed
in nomination, received two votes. Butler
was declared the nominee. The Conycn.
ton then proceeded to select candidate
for Vice President, and Gen. A. NJ. West,
Of Mississippi, was nominated by acclama.
ton. ..s1., f@SEf
Col. Winston, Of North Carolina; D. "A.
Hopkins, Of New jersey; Sen. W. P. Innis,
of Michipan: Gao. r Hn.chinsnn of Moeo'