The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-28


rapidly gaining strength Monday night was
given backset by the delegates who arrived
yesterday. Michigan, Iowa and Missouri came
in solid and enthusiastic for Butler and his
opponents were overwhelmed by the. number
of his supporters, He will be nomi-
mated, it is claimed, on the
first ballot; but his opponents form noisy little
knot, and are unrelenting in their fight against
him.
ut seems devilish presumptuous that the name
of Butler should be presented before this
convention, remarked r. j. Houston, delegate
! from Pennsylvania, yesterday afternoon, when
| he is a delegate to the Democratic convention,
and makes no pretensions to being Green
hacker"
eff Butler is nominated it ends the Greenback
| party" remarked B. l.. D. Guffy, delegate
| from Kentucky, who lives in the precinct that
gave Peter Cooper more votes than any other
| candidate for President and who will be remem-
| bered as having advised the Greenbackers of
Indiana, in 1880, to vote for Governor Porter,
against Landers 81 am making fight against
| him, Mr.. Guffy said, "solely on the ground that
he doesn't belong to the Greenback party. That's
| all the objection have to the old scoundrel If
we have any men in our own party we had better
| nominate them Outside of the fusion vote l
don t think that Butler will get $4,000 votes,
while in the State of Kentucky he will not get
| many votes as are given the ticket in the county
that live in" The Kentucky delegation is in
|
sition to Butler will support any man. Gufy
| says, who belongs to the Greenback party.
"Five-siXths of the Ohio delegation" says
John L. Shryock, editor of the Ohio State Sen
tine who is delegate, "are for Jesse Harper
and are opposed to the Anti-monopolist plat
| form"
George O. Jones, of New York who is recog-
nized as leader of the opposition to Butler,
! when asked last evening about the change in
his favor, said: ''There seems to be little more
| reason among Gen. Buffers friends now than
there was this morning. The earnestness of
| his opponents has caused nearly all reasonable
and sensible men urging his nomination to hest
tate before forcing his name on the party as its
standard bearer A large majority of those |
have seen this afternoon state they will
not vote for him unless they first know
whether he will accept the nomination,
stand on the platform adopted, and remain
in the field as a candidate of the party until the
canvass is ended. As this is the demand urged
by most of those opposing his nomination, a
compromise on that basis may be reached. In
other words, General Butler, or any other man
nominated, must put himself in the hands of the
| party and not above it
1t was proposed yesterday that after nomi-
mating Butler the convention shall take a recess
| for five hours. until a copy of the platform can
be sent to Butler by telegraph and await his
reply as to whether not he will accept the
nomination as the representative OF its princi-
pies The anti-Butler men are not disposed
| to acquiesce in the proposition, and
| Mr.. Jones gives as a reason, that sit would give
Butler and his friends the advantage of having
| the convention under their control, There is no
doubt in my mind but what large majority of
| the men here advocating Buffers nomination are
! absolutely earnest, honest men and true Green
| hackers, but there are a few who are trying to
| lead the Greenback party into the Democratic
| camp 1t is too manifest to be denied and
| few others, who hope to destroy our party
organization, are dividing its voters through
nominating candidates outside of the party to
which they are devotedly attached
''Who do you regard as the best person that
| the convention should nominatel' was asked.
81 know of no concerted action, he replied,
but 1 am informed that number of the States
have conferred on that subject in
their own delegations, but the name
of Edward P. Als, of Wisconsin, will be
presented by the delegation from that State, and
| he is regarded with general favor. For Vice
| president, the names of George W. Jones' of
Texas and General A. NJ. West, of Mississippi,
| have been mentioned oftener in my presence
than any others. The feeling seems to be gen
eral among all, however, that the Vice president
| should be Southern man. in order to prove that
we have buried all past sectional prejudices and
restore harmony, fraternity and good feeling
among the entire American people. This
| political feature of our party is held by
many Of our most intelligent members as of
overshad0wing Importance since neither of the
| old parties dare place candidates in nomination
| for President or Vice-president outside of GER
tain sectional lines. Should returning reason
assert itself on these questions as well as the
practical application of the theories relating to
money, which we have entertained, and the
means of placing it in circulation, [ apprehend
! that the proceedings of this convention may yet
! terminate harmoniously. 1t they do not not the
probabilities are that this convention will be the
! means of reorganing the National Greenback La
! Dor party and the creation of Butler party,
til his interest caprice or wishes turn his pOiti
ca followers loose to find new political homes in
the future"
"Will any effort be made to prevent the Anti
| TnO ictS ta< DQ TT in
$50 far as l have observed, the opin
ion seems to be almost unanimous
that one who has participated in any
convention or conference, which has already
placed candidates in nomination, should be allowed
to participate in the proceedings of this con
vention. The Anti-monopolists have no business
here. They cannot serve two masters, and
effort will be made to prevent them from taking
any part in the convention"
OPPONENTS OF BUTLER.
Prominent among the opponents of Butler is
T. A. Bland, his biographer, who has written
lengthy article in which he gives revised opinion
of the subject of his book. Mr.. Bland says that
he deems it his duty to apologize and explain to
the public his regret of having become the
biographer Of Butler, who, he is now fully con-
WINGED, instead of being an honest
statesman and unselfsh champion of the
rights of the people, sig an
ambitious demagogue, corrupt politician, who
would not and does not hesitate to sacrifice the
interest of the people to his own personal and
private interests" This radical change in his
opinion of Butler, Mr.. Bland says, has been
forced upon him by more intimate personal &C
quaintance, and by his public career since the
book written.
Besides the circular giving BANDS revised
opinion of Butler, pamphlet written
by Warwick Martin, of Washington, en-
titled Reasons Why General Butler
Should Not be Nominated by the National
Party for President" was freely circulated
among the delegates. The charge is made that
he has been treacherous to the Greenback party
and his record during the last four years is re
viewed in substsntiation of the asser-
ton. "My first choice Mr. Martin says
sis the great, good and consistent advocate