The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-29
CALMLY AWAITING PLATFORM.

CALMLY AWAITING PLATFORM.
The Evening Session Devoted to Speeches
Because No Resolutions Were Reported
The convention was slow in assembling in the
evening, and it was after o'clock when General
Weaver called the meeting to order. Much time
was spent in disposng of matters of minor i'm
portance. The following resolutions were of
ferred by the gentlemen designated, read and
referred to the committee without discussion:
By o. w. Fowler, of Michigan:
Resolved, That whenever and wherever any consid.
cradle portion of the people demand the privilege OF
deciding by ballot the question of the constitutional
prohibition of the liquor traffic such right should be
granted legislators and congressman being the ser
wants and not the masters of the people.
Resolved, That as taxation without representation
is tyranny, enfranchisement should not be limited by
sex, color on previous condition"
By ]. w. Harris, of Illinois,
"Resolved That the present high protective tariff is
not for the benefit of the laborer but is deusion
increases the cost of living without increasing the
price of labor that II builds up monopolies restricts
commerce, shuts the doors to foreign markets and
taxes the many for the benefit of the few"
By Mr.. Guffin, of Kentucky:
Resolved, That it is the judgment of this
ton that there should be fusion of electoral tickets
formed in any State with either Of the old political
parties.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The roll of delegates was called for members
of the national committee, with the following
result:
Alabama, J. J Woodal Arkansas, Charles 4 Gun
bingham; California Dr. Shelhouse; Colorado Gilbert
DeLaMatyr; Connecticut, Henry G. Baldwin; Georgia,
Charles D. Parker; Illinois, Jesse Harper; Indiana,
Richard Gregg Iowa E. H. Gillette; Kansas A. J.
Utey; kentucky, L. A. Wood Louisiana, W. IL
Hyer; Maine Charles S Emerson Massachusetts, q.
B. Hutchinson Michigan; Edward S. Grese Minne-
sofa c. H. Roberts; Missouri Henry D. Hill; Nebras-
ks, L. C. Pace New Hampshire, Warren g. Brown;
Post: North Carolina George r. Wren; Ohio, j. st. j.
Clarkson; Pennsylvania j. Adam Case; Rhode Island
B. G. Chase Texas Andrew W Young Vermont NJ E.
Robert Shilling; District of Columbia. Lee Crandal
The comnittee on rules reported the following
order of business:
l. Consideration of report of committee reso-
lutons.
9. Nomination of candidate for President
3. Nomination of candidate for Vice president.
a. Miscellaneous business.
The committee also recommended that all res
buttons be referred to the committee without
reading, and that nominating speeches be not al
lowed to exceed five minutes in length. The re-
port was adopted, and considerable time was
spent in disposing of trivial motions. A slight
breeze was raised by delegate from Missouri
making a motion thai. as an act of
courtesy and recognition of services rendered,
Mr.. Ben Colvin, of Michigan be invited to
seat on the stage This was bitterly opposed by
the Michigan delegation who said they could at
tend to their own business. General Innis,
chairman of the delegation, denounced Colvin as
traitor to the cause, in an exceedingly vigorous
speech, which was greeted with cheers. The
motion was finally laid on the table
Mr. Greer, of New York made motion that
hereafter the name of the party be simply
National, saying that he could see no reason
why stump speech should be tackled on to the
man Of am ptU a oh pu1n ha ion
out of order after several delegates had vol
unteered the information that the name of the
party had never been anything but National
Mr. Cushman. of New York sang a greenback
song and was followed by Mrs. Martha Strick-
land, a delegate from Michigan, who
made speech on current political topics, which
was received with favor.
Mr.. SWAIN from Missouri, offered resoiu-
ton which created laughter declaring it to be
the sense of the convention that the party
should be called the 'Jeffersonian party" 1t
was referred
Mrs. Maria Todd, delegate from California
and lady of evident intelligence and force of
character, followed in brief and graceful ad-
dress in which she said, ''We have no place for
despots in America except under the sod"
incidentally she made a reference to General
Butler. which aroused the latent enthusiasm to
a degree of wild intensity. On motion of Mr.
Dean, of New York, three cheers were given to
the ladies who had addressed the convention.
Mr.. Fl. c. Baldwin, OF Connecticut, made a
demagogical speech, principally devoted to I'M
qualified abuse of the old parties. Incidentally,
he made an indicate allusion to Lincoln and
Morton, and demonstrations of dsap-
prevail, on the part of the au
dience, were so vigorous that the president
had to be appealed to to restore order. He was
followed by Mr. Mcguire, of New York, in a
vigorous speech against monopolies.
Col. Charles Roberts. of Texas, one of the
leading men of the party, spoke at some length.
Mr. Scion Chase, the veteran Greenbacker of
Maine was introduced and said: Mr. President:
1.-The last time was in this city got into the
newspapers. One of them, 1 don't know
whether it was Republican or Democratic,
saa' That jackass from Maine is
~! IN toWn' and is going to bray at
f%H hafis pail park tonight want to say any
them steers and fGamHf g % mule team; drive
the American people solve the probehii e Sl ult,i
got the hay" [Great laughter;
Mr.. 81 Small (''Old Si'l,o the Atlanta Consti-
tuition was called out by the president and spoke
briefly, as follows. his remarks rather stirringup
the Butler men. He said
MR.. sMALL's SPEECH
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies' and Gentlemen-I am q new
element in politics myself l come from missionary
grounds What have to say to you will be brief and
to the point / desire to state, | announced as
coming from Georgia, and from the South that l
come from the new the honest and patriotic South
Applause l come the representative of the new
element in the South that bates its breath and lowers
its head under<the standard of no political party
We come to send our representatives o the Green
back national convention Of America in order TO rep
resent them in the sentiment which ii taking the place