Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-30

THE GREENBACKERS
Gov. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, Nominat-
ed for President, and Gen. West,
Of Mississippi,
Fer W President, the Latter by Accla-
mation-Three Reports on Plat
form Submitted.
The Democrats of Minnesota Declare in
Favor Of the ssOld Ticket
Republican Convention.
THE GREENBACKERS

INDIANAPOLIS, May 29.-The National
o'clock, Gen. Weaver presiding.
The Committee on Resolutions was not
yet ready to report, and the entire fore
noon session was taken up with brief ad-
dresses by members OF the convention, a
continuation Of last nights proceedings.
The Platform Committee sent word to
the presiding officers that they would not
be ready to report before 2 80 or 8 O'Clock,
and at As O'Clock the convention ad-
journed until o'clock.
1t is understood that the Committee on
Resolutions are at loggerheads over the
plank on the tariff, and good deal of de-
bate is expected in the convention. To
prevent much time being consumed
speet hes have been limited to five min
utes; no delegate to speak twice until all
have spoken.
Ascommittee was appointed to wait on
. ttsie Ion. George w. Julian and invite him
to address the convention. TheIes is some
talk of bolt over Buffers nomination,
but it is not likely to amount to much.
Crandall says he don't like Butler, but if
the convention can afford to commit the
party to such a blunder he can, and he
will stand by the same.
The convention reassembled pursuant to
adjournment, and the Committee on Reso-
lutious not being ready to report, the in
tervenipg time was occupied in making
and adopting motions of thanks to various
persons, including the Committee of Ar
rangements, the presiding officers, the
local press, and also to w. III. English for
the free use OF the operahouse, etc.
4 resolution extending sy mpathy to the
union printers and organized labor in the
boycotting fight against the New York
Tribune was read and referred.
1t was after o'clock when Chairman
Weaver announced that the Committee
on Resolutions was ready to report, and it
was then ascertained there would be three
reports presented. Toe majority re-
ports, made by Jones, of New York,
and Blanchard, of Michigan, were the
| first read. The reading was attentively
listened to, and occasionally Interrupted
by applause, the report of Blanchard
meeting with enthusiastic approval and
| its author receiving many congratulations
on the stand he took in favor of temper
ance and wonian's suffrage. Joness re-
port differed from the majority report in
demanding that while Congress shall
! issue full legal tender notes they shall be
used in payment of government debts,
! constructing public improvements, to re-
| duce transportation charges, completing
| public buildings, building navy, and for
! such other purposes as Congress is now
| asked ,o : scDropriate money, until the sur.
| plus labor Of the ~ CcoHuntry is employed, a
| profitable home market 10. the products
| of American farms and workshops..e a'eo
| and business done on cheap basis. Jones
| did not insist on his views, and there was
| no split on the platform. The majority
| report was read by Mr.. Norton, chairman
of the committee. 1t contained a lengthy
preamble, setting forth the objects of the
| Greenback party and what it has accom-
| plished, saying Congfess had repealed
over S12 ,OO0, 900 annual taxes for banks
throwing this burden upon the people to
| paw interest thereon.
The platform does not differ in essential
| particulars from those heretofore issued
The majority report was adopted, and the
| convention proceeded to select candidates
| for President and President.
| The roll of States was called, and G. E.
| Cunningham, of Arkansas, nominated
Gen. B. F. Butler, which was seconded by
Chase of California, and by representa-
| tives OF other States until Georgia was
reached, when Crsver, of that State, nom
| mated Jesse Harper, of Illinois; Jones, of
New York, nominated E. P. Allis, of Wis
consin, and Atwood, of Pennsylvania
nominated I. B. Armstrong, of that State
| The ballot resulted as follows: Butler, 323
| Harper, 9S; Allis, 2; Davis, l. Solor
Cha, e, though not placed in nomination
received two votes. Butler was declared
the nominee.
The convention then proceeded to the
selection of candidate for Vice
President, and Gen. A. NJ. West, o.
Mississippi, was nominated by acclama
ton. Adjourned.
Col. Winston, North Carolina; ID. A
| Hopkins, New Jersey; Gen. w. P. Innis
Michigan George B. Hutchinson, Massa
chusetts, and Ex-Gov. Sprague, Rhode
Island, were appointed a committee tC
wait on Gov. Butler and Gen. West ant
| notify them of the action of the conven
ton.
A great deal of dissatisfaction is ex
pressed tonight by anti.Butler men wht
participated in the convention of tn,
Greenback-Labor party, as consequence,
of the nomination of delegate to th'
Democratic National Convention as it
candidate for the Presidency. There is
general feeling that there is large elemen
who will not support the action Of tn
convention. 1t is openly asserted that i
was body made up in whole or part Q
men who, in the interests of Butler, wer
delegates to the late anti-mopoply conven
ton at Chicago. AS evidence of this desire
regardless OF justice or interests of party
attention is called to the fact that the Col
orado delegation withdrew, while an alter
nate on that delegation remained who di
not live in Colorado, and who, in the al
sence of the five delegates from that State
who were for Jesse Harper, cast the vot
of that State for Butler. Jones, of Ne
York, and many of his friends were re
! voting, and numbers of Knights of Labo
have openly asserted that the conduct {
the convention has been simply dil
} graceful.
A Sensible Politician.
PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-The Bulletin