The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-04
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSUhAL AMI POLITlCAL
The Greenback National Convention met
at indianapolis on the 2sth and organized
by electing James B. Weaver, OF Iowa,
permanent Chairman. A telegram was
sent to General Butler, asking him IL be
would accept the Presidential nomination,
and Butler replied by asking why such
question was put to a Greenbacker Of
twenty years. standing. The convention
then adjourned until the 10Th. -
THE International Lodge Of Good Tenn
plars, IN session at Washington on the
2S.h, Elected Hon. James B. Finch, Of
Nebraska, Righ. Worthy Grand Chief
Templar.
THE Wisconsin Democrats met In State
Convention at Madison ON the 2Sth and.
elected w. +. Villas, J. q. jenkins, Z. s.
Bragg and ]. NJ. Morrow as delegates.at-
large to the National Convention. Reso-
lutions wero adopted denouncing the pres
ent tariff as a masterpiece Of injustice and
false pretensc, and demanding that all
custom.house taxation shall be only for
revenue.
The Comptroller OF the Currency at
Washington stated on the 2Sth that he
thought the financial situation had de-
cidedly improved. II Congress would pass
the Mcpherson bill, which had already
gone through the Senate and been favor
ably reported by the House Committee on
Banking and Currency, he said 1t would
increase the circulation of tho country
more than JO,OOO,OOO and afford immed!-
ate and permanent relief.
The Minnesota Democratic Convention
mt at st. Paul on tho Goth and elected
delcgates.at. at.large to tho National CoIven.
tion. Resolutions we're adopted denounc.
ing extravaganza, demanding economy in
the management Of National affairs, and
vigorously condemning the protective
tariff system ns tho source Of many evils
and as fostering corruption, jobbery and
dishonesty, while degrading American
commerce,
THE Greenback National Convention, In
session at indianapolis on the 10th, nom-
mated General b. F. Butler for President,
and General A. NJ. West. of Mississippi, for
Vice President A platform waAadopted
demanding the substitution Of greenbacks
for national bank notes; condeming the
withdrawal of fractional currency, and In
sisting that the money In the treasury
should be applied to the payment Of the
National debt; denounciDg tho two great
parties for creating monopolies, and IA
voring tho submission TO the people OF an
amendment TO the Constitution providing
for universal suffrage.
A BILL to abolish the prison-labor con-
tract in Massachusetts, has been defeated
In the Legislature Of that State.
COLONEL J. o. p. BURNSIDE, dlsbursing
officer OF the Post-ofiice Department at
Washington, was arrested on the Goth on
the charge OF embeEzlement. The amount,
as stated by himself, would exceed 40,-
600. .
IT was discovered on the Goth that John
@. Emo, President Of the Metropolitan Bank
Of New York, had fed TO Europe, notwith.
standing guard OF six officers had been
watching his residence for six days.
DURING the first days session Of the
Greenback National Convention at Indian
apolls the following telesrams passed be-
tween Governor Begole and General But
ler:
INDIANAPoLIs, May ~. = GovERNon BEN
BUrLER, VIII you accept the nomination on
2 satisfactory platformS No other 10 question
BOsroN, May 81. W. BEGoLR, Indianapo-
lisi Thanks for your consideration, but why
should be aekod q question which, under
other mnnf Is not my record as q ureen-
backor for twenty years sufiicient without
formal pledge 20 you, which would cause mo
70 be pointed at ~ man who bids for nom
inationf BENJAMIN y. BUTLER
GroRcH o. JONES, Chairman Of the New
York Greenback State Committee, issued
an address on tho 3oth ult. TO the oreen-
hackers Of tho State in which he Expressed
Goubts as 70 General Buffers soundness on
financial questions from the standpoint Of