The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-29
POLITICAL POINTS.
the 6reenba, kers Ia Session at Indian'
apolls--liu,ler the fayoritr.
The Democratic State Conventions
The Nebraska Faithful.
Miscellaneous Political Runners,
The orecnbnck Convention.


The trecnback Convention,
ispIAS,roLis, IsD., Nav 2s.-rhe nation.
nj s'eenbHck convention Assem- bled ut
Euglish's opera.hOuse at ii o'olocf, and
was called 20 order by Jesse Harper, Of
Illinois, chairman Of the nstionsl commit.
tee. Hon. John Tyler, OF Flords, was
elected temporary chairman, and Georse
u Haokstrn, of Missouri, and Corn'lius
Dewey, Of New York, secretaries. All
\ ates were Represented oxcspt Delaware
and Missisiopi The contes, from Maine,
one set o. del' gates being headed by Scion
Chase (snu Builer). 10 tho only one ~ i'm.
plrtapcs. George A. Jones, OF New York,
attempted several timss to 90, In n resoln.
ton favorable TO the Chssc delegation, but
was not recognized BY the chair and
howled down nv the convention.
Adjourned I'LL 2o'clock, 10 give the ere.
dsntisl committee time 10 report.
During the isv The following kilograms
passed between Governor Begole and Gen.
ersl Butler:
ISDiASAroLis. May q. TO Governor d. v.
Butler Ros,pn, Massachuset.
VIII you accept nomination on salts
fsc,orJ platform No other qnes,ion here.
liosroS, May eS-To Governor Dcgolc I:dai'
Tnsnks tor your confederation; hut why
should be asked a question which under
like circumstances was never pnt to any
other mai? Is not nv record ~ g,een-
nscker for twenty year, sufficient, without
n formal pledge 10 yen, which would cau,e
me TO be pointed to as q man who bids for
n. nomination?
Tsieredl b. i. BUTLER.
Almost the entire afternoon session IVES
occupied In the discussion Of the question
u-ka oh
who's, delegations were not o. mp'eie should
bs allowed 80 cast the entire vote ~ which
the state Is entitled. The discussion WAS
auire hested and a. times great confusion
and disorder prevailed. After tbres hoursde'
bate, w. wss decided tn no votes would he
counted except those OF delegates sct1alls
present, this hsing REGARDED ~ a triumph
Tor Butler. Unier this decision. the actual
vote OF the convention IL. ali. II wss or.
dsrcd thst oil re-llrtlons be RET rred
withou. debate to the committee on Iesolu.
tions composed Of ona from each state,
1h'cp rs then appointed. The onnnii-
tee on pefmaueat organization submitted
iepor' which was adopted, naming 90 pre-.
dsut James 3. Weaver IT lows; vico.neeei-
donts-one rom ehoh state, including a.
Young, of 1ex-', fnd $ ven fecretsries, In.
Guiding {. Roberts of Texas.
General Weave was conducted 10 the
char aud delivered a specch reviewing tho
grDNtn o!thr grcsuhaHk party, commend
ing i!s principles and drnouncirg iinanoial
measures enacted In recent years By mem
be- 2 Of The old parties. A, the conclusion
OF Waivers speech the convention took re-
cess till 1.30 p. IN.
The co ayent,on wss slow in re.as-
sam bling, aud !, was O'Clock when Chsir-
man Weaver called the house TO order.
The roll Of states was called
Tor membefe OF the national. o1mmit,ee,
Al. AL
e. Cunningham: Oalifornis-D. Shell
house: Cclorsdo-G. Delnmstyr; Connecti.
Gu,-H. G. Baldwin: Georgis-C. ID. Parker:
Ilinois-Jesse Harper; Indispa-RlchMd
Gregg; lows, J. ii. Gillette; Kansas-A.
I; Huntley; Kentucky u L. uu A:
%aines D. Emerson M.'isch etc.,
saa4@a D. HILL N0H Sesi..s. MIS-.
@. Pace: New Hampshire Warren @.
Brown: New Jersey-B. W. Terlicke; New
Ycrk-Lous +. Post; North Carolipa--G.
!: VIZ 0hi1Is Case: j. R SsIs'I r.:
Young; vermont-M. N. Z. Baker; Yves.
Virginia j. w. Gorham; Wisconsin-Rob
ert Shilling; District Of Columbia-Les
Crsndsli.
After the appointment OF the national
committee ond the pending report Of tho
committee on resolutions, speeches were
n,nde by number OF persons, including
Scion Chase, Of Maine.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
INDIANAPOLIS, May s.-The greenback
convention which assembled here this
morning wss larger in numbers than
va. expected, there being between
400 and 500 delegates. At an eerly stage
~ the proceedings the presence OF al anti.
ID emf ne
o, ~ were verv' boisterous
which was largely due 10 tn.
iueincency az the Temporary chairman.
T. Tyler, of Florida. The great fight Of
toe day was msde on the question Of prox.
iss. DR.. T. A. Blank, residing Ia
Washington, d. c.. proposed to represent
South Carolina ereenbackers, and oss. the
dsings,ions are Composed to Butler,
md they hoped II the proxies
w,To admitted they would be
sb.s 10 dsieat him. This feeling va. shared
ov I'D. Jonee, OF New YORK, and Scion
Chs,e. OF Maine, who argued vehemently
Tree hours were devoted 80 d,,ors'ion ~
no proposition ard the conventitn
dor'y decided that proxies ,houd
NJ be admitted and that dslega,ds
should cast only individual votes and
~, tho full vote OF the states.
O "a q the best speeches was made bv Mrs.
hdrutta Bristol, Of New jersey. Her re.
mars wore almost entirely political. with
u cidsn,al reference tn woman's outrage.
She made telling hit In desert bling the
nbsrscterlstics of the man the convention
shou,d nominste, when she closed by saying
h should be q msn with sn eye sinsla I
the b-st Interests of the people. Thio wa
"a zen % referring 10 Burso ard was ,ounf =
Is checrcd. The convention wss alsn al
ire-sed bv Mrs. Mary aoggert aud Mn
Frsocis Willard in behalf Of Temperance
aud sd5rige
Tho wisconsin democrats.