The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-30
NOTES AND Personal MENTION.

Interesting Features of the Proceedings and
Gossip About the Participants.
H. Martin Williams. of the Kansas City Jour
nal, is a delegate to the convention.
Mr., John Tyler, jr., of Florida. stated that
General Buffers nomination meant the success,
he thought, of the Republican party in several
States in the South, and especially in Georgia.
He says he is the making of the Republican
party.
DR.. Shellhouse, a deleg ate from California,
came here with the expectation OF being turn-
ished return transportation free. The conven-
ton kindly helped him out of his financial di-
lemma BY taking up a collection, which amounted
TO about $50.
A photograph was taken of the delegates, who
assembled in Circle park for that purpose, before
the morning session yesterday. Gen. Weaver
and the lady delegates occupied prominent posi-
tons in the foreground. ana Power, Of Massa-
chusetts, lowered all around.
Mr.. John N. Gwin, of Efingham, Ill, the gen
tleman who placed Jesse Harper in nomination,
said that, in his opinion, the opposition to Mr..
Butler would in time become weakened, but still
it was a nomination that would not call forth the
entire support of the Greenback party.
Scion Chase, of Maine, said that the straight
out Greenbackers in that State would probably
not put an electoral ticket in the field, although
the Fusionists might do so. He intended, for
himself to revive, the publication of Then
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election.
Mr.. H. C. Baldwin, of Connecticut. took ex-
ception to the published statement that he made
an indicate allusion to Lincoln and Morton.
He certainly did or else he would not have been
so roundly Kissed as he was. What he intended
to say and what he did say may have been two
very different things.
Mr.. Power, of Massachusetts,, showed up yes
terday morning a little diSigured, but still in the
ring. lie seems to have a great and overpower-
ing responsibility resting upon his shoulders. 1t
is firmly believed in certain circles that the fu-
ture salvation of the great republic depends
largely upon Mr.. Power.
G. F. Davis, editor of the illegal Tender
Greenbacker, of Bloomfield. Ia, was the princi
pal secretary of the convention, and a very use
full member. on account Of the promptness and
efficiency with which he disposed of the business,
and his courteous and obliging ways. He is re-
garded as one of the leading men of the party IN
the West.
The busiest, and at the same time the most
silent and invisible man in attendance upon the
Greenback convention is Walter II. Shupe. of
New York, editor of Father Columbia's Paper.
He seems to be one of the moving spirits in the
movement which has resulted in the nomination
of Gen. Butler as a candidate for the presidency
by the two conventions.
The following was handed in for publication
last night: Ma
Fr%nces. E. Willard, president of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, was not
u speak at Int dIeelDdCk CODNtuJlOu' IL
same invitation was given to her as that conferred
upon the other ladies, but Miss Willard declined to
speak, preferrihg to hear the memorial for national
prohibition from the w. G. r. u. of the United States
presented by DIR. De La Matyr. in behalf of the ladies
whom she was in indianapolis to represent.
wv. Z, I. u, of indianapolis"
WHO GENERAL WEST is.
None of the delegates to the convention ppar-
emily know much about Gen. A. NJ. West, the
candidate for the Vice presidency, further than a
general suspicion that he was an eminently
proper person to nominate. From various
sources it has been learned that he ives at
Holly Springs, is about siXty-five years old and is
a lawyer by profession. He served through the
war as a general in the confederate army. He
was originally an old line Wing, but for many
years later was identified with the Democracy.
About six years ago he became u member of the
Greenback party and has since acted with them.
Mississippi in 1880 but was defeated. 1t is known
that he will accept the nomination.
A -GREENBACK EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
About thirty Greenback editors, who attended
the convention, met yesterday and organized an
editorial association, with Walter +. Shupe, of
New York, as president. and Moses S. Hull, of
Iowa. as secretary. 1t is to he called the
Butler Editorial Association" and it is organ
lied Tor the purpose of mutual dependence and
support in a political as well as a business way.
1t is proposed to extend it so as to include all
papers that support the nominees of the conven-
ton. 1t is proposed that it shall be a perma-
meetings.