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

and more opposed to all monopoly of whatever char
acter in this country. 1t is such u man as this | desire
to present to this people, a man who, as the poet says
and it could not be more appropriately applied
none have known him but to love him. none speak
his name but to praise him His name IS Col. Jesse
II. Harper, of Illinois.
Mr.. Harper's nomination was seconded by
Messrs. Guilty., of Kentucky; Eaton, of Maine;
Bryan, of Maryland; Carpenter, of New Hamp-
shire; Sietz, of Ohio; and Young, of Texas,
Mr. ALLIs PLACED IN NOMINATION..
Hon. E. P. Alis, of Wisconsin, was nominated
by Mr.. Jones, of New York, in the following
words:
Mr.. Chairman-I appear hear with the following
resolution, adopted by the State convention which aP.
pointed its delegates at large to this convention, and
1 will read it for the instruction of the convention
and for the edifcation of the convention, because L
hold it my sacred duty to abide by this:
Resolved, That the delegates from the State of
New York be and they are hereby INSTRUCTED. not to
cast their votes for any candidate for President or
Vice president in the national convention to be held at
Indiapapolis, May %, 1884, unless such candidate
has first openly and reliably consented to accept the
nomination if rendered him by said convention, and
to stand on the platform of principles it adopts and
to remain in the field as the candl,
date of the party he was called to represent
until the polls close on Tuesday, November 4, 1884.
Now, Mr. Chairman, all 1 have to say is this. that
so long as this convention represents the party 1t was
called here to represent, so long as it puts itself ABOVE
the candidate and not the candidate above 1t, L pledge
myself to abide the result of this convention. lap
plause.l But when it goes outside and places ITS
powers in the hands of a candidate not a member OF
this party, 1 shall take the liberty, if 1 feel inclined to
do so at that time, not being enthused by this
momentary spirit which characterizes this convention,
or intimidated by it, misses l shall take the liberty
perhaps, of following the i~luetrious statesman whose
name has 80 often been presented here, of retiring
from this convention as he did from the Charleston
convention in 1860. Applause:
l desire 70 present the name of Mr.. Allis, OF WIS
consln. lApplause.J
Mr.. Spencer, of New York, made a brief
speech, nominating Hon. David Davis, Of Hi
nois.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG DECLINES THE HONOR.
Mr.. Thomas A. Armstrong. of Pennsylvania,
was nominated by Mr.. Doody, of New York,
and seconded by Mr.. Atwood, of his own State.
Mr.. Doody said:
Mr.. Chairman-T rise to make a nomination. I am
one of those men, though young, that can see a little
way ahead of me, and know better than to take a man
stuck to us through thick and thin, not only as a
Greenbacker, but as a laborer as well, and a defender
of laborers. That man is Thomas A. Armstrong, of
Pennsylvania lApplause.l
Mr.. Armstrong declined the honor, saying:
Mr.. Chairman, and Gentlemen Of this Con
vention-While 1 feel the honor that
is intended to be conferred upon. me
by the gentlemen with whom l have battled all through
the past seven or eight years, 1 have never yet felt
myself in q position but that when labor was asked of
me l felt it was an honor TO go with her, and for her
enter into any and every battlefield. l feel satisfied
that l have been so highly honored by that mention of
my name, and | rejoice to know that no matter how
low Gown IN the scale OF mankind a man may start, he
can be named for the highest position
United = States, [4ppla%se. t feel highly hon,
ored, of course, that my name should stand as a can
didate alongside of that i~llustrious man, Benjamin F.
Butler, and that great philanthropist and friend of hui
manity, a man whom Ilove, Jesse Harper; but gen
tlemen and ladies of this convention, 1 am constrained
to turn my back upon you in this request to stand as
a candidate. l cannot be a candidate before this con-
vention, and l will not be. Therefore, l withdraw my
name from the convention.
GENERAL BUTLER NOMINATED.
The first and only ballot was then taken, and
resulted as follows:
Alabama, Butler ], Harper 1; Arkansas, Butler 3;
California, Butler 8, Harper l; Colorado, Butler 6;
Connecticut, Butler 6; District of Columbia, Harper
2; Florida Harper /; Georgia, Harper q; Illinois,
Butler SO, Harper Z Indiana, Butler 20. Harper A,
Allis 1; Iowa, Butler 25, Harper l. Kansas, Butler
IS; Kentucky, Butler 3, Harper IA; Maine, Butler 8,
Harper z; Maryland. Harper 2; Massachusetts, But
Ter 20; Michigan, Butler 26; Minnesota, Butler 8
Harper Il New Hampshire. Butler 2, Harper 1; New
Jersey. Butler Is; New York, Butler AZ, Harper 2,
Allis 9, Davis l, Chase 2; North Carolina, Harper l;
Harper 8; Rhode Island, Butler s; Tennessee, Harper
L Texas, Butler l Harper 2; Vermont, Butler 4;
Virginia, Harper Il West Virginia, Butler 8; Wiscon-
sin, Butler II.
Total number of votes cast, 425; necessary to
a choice. 213. Of these General Butler re-
ceived 322, Harper SO, Aliis l, Davis l, Scion
Chase 2. A motion was made to make General
Buffers nomination unanimous, but there were
a number of Kisses and cries of NO" mo"
Mr.. Kenworthy, of Iowa, moved that General
A M. West, of Mississippi, be nominated by &C
clamation for Vice president, but the motion was
not considered, as objection to it was made.
Considerable time was spent in wrangling over
minor matters, and several Intellectual motions
were made to adjourn until later in the evening
or this morniog,
Mr.. Jones, of New York, then announced his
intention to come back into the fold in the fol
lowing words:
Mr.. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention
l don't think it possible for me to command language
at this time to convey to you the great emotions which
weigh upon my heart. If ever man served a cause
honestly, earnestly, and ~devotedly, 1 believe that every
member of this party who knows me, including the
mony to the faithful service have rendered the
Greenback party. If 1 have failed. 1t has been an er-
ror of the head and not Of the heart. feel, gentle
men, that the interest, the welfare and prosperity and
liberty of the American people hinges on the action
here to-day. L feel that many of the most devoted of
my friends, the truest Greenbackers, are here doing
that to which / can not accord my judgment. | can
not impute improper motives to them. because know
them to be honest men. I came into this
convention to-day under an assurance given by
the gentlemen that we have selected
to act as a member of the national committee and by
a vote taken in our committee-if l remember cor
rectly-and certainly under the assurance that it Cen
eral Butler was nominated by this convention, a com
munlcation would De sent TO MN lmineulately; con,
veying to him the substance of the platform adopted
here, and unless he accepted that nomination, and
agreed to stand upon that platform. they would unite
with me in selecting some other candidate tomorrow
morning. Under that agreement | feel in honor bound
to wait until that hour arrives, until tomorrow shall
come; but in the time that elapses between now and
then this party and its power is placed in the hands of
an individual whom do not recognize as a member
of our organization; therefore
Mr.. Dean. Of New York-Mr. Chairman, am COM
PEELED to call the gentlemen to order.
The President-The chair expresses the wish that
the gentleman will Withdraw his point of order. Tho
speakers time has almost expired.
Mr.. Dean of New York-Mr, Chairman, my first
point of order is that, in the first place, the gentle
man is m~isstating the facts that occurred in the New
York delegation.
The Chairman-That is not a point of order. Dir.
Jones will proceed.
Mr.. Dean, of New York--Thcn. Mr.. Chairman. my
point of order is this: that the gentleman is malign-
ing the character and reputation of our STANDARD
bearer. which is going ON record in every paper rep
resented here and we arc the biggest set Of fools in
the world if we will listen here calmly While our enc
mics make him a mouth-picce to defame the character