Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-18
The Greeley Conversational COnven.


=. G. HINE NOMINATED as THEIR CANDIDATE.
Ire Greeley convention to nominate a dele
gate 20 Congress fren the District of C5luub
;.,-t nh'ed At Lincoln hell Yesterday afternoon,
aud Wa called 70 order At o'clock by 3-r.
Y M. Dickson, the chairman OF the District com
mIttee, WHO spoke % tie great responsibility
resting uPcu tEeconyeution. pr " N. q. Bald
win was IT ade Temporary chairman and L. q
ia biu- ard \. E Slater secretaries. After the
appointment and action o. the usual committees
on credentials. oFEauiZG t.ou. &c, the CGnvea-
ton was OTgaBizec with tie following officers -
PRESIDENT. W. l.. CGSsiE; vice presidents, James
Et gan and W. Il. Langley; secretaries, Il i.
Ebus, ). I. Lewifs L. 3. ka.btus a1a 6. E
Slater.
MR. CAssrN ON TEE aEEAT Keynote.
Dir. JasSln, on EtIag escorted to the char,
made some remarks IN With he said the COR
vent;Ou bad met = nominate . nan for Con-
gress who would oppose the tyraUuiCal ami
dishonest rule Of the board Of public wO:ks,
and he felt assured that should proper man
receive the nomina'AJn they would win. The
great 'lPy note ia the campaign will be tie
question or she Gray bill. IL is a good bu', aCd
one Elich should receive the hearty endorse
Mr.. FENwICS sQJ-EICHRD.
q. " BaCcr, =. G. y srbE~v, Dg. ". o. Bald
win. r. W. Fenwiek, snd 2. =. Webb wc5.
appointed committee or resolutions.
Mr. 'tLNiCk attempted 20 offer series ~
resoiut .o1S, but was sqUelehed b. cries Of, GO
INTO nom iI1-iCn,' &c.
TEE S4CE Old ANTI ypEOVE -ESZ v-AT-
FORM.
The committee on resolutions subse lreu-lr
E7E"rf'- ? : res, which was -. 20. Tas
first sets forth "tlgy, E.sr. -G-3i0- al 1a~.y
affiliations auL pTeIilcC ions We rs! o. re a n
oCTats.I VIII Unite with an good C!..r-nS Of
whatever YoiIt al faith, in IN earnest md FRI
ore ef'it 20 reject The people OF IL D-'rct
iIoua most PROF gate and corrEg p government"
The & roud drInS 1ds such mOi.c., s:.5u OF the
organic act as VIII secure the TieEt Of c.eC:ing
the Governor, the members of both hr2ughas OF
tie legislative assembly, and the more lc..Ort-
ant o. al the Dstris officers a. Vol a tie CON
curTerc" Of the representatives Of fEs people in
the lel Eiatlye assera. " in All its appointments
- offices E21Ce hy tue Governor, - any CtEer
District SuthOritv. II etiird IS dev6'al 10 r;,a
lawitsS and prctli gate extravaganza o! Che boar
ff pubic works ana ths District Government -
lie fourth makes the TsUai protessla7 ~ the
ohStrUcuonIst> a. being lin favor Of 2 liberal
system OF improvements rs tine means or the
people Wi! GeaT without e cessive taxsttsn and
me mourning OF public debt beyond their
inability TO pay, witheut seriously affecting their
material prosperity" .Sc. The fifth fIvOrs
abOlishiDg District officers and cutttny d,wn
salaries. The q IN is a sop 70 the w1rkipg-
men tavcTirg increasing the wages 70 two del
lars per day, (wbIer prompts the inquiry where
ana how are the woEkingmen ta earn two do
Lars under the new regime, w theSe antrim
Zovement, or slow going i. rc-crnert ie4s
carried OUT The seT5uth sets forth ..jhat the
s7'tem adopted by the board OF pubic work. OF
giving ont contracts to whom they plna,n at
prices arbitrarily fiNe3 D. themselves thereby
cntGE" al compe-Itica, Is radically rerni-
cion. aud tends - corruption" The eighth and
last i2yo1s The Gray bill
THE sCEUB PACE.
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