Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-06-19
Mr.. Harsin favored the motion to-

Mr.. Edwards spoke in favor Of the
and said this was . liberal
Farmers, Grangers, la-I
boring men, and all who sympathisel
with them stood upon level.
Mr. Short thought this was q strange
doctrine. Farmers and laboringl
men must set up for themselves.
The Changers want to lead in thisI
and ought to lead. Don'tl
want to go into partnership with
any body else.
Mr.. Robinson's motion to amend
70 as to allow the convention to elect,
the members of the committee, and
require the committee to report all
resolutions handed them, prevsileds]
and the committee was chosen acsl
cordingly.
In the afternoon, Mr.. Hanin'P1
motion to vote by townships called
out some sharp discussion. Mr..
Short opposed the motion and gave
notice that he would move to ad-''
journ and meet again as a Grange.
Convention. There was an entering
wedge here to break up the meeting}
Knoxville was good town, and bad
a great many good men; but Knox
vile was never better pleased than
when it could rule the county,
Knoxville township was herein too
great force for other localities. We
must have some different arrange
ment or be sold out.
The motion was lost. A confer
ence followed and all talked for 3
few minutes while waiting for the
committee on resolutions. Mr.. Ed
wards was called out and stated tlft
circumstances under which the cOUz
vention was called; stated who WEI
invited; this was not Grange con-
vention, and the Grange was NOT =
POLITICAL concern.
Mr.. A. b. Lyman; Republics.
was ready to surrender party al
support the nominees of this conve
tion. This was not,a Grange co +
vention; gentlemen were getti1 3
scared without cause; thought eyeH
man must decide for himself whef6.
er he had a right to participate he4p;
we should proceed at once to MIKE
nominations.
= Mr-sShort made anothss ~
speech and was cheered by the
house.
Rev. Jno. Bellamy, Republican,
made an earnest appeal for O new
party, and was.applauded.
f. b. Ruckman was called out.
He also brought dowE the house.
Committees report was received
and adopted. Mr.. Greenlee, mem.
ber of the committee, again intro
duced his resolutions. which had
been tabled in the forenoon, omit
ting the last one.
Gov. Stone spoke in opposition to
the Greenlee resolutions, and de-
nounced them as contemplate. Mr..
Greenlee defended; and Mr.. Orozier
opposed.
Capt. Blain mounted a table, and
in Andy johnson style boasted that
he had been a member of the Board
for ten years. He frantically de-
nounced the resolutions, and Mr..
Greenlee for offering them in order
to break up the convention.
Finally after another speech by
Mr.. Edwards, the resolutions were
tabled. When the final vote was be-
ing counted some Of the Democratic
lawyers of Knoxville were so much
interested that their right hands ap.
peared conspicuously above their
heads. But that was all right, per-
haps; just now they are bravely "in
sympathy with the farmers"
So much time had been occupied
in discussion, and such diversity of
opinions developed, that an adjourn
ment without making nominations
was inevitable. The matter was dis
cussed by several gentlemen; and f.
nally, after adopting Gov. Stones
resolution, the convention
adjourned upon the motion Of Mr..
Short.
Honestly speaking the facts, with
out any intention to cast reflections,
we must say that II this convention
had been properly managed, time
and harmony could have been 90
% to have rendered the
Of ticket easy. AS thel
ended, its results must be
In some measure disastrous
to the new party movement. What
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