, 1874-11-26
Creenbacks, Ad Libitum, to
Be Issued in Their
Stead.
A National Convention Called and
an Executive Committee
Appointed.
The Labor Reform Element
Largely Predominant.

INDIANAPOLIS lnd, NOV. 2o.-Botweon fit
and sixty poraons assembled to-day, In accort
auco With tic resolutions Of tho 18th of AuguE
1nacnsnlcnt f.orron+ion n ,orsutt ,,,,,, ~
anostion ~ a.a..,.,n .s~s.. ~ aoasa' apon ~. ~
. 1uoo.'1a " o4s"u,Sl'b 'eueoauehs toF N'
n e'ouHl lnuopouaeus @ parry. 10 convention OF IN
hatton congressman wns called, but tho moetin
rot confouuflcd with TINT propositinn. Anon
the moro nro1n,nont man nrcaant WAN 11orao
IT 49, =, Na,a v..,a ~" .ia.a,s s my I'LL. .otae
L. Day, VI Ne" ioI6 Alo1anaor 1ronpe, 0
Connoetons; Alexander Campbell, Of Illinois
L. A. Wood of Louisyil1o, Ky, Indiana Till
uois. 11fch,rap, Kentucky, Nov york mi Mr. M.
.1o,uov wora r,,-o.autn5 M. H..
1o'1o' nv" aet4esoN'o"' 9ho 1ion 1auac'
nuen"nan. ~. OF TINS Guy: was oho5on President
A committee Of tllirsoon, with Wood, OF Ken.
tucky, aa Chairman, was appointed on q iooiara-
ton Of principles, which completed tho work Of
the nur,tu1r scsa}on.
LErrEns wrne nran
from number Of porsouy. iuoludlue Prof. John
a. Thompson. Of West Virginia Hcury Cnry
Daird, OF philadoptin D. A. Maloney, editor
of tho Dubuque 1e!eqrap' Wallace r, Dro ono.
editor Of tho New York l{srautiko Journal. md
George D. Drow, of Now Jersey, all inJorsing
the movement for q party III favor Of cnrrancv
reform.
Al tho eyenipp session, Jan1ea Tuc,,ano,
mnde an elaborate address iii favor Of tho
Withdrawal Of National Bank notes and sn1,. nh
stltution OF legal tender iutorconyartiIfa aur.
ronoy, ut the conclusion OF Which The Comrnittoa
on Platform submitted tloir ronorts whiob nro.
yoiod considerable discussion on q proposition
the legislation OF tic nation 10 so cLspgod aud
arranged aa to secure to eacl
THE JUST REWARD or Ills OWN LABOR.
and that all PRACTICES OF robbng, stoaling, and
II or indiroct}T. fn hial or low nlxnsa shnil IN
punished criminaliy, and in all caBos whoro pos
aiblo tue swag restored TO tho Government or
proper owner.
o. presenting this amendment. a. addresa wae
cock9 County, Of q violent typo. Uo charged ali
thom. as tho Dible does, with thieves and nlurs
r dossre: l9 favored legislation that would give
would havo any. wealth who did not manualiy
aiasm Of tho day.
L 4. WOOD, OF KENTUCKY.
followed with long dry speech, nttacking the
hard-money basis and National Isanks, arIp thn
pending report OF tho Committee. W." NV
One speaker wanted workingn,en especi,ljv
recognized, else Tho press would iii tho ontlre %
along on single idea. ~O''>@ o0'
Tho meeting seemed about to get Into a auarl
when Riley withdrew hiH amendment, and tho
report OF the Committee was adopted By rlslng
vote.
change the date Of tho Cleveland Conyoution il
necessary.
HORACE II. pAY, OF NEW YoaE.
Was invited to nldress tho meeting. int be wae
found to bo too troublesome, and was quietly
diBu0acd OF,
Tho Committee on Platform laborod Al, dov |
and part Of last ufcht. the cnuHe of the 1isaarea
ment being attributed to Mr. Day's wonderfuI
loquacity.
[Ta The Assoefat<d Pyess1 |
Ivp1AsApoi1s, Ind. Nov. 25.-A uonycnt;on or |
meeting composed OF tho leading 1ne1, If liz IN.
aotsuuont 3oto," palty o. 4hqlana aud number Of
TiSe.asa1es iSa.as IRON otner States met 10 tho Real
Isat@to ana ManutactuEers Hall in this city to-
day. Tho meeting WaH called to order bY hir.
Gilman, Of Indiana, WHO eatl that at tbe linda.
pendeut Convoutiot, neld in the Masonic iiall
AM 10 tnst tho fottow;nn ~ .ai'.i 4ta!'t
nassoj. @'' WV 4ono"i"s 1e"o1u14ou was
pS1Hsu Tssotr.5 That . ,o,,,.,,.... ~ .
on ,i, ani .i,ar cpen o. anthor.ea to cor