, 1875-12-02
Farmer Smith and Ills Allies Again
Come 10 The Front.
Dissertations Oh Soft Money by It's
Enthusiastic Admirers.
Schemes for Paying on The National Debt
Consultation To-Day.
Meeting Of the Democratic Cook County
Committee.
An Effort TO Cnlyanizo tho Party.

An Effort to Cnlvanizo tho Party,
THE INDEPENDENTS.
PRELIMINARY MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE coM.
MlrrrE.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock nntnbst Of
hardy yoonen whose bFohl ncros lie iu 1llinnla,
Minnesota, and Wisconrin. and who ahpire 10
brief political oAtstonca and tho consequent no.
toEicty on a baeis OF grseubaekH oftmonsy gol,-
oral repudation and upHettinS Of values, met in
6olosnn concavo In one OF ths par!ors OF Darke'a
European siosci. lilo moo;lng assembled agree
abls to notire ssnt ont BY y. II. Smith, Of Ko-
wapco. in thia Stats. who waR chosen Chnis,nan OF
Joint Committee appointed In Cincinnati
darIng September last. Tho political org'nizR-
tion Is kuoun as tho National Independent Patty,
aud tho meeting waB that Of tho Executive Cont
nitteo. Tile organization Bprang into e1ie,enco
through tho Granger movement aud Its opposl-
ton to railroads. and having batsiod unsuccess-
fully with corporations, and being unable to
cope e!ngio.handed. they hayo starsod this
Farmers and Workingmcns movement, looking
to tho formation Of a national independent polit-
tcAi part. that shall pace q candidate for proal-
don't IN tho field ncxt year, aud sookng to draw
III tho working classes With the moyonleat, or,
in other words, 10 bring on direct contest ba-
tween labor and capital on the basis OF fsos
money aud goucra! topudfason platform.
TIE sEsstoN
yesterday afternoon was rnthsz for tho purposo
Of relieving Bome Of tho pant-up bosotnA OF
their Rtlrpuu oloIuencc, aud ~ auch WAS rather
a markell sucoess. The arguments advanced Ill
favor OF greenbacks we're most marvellous and
extraordinary, and fearfully and wonderfully
made. and oson Old BILL Alon would have smiled
to t'nd that othora had risen, ollor than himsolf
FOSSILS that must hRyo existed in Al eutitoly
unknown and prehistoric period.
The seat At tts hsad Of tho tabls WAS giyen to
tho old man who had called tho meeting, aud
who oovatoa Lis font TO q prominent position,
A1s. 8. II. Smith, Of Kcwaslnco. lilo was tlaulod
on hia loft sido by A. G. Carnc1ou who acted tn
tho capacity of Secretary,
THE p1Br1nuu1snEp.
The following named gentlemen wore prosont:
4. II. Smith, Kewauoc ILL.,, Secretary OF tho ull-
nois Farmcru Association, aud Chairman Of the
Joint National Committee J. S. Armstfong,
President OF tho Illinois State Grange tho lion.
? hilip Collins, member Ut tho Legislature from
Grundy County Thomas Wolf, Of tho Dloom-
ingtou appeal tbs lion. William Moony, mcm-
bor Of tl,o Legislature from Joliet N. II. Cook,
Of tho 'rlN County Courier John Litsey Of Ken-
dali lOounty;E i. II. Springer, Of tho iorxylo Ners:
J. II. Osborne, A. Ashton A. q. Cameron, Will.
inn Ellsworth, DuFaEo County; Mai. J. N.
ThompRon. Will County; 8. SIaac, Msr.iu Johu-
son. Thomas Wolf, 8. II. West, Kane County;
4. II. Grey, Mclean County; &. NJ. Thorp, Do
Witt County; J. Litsey, i. u Noubargcr. Will
lam Elliott, Minnesota !, p. T. Woods, ". AID
ridge, 8. D. Carpenter, wisconsin J. II: stitt
Livingston Couosyi j. II. Washburne, Williau-
son County.
THE ABSENT.
:. Tue following g-named viii bo present to-day;
T. u. Uuclla,an, Of lho Ipdianap1iis Han Il. 4,
Gilman. Bocrelary Of tis National Executive
Committee, independent PARTY; J. j. Draw, OF
Nov Jersey; v. Il. IreveJlck, Of Detroit; Moaca
T, F,elds: OF Detroit; L. N. Davis. Of Phila-
II. u. HootoD, of CentrnlIa. III.
Atte. statlus That thoro "Aa barely majority
present,
CHAIRMAN SMITH
took hB fart OF Ito t4ble, anl stated that he
tsnm togetaer. At tho Convention os tbs Farmers
Movement, hrld IN Cleveland In May tast. Executive
4 conference uRs nsld in CInoinnati in September
lhat, Ut which th!ttreu moro wore chosen. and tle
twenty.ix wvro known a. .hs Joiat Exeeutive Com.
mlttee Of iho Natloii1 Independent party. lLs had
directed call is.e Committee together Whenever hs
e hdna hs G5 nsts
Convention. Il It were dostled to cal. ona-
IN teapoaso to shs resolution hc had notified ali tho
nembcrs Of the Committee, and had receised nnAwcIa
from Ill that tbey would attend. except J. Cope, 1t
Toxas Thosa who did not come wou,l probably give
OTHERS besidcs The Committee from outside s.stes,
r. esng ssnts'n who n. boon uyts
say, however, that M voting only tho members hsd
right md should retain their Identity III tin, as tho
qaiesion thRt would lrise would 10 tbs utopsip&y OF
calling an
lspxrRaDEsr xouls4r,sa CONVENTION.
A. the meeting IN CtlcnaxA William q, Crook, of
william Eo ., hoshss'er M'1n Da lid caa Ssea tha.s sa
wardsl dr.fs 10 nIa, {. COPY of Which ths speaker
sd ssssd that !. ~ sagp;s M o. md
n1lttta 10 auGgest what Should he done with 1t.
TUE LATE ELECTIONS
had stumpsd Tho mos. e.suto politicians. Two yrars
s'oo ~. I'll. ,ssr thoy b4eeiy sIssod ono ilssrsi
Aepublican: Allan was eecte4 III ohio tNo years ago,
!a. It o.aa , not m ts9 b ason,eda Danosrstio "
eusted with tn T.. psgty. Two years aso Wisconsin
IT, a:{si h Z s.s s sssS .Gry M
publican. 3a ca ,1,i.a BY asmsa natorlty'
THE uREAr IAas or THE PEOPLE,
wera uncertain aa 10 which party thpy should support
They would natursy follow old patty-iaa II they
WOULD hsye Iesa too lsts to mako .hs nova. They
we're to-day Will Tho great majority u TIN psops ut
tho parties wsFa organized. Thoy could 10 noih1uE
without N oEgRn!zatton-and thorough one, Ii
would 10 pttt!r4 al unoraautzed nab a4ainat vol
artilsd aud disciplined asy l. MA only In th!s Htats
kAa 1n11alM thai tho =.H. ...
rARMEns' MovEMEKT
had TAKEN tangibln shape. In otss states thsJ had
no recogaizcl Organizations. They must taxa measures
st onoc 10 fully urR.nlks ths naxses areryNhe1e u
would b. wosss than folly call NAt.ona! Uonvtn-
tioh without tn&hins 1t representative oas, having
9sn9sa; Soassautnoy 4 IL esot IhoJ must begin
Y $RH4A md MAI n1Itltf TAtA
sre4kAF thsn launched out Ia VI aprsa for nuaaciA
I'D, aud atatsd thA+ far but tsw men llsu borue
fle attendant sxponsea Of printing distributing dQGu
nenss, stc.
LIN. 4. U. CAMERON
sasd that - but . minority Of tho COMMITTEES was
Ertatnt. It might hs well defer Actiup TILL TAursday
iuospint. ua wanted 10 aee Inv mofsmeut ..sus
national IN cha1actor. nhch ho believed Ii wpult o
luorcd TO sdolrn to au this morning. and that kfer
adjournment thcy 5eorgantzs Into MeettnB for ill.,
formal dtscuss!an. Tia lnotlon carried.
Altar thu adjournment tho lnectuz feosf saixsd By