The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-29
Mower county-M. B. S]ocum, w. G..

Mower county-M. B. S]ocum, w. G.
Watts.
Blue Earth-L. Dyer.
Cottonwood-Wm Prentiss.
Olmsted-O. H. Page, VIM. Teach
out, [. NJ. Westfall, H. I. Harmon, A.
NJ. Baker, H. A. France, A. F. Keyes,
J. L. Wright, S. E. Everts, E. S. Wool
bridge, W. W. Doty, J. W. Fulkerson.
Steele county,. w. George.
Report adopted.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation reported for chairman Geo. C.
Chamberlain, secretary, H. 7. Harmon.
The report was accepted.
H. II. Young moved that the plat
form adopted July 29th be affirmed,
with substitute for the financial plank
contained therein as follows:
$, That Federal treasury notes (green-
backs), the amount to be regulated by the
| wants of trade. should constitute the lawful
money of the country, be legal tender in
payment of all debts, be receivable by the
government at par in payment of all duties,
taxes and all other debts, and be converti-
bic at par into new government 3.65 per
| cent bonds, and that our present bank cur
rency should be retired, and all future is
sues of bank notes be prohibited.
9. That our outstanding federal bonds
should he paid (acco ding to the require
ments Of the law authorizing their creation)
as rapidly as possible, consistent with due
regard for the public welfare, and that the
debt should be funded in new bonds, bear
ing 3.65 per cent, interest; that such new
bonds should be payable. principal and in
terest, in currency or gold, at the option of
the government, should be taxable as other
personal property is taxed and be convert
ible into federal treasury notes, at pal.
The platform, as amended, was adopt
! ed.
On motion, the convention proceeded
to an informal ballot for gubernatorial
candidate, which resulted as follows;
D. L. Buell., 43; R. F. Humiston, s;
VIM. L. Banning, ii; A. Barton, 6.
Mr.. Barton declined, and made an
earnest appeal for Mr.. Buell., moving
that he be nominated by acclamation.
MIR. Young replied, and earnestly
urged that the convention should not
sell out the Anti-Monopoly party to the
Democratic organization.
Mr.. Page, also, urged that the con,
vention could not consistently nominate
Mr.. Buell., as he is the Democratic can.
didate +
| Mr.. George thought Mr.. Young hac
not heard of Thomas Jefferson and the
glorious record Of the Democratic par
ty, and the old gentleman made a regu.
lar speech clarifying the D Democratic re
cord.
| Several others spoke pro and con up
on this question, and Mr.. Young made
a second appeal in behalf Of separat
action, declaring that even if this con
vention should nominate the Demo
cratic ticket it would not influence tn
Anti -Monopolists of the state to vot
for those candidates. The object o
their organization, the purpose of call
) ing this convention, their entire action
in fact, proved that what they wante,
was independent action, and not coal;
ton with either of the old parties.
this convention offered them the Demo
} cratic candidates to vote for, they woul'
} not abide by its action, but would b.
likely to resent such interference wit
their plans by voting for the Republi
can candidates in preference. Rathe
than attempt to force Mr.. Buell. on tn,
party, Mr.. Young believed that no nomi
nation had better be made, but that tn
gubernatorial place on the ticket be lef
vacant, he therefore, moved to Law thi
} question on the table.
On the vote being taken the motto
to lay on the table was lost, and tn
convention then proceeded to a forma
ballot for governor with the followin
, result:
!. D. L. Buell., 33
VIM. L. Banning, 26
Ara Barton, 5
}, Total vote, 81
Mr.. J. B. Tuttle of Minneapolis wa