The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-02
GREENBAcK CONVENTION.

dhEENbACh CON NENIION.
AND, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF CON-
MrrTEEs AND DELEGATES
Democratic State Convention, called by the green
back agtators assembled yesterday Germana Hall 10
select delegates for ST. LOUIS There present about
200 persons rho meeting called TO order by Mr.
Gideon J. Tucker, who nominated Mr.. T. T. Tomiinson
for chairman, the following named gentlemen beng
chosen presidents: -Messrs W. Labor, Theodore
n Melvin }. Sullivan. Thomas Flood, James Roach,
Samuc! r. Follett John Singles. George spraguc, and
secretaries, Paul Tucker and Louis Arnheim.
Mr. Tomlinson then rose aud addressed the Conven-
ton He inveghed against present legislation ruin
GUS Currency the circulation Of the body polite, be
said, raralyzed Gold given rough mora!
handling. Congress has TO determine what shall be
money. Reference was madc 10 the utility OF green
backs during tho II imitation lcssened obligations
contraction ruined the debtor They wanted to be let
alone. Tho latter statement very well summarizes tho
rest Of the speech The following committees were then
nppointcd:-
conMrrxx TO REPORT THE NAMES OF ST. LOUIS DELE
GATES.
!. Gideon J. Tucker, New York; George Washington
Mellon, New York 2. Edward A. Moore. Kichlnond;
George w. Lloyd, Westchester 3 Jacob T. Miller,
Columbia; james Merion, Rensselaer,. T. William D.
King, ST. Lawrence; D. !. Kccle Warren. g. Clinton
Harvey Hunt, o.sesc; Ira H. smith. Delaware !.
Christopher Kane, Monroe; T. b. Proctor, Llvngs,oa
s. N. N Cook, Gcnesee Eli A,well, Orleans.
COMMITTEES OK CREDENTIALS
!. John W. Crump and Thomas +. Tuiiy, New YORK.
z Jacob Z CARL, Queens; Abraham j. Guide,
champn, schoharic. l. Eugene DeuDeck, Mont
gomery; b. = Bissel, Saratoga 8. Charles T. Van
Eaten, onondaga; Timothy conklin, Herkimer
Cortland. I. william Mcintyre Ontario; Daniel A.
Robinson, cayuga. g. John B. Adams, Erie: $. +.
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS
]. Marcus Hanion, New York. Marcena NJ
Dickinson, Rockland. 8 George s. Crawford Albany.
4. J. L. Ferguson. Montgomery. D. ). ID. Keller,
Ouondaga q Charles W. Cooke Otsego Z. William
L. Buell.. Monroe. 3. Thomas Ingstrum, Cartaraugus.
The Convention then took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention rc-asscmblcd at eight O'Clock Tho
Hon. Anthony +. Cuddeb,ch, as Chairman OF the Com
mtlce Credentials presented his report and made
brie address, IN the course OF which lie said that he
had been born and bred democrat but should not vote
for Governor Tilden Tor any Office where was he in
1851 and 1922" asked the speaker Il cannot answer
that but can tell you where hc not. He
missing from the side OF such men Levi s. Chatned
and Lieutenant Governor Church, who fighting
the Canal Ring before the Legislature. am Tor tho
principles that General Jackson cnunciated. As
long stand still and tho money power rule the
government We shall be little better than slaves"
The Secretary here need that fifty out OF sixty
two counties in the State represented ana l20 out
OF 1852 Assembly districta
Mr. Marcus Hanon, Of New York, Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions. read the following resolu
tons, which were unanimously adopted
THE RESOLUTIONS
Whereas the organisation heretofore known the demo-
cratic party the state q New York IN its IN
solemn protest Tor the following reasons..
prncolss laid down the platform adopted ny the
m s. ssns % Iss IN he & Sss
cratic held in this country the Convention held
The iatSrm the hed
the l w
WHO ~ voice. money and personal influence to
noss Ii
s no the nSn to
20 esd the democratic party in this State
rate interests and having no sympathy in common with
the and having made with the
o be trusted with the peoples welfare.
harmony with the desires orsSs people throughout his
state and with the Of the democratic part. n
by they have heretofore been in New York. claim
Ss held St. Louis on the 9Th nst as he only duly
authorized democrasy Of this
time honorsd champion Of tho rights Of tho against
pending currency conflict without reserve or
declare that shall urge AGAINST all oppostion
objects and adopt them -
P-uncondtonai repeal Of the republican forced Re-
SsoThe substitution Of legal tenders for national bank
notes
and private and all taxes aud customs
Cd s "S forged but
regulated In volume and gradually equased with gold by
IA-LegisIson for tho development Of the resources
Of the country BY the people the exclusion OF
ir-A faithful compliance with the nations just oblga
srrenth-No GENERALIZATION Local self government
ghMwe denounce the present corruption in the affairs
ton and promLs punishment OF the guilty independent Ut
NatA-we the reelection Of every Congressman
Senator or who has opposed directly nd
Ts.our Delegates the s., Louis Convention are In
onss 50 M II With these
Of candidate whose acts have already pledged
and democratic platform, with the waschword money
Resolved That the delegation Just appointed BY this Con-
venon to attend the Democratic Convention Dresden
With the Sentiments Of majority o. It's members
ss % here 81 as a % Of
inability Of any 20 attend the 81 Louis Convention the
nomnaton Of the delegates representing his district in the
The following delegates were then appointed to at
tend the 81 Louis Convention and claim admission
u grecnback PLATFORM
Theo f. Tomlinson, OF New York; Rutgcr b Miller Of
Oneida and jeremiah Mcclure, of Chemung.
pansl G Brdsa jacob oA P Carl. secona-Theo
Melvin John r. Cowles; Third-Richard b. Lccch,
Charles l. Finney; Four,h-Iohn p Ranncie. Patrick
wall; SIxth--Bcnjamin NJ Medina, Frank Waters
Seventh. ". crump, Joseph J. Finnerty; Eighth
John d pye renshJohn Mccoo Thomas T nIiy
Elcvcnth-Marcus Hanlon, Thomas b. Mcclellan
Twclith--Wliam 7. Brown, George W. Lloyd; Thir-
tecnth, Jack Miller, J. v. w. Doty; Fourteenth-W-
liam Voorhees,. Anthony j. Cuddebach; Fifteenth,
Ed O'Rey, Willard r Hasbrouck; Sixteenth-John
Evcrs, William Brown; observation-disclosures Flood,
Thomas j. Strong; Eightcenth--D. =. Keeicr Daniel
Ferguson; Nineteenth, J. $ upper, N. Barber
Twcnteth--J. r. Ferguson, Luke Dodge: Twenty
hrsl-lewis Carmichael, A. J. Dibblc; Twenty
sccond-T. d. Saunders, George b. Wilcox;
Twenty hrd-wllam s. Abel, Richard Schrocppel;
Twenty -oarth-John sloccm b. W. Cummings
Twenty -nfih-0ncy Saycs, s. v. Kear; Twenty
sixth--Samucl Hayden. Bernard Doherty; Twentysev-
cnth--O. D. Phelps Archibald Christie; Twenty
eIghth--w. H. Bristol Jonn J. Van Allen Twenty
nnth-F. .. DvInncy, James f. Jones; Thirtieth-A.
MacNaughton, W. Embrec; Thirty .nrst-Aiexandcr
Campbell George Benedict; Thirty -second-John b.
Adams, J. 5. Buell.; Thirty-third-John b. smith, s
T. Nixon.
Alter the election OF delegates. Mr.. Miller editor Of a
newspaper devoted TO the interests OF the grecnback
party, made speech In which he repeated the argu
rncnts often cnuncated by those IN sympathy with
him. He was followed by various other speakers who
seemed 10 afford tho Convention more amusement
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