The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-10-12
GREENBACK CONVENTION.

Oskaloosa as Chairman and - Set
retary.
There was 21 present all told, whe
the convention met, mostly from
Mahaska Co., Wapello and Jaspe
counties were not represented, an
Davis only on conditions that Conle,
the present nominee would with
draw. Only one county besides Ma
haska had more than one represen
tative.
Mr.. Houver in taking the chair
said he would only consent to act il
that capacity with the understanding
that it would harmonic all the dif
ferent elements, and went back t.
Adams day to prove that the pres
ent financial policy was ruinous t.
the country and barberous system
Welch then broke the profound
silence by saying we must move slow
as no one knew what to do or say
and advocated secret sessions so the en-
emy would not know what they were
doing. Some one at this point want
ed the temporary officers made the
permanent officers of the convention
One gentleman then from each
county was appointed on a commit
tee of conference, and report theil
deliberations to the convention. A
gontleman from Davis Co., said he
was there us a delegate only in case
Conley withdrew, otherwise would
stick to the present nominee. Welch
again advocated the closed door sys
tenn, TO keep the enemy out. A gen,
tleman in the interest Of Conley said
there was no use waiting for Conley
to come to the convention, for he
would not be there, as he was cngag-
ed in stumping the district in his own
interest, as he did not propose to
throw up the sponge at this late
date. At this point the convention
adjourned until one o'clock, p. m.
Convention met at 2:3O. Report
Of committee on conference with
Conley reported and said Conley
had refused to withdraw, and closed
by saying, they concluded they had
an elephant on their hands they
could not manage. 1t was moved
the report be received and commit
tee discharged. Mr.. Smith of Appa-
moose made motion that this CON-
mittee ratify the nomination of Con
ley, made on the 3lst of Aug. Here
followed spirited discussion, par
ticipated in by several members, and
got red hot before the question was
disposed Of The gentleman from
Jasper wanted action put off until the
Jasper delegation arrived. SO it was
moved and seconded that the ques,
tion be laid on the table in relation
to the endorsement or rejection OF
Conley. Mr.. Smith thought it was
the business of the delegates to be
present at the appointed time, and
saw no reason to wait. Some dele.
gate said he had been laboring with
Conley an hour, and no 90. Said
fifty or a hundred men had guaran.
teed Conley 1000 majority was the
reason he would not give up the
chase, and accused Conley of either
working in the interest of the Demo,
cratic or Republican party, and want
ed to sell out the Greenbackers, and
wanted to know if that was the kind
of man they wanted, for himself
he said no, and wanted to know
what assurance they had that he
was all right. It's getting hotter and
hotter now, four or five on the floor
all the time. Jasper county now en-
ters, headed by the lion Of the tribe
the Hon. Mr. Gates. The question
now arose on credentials, and one
gentleman from Appanoose said 6
great many of the couhties did not
have time to get up credentials. Sc
all hands agreed to let the credentia
business go to the dogs, and proceed
in the good old way. Mr.. Smith
again made a motion to ratify Con
ley's nomination, and quite a discus
sion followed and some good hits
were made for and against Conley.
Mr. Delashmutt thought il
COnley was voted out it woulc
leave them without any candi
date in case they could not agree or
another man, and thought it would
be best to nominate some one first
and then throw Conley off, but not
withstanding his eloquent remarks
which were full of glowing sentences
equal to any uttered by Bob Inger
sol, the motion was tabled and things
again looked dark for Conley. De
lashmutt then moved we nominate {
new man. Smith of Appanoose thel
remarked if they did not stick t.
Conley they could count Appanoos'
and Davis out, as they did not COM
up to be sold out. which created
quite fiutter among the delegates
and the general remark was it va
no use to try if those two countie
were going to withdraw. Gates o
Jasper then took the floor, and sai'
two candidates could not succeed
and the Democrats and greeabacker
ought to pull together in order t
succeed, and favored Trimbell a
the man TO unite on. Said the coun
try was in distress, that he had jus
come from the east and knew every
thing. The regular foormanage
from Keokuk county would not vot
for a man that would vote for Tilder
and was not going to be sold out b.
the politicians.
The chief aim seemed to be to find
man without a record, and the chief r
commendation of each the nominees W;
either too young to have record, or beir
old enough, had not sense enough. W
give few samples of the remarks
Welch nominated st. John of Moulto