The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-25
THE GEEENBAoK CoNvEsr1ox.
It Organizes Party and dominates q
Ticket

IL Organizes n Party and dominates
Ticket.
We have waited for the gentleman who
acted as secretary Of the greenbach
county convention held at Grange Hall
last Saturday 10 furnish US with a report
OF the proceedings for publication, but as
he has not done so we give what we can
get from hcarsay, not having been present
all the time.
The convention was composed of two
delegates from each ward and township
and nearly all were represented by citi-
zens OF good standing and reputation,
but we have not the list of their names
There were about 40 other citizens, most
| iy substantial farmers, also present, and
the proceedings were interesting and
conducted with due forma:ity.
A temporary organization was effected,
and committees appointed on credentials
and permanent organization. The mat
ter OF credentials having been duly ar
ranged and the various delegates ascer-
tanned, N. Whlttlesey was elected chair
man OF the convention, and j. NJ Mckee
Secretary. Mr. Whittlesey being just
then absent from the room, Judge Stowell
was called on TO preside, and did SO very
| creditably. A series of resolutions were
adopted-which we Will publish if fur
nished with copy. A committee from
the democratic convention at the Court
Honse then appeared, and asked that the
greenback convention make nominations
| for such county officers as the republican
convention had not nominated green
| back men for, and after q rather sharp
debate this policy was resolved upon,
and it was concluded that the two officers
needing incumbents who would consent
to take their salaries in greenbacks were
| those OF Clerk of Courts and Probate
Judge, and Messrs. w. +. Ewing OF EN-
pOria was nominated for clerk OF court,
| and j. Il. Morgan OF Americas townsphip,
for Probate Judge. John Hammond of
EmpOria was nominated for representa-
tive in the legisIat are from tn e SID Iegis-
lative district, composed of Emporia and
Pike townships, and X. Nj. Gilleland OF
trict, composed of the balance OF Lyon
county except Centre township. They
have accepted the nominations.
W. Ii. Ross, OF Emporia township, and
Jacob Metzger OF Pike township, were
appointed as delegates to the greenback
congressional convention, and two others
whose names we have not learned were
appointed as delegates to the greeDback
senatorial cOnyention-both of said con-
ventOns to be held in EmpOrIa to-day
(Thursday) the 24th, we believe, although
notices of the date have been conflicting.
The following county committee of the
greenback party was then appointed:
City Of EmporIa--S. j. Crawford, Chr'm.
Emporia tOwnship-W. b. Ross, Sec'y.
ElnendarO township. NJ. Nick ee.
Pike township-N. Lockerman.
Jackson township--T. q. Martin.
Waterloo tOwnship-Chas. E. Payne.
Agnes City township--Chas. Wilmington.
Center tOwnship-Charles Gilman.
Americas township-C. +. COnklin.
Fremont township. Ii. Cowan.
Speeches were made by Messrs. T.. b.
MaxsOn, j. NJ. Miller, w. ii. Priest, and
others and the convention then adjourn
ed. 1t was larger, and more spirited than
any one had expected, equalling the re-
form county convention of two years ago.