, 1876-02-25
THE INDEPENDENTS.

A meeting Of the Independent Qsoenback
party in tho CITY waa held last evening IN tho
olub-rooms OF the fremont House, to arrange
for tho organization at subordinate Greenbaok
Clubs iu tho eity and county.
Among those present wero JAmeB Springer,
Chairman. and Il. ". Springer, Secretary Of the
State Central Committee; Dr.. James Taylor, A.
G. Cameron, A. J. Grover, Judgo Van II.
Higgins, Mike Evans, Thomas h. Hill, A. r.
Sharp, John uise, Col. Finch 8. s. Gardner. a..
T. Sharp, Hugh Mclaughlin Dr.. ". Q. osgood,
and ". Chaplin.
4. @. Cameron cAltod the meeting to order,
and tho minutes Nsro approved. Mr.. Cameron
zelatod tho proceedings OF tho Decatur Con-
yeutlon, aud read tho platform there adopted
Mr. James Springer oallod on Judge Higglns
to a1dross tho meetng.
Tho Judge said that ho WAS ontiroly unpso-
pArod to discuss tho platform or the subject In
general. .le would therefore decline to give his
yous At that tiuae.
The Non. John I1sHc, on boing called on for
| epooch, said that ho MAS Inprepared. What no
wished 10 see was tho forwarding Of tue work Of
organization. Ho moved a committee to look
| over tho different wards nnd ECO who vera tho
| friends OF tho party.
Mr. A. J. Grover said that whon ho was men,
bar Of the Republican party he WAS unable to
500 why tho CroenbackB Woro not better than
| tl.o National Bank currency. Hc had once con-
Tcraed With Secretary Cnaae, who thon said thai
he ptoferrcl tho ercenbhck to tho National Dank
note. IIo believed tllat there would be no
trouble In making The greooback ldca fclt In Con.
| grcAs il = Through organization could bo Ind.
| Tho Republican party had outlivcd ite useful
ness 1t waa Fl years old and rcady to ale. lIo
believed TINT nino out Of ten Of tho Republican
party In ulino!a beloved in tho greouback. Tho
| oDlY way that tho hard-moncy mnu could win
! MAS by uniting out Of both tho Republican and
Democratic parties, and he WAS Bu1e that could
| not be done, and he thanked God for It.
Col. Finch said tho Republican party had
always Disseminated against the oasly-oulis!ed
soldiers while pretending to be thoir triona and
/ appealing to them for thoir voles. Tho bast
course to ba adopted for tho coming campaign
was to organize clubs and depend on discussion
and debate. The Independent party was unfor-
tunAts In that It could not control ANY news
pors. aud therefore tho only way 10 get its DOC
trinss before the people was to boad out speak
bit. Dc Wolf Haid tlIat tho proacnt timo WAS
tho baet and moat promising for number OF
yoass TO bring out the gseennaek ldea, because
Tho country was boing zulnod by tho specie pol.
ICY. Tue speaker then rocited tho usual srgu'
mepts in favor OF tho faith.and.rosourcoa cur
renoy which ouo Dtll Alien advocated before tho
earthquake struck him.
Mr. Murphy said thAt thoro had been for eona
mouths drecuback Club In tho Eighth Ward,
opinion. Thore was to be q mootlng It No. 85l
D!us Island kYunua Monday evening, and he
would liko 10 have speakera.
Alr. ailtnoro moved that tho Club 70 Into the
election Of delegates from each ward to organize
| cluba.
Dr. Taylor said thst tho proper method ol
organization waa to get tho names OF tue frlcnda
Of tho pa1sy In each Wazd before tho solsosions
! vera mAdo.
htr. Cameron VIA strongly opposed to profes~
siouht speakers In tho ward meetings. liz
thought that tho proper persons to orgsntze The
cluna voso tho inombets Of tho party In the