The New York herald., 1876-09-06
THE NEW JERSEY GREENBACKERs.

MEETING OF THE CONVENTION AT CAMDEN
THE RAG nApY THROWN TO THE BREEzE
AMONG THE CLAM cArcHERs-YINANc1ALM MIS-
TAKES THE CAUSE OF ALL OUR woEs-THE
PROCEEDINGS AND TIE PLATFORM.
CAMDEN, Sept s. 1870
'sThc independent greenback party Of New Jersey''
held convention In this city to-day for tho purpose OF
dominating an electoral ticket favor.ng tho nomina-
tons OF Peter Cooper of New York. for President
United states, and Samuel +. Cary, of Ohio, for Vice
Pre- esdent Tho basis OF representation three dele.
gates for each Assembly district in the State As there
are sixty Assembly districts altogether this basis would
make representation oi1sO delegates ir all had been
present, Only about forty put In appearance
among them being the following :-Cumborland county
Francis DaLzenbecker, Thomas II. Miller Lewis Bris-
tol John Gage, Alfred johnson, Moses r. Johnson, A.
NJ Lloyd, George b. Robbins aud r. C. Sykes; Atlantic
county, r. p Field and T. Rowland; Mddlesex county
Henry johnson; Essex cuunty, G. q Lathrop James
A. Beecher and Z. b. wright Gloucester county, David
T. Black d. 4. McAster and Michael Fair, Ocean
county, II. Hooper; Union county, John g. Drew aud
Samuel w. Putnam; Camden county, c. n. Simmer
son; Mercer county, G. A. Fuller.
ORGANIZATION.
Mr. Edward Rowland, secretary OF the Executive
Committee called the Convention to order He nomi-
mated as temporary chairman Mr.. c. c. Lathrop OF Es-
sex county which was ratified by acclarnatlon. Mr.
Lahop returned thanks for tho honor and then made
q vigorous speech, which lasted half an hour
Mcssrs Edward Howiand, 8. W. Putnam and r. w.
Pratt appointed secretaries The officers OF tho
temporary organization were subsequently made the
officers OF the permanent organization After tho ap-
pointment Of the usual committees o recess Of one
hour was taken
THE PLArroRM
On reassembns the following resolutions were
adopted
ra,fy heartily indor.e tho platform Of inde
penaent party adopted at indianapolis and demand
Fs-ihe repeal OF the entire socsiIsd Specie Resumption
oon-Ths repeal Of tho National BANKING ac, aud the
Substitution OF greenbaeks for ationa bank notes
cbxaons aud that the which pays the President
hs shs for his 'ps the @ h
the aborcr for bis work. soldiers aud sailors
future obgaonso the government thus giving them the
Fourth That in th. perssen, contraction the volume
OF the since the the render
legal tender originally stood in tho
tion silver aud in the miserable attempt 10 force the
cognre the work Of conspiracy Of the money power TO
the price gold dcpsss the value other property
aud we cal upon she agrcu.arist. industrial and
these eneroachents Of foreign and domestic ioss
nance n" 20 ~ 30 nube and pvsts rood instead ="
being now IS tyrant 70 dran the wealth OF tho
Fifh we demand that the government of tho United
States shall suc all the roney OF tho people whether
gold silver expressly provided In the const,u
tive Sovereignty state or private corporation
the Legal Tender enc act ', the hspeas ,a corpus Of
OF the BY which the conspiracy o. the money power
serewe cxplieisly and nneo,qisocally demand that
and hereby dcnonnee all Efforts or measures tending TO
Reputation OF the same.
Ex.Chancellor Hastead, Of Esssx county, aud John