The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-08-12
Progress of the Greenback Movement.

The Grenbackers of the Fourth Mich
igan congressional district, will hold con-
vention on the Ia for the nomination Of a
candidate. Henry Chamberlain is the
favorltc.
All the voters of 10 Daviess Co. Ill, Who
are opposed to the financial policy Of the
party in power are invited to attend an
Independent Mass Convention to be held
at Elizabeth, on Saturday, August 26
The Convention of the Independent
Party held at Topeka, Kansas, on the I'd
inst. was a grand success. j. 5. Stockton,
Of Wyandotta, was elected President, j.
q. Little, of Wilson, and j l.. Williams,
Of Jefferson, Secretaries.
The Committee on Credentials reported
: ) delegates ia attendance.
A telegram vas received announcing the
unconditional acceptance Of his nomination
by Peter Cooper.
After lengthy discussion, and after the
statement by Senator Parkinson that "the
resolution meant nothing 1t was
Resolved, That the chairman be authorized
IL acknowledge the receipt of the telegram
from our National Committee, and that we
lAthlAt AAit AihtSl Su NIpiA VI hAii9 h'h1 WIN
election Of our esteemed cO-laborer, Peter
Cooper, AS the next President of the United
States.
The following ticket was nominated
For Governor Nj. Z. Hudson, Of Bourbon
Lieutenant Governor, Judge j. A. Beales,
If PottaWatomle Secretary of State, W.
NJ. Allison, Of Cowley Stata Treasurer,
Amos NcLouth, Of Jefferson; Auditor, II.
+. Sheldon, Of Franklin Attorney Gen
eral, j ID. Brumbaugh, Of Marshal Sup
srintendent Public instruction.. Hon.
Thomas Bartlett, Of Allen Associate Jus
tice Of Supreme Court, Wilson Shannon,
Of Douglas Presidential electors, j. F.
Limbocker, 5. j. Crawford, ). A. Riggs
John kitchie and A. G. Barrett.
State Convention to place Cooper and
Cary electoral in the field, will be held at
Harrisburg, Pa. during the month Of
August.
by order Of the Independent State Cen
trail Committee of Indiana, the lndepend-
ents are called to rally en- masse at the city
Of Indianapolis, on the occasion Of the
State convention August IL, 70. The
convention proper will be composed Of
delegates as heretofore designated.
Hon. Tom. Ewing will probably be the
Democratic candidate for Congress IN the
Twelfth (OhIo) District.
Dispatches from Danville, Vermilion Co.
ILL.,, announce that the Independents are
the only people in that county who display
any enthusiasm over the election. They
hold all the political meetings that are
held, and are the only ones who can get
out respectable number Of people.
The Independent Greenback Voters of
tn Seventh Congressional District of Iowa
will meet in mass convention at Des MONIES
Thursday, August %, and nominate a can
didate for Congress.
Usage county, Kansas. Independents
will hold convention in Lyndon, August
IL.
The Independents If Will County, Hi
nois, will meet in delegate convention i'll
Joliet, August 10, to nominate candid
ates.
Hon. Jas. Buchanan has been nominated
for Congress by the Independents Of
Marion Co., Indiana.
A mass meeting of the Independents OF
Kendall Co. ILL.,, for the purpose of NOM
mating County Officers, will be held at the
Court House in Yorkville, Tuesday, Aug.
~.
New HAVEN, Aug. 9.-The representa-
tive men Of the greenback in this state held
meeting here not long ago, discussed the
question, and decided to wait for the let
tiers of Tilden and Hendricks To-day
they met again, according to adjournment,
and the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted
Whereds, Both Of the old parties have
shown themselves determined to destroy the
greenbacks, the peoples money, and perpet-
uate the monstrous national bank system, by
which our government delegates to class the
great constitutional prerogatlve of furnishing
the national currency and,
Whereas, This only result in still fur
ther robbIng the debtor class, hampering
labor, and inficting great and Ieedless suf-
ferings upon the masses therefore be it
Resolved That no true currency reformer
can consistently vote for either the demOcra-
tic or republican nominees for president and
vice president.
ResOIced, That state convention be called
to meet in New Haven, Sept. II, 1876, for
the purpose of nominating presidential cleo
tors and congressional and state officers on an
Independent ticket