The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11

Pursuant to call Tor an Independent
Greenback Mass County Convention, the
Greenbackers OF Rice county assembled at the
Court House in Faribault, on Saturday,
October 9th, 1877, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. The
convention was called to order and the call
read by NJ N. Pond Esq, chairman OF the
county committee. On motion committee
of three were appointed by the chair on per-
manent organization, consisting of A. c. Judd,
of Wells; Henry Lindsey, of Faribault; and
joseph Goar, OF Morristown Committee on
permanent organization reported K. II.
Phillips, of Mortified for chairman, and +.
A. Davis, of Faribault for secretary. Mr..
Davis declining to serve VIM. Pew of Dundas
was elected in his place. On motion COM
mittee of three were appointed by the CHAR
on resolutions, CONSISTING OF NJ. n: roma,
Jos. Goar and f. O. Rice. motion was
carried that county committee, consisting OF
one member from each town be elected, and
the person so elected for his town shall be
chairman of the town committee OF the town
in which he may reside, with power to APP
point town committee not to exceed five.
On motion the chair appointed committee OF
three consisting of c. L. Smith, A. c. Judd,
| and j. W. Ennis, on county committee. A
| motion was carried that the convention elect
| a comfy central committee OF 5-cOnventlOn
adjourned to half past one. Convention re-
assembled pursuant to adjournment and the
committee on resolutions reported the platform
|
held at Faribanlt, June Goth, 1877, which re-
port was adopted. The following resolution
was introduced and unanimously adopted !:
"Resolved, That we believe that the State
should be honest with her own citizens, and
| in the settlement of the State Rail Road Bonds
their claims should be paid as well as those
! of the bondholders, and we will support nc
man for the legislature unless he is in favor
of submitting the whole question to the
people"
Committee on county committee re-
ported the following list, viz: Mortified
A. H. Patshen; City of Northfeld, R. H
Phillips B5dgswafeTF rs Mm Gilbert psw Fish Fish
Webster, Dr. n H. Swain; Richland, w. W
Beard; Walcott, Walter Weatherstein; War
saw; Robt Hedges; Morristown, Joseph Goar
Shieldsville, Geo. Mahoney; Wells, H. I
Rawson; Faribault, NJ. N. Pond. The repor
was adopted. The county central committee
consisting of Henry Lindsey Chrm., :. =
Davis Secy. G.. L. Smith, Faribault; A. NJ
Florar. Wells; and Robert Hedges, Warsaw
were duly elected The convention thel
proceeded to nominate candidates for count,
officers by ballot which resulted as follows
For Sheriff, Ara Barton, of Paribault; TO
Treasurer, Joseph Goar, of Morristown; TO
Register of Deeds, Michael LETTERS, of Fari
, for Senator. Hon. John NJ. Archibald, 9
Dundas; for Coroner, DR.. 4. T. Morbeck, {
, Mortified; for County Surveyor, +. O. Rice
of Faribault, for County Attorney L. Emmett
OF Faribault; for County Commissioner. Il
District, O. Beilk, of Wheeling; for Repre-
a sentative, 1st District, Jos. Covert, OF Canno
!. CITY: for Representative, I'd District, K. /
Phillips, of Northfield: for Representative, 3
District. NJ. N. Pond, of Faribault: for Req
e resentative, 4th District, L. J. Fullerton, I
Morristown; for Representative, 9Th Distric
$ Thos. Flanagan, OF Erin.
A resolution was passed pledging the fu
support of the party to sae rnes
: R. H. PHILLIPS, Chrm.
WIN. TEw Secy.