Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

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Matters-The Missouri Greenbackors.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
FOR DUNNELL.
W1NoNA, MIMI, June 20.-The Republican
county convention here to-day chose ten dele
gates to the congressional convention, and
unanimously adopted resolution favoring the
denomination of Dunnell.
Heavy rain here last night and this afternoon.
VERMONT DEMOCRATS.
MONTPELIER, June 2O-The Democratic State
convention organized to-day, with Gen. Look
ermans chairman, and re-nominated W. 81. 81.
Bingham for governor, jerome w. Pierce, lieu
tenant-governor. and Geo. E. Royce, Rutland,
treasurer.
THE PLATFORM.
The convention adopted resolutions con-
graduating the country on the restoration of
home rule in the South, and the overthrow of
military domination brought about in response
to the demands of the national Democracy, and
demand retrenchment and economy in federal
and State administrations, the strict account
ability of all officials, honest payment of the
public debt home rule, no federal interference
in municipal or State elections, just and
equitable tariff, one currency for all, and
gradual substitution of gre..nbacks for national
bank bills. The resolution further states
that in view of the overwhelming
majority for their late candidate III President.
the Democrats of Vermont resolve that the
thanks of the people are due the men who orig
mated the investigation of electoral frauds, and
that the revelations already made before the
committee eliminating the secretary of the
treasury and Republican Senator from Ohio
leave no room to doubt the wisdom of this in
o,o1 hat Ia
ton no assault upon the official title of Presi-
dent Hayes, they urge the prosecution and
punishment of all who aided the frauds by
which the Presidency was wrested from the
Democracy
ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN.
FA1RBURa, ILL.,, June l9.-The Democratic
Congressional convention of the Eighth dis
trict yesterday nominated F. w. Shot, of Lyon,
by reclamation.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION..
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 2O.-The third dis
trict Democratic Congressional committee at
Columbus to-day nominated Geo. A. Bicknell
by reclamation.
MISSOURI GREENBACKERs.
Sr. LOUIS No., June 20.-The committee on
platform of the Greenback State convention in
session. reported declaration of principles
this morning, embracing 20 resolutions. 1t
provides that the party shall be
called the National Labor Green
back party. 1t demands the repeal
of the specie resumption act and the issue of
absolute money in greenbacks equal to gold
and silver; that all bonds now
subject to redemption be Immediately
redeemed in absolute money equivalent
to coin; that the federal constitution
be amended SO as to limit and restrain Congress
from exempting any property. stocks, bonds or
credit from taxation, and from granting all
subsidies: the repeal of the election law passed
by the last legislature, the reduction of all
State and municipal official salaries, and the
enforcement of the stay law. 1t depreciates the
exemption of United States bonds from taxa
ton and all double taxation on debts secured
by mortgages or otherwise; by the system of
internal revenue law taxation the license upon
merchants, traders or manufacturers for
goods or stock on hand that
operate as double and extra tax:
denounces the present system of convict labor;
favors such changes in the public school sys-
tenn as will establish mechanical and CONNER
cial schools in connection with the present
seh9es; favors the Of all western
government to build, own and control
the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad. 1t
demands that each sex shall receive equal pay
for equal work, and the abrogation Of all laws
that do not bear equally upon labor and CAPT.
tai, and urges the adoption of a measure insur-
ing the health and safety to those engaged
ing pursuits. It opposes the in
PRODUCTION of Chinese labor and pronounces
against strikes, revolutions and all violent
measures for the relief of labor. 1t favors the
enactment of laws giving mechanics and labor
ers first lien on all descriptions of their work
for their full wages, and finally invites the CO.
operation of all honest citizens in the follow
ing language: "We cordially invite all
patriotic and free citizens of this State who
may subscribe to the foregoing resolutions to
abandon all old parties and unite with us in
establishing new party of the people, to
deliver them from slavery to the money and
corporate despotism; to secure labor
its just reward. trade, commerce
and credit solidity and security,
to reform all abuses of all administrations of
public affairs, to remove the burdens of excess
sive taxation and impositions, to inaugurate
system of absolute money, and secure to the
people and their posterity che blessing of civil
and religious liberty for all generations.
A. L. Gilstrap, Of Mason, was nominated for
judge of the supreme court; Gus Hayden, of
st. Louis, for railway commissioner, and J. NJ.
Greenwood, of Kansas City, for superintendent
of public instruction. A State executive COM
mittee composed Of one from each congress
sional district, with Britton A. Hin, of st.
Louis, as chairman, was also elected,