The daily gazette., 1878-08-29

Ter Is. cooper. If those present were in
sympathy with the movement he wanted
| them to come up and sign the roll, and
Ifen vote on the questions that would be
brought before the meeting. He did not
want them to come up there for the pur-
pose or putting the leaders back if that
was the intention he wanted all such
men to go back to the filth to which thew
belonged, hut do not dare to put down
| our sentiments.
THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The question now being loudly called
| Tor the President arose, and was about
to put it when he was interrupted by
DR.. Marshall with:
| HOLD on, you cannot vote that way |;
those who have come here in the interest
OF the two candidates, and who have not
must call the roll.
! MIR. Leary-Let more come up and
sign.
A pause was taken in the proceed ngs
during which several signed the rol max
| ing forty-three in all.
During the interval q rambling discus
sion took place several of the members
being on their feet at once, and tie chair
endeavoredt to call them to order.
DR.. Welsh finally secured the floor ,and
| sald that he had been eleven years in this
State, and had the first time to vote vet
| lie thought that not one man who had
| signed the roll would work in the interest
| OF the other parties We are here in the
| Interest OF the National Greenback Labor
party, anu are not to be captured by anv
OF the candidates. 1t has been proposed
| that we unite with the republican party
| as they are our friends, but we are not
| here to sell out this Is not a party
l to steal the liberties of any man, but to
give them their liberties.
Mr. jackson wanted to ask DR.. Welsh
| II he was not present in favor of one
man.
Mr.. Leary-I object to that man (mean-
ing Jackson) speaking as he holds posi-
tion under the republican party. do not
believe he is member of our party.
Mr.. Jackson, excitedly-I signed the
roll on May 18th, and am one of the first
persons in the movement.
DR.. Welsh-The meeting at which you
signed the roll, was held in the interest of
Gallagher, he is at the head of it.
John Lewis-We were the first TO
organize the movement, and had to hold
our mt eting in the dark, and with locked
doors, as there We're only eight of us, ,and
we were afraid that the meeting would
be captured.
The question now being loudly called
for, the roll was called and resulted in "a
ayes and 9 nays.
Before the committee was appointed
MIR. Thompson moved to reconsider the
vote, but the chair would not entertain
the motion
After motion had been made that the
meeting appoint the committee ,butwhich
was Withdrawn the chair appointed,
Messrs. Marshall, l. s. Bullock and b. B
Coope.
Mr.. Davis objected to the way the
COMMITTEES was appointed; he thought it
unfair.
Mr.. Lewis said if this was gag law,
why we will have some of it afterawhile.
Mr.. Crawford objected to the commit
tee as those appointed had all voted in
the affirmative, and it was usually the
custom to put at least one who had voted
in the negative.
The committee being instructed to re-
tire, went out and in "a short time return
ed, and reported that they had agreed
Il Don Mr.. William A. Murphy as the can
didate for the party.
DIR. Welsh moved that the report of
he committee be adopted, and Mr.. Muir
ply be unanimously nominated.
Mr.. Davis wanted to know how the
committee could nominate Mr.. Murphy
when his name was not on the list as a
member.
The report of the committee was then
adopted by vote of 26 ayes to 13 nays.
oH Vi Ltdry ii
of three consisting of Messrs. Scheu,
Crawford and Chambers, were appointed
to get tickets printed
Messrs. Rowbotham, Doyle and Gard
ner, were appointed to procure stand
for the speakers at the mass meeting,
which takes place on Saturday evening
at Fourth and French streets.
On motion of Mr.. Crawford, a commit
tee of three were appointed to await
upon Mr.. Murphy and inform him of his
nomination. Committee, Messrs. Welsh,
Scheu and T. o. Cooper.
During the absence of the committee
Mr.. Davis, made a few remarks upon the
financial condition of the country.
The committee returning with Mr..
Murphy, he was loudly applauded. Step
ping up the desk he signed the roll, and
then said -
GENTLEMEN AND FELLOW CITIZENS
i accept the platform of the Greenback
party, and L have signed. l did not ex-
pect TO be a candidate for the Mayoral- |
ty, but as it is the choice of the people |
accept. / have been workingman all
my life, and hope to help the working
men, and / will do all can for their |
benefit.
There being no other business the |
adjourned.
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