Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-23
GREENBACKERS.
THE NATIONAL PARTY ORGANIZED
At TOLEDO. O.
Twenty-Eight States Represented--Minne-
sofa Not of the Observation-Disclosures
Representations for the Future--PrO-
ceedings and Platform Of Principles.


this morning, at the Wheeler opera house,
and was called to order by Dr.. H. B. Stur-
geon. of Toledo, who, after an invocation by
Rev. d. H. M. McCracken, read the call for
the convention and briefly stated the objects
sought and their importance and alluded to
the widespread interest in the greenback
movement He then nominated Capt. r. F.
Trevellick, of Detroit, as temporary chair
man. Messrs. 0. J. Smith, of Terre Haute,
and F. j. Scott, Toledo, were appointed sec
retaries.
A Motion was carried that one person shall
be nominated by each State delegation
here represented to constitute a commit
tee on credentials. The chair appointed;
Maine, W. w. Merry: Kansas, U. S.
Satigent: Nebraska, Allen Roost; Iowa, i. Fl.
Welles; Wisconsin, DR.. J. Lanberd; Michi-
gan, r. E. Case: California Joseph N. Craw-
ford; Massachusetts. Charles Mclean;
Rhode Island, J. II. Vallett; Connecticut.
Horace johnson; New York, Gideon J.
Tucker; New jersey John G. Drew: Penn
sylvania, Thomas A. Armstrong: Indiana,
Asa Gilmore; district of Columbia.
A. B. Mullett: Virginia, Edward Daniels;
Tenn, II. Richmann; Kentucky, B. L. B.
Guffy; Arkansas, Charles E. Cunningham;
Texas, j. W. Jennings; Ohio ,iStephen John
son; Indiana, Richard Gregg; Illinois, J. X.
MCGEE; Missouri, John W, Brown.
The call showed the following States to
be unrepresented: New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Delaware, West Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia., Florida,
Albany, Mississippi, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Colorado, Oregon, Nevada.
0,o ooo ~, ,,Io4 forr, o,,J orr,,,,;1o
ton were chosen in the same way. That on
platform is as follows: Maine, Scion Chase;
Massachusetts, Z. NJ Boynton; Rhode Island,
B. G. Chase: Conn.,, Alexander Troup; New
Jersey, Thomas d. Hoxie; Penn, s. r.
Mason; Maryland, J. B. Graves: District of
Columbia, Thomas J. Durant; Virginia, E.
Daniels; Kentucky, Blanton Duncan; Arkan-
sas, Chas. 2. Cunningham; Texas, J. w.
Jennings; Ohio, Samuel F. Carey; Indiana,
T. j. Smith; Illinois, NJ. M. Pomeroy; Mis-
souri,, B. A. Hill; Kansas T. r. Ridgely;
Nebraska, Allen Root; Iowa, j. Is. Weaver:
Wisconsin, J. M. Buckley; Michigan, II. A.
Robinson; California, H. Richmond.
There were two delegates from New York,
and as they were unable themselves to de-
termine which was the representative body,
the fspeaker was authorized to appoint their
committees for them, and did SO in the case
of the committee on credentials but refused
to assume the responsibility as to the other
committees, and that question was conse-
quently, on motion, referred to the committee
on credentials.
General Carey moved that the credentials
of all bodies sending authentic delegations
to the convention, whether they be from
workingmen, industrial or greenback organ
izations, be received by the committee on
credentials, motion which was heartily APP
plauded and unanimously adopted. After a
song the convention then at 1890 ad iourned
till 2:3O p. m.
The most numerously represented State in
the convention is Pennsylvania, which sends
ffty-four delegates Illinois sends 80. Mich
gan, Ohio and Indiana are also very largely
represented, but there is only one delegate
from the Pacific coast.
At meeting last night, the more promi-
nent delegates decided to eliminate from the
platform all mention of the intercontrovert-
ible bond, which seemed at that time to be
the only point of contention among the dele
cations.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon reassembling, the committee moi
being ready to report the convention was
entertained by singing of greenback songs.
In response to call, Mr.. Harper, of Illinois
make speech and Allis presented the views O.
the greenback State central committee O.
Wisconsin on the financial question. H,
read a lengthy speech, i'll the course of which
he promised that Wisconsin, which was al
ready a strong greeback State, would cast al
overwhelming greenback vote at the mex
national convention if the platform adopted
by the convention should be wisely formed
He arraigned the financial policy of the gov
q
being in the sole interest of the ric
and against the poor, and denounced til
secretary of the treasury and his present pol
icy contrasting it with his former utterances
and said that in brief, Wisconsin demanded
the Acknowledgement of labor through plen
tiful supply of government money. Labo
asked this from capital, not as charity or
mercy, but demanded it as right and sh
will have it peaceably.
The committee on credentials made
verbal report through its chairman, M 1
McGee, who said that twenty eight State
were here represented; that most of the dele
cations were full some OVERLOOKING, and
few States were not fully represented. Th
committee had happily disposed of all COZ
tested cases, and recommended that the owe,
flowing States have only one vote for eac
Congressional district; that on all question
of p5Ud yoce the convention would vote as
body; that where there was call of Stat,
the committee would relegate to the conven
ton the question of whether the State
which We're only partially represented shou
throw their delegates, or delegates cast II
votes of all the Congressional districts,
whether such State should have only
many votes as she had Congressional di
trictS represented.
He also announced that ColoradoShad il
powered NJ. w. (Brick) Po1neroy to act
its representative and to cast it's vote.
The report was received and laid on Il
table until after the permanent organization
with proviso that no voting by pro,
should be allowed.
The committee on permanent organic
ton then reported as follows: For pres
dent, Judge Francis w. Hughes of Penn
vice-presidents, j. 7. Shryack, S. Sonnet
Iowa; NJ. w. Field, Michael Z. D. Hoxs
New Jersey; Alex. Campbell, Illinois; D.
D. Gufy, Kentucky; Charles II. TIE
Indiana; D. G. Wilmer, Maryland;
Leach, Mo-; Chas. Mclean, Mass; E. P.
lis, Wis; D. J. Durant, D. G.: D. P. Mite
ell, Kan; J. w. JENNINGS, Texas G. E. Gu
Gillet, Conn; Thos. S. Fitch, Cal: E. b.
Bennett, W. Va; J. P. Jones, New; V. Ste
ems, Pa; j. w. Dedrich, La; N. II. Pi
man, Ca; o. S. Chase, N. Y. AS secre
ries: Ralph E. Hoyt, Mich; G. H. Jon
N. Y; G. W. Murphy, Ia.
The rules of the House of Represen
tives were recommended as the rules for Il
convention. The report was adopted.
By permission, the ladies of Toledo p
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