The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-28
AFTERNOON SESSION.

point of contention among the dele.
cations.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon reassembling, the committee
not being ready to report, the con.
yention was entertained by singing
| of greenback songs. In response to a
call. Mr.. Harper, of Illinois, made a
speech and Allis presented the views
| OF the greenback state central com.
mittee Of Wisconsin on the financial
question. He read lengthy speech,
in the course of which he promised
that Wisconsin. which was already
a strong greenback state, would cast
an overwhelming greenback vote at
the next national convention 1t the
platform adopted by the convention
should be wisely formed. He arraign.
ed the financial policy Of the govern
ment in past years as being inthe sole
interest of the rich and against the
poor, and denounced the secretary of
the treasury and his present policy,
contrasting it with his former utter
ances, and said that in brief, WlscOn-
sin demanded the enfranchisement of
labor through plentiful supply OF
government money. Labor asked this
from capital. not as a charity or a
mercy, but demanded it as right and
she will have it peacably.
The committee on credentials made
verbal report through it's chairman,
Mr.. McGee. who said that twenty-eight
States were here represented; that
most of the delegates were full; some
overfowing, and few States were
not fully represented. The committee
had happily disposed of all contested
eases, and recommended that the
oyertowing States have only one vote
for each Congressional district; that
on all questions of rira roce the con-
vention would vote as a body; that
where there was a call of states the
committee would relegate to the con-
vention the question of whether the
states which were only partially rep
resented should throw their dele
gates, or delegates cast the votes OF
all the Congressional districts, or
whether such state should have Ouly
50 many votes as she had Congress
sional districts represented.
He also announced that Colorado
had Empowered NJ. W. (Brick) Pome.
roy to act as its representative and to
cast it's vote.
| The report was received and laid
on the table until after the permanent
organization, with proviso that no
voting by proxy should be allowed.
| The committee on permanent or
| ganiZatiOn then reported as follows:
For president, Judge Francis w.
Hughes of Pennsylvania; vice-presi.
dents. J. II. Shryack, 5. Sennett
Iowa; NJ. w. Field. Michael T. ID.
Hoxsie, New Jersey; Alex. Campbell
Charles II. Test, Indiana; ID. c. Will
mer, ID. Leach, Missouri; Chas. Nc
Lean. Massachusetts; d. j. Durant
d. c.; d. F. Mitchell, Kansas: J. w.
Jennings, Texas: c. Z. Cunningham
Arkansas: Allen Root, Nebraska
Francis, Gillet, Connecticut: Thos. S
Fitch, California: f. Berrius, Ten
nessee; Solon Chase, Maine; Thos. NJ
Bennett, West Virginia: J. Z. Jones
Nevada; Y. stevens. Pennsylvania
J. w. Dedrich, louisiana; n. II
Pittman. Georgia: o. $. Chase. New
York. AS secretaries; Ralph E
Hoyt, Michigan; G. II. Jones, New
York; G.. w. Murphy. La.
The rules of the House of Repre-
sentatives were recommended as tn,
rules for this convention. The report
was adopted.
BY permission the ladies of Toledo
presented a communication from tn,
Toledo Woman Suffrage association
1t urges the convention to include il
its platform plank recognizing the
rights to participate in the elective
franchise if not in its broadest extern
at present. at lesst 20 that tax-payin.
women he declared competent t,
vote in municipal elections. Th,
communication was received Will
hearty aad continued applause and re
ferred to the committee on platform
4 debate then occurred on tn,
question relegated to the convention
by the committee of organization
whether partially represented State
shall cast full vote in the conven
ton. 4 long discussion onsued ,durin,
which some recrimlnations were in
dulged in. but after two or three con
ciliatory speeches. the whole matte
was then postponed indefinitely by
unanimous cira rocs vote.
Judge Hughes was. at this point
formally introduced as permanen
chairman of the convention. III,
briefly thanked the body for the homo
conferred on him, reviewed at som,
length the history of the nationa
banking system. from the first feebl
and fruitless attempts to inaugurat'
. in lsso to the present time
He then discussed at considerable
length the problem of labor ami
capital. and declared that it woul,
, not be solved by either of the grea
political parties and would remail
unsolyed unless the party born. her
to-day should settle the question il
the future. Regarding protection
he declared that the State of Penn