Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
cRgrxsAcK MErrlMo.

cREexsAcK MEETING.
As announced in the COURIER a
greenback meeting was held at the
City Hall, Saturday evening, for the
purpose of Reorganization. Frank
Madden called the meeting to order
and acted as chairman. On motion
Of Con Daugherty, P. H.Riordan was
elected permanent secretary.
Apaper was then circulated for the
signatures of members. After some
half dozen had signed, N. NJ. Ives,
editor Of the OttumUa Times, arose
to ask the question as to whether this
was an exclusive meeting or privi-
lege, and to know if he would be &C.
cepted as member. This question,
he stated, was suggested by Capt.
Evans, editor of the Democrat, who
sat at Ives right hand. He was in
formed that the club was open to the
world, and then Daddy made a
spread-eaglc speech, and signed his
name as q member. He said that he
wanted that national banks, who
were sucking the substance out Of
the country by getting $25,O00,0OO in
terest on government bonds, wiped
out, the Ubiquitous resumption act re-
pealed and silver remonetized.
Mr.. s. B. Evans, editor of the
Democrat, arose and said he would
not allow any man to be more patri.
otto or to go beyond himself. He
had been an original greenback man,
and Seymour was nominated on that
platform in 1868. He therefore en-.
rolled his name as member of the
Ottumwa Greenback Club. This
brought down the house and the
chairman said he was glad to see the
representatives of the newspapers
present and enrolling themselves as
active, laboring members of the club
P. H. Riordan then made a sci
speech, urging that petitions should
be sent to Congressman Sampson ask.
ing him to vote with the greenback'
ers and for the repeal of the resump'
ton act, and if our Congressmer
didn't obey the behests of the people
whose servants they were, he was in
favor of hanging them when they re-
turned home.
After Riordan's speech Father Ivel
was inspired to make another speech
which was pretty much a repetition
of his fret effort, except that he sale
the Eastern money Shylocks wer,
loaning money all over the country
and soon we would be in the condi
ton of Great Britain-which had on
ly 81, 900 land owners-we would hav,
all the lands in the hands of the few
Lords and then the people would al
be serfs.
Capt. Evans was loudly called fo
but his excessive and well.know,
modesty prevented his attempting t,
make speech.
The next business of the mectin,
was tc appoint a committee for tn
city.
| r. B. Murphy was chosen from tn
First Ward, John B. Smith from tn
Second, F. T. Rabbit from the Third
Pat Brady Was nominated but pei
emptorily declinedl and Peter Hir
schauer from the Fourth. T.
Buckley was chosen committeeman a
large.
Con Daugherty was nominated 70
Treasurer but objected to serving, a
he found in the last campaign that
was hard job to collect little nor
. ey. Here Ives again made a shol
, speech and said it wouldn't tax
' much money to run tho machine, h
and Capt. Evans would do all tn
: printing required for :,bout the co!
/ of paper, and finally Daugherty Wa
, elected.
Ives then suggested that he be 81
pointed committee of one to writ
to Gen. Weaver and ascertain wha
+ it would cost to get him here to max
a speech. Capt. Evans moved tha
, Ives be so appointed, and he wa!
Ives suggested that Weaver Nigh
come if his fare was paid and if h
, would he would loan him railroa
: pass. If it costs much money to ru
o this party it might as we'll give u
now, he said, for 1--WE are all as poe
. as the devil"
Here John Overman wanted I
J. know how many names had bee
signed? The Secretary counted an
r reported Is. "Then," said John, .i
that is all we might as we'll quit.
I Riordan responded that they had ar
other paper with lots more names o
: and they soon would have 500 or &C
q in town; and John swallowed tt
: story.
|, The meeting then adjourned t
t meet that night two weeks.
t There were present, all told, !
, greenbackers, including the two me-
;, converts Sam and Daddy two r,
publicans, one democrat and q ger
: tleman from Mt. Pleasant.