New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-06
GREEHBACK CONVENTIONS.
THE NETWORK NATIONALS.


CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES FROM TWENTY
EIGHT CoUNTIEs-PAPER MONEY TO BE ISSUED
BY THE GOVERNMENT oNLY-oPPosITIoN TO
CONVICT AND CHINESE LABOR.
AUBURN, n. Y, June 5.-The NATIONAL
Greenback state Conference met in the Opera House
at 10 o'clock a. n. Only nineteen counties were repre-
sentsd at the morning session, and only one dele
gate each present from some OF the
counties The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Waller, who made brief address on
American finance, ETC. The Hon. C. j. Tucker Of Che
mango County, was made temporary chairman, and
spoke briefly OH the duties Of the hour. WET,
Nrssrs Cook Of Oswego; Wiley, OF Cayuga; Hubbard,
OF SCHUYLER; Cameron OF Stubcn; Bliss, Of Eric, and
Wolcott, of New-YOrk, were appointed Committee on
AZ The aftcr6oon session twcntyeight counties we're
rep resented Leaders OF all wings OF the party were
present, and basis OF united action was settled per-
nauent organization was effected by the election OF
the following officers:
Pyesident-C J. Tucker, OF Chenango.
Vce-IresidcRtsThe Hon. Gideon J. Tucker, OF Rock
land Alien HOcOmb. of Cayuga; William p Decker, OF
Allegheny j. H. Spring Of Stenben s. klghtmeyer' OF
Observation-Disclosures KANE, Of Monroe j: ".
Northrop. Of oswegO; A. Ciapp, Of Tompkins; II. G..
Cooper, Of Hcrkner.
The Committee Resolutions adopted the following
F!rst-The greenback dollar must be a full legal-tender
the payment VI all debts, public and private ana by
the Government issed protected ana received as aDSo
SecordEThe roenbae to be the legaltender money Of
the country and to be Issued by the Government.
Third-The General Government 9lOne 10 issue money
and this for the benefit OF all and to- through for
the enrichment Of National banker.
F0utLh-1he immediate calling in OF all United States
bonds and the payment Of them, principal and interest,"
in cgal-tender lawful greenback money OF the United
states and every dollar OF such issue OF legalteudr
lawful money % protected by the Government as at
par with other lawful money m gold and silver com,
never to converted into bonds OF any rate or class
FI0h-1hat we demand that there be no iurther issue
OF Government bonds.
Srt-That we reterate hostility 20 the contract
system IN our penal institutions.
SereHh-rhat feel and dcpoTe the distress caused
our fcOw-clu1ens ia California ana TIE West by the I'M
poratpn al servlc CHINESE labor into Ills country and
We mand that II should lie suppressed and abolished
by immediate legislation from our representatives IN
COngre-9. =,
ffyAa-That we demand the immediate and uncOndi-
tiora repeal of the Resumption Act o. January 1870
NinM-We demand tbat no further grants OF the pub
he domain be made corporations, hut that they be re-
served 10 actual settlers ana the rtycreion Of lands al
ready granted TO the Government when the terms OF
contract have not been strictly complied with.
TsHN-This conference indorses The cali Tor STATE
Convention at syracuse on Ju'y %, 1873
IierrnM-BJth National and state Governments
should establish bureaus Of labor and Industrial stats
ties clothed with the power OF gathering and publishing
the same. ,,,-
Tceldh-Wc demand the immediate repeal OF the Ma
tiuEal BaukiHg Act.
Ehfrteenh-We do not recognize or affiliate with any
secret questionable political organization whatsoever
The name shall bc The National Grecnback Labor
Reform Party. Adopted.