The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-23
the Greenback Convention.

The Greenbaek Convention.
TOLEDO, February e2.-The conven.
ton Of the Greenback party ofthe United
States met in its first regular Convention
at half past ten this morning at tht
Wheeler Opera House, and was called Il
order by DR.. D. 3. Sturgeon, Of Toledo
who after an invocation by Rev. D. II
M. McCracken read the call for the con
yention, and briefly stated the object!
sought and their importance, and alluded
to the widespread interest in the green
back movement, he then nominated Capt
r. L. Treyellick, Of Detroit, as tempo
rary Chairman. Messrs. o. J. Smith, o.
Terrehaute and +. l.. Scott, Of Toledo
were appointed Secretaries.
A motion was carried that one person
shall be nominated by each State Delega
tion here represented to constitute com
mittee on credentials and that no person
who has any present afiiliation with
either political party shall be appointed
on the committee. The call Of theStatei
was taken and the committee on creden-
tials appointed.
There we're tive delegations from New
York, and as they were unable them
selves to determine which was the rep,
resentiye body, the Speaker was author
lied 10 appoint their committees fol
them, and did SO in the case Of the Com
mittee on Credentials, but refused TO as
sumo 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 creden'
t;ais OF all bodies sending authentic dele
CATIONS to the Convention, whether they
be from workingmen, industrial OF
greenback organizations, shall be received
by the Committee on Credentials.
After song the Convention adjourned
till 2;30P.M.
The most numerously represented
State IN the Convention ia Pennsy lvania,
which sends fifly-four delegates. Illinois
sends thirty. Michigan, Ohio and Indi'
ana are also very largely represented
but there Is only one delegate from the
Pacific coast.
AT q meeting last night the more prom.
inent delegates decided toeliminate from
the platform all mention OF the intercon'
yertable bond, which seemed at that time
to be the only point OF contention among
tho delegations.
Upon re-asaembling the committee not
being ready to report th convention was
entertained by the singing OF greenback
songs. In response 10 a call Nr. Harper,
ofIflinois, made speech, and Mr.. Allison
presented the views OF the Greenback
State Central Committee Of Wisconsin on
the financial question. He read long
speech in the course OF which he promised
that Wisconsin, which was already a
strong greenback State, would cast an
overwhelming vote in the next National
Convention II the platform adopted by
this convention was we'll formed.
The rules OF the House OF Represents
tives were adopted as the rules OF the
Convention.
BY permission the ladies OF Toledo
presented communication from the
Toledo Women's Suriage Association
S ais,fnS,m NJ . n,ank recognizing The rights
% e woma, n nart;c;nate in he elective
fr.nch;se
D. r,o,;mors mir; rnee vote
Judge Hughes was formally intro.
dueed as permanent President OF the
S .sn,;on tor ,hs he honor reviewed at length
LeaU" w. n.,;on,i ~, bsnb;ns sys,em from l7s9
" .ne ,ha n a.oaan,. aiso ,6e 1rohlem of labor
"a ~ sne :. p.I nj IL nrsJ;c,ed he adontion
..n ~. ~" y" Taa"a,t;on ~ . nntionsI nIatform
~, " ,"s I'LL o" "i,I ,rsst 70 force carry into
h;aSo" tHas "or nIa,ss ;,s st,nJsrd bearers In
% IySa "SS
i'Ty H. corv.,,;o, than took n recess
,,.,;I Io ; n y " she, W + re.as assembled and
,.," In.a .,,.,to,% % .ra @ ra.oIn,;ons were read,
m 1ne r'at,M a,aoan,oa ~ no ar;st;n. n"rties and
aa;:, au. artVs as, H. m;ss;on @ of tSa Greenbsck
i,o.,n pos o"r Tbax s ascr;hs ali onr woes 10 The
pasy: tnt ,ha % ,sasI tsnast ons,ily
~ % ,hn ss,.ssrb"cLs M he cbansino II cur.
u u .ne ,tsaaS, s,es" ;n," ,o;n @ bonds tbs Jemon.
s,;1:,;oU s,"vy DO"j II @ s;Iyer. The exemp,ipg Of
ss" snnJs ~, !. sa,;on .nJ tho contraction
o9.us ~ .La :; ;s"n,s,;na msa;nm and ,hs Rct for
y. ~ sne ea..,.,n,;an S',oa af sns"ia naSmenis
'ne ieSu.ao" a,a"da ,h.v !" @ ansssi, ;he s,,nnres-
.;on m of III Ls3t ;ssnss no money md all
sun y. az T." D"1N ;a,nsJ T h, ,ha aoyernmeni
no"ey nNI ~ t"I, ' IaasI sander f6r ali debis
'i",iaa JI A "aJ ~ ,.xss; in ,Sa ITn;,eJ S,ates Al
uuIies ah" ."Aee a" tnS t S;i.s 4.