The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-23
THE BIRTH OF A NEW PARTY.
THE NATIONAL CONTENTION or MEN
VINO DEMAND GREENBf CKs.
The Organization Christencd "The National
Party THE Disfranchisemcnt OF Labor
Through u Plentiful supply Of Money.

The Organization Christencd The Nntiona nj
Party The Disfranchisemcnt OF Labor
Through Plentiful supply Of Money.
TOLEDO Feb. 22.-The first regular con.
vention OF the Greenback party Of the United
States met at 1890 A. NJ. to-day. in wheeler's
opera House. The convention was called to
order by d. d. y, Sturgeon Of Toledo.who nom-
mated Can't A. f. Trevollick OF Detroit as TOM
porary chairman. A motion was carried that
one person should be nominated by each State
delegation to constitute Committee on Cro-
dentials. and that no person who had any pres.
ont aflliation with either Of the political parties
should be appointed on this committee. The
| committees on platform and on organization
were chosen the same way
| There were two delegations from New York
| and. as they were unable themselves 10 deter
mine which was the representative body. the
Chairman was authorized to appoint their COM
mittees for them. and did 80 in the case OF the
Committee on Credentials but refused 10 rs.
sumo tho responsibility as to the other commit.
| tees. That question was consequently. on mo-
tion, referred to the Committee on Credentials
Gen. A. Cary moved that the credentials of all
bodies sending authentic delegations to the
| convention. whether they be from workingmen
industrial, or grecnback organizations be re-
| ceiyod by the Committee on Credentials The
motion was heartily applauded and unanimous
iournea wn, SS1ter SS1te song inc convention ad-
a., Ihe most numerously represented State in
| me convention is Pennsylvania which sends
llity-fonr delegates. illinois sends thirty. Mieh,
| igan. Ohio. and Indiana also ara very largely
ISp IrSeprpsscnGted There is only one delegate from
Upon rcassembling. the committees not being
ready 10 report. the convention was entertained
sponse to cal, Mr. Harper Of illinois. delivered
a SP6Seca t6e and Ne Allen presspted the views
W lsfpnSln on the tuln rlnl -tion Ia
lsed that wisconsin. which was already strong
greenEEack reenE state. would cast an overwhelming
ihe platform adopted by the convention should
be wisely formed. He arralgncd the financial
poor. and denounced the Secretary Of tho
former utterSncesp and and SAID t6a, n brs s
shpnsin demanded IN eniranchisement Of labor
through 2 plentiful, supply Of Government
money. Labor asked this from capital. not as a
clarity but as right. and she will have il
Tho Committee on Credentials made verbal
report through its Chairman. Mr. McGee, who
SAID that twenfy.eight states were here repro
some OVERLOOKING, and that few States wcro moi
fully represented.
then reported as follows
,. for rresden,-Judse franeis " Hughes Of renn,yl
Iowa f- d M,in MSsSS 4 2s0 os. s%ns G S%
fry & knsA aS T1SESs caaFs. e 1a' 1s. St. o,nl Saay
wwiiImeI Of Naryiani D Leach Of Missouri, charles
Durant 4 the District Of columhis b + Mitchell
&rSSnss Ala" SSR1 Roo NeSls.sa rrsnS. s"qsht% ,,@
Tonnssseu' Is9q. cs. f'e o M q cAor B,rr,
Tsna.ylSsns Es, vEs,na 7 1oGs. e Seysai S1cgsef
msn ge SgSl.a sGS q Cnas & Nsw yoTs
New iork and " adrpRy OF Of is,''" icwa " !" '0'''''
The report was adopted
BY PERMISSION. the ladies Of Toledo presented
Suffrage Association. 1t urges the Convention
70 include in It's platform plank recognizing
rancs il IN m s sens ,e al e9Slse
ent at least so that taxpaying women ba de-
cla'ed somprtenIt e vote In municipal elections
anu continued applause. and referred 10 the
yenion, lie reviewed a, some length the the 12s- his
tory II the national banking system from the
first feeble and fruitless attempts 20 inauguraie
1t Ia l7s9 to the present time.
Al The evening session tue following platform
was read:
'>.r; Thr9nshou our entire country the value Of
pressed Gusne.. incomes asi,s as wa. ,esase 51s G
Of our reoe the sa sei S Sk kG ,r,s5 sl m1 rans'
oannkrup'ey' crime suffering paupensn and starvation.
Hyeri. This state Of things hs. been brought about by
m Y 5S 'asfgii' n ana dictated by money
c5nc. eahscs wnhs SS T TSS s d f sG' aai s
.ool manqy cr The rsSts d st PeoPe and 'aSi c
NE threats Q, the money power anl ht ridicue
nor the Dcmocrauc partcs cir nationai policies pTo
u1s,-i The lni, ,pcnleni 0fccnbacE party. and other
as;oeieugns more or le., effective have been unable
hitherto 70 maAe iomidable opposition to old party
sreenIsei he ng eha ef o the Legal tender quality Of
bonds the demoneiIs,n Of ,b & &rnfs tn,2 .on
enplins u nisirom taxation the contraction Of lie
circulating medium. the proposed forced resumption II
eS Icie srns. Ssan @ he sepe T,Is si Vi iS a us1e
sly ,e resn, OF "a. - criminal acts must be counter
IhsretdES we assemble N National Convention AMI