Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-06-13
Greenbaek Convention.

The Greenbackers of this county
met in convention at the Opera
House last Saturday. 1t was called
to order by John S. Bender, Esq.
Col. Andrew Poe was made Temporal
ry chairman, and Thomas Paine Sec
rotary. Col. Poe on taking the chair
made a few remarks-somethin
| about freeing ten times as many
white slaves as there were black ones
at the beginning of the rebellion, and
proceeded to appoint a committee
on permanent organization, one on
rules and regulations. another on res
olutions, and was about to appoint
one on nominations, when Mr.. Kelli-
son thinking that the temporary
chairman was exercising undue au-
thority In appointing all of those
committees, without a motion or sug-
gestion from any one, raised an OBJ
lection and asked the privilege to
discuss the propriety of making NOM
nations. The chairman promptly
decided that he was out OF order.
Mr.. Kellison then attempted to raise
question, as to the authority OF the
committee that called the convention,
but whenever he attempted to speak,
the crowd stamped and shouted,
until he was compelled to desist.
After the committees were all appoin-
ted, j. s. Reeve arose and asked
leave to offer a resolution. 1t was
granted, and he proceeded to read a
carefully prepared paper, setting
forth In substance that the Green
back party Of the county was in its
infancy, and that in order to secure a
more thorough organization, and to
give all those In sympathy with the
movement chance to participate in
nominating candidates, that prima-
~ election should be held in every |
township on the first day Of August,
1878, and the persons having the |
OF votes as candidates
for the several offices should be de-
clared the nominees. This resolu-
ton, the chairman also declared out |
Of order, at that time. Mr.. Kellison |
then moved to adjourn until the
first day OF August. This was de-
clared out OF order. A scene then en-
sued which beggars description; dis
order and confusion reigned supreme.
It is said that two townships with
drew from the convention, but the
noise and confusion was so great. that |
We do not know whether or not this
was the case. The committee on
nomination however reported, and
the following ticket was nominated.
For Representative, N. s. Woodward,
Of Center; County Clerk, Peter Hime,
Of Center; Auditor, A. W. Chew, Of |
West; Treasurer, David Zehner, of |
Green; Sheriff, Jesse Miller, Of North;
Recorder, David McDuffie, of Center;
surveyor, Schuyler Gray, OF Center;
Coroner. David Shaffer, Of North; |
Commissioner, J. M. Ripple, of Polk;
There were Ill votes cast on the
ballot for Clerk, Peter Hines receiy-
ng rs and A. Barber 80. The noise |
md confusion prevented US from |
hearing the votes cast for other Of
Ices, and for the same reason we are
to omit the names OF COM
betting candidates Tor the other Of
ices. 1t was with the greatest diff
iculty that we obtained the names Of
he nominees. It is claimed by those
who refused to take
part in the proceedings, that the con-
7ention was called by a self consti-
uted committee OF the Plymouth |
,lcb, who had no authority whatever
20 issue the call, and that it was the |
Intention to manipulate the conven-
Aoh ohu iuh IL OhliiCit W ouit IuCh-
selves, and said one OF the dis |
'atisfed men, while they placed some |
good men on the ticket 1 would not |
Tote for one Of them II he was an
angel or even a God, nominated as
hey were by a convention that adop- |
ed the gag rule and Dfused to allow |
wen a motion to adjourn to be voted |
IN"
Whatever the int ntions OF
he leaders may have been, it
3 evident that the Democrat
Q portion OF the Greenback party |
ave an excuse to bolt, and it is safe
o say that there are not half dozen |
Democratic Geeenbacl:ers in the |
county who will vote the ticket in
October. 1t seems probable that the
eaders were afraid to postpone NOM
nations, either for the reason
hat they wanted certain men nomi-
lated who think it is honor enough |
o be candidate for Office, or that
hey were afraid that the primary
'ote would show that the party had
10 strength. We are inclined to deal
nercifully with these men; we think
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