The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-23
LYON COUNTY GREESBACK COxvENrIOs.


LYON COUNTY GREESBACK CONVENTION.
Full Report Of the Proceedings
The convention met at the court house
in EmporiA on Saturday August 18th, at
2 O'Clock, pursuant to call of the Central
Committee.
The chairman being absent, the meeting
was called TO order by the Secretary Of
the county Central Committee, and on
motion Judge j. Il. Watson was elected
temporary chairman and j. n. Spangler
| Secretary. On taking the chair Judge
Watson thanked the convention for the
honor conferred upon HIM, and after stat
ing the object OF the convention, spoke at
some length upon the object and aim OF
the Greenback party, every word OF
which was received with earnest atten-
tion and frequent applause.
On motion the following programme
was adopted:
Nominations TO be made:
First, clerk OF the court: I'd, register of
deeds; Sd, sheriff; 4th, county attorney;
9Th, probate judge; 9Th, superintendent
Of public schools.
Election Of delegates TO congressional
convention as follows: Four from SOD
representative district and three from SD
representative district.
On motion a committee on credentials
was appointed, consisting or w. e. Nc.
Crary, j. N. Mckee and P. b. W. Pals
ley, who reported the following delegates:
Agnes City-B. d. Curtis, Dan'I CroyIe
and Richard Clark.
Americus-C. F. Conklin, j. L. Crock,
Chris Wise, e. o. Gamble, d. Barnheisbl,
J. Swartz, John Lantey, 8. p. Elliott, NJ i.
McCreary and J. c. Holdernes.
Bunker HilI-Charles K. Paine, 8. Pit
man, T. K. Best and A. P. Burns.
Center-L. o. Priest, M c. Stark, C.
q. Bassett, d. Terrell, d. J. Stark, j
Bascom, j. v. stephens and B. Bodine.
Hartford-H. G. Fleming, j. NJ. Spang.
Ter, B. f. Perry, Joseph Mckee.
Elmendaro - Levi Dumbauld, ]. l..
Williams, Perry McClintick and Edward
Claim.
Fremont. NJ. Miller, r. NJ. Gil
lilapd, w. E. McCreary, r. T. White, G.
A. Sanford and VIM. Hollingsworth.
Jackson r. T. snediker, S. S. Main
and j. A. Foster.
Emporia.. township-A. p. Kelley, j.
NJ. Hyde, w. b. Ross, J. A. Newlin, A.
A. Hickox, George Waite, E. l.. Jones and
j. v. Randolph.
EmporIa, 1st ward-L. Carter, Henry
Cook, DIR. Trueworthy and Daniel Ham
I mond.
I'd ward-F. Henick, W. j. Jones, F.
w. Hirth and N. 4. Nix.
Sd ward - j. r. Graham, L. Hum
phrey, john Henson and e. r. Trask.
4th ward-W. P. Paisley, j. q. Wat
son, j. 1. Mayse and Alex r. Grove.
Pike w. B. Hewitt, Jacob Metzger,
II. j. Burkett and Il. A. Coppock.
Report was accepted and committee
discharged.
A committee on permanent organiza-
ton was appointed, consisting Of A. A.
Hickox, T. 7. White and j. V. Randolph,
who reported In favor OF the officers of the
temporary organization, which report
was accepted.
| j. NJ. Miller was elected VIce-President
Of the organization, and during the alb
encR of the committe on resolutions, p.
B. Maxson was called for, and entertain
ed the convention with q fluent and ac-
curate statement OF the errors In financial
and class legislation OF the parties In
power for the last sixteen years.
G. v. Eskridge was then called for and
addressed the convention at length. He
said in substance, that he was still re.
publican, but that he endorsed the prin-
ciples OF the National Green back party i,
and that If the republican party did not
adopt means for relieving the sufferingi
of the peopl e, 1t was bound to die, and
the Greenback party take its place. HI
also stated that If he could not be a Re
publican Greenbacker, he would be 6
Greenback Republican. .t..
committee on resolutions was appoint
ed, consisisting of j. r. Graham, r. T
Snedlker and Levi Dumbauld, who re-
ported the following:
RESOLVED, That the Greenback party
of Lyon county endorse the principles ex
pressed in the Kansas State Greenbacl
Platform, with the addition that thu
amount of legal tender money be Limited
by constitutional provision
| RESOLVED, That the candidates nOmi
uated by this convention be pledged u
support its platform.
IA few words OF explanation may b,
necessary here. The COMMITTEES on reso
buttons disagreed as to various measure
recommended by the State platform, ant
in order to avoid q discussion in the con
Vention, for which there was no time
agreed that their resolutions should en-
dorse simply the general principle tina
greenbacks be made legal tender withou
. regard to corn redemption, and let eac
r member of the committee and of the con
I vention entertain his own views as t
specific measures, such as how and whel
4 the bonds should be paid, the establish
meht of postal bank system, etc. Writ
I this understanding, which allowed FIRE
q latitude of opinion in regard to the vari
Gus measures favored by the State plat
form, with the modification that in an
cause the aggregate issue Of greenback
should be limited and regulated by th
Q constitution, the resolutions were ofere
Il and adopted. The said modification pu
II the GreenbacK party OF Lyon county on
more conservative basis in regard to Il
u aggregate amount Of greenback currenS
y than the State or other greenback pla
y forms do. SD.
= The convention then proceeded to Il
. nomination OF candidates for county of
GERS, which resulted as follows:
- For clerk of the court: j. c. william
y received IA votes; and T. B. Nees vot'
Williams the nominee.
= For register or deeds: W. J. Jones +
- ceived 90 votes; u. Brewer, 10 vote
s. B. Elliots9 and Chss. Fletcher 2 vote
:, Jones the nominee.
:. Sheriff: J. V. Randolph received
votes; II. W. PearsalI3 and G. D. Hun
~ phrey 60 votes. Humphrey the nOmIne
For county attorney: J. W. Lynn W
nominated by reclamation.
s. For probate judge: 8. B. Elliot receiV
a. 20 votes; T. B. Nees 4 votes. Elliott {
nominee.
For superintendent OF public sehoo
V. ]. Bascom was nominated by acclamatiC
ok The nominations were declared unal
u nous. ~
as CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
ul Agnes City, B. f. Hill; Americas,
"a f. Conklin; Bunker Hill, T. E. Be
re Centre. L. o. Priest; Elmendaro, Ii
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