Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-15

O:IcInan, and had them confirmed.
Soon afterwards a convention was
called to meet at Harrisburg, Pa.
here | WAS confirmed, and again at
the conference held at Philadelphia,
and also ut another in Cincinnati |
was chosen to act as member OF the
Executive Committee for Missouri.
All this time | saw no chance to or
ganIHc in Missouri, as there proved
To he great trouble in other States
between the leading members. out of
which factions sprang up.
Bat when matters quicted down in
1876 we commenced to start Il club in
st. Louis, at the head of which it was
proposed TO place John Magwirc, but
Notwithstanding the great opposition,
proposed and carried Britton A.
Hill (author Of Absolute Money")
into the chair a president. Here he
was only permitted to remain for a
few weeks, when few trickstero now
at the mead Of the Dark Lantern par
tY (NatiOual Grecnback partY) car
ried out their preconcerted plans on n
meeting night, when | was absent :;
and accordingly when the clqb Incl.
it was moved and tarried that the
club adjourn sine die. Then on the
moment they recognized under II lit
tie different name, when they elected
George NJ. Jackson to the chair, and
II fellow then connected with the st.
Louis Dispatch (BuclD as secretary,
thus very unccremoniously kicking
my friend. Hill, entirely out. Sup
posing they had their plans all fixed
for sell, they called convention
at Jefferson City. to which | was
elected delegate 10 represent the
Tenth Ward. but refused to attend.
They there nominated their state can
dida,es, and when they returned to
St. Louis soon commenced their vii
lainous work of selling out their par
ty, in which they were successful.
There their party en- led, and all was
again quiet until | made our legiti-
mate call for a State Convention of
"Indepcndent Greenback men," to
he held on the Sd of October, 1877,
ia this city. which proved to be a
great success, particularly v in keep
ing out many Of the tricksters. AT
thiS convention | again nominated
Brilton A. Hill and he was elected
our president. This gave a fresh
start to the Grcenback party all over
the United States, but of which, very
soon, such men rs ID. b. Sturgeon,
Walter II. Shupe, ETC., took advan-
tage and called II National Conven-
lion, now known as the Toledo Con-
vention. Here was the first known
Of the Dark Lantern party, and where
Mr.. Hill received his office of Nation
al Executive Committeeman for Mis-
souri,. Not long after Mr.. Hills re-
Fl .rn from Toledo, he was called upon
by Jackson and Follott to sign call
for Il convention to take place at Sc
dalia in September next, which he
dil sign just before leaving for Tex
as, but of which l am well informed,
these worthless changed the date OF
TO the 10Th of June last without Hlll's S
consent. John Nj. Loudon, of Ma
con City, seeing breakers ahead,
made another bogus call for con-
vention to be held at the same time
and place, but no doubt with good
intent. While all this was going on
the honest Greenbackmen could only
stand still and see the result, while
Britton A. Hill was at loss to know
how to act, all of which l have good
reason to know, as l have large
amount of proof in my possession
respecting 1t. But here | will draw
curtain until further developments,
The results of this scandalous con.
yention, or rather union of bogus
conventions, is still fresh in the mem.
ory of all readers of the newspapers
md to which many bummers went OF
free passes from this city with news
paper men at their head who wer'
determined to become the Estate or
gam of the party, and the sam
whom l had many times within tn
last year rejected; as well know tn
parties and can give the tue oharac
; ter and history of the three leadin
, men who carry on these unprinciple
E sheets, and of whom no man, by law
D can collect 81. They are mortgage
D IN every conceivable way, and all th
without referring to their family col