The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-28
GREENBACKERS.
The National Party Organized at
Toledo, 0.
Twenty-4ight States Represented-Enthu-
siastic Representations for the
.uture-Proceedings and
Platform Of Principles.

TOLEDO, Ohio. Feb. 22.-The con-
vention Of the Greenback party Of
the United States, met in its first
regular convention at lO:3O this
morning, at the Wheeler opera house,
and was called to order by DR.. II. b.
Sturgeon, of Toledo, who, after an
Invocation by Rev. d. II. NJ. Nc
Cracken, read the call for the cOnven-
ton and briefly stated the objects
sought and their Importance and al
luded to the widespread interest in
the greenback movement. He then
nominated Capt. r. F. Trevellick,
of Detroit, as temporary chairman.
Messrs. O. j. Smith, of Terre Haute,
and F. J. Scott, Toledo. were APP
pointed secretaries.
4 motion was carried that one per-
son shall be nominated by each State
delegation here represented to cOnsti-
tute committee on credentials. The
chair appointed; Maine, w. w.
Merry; Kansas, L. ). Statigent; Ne
braska. Allen Roost; Iowa, l.. II.
Welles; Wisconsin, DR.. j. Lamberd;
Michigan. r. f. Case; California,
Joseph n. Crawford; Massachusetts,
Charles Mclean; Rhode Island, J. II.
Vallett; Connecticut. Horace John
son; New York. Gideon j. Tucker;
New Jersey, John q. Drew; Pennsyl-
vania. Thomas \. Armstrong. Indiana,
| Asa Gilmore; District of Columbia,
A. B. Mullett; Virginia. Edward
Daniels: Tennessee, II. Richmann;
| kentucky, b. l.. b. Guffy; Arkansas,
Charles L. Cunningham; Texas,J. W.
jennings; Ohio, Stephen Johnson;
Indiana, Richard Gregg; Illinois, J.
X. McGee; Missouri. John w.
| Brown.
The call showed the following States
to be unrepresented: New Hamp-
shire. Vermont, Delaware, West Vir-
ginia. North Carolina, South Caro-.
lima, Georgia. Florida, Alabama
Mississippi, Louisiana. Minnesota,
| Colorado. Oregon, Nevada.
The committee on platform and or
ganization was chosen in the same
way. That on platform is as follows
Maine. Solon Chase; Massachusetts
+. NJ. Boynton; Rhode Island. b. &
Chase; Connecticut. Alexander
Troup; New Jersey. Thomas d
HoXie; Pennsylvania, 5. Il. Mason
Maryland. J. B. Graves; District o
Columbia. Thomas j. Durant: Nir
ginia. +. Daniels; Kentucky. BlantoI
Duncan: Arkansas. Chas. f. Gun
ningham: Texas. J. W. Jennings
Ohio, Samuel +. Carey; Indiana, T
i. smith; Illinois. NJ. NJ. Pomeroy
Missouri. B. A. Hill: Kansas. +. X
Ridgley; Nebraska. Allen Root Iowa
Is. W. Weaver: Wisconsin. j. NJ
Binckley; Michigan. II. \. Robinson
California. \. Richmond.
There were two delegates from New
York. and as they were unable them
selves to determine which was th'
representative body. the speaker wa
authorized to appoint their commit
tees for them. and did so in the cas-
of the committee on credentials bu
refused to assume the responsibilit,
J rs to the other committees. and tha
question vas consequently, ,on motion
referred to the committee on creden
tiais.
General Carey moved that the ere
dentials of all bodies sending authen
/ tic delegations to the convention
Nlielltt ttlcS tT iAouA oinluS hieii
. industrial or greenback organizations
he received by the committee on ere
dentials. a motion which was heartil
applauded and unanimously adopted
After a song the convention then a
| 1880 adjourned till $50 P. m.
The most numerously representa-
State in the convention is Pennsyl
vania. which sends forty-four dele
gates. Illinois sends 30. Michigan
Ohio and indiana are also very large
, ly represented. but there is only on
delegate from the Pacific coast.
i At meeting last night. the NOR
prominent delegates decided to elm
mate from the platform all mentio
! of the interconyertible bond, whic