The New York herald., 1878-08-15
CONNECTICUT'S CONVENTION.
Interviews with Leading Politicians of
the Nutmeg State.
PARTIES IN THE SOUTH.
West Virginia's NatiOnalislS and the lnde-
pendent and National Parties
OF North Carolina.
CONNECTICUT.

CONNECTICUT.
STATE CONVENTION AT NEW HAVEN YEsTER-
DAY-NoMINATIoNs FOR STATE oFFICxRs-
VIEWS OF CONNECTICUT POLITICIANS CON-
CERNING PARTY PROSPECTS.
NEW HAVEN, August IA. 1873
The State Convention OF the natioaal greenback
party was held the Looms Temple Of Music to-day
This the third State convention of the party, the
othcrs having been held in 1876, in which year two
Governors wore chosen ing change Ia the elec-
tion law
STRENGTH STATE.
The strength OF the party in the State is variously
estimated The eight hour movement in Hartford in
1868 the starting point, and recruits pre-
pared by Dor troubles in subsequent years in New
Haven other points to join in any project looking
to labor r4 orm. In 1872 labor roiorm conven-
ton met at Bridgeport, nominated State ticket
composed era rely OF workingmen and indorsed the
principles of the platform adopted In 1870 at ST
Louis by tho National Labor Reform Congress- Tho
strongest vote polled by tho party in Connect
cut was in the spring Of lSI6-about two-thousand
1vo undrsd votA s-but it Is claimed that In tho last
town elections aggregate OF nearly FIVE thousand
votes polled, Ut in this case the issues were
local rather than ma ional. The New Haven Union,
the State organ OF the party substantially claims that
the green hackers dictated in The Second district the
will have streEgh in the next Legislature
that 1t will secure the reelection OF Judge Phelps
this fall ana In party has 10. 900
in total OF 100 600. This vote Is 30 evenly
divided however, " give the democrats the Gov.
srnorshIp by only tmo or three thousand votes, with
the Legislature varying In its political complexion
from time TO time
PROSPECT HF THE NATIONALS.
AS to what the nalh nails hope TO accomplish In
Mos II
sCertan is that there will bc election Of state
officers by the people L. viii devoive upon the
Legislature elect the tA'ket IL IS essential that
strenuous efforts bo MADE by the national party 10
elect sufficient number OF representatives 10 hold
the balance OF power. not ony on account Of the
cpoice OF a United States Senator to BarAum
but order that tns party nay dictate Tho State
officers The Two persons having the largest number
oil yoles Tor each office only be balioted for by
tue Legislature. Under this law the nationals, II
they nsid The balance OF power, caN divide up the
Offices between the two old partles."
THE CONVENTION.
The Convention today included eghty.six delegates,
representing only twenty-six OF nfty towns
In which there are clubs. Alexander Troup, secre-
tary ol The National Executive Comm itieo aud men,
Der oil the same, representing this state In calling
the Convention 10 order delivered an address upon
tho present strength aud prospects OF the Nationals
In Connecticut. He predicted that they would 60
into he campaign oil 1850 as thoroughly organized
either the democrats or republicans, instead oil as
tail either kite In the coming State campaign he
believed tha. viii Candidates may be elected the
party will make asuDstanti gam by coming out OF the
campaign thoroughly organized
porary chairman. Pending further oEsanzAtion
lengthy paper was read, presented by DR.. John L.
theories IN u nodihcd KIND OF Kearney styio 10
aujecuves. After ,Daaing provisions Tor forming a
permanent organ zAton the convention adJpurncd un
I'll the afternoon. The temporary chairman was
elected permanently to thc position Addresses were
Alexander iroup, OF New Haven, bearing upon the
general subject Of tie party objects aud what IL
being done In Connecticut
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The following state Central Committee was ap-
pointed, each county being represented
Now Havcn-Aicxander Troup, OF Now Haven.
Faiihsld-M McManon, oil Danbury. Luchneld-
r. d. Root of Barkhamstead Hartiord-H. L. Sopsr
oil Windsor. Middlesex-horace Johnson, OF Middle
Haddan- New London-CharIes Corning. OF New
London. windham-f. b. hammond, OF Putnam.
THE PLATFORM.
The Committee Resolutions reported the follow
ing alter lengthy conference
Whereas both tho old political parties have sanctioned
taxson ostered moaopoes, Jim nshed the value Of all
upon the people all the evils OF contf acted and
currency ana whereas ths policy ns' % formed pdseged
thrown iaborers out OF employment and produced
governments shoald discourage great accumulation
wealth in few hands ana should irugty
tsex-isoor party Of Conpeciicat resolvss;-
the law marng the srsenGssk Only partial legs. tsader
cnanging currency bonds into coin bonds the act
exemp.ing bonds from t,sa'ion, n. act repe.,-
yer, the act Tor issuing interest bearing bonds
subsidiary coin the pon specie
act
bank circulation and the enormous contraction of the
volume oi the circulating medium. We recognize the
OF the the arbitrary aictation OF syndicate OF
bankers and with the single purpose Of robbn
Ann 10 remedy and eountcrsct the evils eompisped
legal tender paper money adequate IN volume Tor the
euremens Of and Tor the payment Of All bonds IN
absolute possible, and ursher Issue
Am. swe call Tor tho immediate repeal of the So
mandng the retirement tue bank eir
custon the substitution therefor Of full legal
AIR. 4-ihe public lands belonging to all the people
CITIZENS, that tue should Furnish ad 20 liant
enable them cutyae improve the same instead Of
ssasds.ng the public domain upon private
ARr Owe aemand tnat the government at ones estsb-
posis BY the people or eeping and ioaning money
sss me- oa aPe ees At rate Of aSs
ART oIn tho language Of Peter Cooper. Nothing
be bought cheap IRON foreign countries which bs
Doush At the expense o leaving our own raw material
msnd protective tarf on All articles 81 which Tho
same IS found In the country all articles which do not
Arr. IAN income tax based uoon a constitutional
limitation and upwards. leaving ansoSehci
Anr sThat la6sr being the basis OF existence
ton We therefore demand that labor bureaus
we'll as national be established collection
tics relative TO the condition OF the producing classes aud
the management oe given 20 competent 20 be
sted: that wise iadicious and saaiisbs i.~s may be
enacted IN regard TO the hours emoloy
Of minors In the 4 estspiishne
ART. Owe demand thorouxh reform In she ot
public school educaon TO establish agricuturAi
mechanical and commercial schools IN addition to
schools that all books should be
OF the state government aud that less than
one lecture week be delivered tho dignity OF
aoor ani its paramount Importance In the affairs Of men
In everyday life
ART 10 Equal taxation Of all property owned by iIdi
viduals % corporations
Arr live demand thorough reform In tho sdminis-
tration Of the AFFAIRS Of the State II Is the dut ote Legs
iaute elected by the people approximate definite
the various officials charge
OF said departments being limited 10 the amounts
prcpriated
Arr. l2We demand general supervision by state
Of all railroad ana other monopocs There should be
uniform tariH rate for and freight traffic
railroads and definite laws curbng their eucroaehcnt
ART l3-We and the abolition OF the Of
labor prisons
reform institutions
AM 1--we the imp al servie
Chinese labor 20 come Into With