New-York tribune., 1879-05-29
THE IOWA GREENBACK PARTY.

NO COALITION WITH THE DEMOCRATS.
THE STRAIGHT GREESBACK MEN oUI-VOIED-
DANIEL CAMPBELL THE NOMINEE FOR Gov
ERNoR.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, May 28.-The Greenback
state COnyeatIou to-day composed OF about
one hundred and nifty delegates. representing
only sixty-niue OF the ninety-une counties IN the
state. The temporary chairman, j. B Hel'h
made speech predicting the success OF the
Greenback party, and ehat Congressman j. b.
Weaver will De the Wotkngmcn's Presidential caIa
date in 1880. John Porter was chosen as PresI-
dent OF the convention. great difference Of opinion
existed among the Delegates as TO the way
IN which the public debt onght TO be paid
and for an hour the convention dehDerted
as to whether it ahould be paid in Legal
tender notes only, or in gold. silver and legal
teuders The element in favor Of both silver and
paper money at last prevailed. The WapeiiO County
deegation wthdre" lrvn tie C0nVeLtOd' because tHe
Chicago platform was not adopted
The platform adopted declares that greVOus Nronga
have been peTpefaied upon we misses On 1ls o py
thoss 10 " uu powers Of government nave been del
egatcd, especially by me privilege granted 10 Nat-SEl
banR corporations by changing the Go'einttIt uOhu'
Iufo com bonds payable ia -Olu, and Dy con-
verring q t-DcarlnG circulating medium lulO
80 i1f.r.st-i,e -rI,g debt tris causing snrinkaye in
vaues ana depre>snc business. Tie platform dcnounces
resumption. and ueC tIat puolc money las Oecn
ai II, e10rIpous and grants aud eorbitant salaries.
n Also declares That the Government alone must issue
money the amount Of the circulation 10 DE fixed by
Constltutlonal amendment. upon per caplta basis
fsr me (,yeruleut bonds must be called paid
III full in legal-cnaer money tn3t NauCudi Ddnhs OI
issue must abolished and their issues suppIanted
,yih eFetubaeks. IL demands that silver dollars De
oued without limit indOrses the Arrcarages et Pension
mn and while eXaclatlug the Outragus upon Union sol
rs during the in Southern prison pens declares
tDat the vIoeuce OF partisan spirit in Congress should
he condemned tending 90 revive the dead issues OT
tie past ana prevent present rehef 10 the country IL
further declares OF al nO1est unlnflmldated
ballot and a count, ana urges the reduction OF
t salaries OF public officials from % 10 30 per cent,
from the President doWn.
The platform comments all means for the sup
y,ress OF OF mprrauCe, and approves the stand
taken by the lCWa GreenDaCk Repre- ,eutauyes
il Congress. Il especially ndorses Mes,rs Weaver and
ef, IN their contest with tnc COmOlued opposition OF
bob OF the old parties. Ii recommends 10 tue cOnyen
ton all the candidates OF the party ana the platform,
uC refuses the right OF any one 70 change
or alter the ticket except III case % death, when
neither Democrats nor Republicans shall be placed on
te icAet iii The other resolutions are OF
a local CHARACTER.
DANIEL Campbell OF CLARK County, nominated for
Coyeruor. and q recess WIS taken until evening.
Al the evening session 81. n. Moore. OF Dubuque,
was nominated LieGJenant-GovernOr, ana NJ.
H. Jones, Of Davis, for supreme Court
JLdgc Mr. FarnswOTth, member Of one
of Brlck POmeTOy's clubs. u-Cn the refusal OF the
convention 10 IudUr,e POmeroy's Chicago platform,
withdrew body. and asked the other delegates
tc follow hIm de and segeIa! other dccgates there
upon left nall. The convention, after listening 10
number Of speecaes. adl burned.