, 1879-03-06
other place whors mammal labor Ia required be by

the people hnl III teaIiEDort+tt0n companies; pre-
10 furnish tho sac facilities and perform, iho tao
sa 90 s ss ~
md ll,nt wu danoaNco and condemn the theory
sa ri s y na e. G M
action and Government control.
partnenta to intetfero In any way 10 compelling
s u tS:r soa eS'"sg g st q e s
tna we deprccatc tho extension Of tho Jurisdiction
of ths Feae:al Courts which Ii operating so !njur.
III. That we recognize the mutual dependence of
labor aad espi.al, ana aepfocate ~ attusnpl. 10
uovernmcnt which tako from she many 10 enrich
y IT, That labor Is tho basil, Of all human wealth,
tectton by tho law.
q. usnry must bo abolished by National laws.
bountcs also the granting Of pensions 10 Tho sol.
dls1s o. tho Mexican and flnr!dn Wars.
- 3sine e. avsF g. aba 81 q s
10. That We den,snd honesty and economy In
tmo ~ d'n o. oi nnollc aalFf and re-
o. motiin of III. Wolt Of Colorado, It was
agreed that committee be appointed to nom.
| tpule q
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE coaMlrrEz
TO effect pvrmanent national organization, to
30 composed Of ono representative from each
State nnd Territory.
This was amended 80 rs to allow each State
| mud Territory to appoint It's man direct to tho
Executive Committee, antl report 1T ilalf-past
| o'clock; and that each etRta not represented
should be allowed to select mou by voto In tho
respective clubs
The Convention took recess unit, haif-past
o'clock.
On motion, II wns decided to take up The re-
port III tue rlatiornt Committee, section BY
section, The speeches being limited to Two
This was. l,oweyst, interrupted by tic an
nounung Of Tic names of tt1c National Executive
Co1nmtttcc appointed In tho forenoon, together
with the report of this Committee on the SUBJ
:. Tie members Of tic Committee arc: Ohio
Hugo Preyer, Chairman; Nubraskn-W. IL.
GDssh; lnaana-pf: a,n WlnsowI; Texas-D: J.
mout-C. +; Gr!lli Mississpp,,-Il. Nelson, Jr.;
Wtsconsln-D.W. c. Priest; Rhode Ista,u- -. c.
| Fal!ctte; Pcnnsylrania-W. G. plumer; Micht-
gau-1aalph r. ltoyt; New York-Jot,n Cameron; ;
Missouri, j. ii. Landou; u,ll iowa-C. Ii. jack.
Tho Committee on Organization consists OF
NJ. N. Ponieroy. Chairman; nss!stnnts-n. Gill;
Ct wd Sssc:;Sn " sMaSs M ysSs" Ee% fsI K
Col. bailey, Alabama; and Perry II. Talbot,
| Missouri
:. 1t was also resolved BY the Committee " ts,at
! ttlH NHalEulAn u lnH QDlOn NFCenO1Gk Llu0f
Committee. ur Organization, shnll hayo power
to add 10 the nunber pt TINT Committee, md
power to remove cforiucfllccncY, II circumstances
may fequire.t
tlle report OF the Committee. by the Conycn-
tion, titus giving Brick Pomcroy full control Of
the party.
SERIES or RESOLUTIONS
wcro adopted complimentary to Afr. PomeroS
| for llis work for tho party, MID resolving to
l Enr{ n{ thu rlt1h1 1hf4nt 81 IN
burso him for some S10 900 which It WAS claimed
that l,c bad spent In his work. .....,..
The platform was ulcn taEcn up setiatt,n,
The first SECTION went through without remark,
but when t'le second wns rcatl q delegate from
Illinlos moved tint tic word ',Unlon y hc sub
st!tutcd Tor tic word "NatIonal."
There were anutnbcr of cries of ''No!" "no ~
but the mover OF the resolution WAS given TN
opportunity to explain. lie said he did not
10 give the celllics OF the organization MI oppor-
tu,ity to cal! them aeale By changing their hau,c
50 often. The party hau been named ule Ma
tionM Grcenhack Labor Party' at the Toledo
Convention, und hu thought this name was
| good enough
Hugo Prcycr answered In speech, #, whlcl,
he Intinatcd tnnt athosc fellows in tic East "
tut Democrats. Ila was opposed to assuming
loauy which was lleaped upon tliat organization.
br!sS t!f% rosrey sPole 'n ,. ,e same stra md
humber took tile other side Of the questloli,
But at Inst the section was adopted without q
dissenting voice.
On Recommendation Of Brick pomcroy, three
rousIng cheers wero given for tho hUnon
Gtecnbaek Labor Party"
.rhcre were FROM three to Aftcon amendments
offered to cacl, OF the SECTIONS by thu opposing
cecded in voting down cncll one Of them, und
dclegutcs, angrlly denounced ,hc Chair ior ''''''
| EXERCISING THH GAG Law.
Tn motion, Sec. IL, relating to the method OF
choosing q Cabinct BY tho President, wis sstrickcu
Mr.. Hoync moved that resolution be adacd
to tllu platform, a. follows: "No mnn shall be
eligible to the office of President or Vicc-rrcs
| terins."
Tile resolution was adopted.
i IT was moved BY Chicago member TINT o
Sec. u ba created. which should provide tint
tho exception Of agricultural labor,
Au RtneglmeMt was offered to the elect that
no exceptions should bo nude.
This came fron, . farmer, but another farmer
objected. lie btlieycd TINT thls would 10 d
blow to tile farming interests throughout t,4t
length al!l breadth ot the land,
nnasn, Anotncr f.Fff a strongly supported tho
On u.Otl0n. the platform rs pulentled wat
adopted sas Whole by u rising vote. Three
cheers Were given for the lahorliE man. for il,l
platform, thu orccnbask party, aud for Brick
| IcncT0y.
A few resolutions were offered, Of minor In,
portance, tsiuatly thanks, lew renlarks wert
tuAle. md Hrlck Po'neroy's iirat great 1rceu
bark National Convention passed Into history
THE GREENBACKERS,
THE CONVENTION TO BE HELD SATURDAY.
Tho City Ccntrnl Committee Of tllo Natlonn
Grccnback Labor party, met last night Mt til.
party headquarters at the fremont aousc, for III,
purposu Of Gxlng the date for The holding Ut tllt
Convention for thu nomination Vt city olllccrs
hir. c. j. Bcattie presIded.
Mr.. O'llrlcn, Of tic Filth Ward, offered til.
+ following resolution:
I.f1a!rfd, That no person who has been a mon.
her Of cither OF tlt City Central EonlnlltlueA
xuUwn ar tllu tSAtianni- -trocuhack " ur ''No,- al
! East aastison Htfert Committee. " nor tho 'tSlas
kel.IIall Committee" " shall ba cligb'b 10 IN,
| nomination at thu forthcoming City Convention.
The resolution was carried after Il had be
coma understood that tho City Central Colntnit
tce wanted IN Its ranks no NM win wus work