Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-11

dJCeTlOOt OcSSGONs
Upon reassembllng at the hour named the
committee on credentials made the following
report. which was adopted:
DELEGATES.
Dakota-Geo. c. Chamberlain, G. B. Lowell
NJ. Seaman. NJ Haggerty.
Stevens-Ignatius Donnelly.
Observation-Disclosures Ayres, II. Fl. Jones'
Winona-L. B. Ferrin, J. T.. Blair.
: Blue Earth-F. O. Wiley.
Anoka-R. Thornton, w. d. Lapham.
Olmsted-Hon. O. H. Page, G.. n. Roberts,
Peter Burns, G. W. Cressey.
Kandiyohi-A. II. Sperry.
Mower-W. A. Hotchkiss, s. Y. Paddock.
Todd-S. 81. Hamilton.
Ramsey-James Dillon, Capt: James Star
key, P. Nash, B. A. Froiseth, E. II. Wood
Judge Oscar Stevenson.
Film ore-Hon. G. 8. Powers, Hon. J. N.
Grazing, Hon. r. Z. Fleming, F. G. Stowe, Ole
Allen.
Hennepin-E. A. Cramsie, John Foley, Chas.
Allen, Thomas A. Clark, John Hennessey, J.
FL. McNolly VIM. Blaisdell, Samuel Lydiald,
Joseph Lydiaid, Charles Lane, Samuel Col
burn, E. A. Hodsdon, Charles B. Doherty, En-
Wright-H. O. Bull, DR.. Atwater.
Sherburne-S. w. Bean.
Meeker-N. @. Martin, T.. P. Peterson, J. w.
Gordon, s. Y. Gordon, A. F. Koener, r. X.
Beecher.
Murray-JOhn Mcdonnell.
SPEAKING.
The committee on resolutions and perma.
nent organization not being ready to report the
chairman called on Hon o. H. Page for some
remarks, but that gentleman excused himself.
Prof. Wiley then called for but he ex-
cused himself for the reason that he was down
on the bill for the evening.
delegate from Meeker thought Prof. Will
ley ought to speak for the benefit Of the dele.
gates who would have to return home, but the
professor insisted upon being excused and his
request was acquiesced in.
Hon. George @. Chamberlain was called up
| but also excused himself.
| Hon. r. T.. Fleming, of Fillmore, was then
called out and proceeded to relate his con-
nection with the ''good old Democratic party, .
which he declared he had left because that
party, under the leadership of the Belmonts,
the Goulds and the Tildens, had bowed down
to the golden calf. There was no difference in
] the two old parties and financial reform had to
be looked for through the bone and sinew Of
the land. The country was on the verge of
ruin, but, thank God, the noble workingmen,
the producers of the country. were buckling on
their armor, and having enlisted for the fight,
they proposed to stand by their colors until
this country was intact the 'land Of the free
and the home Of the brave" Mr.. Grazing then
briefly reviewed the histories of parties for the
past twenty-five years, from which he drew an
exceedingly glowing picture. He used to be
proud of the United States, but since the pas.
sage of the damnable laws in the interest Of
the rich man and against the poor man, during
the last twenty years, he had nothing but sor
row for his country.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions having com,
in, they submitted their report through Hon
@. s. Powers, Of Fillmore, as follows: 8
We, the delegates assembled pursuant to cal
at State National Greenback Labor conven
ton held IN the city of St. Paul, on Tues lay ,th
10th day of June, A. D. 1879, do adopt tn
following declaration Of principles and policy
First-We are in favor of the immediate an,
unconditional repeal of the act of 1869, falsel
entitled IAN act to strengthen the public cred
it, believing that it was an unnecessary, dis
honest and radical change Of the original con
tract between the debtor and creditor classes
an act of robbery of hundreds of millions Q
dollars from the people for the benefit o
American and European bondholders, and on
that was intended to perpetuate the nations
debt for all time; we therefore demand that al
the bonds due by the government be paid il
strict accordance with the letter and spirit Q
3 the original terms on which they were issued
and that all the four, and four and 4 half pc
cent, and all other bonds issued since the pas.
age Of that act on long time, subject as under
; stood to all the contingencies
subsequent legislation, be immediatel
paid i'll non-interest bearing full Leg
tender currency.
E Second-We are in favor Of the free and III
f restricted coinage of silver, upon the san
5 terms and conditions as gold, and its restor
9 tion as full legal tender for all debts, pul
lie and private. ".
j. Third-We demand the immediate repeal {
$ the resumption law, believing that it passal
; at the time was an infamous sin and Grin
l. against the debtor classes, whose obligation
:. contracted in good faith and on q current
g basis, were thus more than doubled, while a
q property was reduced nearly one; half. We q
9 nOunce. the whole scheme OF locking up IN tt
s treasury vaults four or Eve millions Of Gu
rency subject to redemption, and coin held f
lie the purpose Of redemption, while but lit
v more than 81, 000, 900 has been redeemed, or Q
fered for redemption, as wholly in the intere
e. of a few moneyed men, and suicidal, unju