New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-13
BUTLER FAIRLY IN THE FIELD.

lie IS NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR BY A GREENBAcK
STATE CONVENTION AT BosToN-wESDEIL PHIL
lips FOR LIEUTENANT-GoyRRNoR.
Bos1ov. Sept. 1.-THE State Convention Of the
National observation-disclosures party assembled at
Faneul Hall this afternoon.
Delay occurred in calling the convention to order
owing TO dispute which was taking place in
the State Central Committee. 1t asserted
hat the Boston City Committee bad been
selling out the party 10 the Democrats
bv making o trade for offices. Another
source of trouble was the action of "A
minority of the State Central Committee in calling
tho convention on basis of club elections and not on
n basis of popular 1t had been threatened
TO exclude the caucus delegates, which, ii was as
serted would deprive large but unorganized bodies
of Greenbackers of representation in the convention
Another bone of contention was an alleged plot by
norton of the State Central Committee TO refuse
the Gubernatorial nomination to General Butler
unless he should make a substantial contribution to
the party treasury. Threats OF a bolt were freely
made prior to the organization of the convention.
The convention was finally called to order at
11:25 n. m and Israel W. Andrews. of Danvers,
was elected temporary chairman. Mr.. Andrews
made brief address, after which p. Daily, OF
BOSTON. was chosen temporary secretary.
General Sargents address embodied long argu-
ment in favor of fiat money, attributing all the
business distress of the past six years to contraction
lie accused bot the press and the pulpit OF venalty
tho latter being OH the lowest plane. He COM
pared the condition Of the soldier with that of the
bondbolder; claiming that the latter had robbed
the people. and that each enactment in relation TO
the Government bonds WAS a deprivation OF the
State OF n portion of its sovereign power. He said
the State campaign would not be conducted on
purely State issues, and that the Greenback and
Labor issues would not be separated The revival
of business was only temporary.
Mr. Sargenfs speech was Interrupted by the en-
trance of Scion Chase, who was greeted with ex-
cessiye applause. Mr.. Chase made a short speech.
conn selling the party to act with prudence
Committees were appointed and an angry dispute
then arose on a motion for recess, which was
The convention reassembled at 1870 p. IN. when
Committee on Platform was appointed and re-
tired There were present 978 delegates.
The convention made the following nominations:
For GorTRor-General Is r. Butler.
For LientcRdnt-G OrTnor-Wendell fhiiIlps ,
FOR Secretary ~ MGe-Jonathan Arnold OF Ao-
IngtOn. $500, =, w II, a,
FOR IredshT6'-N iIDii + whitney, vi '""'" -N'"
burnhain. ri. fp.
For 4torRey- & cHerdi-IIosace Ii. Sargent, OF Dos
ton. .
The only resolution in the platform that is at all
new declares that the soldier aud sailor shond re-
ceiyc "A dollar as good ~ the bOndhodeTs ana IT IN
defiance OF the contract honesty, equity ana Ma
tional honor require the payment al one hundred
cents in gold ior forty cents loaned. II Is alike de-
manGed by honesty, equity and honortai The same
measure be melted out 10 those who shed iheir blood
in the cause of he couufiN- salvation, and received
deprecated money. Equity. therefore, demands
that the difference between The soldiers dollar ana
the hondhOldeIs dollar, "th Interest from the date
OF each deficient paymeIt, now amounting TO nearly
$500 per man. be paid To soldier, aud sailor of the
late war in full legal-tendcr money. subse-
quently adopted.
The proceedings Of the convention were ch arac-
terIzeI by con siderable confusion and some angry
Unconscious but N the main the decisions were a,-
erpted with good nature. ana the nominations with
,,cifarou, applause. 4 series of resolutions were
uresented, which were unanimously adopted.