Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-01
MICHIGAN POLITICS.

Democrats and Greenbackers in Conven-
ton at Lansing--Union Ticket Nomi-
mated and Union Platform Adopted Ex-
cept AS to One Clause.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 28.-The Greenback
State convention, called to nominate q candi-
date for supreme judge and two candidates for
regents of the State university, met at Mead
Hall, this city, at noon to-day, and was
promptly called to order by Chairman Field.
After temporary organization was effected
and the appointment of the usual committee.
the convention took recess until P. NJ Upon
Resembling permanent organization wa.
effected. and Robert E. Frazer, of Ann Arbor
elected president, with the customary quota OF
vlce-presidents and two secretaries. The fol.
lowing resolutions were read and adopted:
First-We deprecate the tendency in our ma.
tlonal affairs toward Capitalization of power
and Its corrupt use.
second-We believe in the strict equality of
all the States and all classes of citizens before
the law, and that our government should be
in truth and in fact government of the peo.
pie. by the people and for the people.
Third-We are opposed to all further allow.
ance of war claims.
Faurth-We demand that all money, whether
paper or metallic shall be issued by the gen.
eral government only and made legal tende,
for all deposits, public end private, except al
to such contracts heretofore made as were
originally payable in coin.
Fifth-We are opposed to all banks Of issue,
and demand that greeabacks shall be submit.
ted in place of national bank bills and tina,
the coinage of gold and silver shall be placed
In ell respects upon the same footing.
5ixth-We believe that money should be is
sued IN sufficient volume to meet the requisites
of business, that the government should regu.
late the value of money by preserving a uni.
form rate between the supply and the demand,
and that this delicate and important power
should never be delegated to banks, corpora.
tions or individuals.
Seventh-We are opposed to all monopolies
and demand that the public domain be re-
served to the tillers of the soil, and not suuan
dered upon railroads or other corporations
Elghth-We cordially invite all men, without
regard to past political affiliations, who favor
the principles herein set forth, and who low,
their country and its prospects more thar
party, to unite with and work with us to save
the people from the bankruptcy and ruin tc
which the policy of the dominant party i,
speedily tending.
conference committee IF nine was an
pointed to meet like committee of Demo
Gratis, with a view to forming a coalition agains,
the Republicans at the approaching election.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
The Democratic State convention also me-
for the same purpose at Bucks opera house al
2:lO P. NJ, and was promptly called to order by
Chairman Copeland. W. L. Weber, East Sag
NAV, was chosen temporary chairman. After
the appointment of the customary committees,
recess was taken for thirty minutes. Upon
reassembling permanent organization was eff
fected with w. L. Weber as chairman and
John l.. Burleigh and j. ID. Fletcher secretaries
A committee of nine to con- fer with the Green
hackers on union ticket was then appointed
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
The conference committee of the Democrat,
and Greenback conventions, after prolonged
discussion, agreed to support the following
Jno. B. Shipman, of Celdwater; for regents
Geo. 2. Sanford, of Ingham county. and T. G.
Whitney, of st. Clair county. The Democ, ATTIC
convention also adopted the Greenback plat
form with the exception of the eighth clause