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National fsreenbaek-f.abor Conventions
4 BasIs of UnIon Agreed UPOn-Platforni
and NOminatlOns.
THE National Greenback Convention
met at the Exposition building in Chicago at
noon on the 9th, and was called TO order By
! F. ". Devices, Chairman OF the National
/ Committee. Rev. X. P. ingalls,, of Des
Moines, Iowa, offered prayer. After 3 sh9r'
address Mn Devices announced the tenPO-
rary officers Of the Convention as follows
; Chairman, Gilbert DE La Matyr, of indiana;
/ Secretaries, Charles A, Lutchman, Of MaSsa-
These nominations were approved ~ the
Convention. Mr.. De La Natvr took the
gaveI am delivered short address,,
counseling unity and harmony The roll was
called, and each DELEGATION named mem
I Der TO serve each on the Committees on
Permanent Organ. cation, Ru es and Order Of
Business, Credentials and Resolutions and
one member each for the next National
Committee and one Vice President.
The following were the appointments To
the National Executive Committee: ----
Alabama, A. Britan; Arkansas, varant;
/ California, Denis kearney; Colorado, ID. 2.
Harris; Connecticut, vacant: Delaware. va
nOiS, vacant; Indiana, james b c1anan;
Iowa Daniel Campbell; Kansas, NJ. II. Pull
lips; kentucNy, l. h Wood; Louisiana; VI
Brian; Massachusetts, Eben Moody ID ynt1n;
Michigan, Moses w. Field; MinnesOta, jam S
Starkey; Mississippi, Reuben DAVIS; Missouri;
vacant; New Hampshire, vacant; New Jer-
sey, John G. Drew; New York, z. House;
North Carolina, vacant; Ohio, Robert Schill-
ing; Oregon, vacant; Pennsylvania, Peter
sutton. RhOla Island RpnianiD (ihQSp-
South Carolina, vacant; Tennessee, John w.
James; Texas, vacant; Vermont, L. $. ThOmp-
son; Virginia, Edward Daniels; West Yir-
ginia, J. A. Thompson; Wisconsin, vacant;
District of COumb land Territories. vacant
The following were the appointments as
Vice Presidents:
Alabama, Oliver S. Beers; Arkansas, J.
Cole Davis; California, NJ, J. Kelly; Col
oradO, Joseph Murray: Connecticut, Della
ware, Florida and Georgia, vacant; Illinois,
c. {. Strawn; InJiana, .JOhn r Mlroy;
Iowa, D, ?. tStn6bs; Kansas, P. I. Elder;
Kentucky and Eouisiafls, vacant: Naive.
Charles A. White; Maryland. John c. Boyd;
Massachusetts,, Eoen N. B0ynton; Michigan,
Richard f. Trevellicll; Minnesota @ B.
Driesbad; Mississippi, l.. J. Scarack; Mis-
souri,, Thomas II. Kemp; Nebraska, Allen
Root; Nevada, vacant; New Hampshire, John
7. Woodbury.; New jersey, Stephen ID. Dill
lave; New York, George q. Jones; North
Carolina, vacant; Ohio Mrs. NJ. Lindell; Ore
gon, vacant; Pennsylvania, j. E. Dean;
Rhode Island, Hon. William SpragUe; South
Carolina, Jordan Bailey; Texas, (. L. Da-
honey; Vermont, c. c. Martin; Virginia,
David Miller; West Virginia, B. NJ Kitchen:
Wisconsin, George Godfrey; District of Co
lumbia, Thomas J. Durant, Territories, vacant.
Considerable discussion arose over propo-
sition to remove certain pictures which were
left hanging by the Republican Convention,
but the trouble was settled BY the adop-
ton of a motion to lay the whole mat
ter on the table. Mrs. Gage, Chairman of
the National Executive Committee of the
WOman's Suffrage Association, was introduced
and read a memorial. On motion, Mrs.
Chandler was added to the Committee on
Resolutions. motion permitting. Susan II.
Anthony to address the Convention prevailed.
Al the conclusion Of Miss AnthOny's address
a memorial was presented from Committee
from the Union GreenbaeS-LabOrs National
Convention, lately in session at St Louis,
stating that they were ready to confer with
the Convention with a view to uniting all
currency, labor and suffrage refOrmers in the
United states for political action, The Com
mittee were Invited to seats on the Platform.
The Convention then adjourned until 1:3O p.
III. At that hour the National Executive
Committee and the Nice-Presidents were an
nOunced, and the Committee on Resolutions
While awaiting the report of the Committee
on Credentials, speeches were made by Messrs.
Wallace, Wright and Kearney, and the Con
ventiOn adjourned unta ten O'Clock on the
morning of the 10Th.
The Union Greenback-Labor party Con-
vention, adjourned from st. Louis, Mo-, on
the 4th of March last, met at Farwell Hall in
Chicago on the 9th. Hugo Preyer called the
Convention TO order, and Ralph f. Hoyt, the
Chairman of the St. Louis Convention, took
the chair. George W. Brewster c. H. Jack
son and W. A. Nolan were chosen Secretaries.
It was voted that all members of Greenback
clubs in good standing be admitted as mem
bers. On motion request was sent to the
Exposition Convention suggesting the ap-
pCintment of Committee Of Con-
ference with a view to agreeing upon
some terms of union. After some
speeches the Convention adjourned
TO meet at three o'clock 2. m. The COnven-
tion reassembled at that hour and, pending
a report from the Conference Committee,
several speeches were made At six O'Clock
p. IN. the Conference Committee reported
that they had agreed on what they believed
to be just basis of union. II was then half
past seven, and the Convention took a re-
cess of one hour. At half-past eight the Con-
vention reassembled, adopted the resolution
to unite with the Exposition Convention, and
adjourned to meet on the morning of the 10th
TO march in a body to the Exposition Build
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