Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-09
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rho urocnhaok Conference


WAmiNuroN, January \ The M
t,unal Grrcuhurk Labor Party C"nicr.
ruccmcl hcrrt" lay, Ahust one hundred
80 one hundred uud twenty I've dele
pntra from The different Stulcs were IN
ntlrnlpncc. aud, with the exception "l
Thirteen GTwulu,k tu.uuumCu, were
mostly representatives oi th" state and
lu,nl Gtcruhnck associations Thcr"
are. however. lew dclcgHicy Who come
ns rrprracuint,y,u u trade Hnd labor
organizations Personally, the confer.
rurc p made up ul lawycM, cdl.
tara Workingmcn aud farmers. rrp.
rrscuiing many different shades
uI political. sor,,l und industrial
reform. but all uniting iu the cndcRv"t
Ia haumuuilc their respective views
and decide on the time AMI place Tor a
National Convention a. select Frcsl
d,nt,nl candidate The conference wus
called to order hy T. l., Dcwces, chair.
man ul the National Committee ui the
Grreuhack Labor party, Who delivered
AN earnest address, Representative
Mur,h. ui Mnuc. was elected permanent
chairman. lie said Il WIS meet that
Ihr conference hc opened property aud
called Oh Rcy. De- Ia Mntyr To- ollcr u
prtyer Tillsscs aud cries ol we come
herr for business" livery man to his
own tradc.'
\ motion was made that prayer Ice
dispensed with
Mr.. Mur,h sad he hal called on Nit.
pr Ia Matyr. at the suggestion ui some
ul the delegates, aud hc would put the
motion u WAS lost, anil Nj hc Ia
Mnlyr lllcred prayer Tor the blessing at
Gol On The party
The Conference, after considerable
discussion Vt muur matters, appointed u
committee io report on the time and
place L,r meeting ol the Presidential
Nominating Convention. Hud Nsu 10 m
puu the basis IT representation
In that Convention. This com.
,u,,tco consists II the members ui
the National Executive Committee nnd
Congressional Committee oi the Labor
pariy, together with ono delegate from
oach ot the stale- here represented.
\ call II States was made for th,,
resolutions They we're introduced and
read In great number and had reference
tn an sorts oi subjects Every side OF
the Grccnback position was defended,
every proposition looking to the inila'
ti,n o( the currency endorsed, aud every
hard money statute condemned, hot
The resolutions j,d not deal
with the financial question alone.
but with many other subjects, Including
the capital and labor question, Social
ism. Mormonism, the eight hour labor
and the railroad ani other C1rpoatcd
mnnopulics we're represented therein
and the.r distinctive features either At
taxed ot defended The resolutions
after being read, we're all referred to The
Cummntor on Gall fora Convention and
llrsls u Representation,
Many latlicS aud gentlemen were pre-
,nt tonight by invitation. The audi
ease Wa very orderly and listened a.
ientivcly, andsprlandcl the rcsoluuon'
loudly ~ they were read. lf'1
Psndis,on RsctD'ins nayard's pluadsr
wAmlSurcS, January S--senstol
Prndielon yesterday offerd an amend
ment 10 the Bayarl antl.legAl-tcnder ~
solution, which u calculated to put th'
na, oual hank apologisis and mivocaie'
on their metllc. II provides tha, th'
treasury notes which Mr.. layard seek
to transform out IT the grecnl'acks shai
not he available for any OF the rcscrv'
required 90 bc kept by national hanks
and that All zach reserves shall bc KEEP
IN coin. Mr.. Pendleton's propositio'
coniempla,es jus, this That II ih'
money power want "a lmpal
the sresnbacks BY elminaiip,
their iosal sender qualify, their scent