Iron County register., 1880-06-24
GREENBACKERs In COUNCIL.


Meeting or the National Greensack and the
National Greenback. .I.ab4r Coaveaasons-
A Bnsis er UEiea Agreed Upea-Platfs-.
THE National, ,Greenback Convention
met at the Exposition building in Chicago at
noon on the 9th, and was called to order ny
F. w. Devices, Chairman of the National
Committee. Rev. r. p. Ingalls,, OF Des
Moines, Iowa, offered prayer. After short
address Mr.. Devices announced the tempo
rary officers Of the Convention as follows:
Chairman, Gilbert De La Matyr, Of Indiana;
Secretaries. CharlesiA. Lutchman, Of Massa-
cnusetts, and Perry b. Maxson, Of Kansas.
These nominations were approved by the
Convention Mr.. De La Matyr took the
gavel an4 delivered a short address,
counseling unity and harmony. The roll was
called, and each delegation named a men,
ber to serve each on the Committees on
Permanent Organization, Rules and Order of
Business, Credentials and Resolutions. and
one member each for the next National
Committee and one Vice President p
The following were the appointments to
the National Executive COMMITTEES:
Alabama, A. Britain; Arkansas, vacant;
California, Denis kearney; Colorado, ID. p.
Harris; Co1necticut, vacant: Delaware, va
nois, vacant; lndiana james Buchanan;
Iowa. Daniel Camp6el: Kansas, N. II. Phil
n Rsi Maine MSfos Mspglsnd W
Brian: Massachusetts, Eben Moody Boynton;
Michigan, Moses W. Field; Minnesota, James
j. p. Folleu; Nebraska, L. q. Base; Nevada,
vacant; New Hampshire, vacant; New Jer-
North s: S% Sarona, vacant Ohio. Rober, s seaiii
satien; rd RSode ni Siand, Benjamin q. oasse: sse:
C,.,< No.< ~. NY
James; Texas, vacant; Vermont, L. g: Thomp-
son; Virginia. Edward Daniels: West vir~
4 ana
The following were the appointments as
Vice-Presidents: T.r
Alabama, Oliver 8. Beers; Arkansas, J.
Cole Cole Davis; California, N, j. Kelly; Col
ware. Florida, and Georgia, vacant; Illinois,
G. &. Strawn; Indiana, John r. Milroy;
Iowa, d. P. Stubbs; Kansas, p. p. Elder;
Kentucky and Louisiana, vacant; Maine,
Sha,ss Wh1s EisN M+yHnS John syd
Richard F; Trevellick;. Minnesota, g.; b.
Driesbad; Mississippi L. ]: scarlack; Mis-
souri,, Thomas ii. Kemp; Nebraska, Allen
Root; Nevada, vacant; New Hampshire, John
laye; New York, George q. Jones; North
Carolina, vacant: Ohio, Mrs. NJ. Lindefl; Ore
gon, vacant; Pennsylvania, j. Z. Dean;
Rhode Island, Hon; William sprague; South
honey; Vermont, c. G. Martin; Virginia, |
David Miller; West Virginia, B. M. Kitchen:
Wisconsin, George Godfrey; District of Co |
lumbia, Thomas j. Durant, Territories, vacant. |
Considerable discussion arose over propo- |
sftion To remove certain pictures which were |
left hanging by the Republican Convention, |
but the trouble was settled by the adop- |
tion Of motion to lay the whole mat |
ter on the table. Mrs. Gage, Chairman OF
the National Executive Committee Of the |
M nr NJ Acca t,fr tna1
and read a memorial. On motion, Mrs. |
Chandler was added to the COmnittee on !
Resolutions A motion permitting Susan B.
Anthony to address the Convention prevailed.
AT the conclusion of Miss ADthoDy's address |
a memorial was presented from Committee |
from the Union Greenback- Labor National |
lately in session at st. Louis, |
stating that they were ready to confer with |
the Convention with 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 1880 p.
Committee and the Vice-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 until ten O'Clock on the |
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 I'm
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, G. ii. Jack
son and w. A. Nolan were chosen Secretaries.
It was voted that all members OF Greenback
,lubs in good standing be admitted as mem
,ers. On motion a request was sent TO the
Exposition Convention suggesting the ap-
ocintment of q Committee Of Con-
aranrn fn mn "a, I
'ome terms OF union. After some
peechesi the Convention adjourned
o meet at three o'clock e. m. The Conven-
ion reassembled at that hour, and, pending
report from the Conference Committee.
everal speeches were made. At six o'clock
}. m. the Conference Committee reported
hat they had agreed on what they believed
o be Just basis Of union. Il was then half
,ast seven, and the Convention took q re-
ess Of one hour. At half-past eight the Con-
ention reassembled. adopted the resolution |
o unite with the Exposition Convention. and
djourned to meet on the morning Of the 10th
o march in q body TO the Exposition Build