Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-06-19
GRgENBaCkEHS N COUNCIL.
Nee,irx os the Sats.aaI sss~eass-L .~d the
National (rrenhark Labor touNcati"ss-
a ns.is NJ Union Agreed Upon Platform
md Nominations

Meeting az the National Gr~cahs~L "~d fs'
Nnstonsl Crr~phaoh -i."h"r Conventions
a n:ssts az linton Agreed Upon F1auors
/ and Nominations
THE National nrrenhack Convention
me. at the Exposition building IN Chicago a.
noon on the 9th. and pa- called to order hy
T. W Devices, Chairman ot the National
( Committee. Rev X. 7. ingalls,, OF De-
{ Moincs, Iowa, offered PRAYER. After a short
! address Mr. DEVICES announced the tempo
rary officers Of the Convention as follows:
[ Chairman, Gilbert DE La Matyr, os Indiana;
/ Secretaries. Charles A. Lutchman, Of Massa-
, tnusc,is, aud Perry Il, MsSsnu. OF Kansas.
! These nominations acre approved BE- the
/ Convention Mr.. DE La Naty- took the
/ gavel an: delivered short address,,
counseling unity and harmony. The roll wss
called. and each delegation named a mem
Der TO serve each on The Committees on
Permanent orysn zstion, gu es and Order OF
business Credentials and Resolutions and
one member each for the next NatIonil
COMMITTEE and on Vice President
Tie following Mere the appointments 10
the Nntlnnal Executive Committee:
Aahnmn A. Il itsn; Arkan=as. vacant;
Caiif'.rr,iu- Denis kaarney; Coinra 70, d. =.
la ri. pauec:lcut. vacant: Delaware, va
cant. Fi"i vacant. Georgia, Va ant; llil-
nois. meant; indiana, james Buchanan:
lip: Kentucky. l. *. Wood; louisiana. VA
can't. Marne. 7. II. MGrca: Mar,i aud. c. n.
Bits. Massachusetts,, Ehe1 VI 1ody B1ynton;
M,rnipn Moses ". Field; Minnesota. James
Stn-k-,: s.i.sippi. Reuben Day :; MISSOURI;
p Fviiert; Nebraska. l.. &. Base: Nevnda,
vnusnt; New hampshire vacant: New Jes-
scy. John u. Dre.; New York, Y. House;
north Caroiiaa. vacant: Ohio. Rober. Schil-
II vacant PRu1sytNnutn. Peter
S'IItcu R00ie Island, HcnJamin C.. Chase:
South CaTo!.ua vacant: tennessee. John w.
lame; texas. vacant: ft-nont, l. ;. ihoInp-
son: Ni.in-a LdTlrd Ian eis: West NIr-
gl' a. J. y. III nps N: Wisconsin. vacant:
District Of Columbia and Territories, v.icGnt.
the ioiow.ng were the appointments IS
Wee Presidents:
Alatama, Oliver :. Beers; Arkansas, J.
Cole D4vi.; California, u. J. Kelly; Col
uraiO. Joseph Murray: Connecticut, Della
.a-e f.artia and Georgia, vacant; Illinois.
{. {. Strawu; Indiana, John r Miiroy;
Iowa, u. =. Stubbs; Kansas. p. p. Elder.
Kentucky and LoGisisul, vacant; Maine,
Charles \. White; Maryland. John {. BJyd;
as-schusetts, Enen Vi. Boyn.on: Michigan,
Richard 7. Irerelick; Minnesota, II. Is.
Drissbad; Mississippi, l.. J. ScaI'ack; Mis-
sour. Thomas II. Kemp; Nebraska, Allen
Root; Nevada. slcaDt; New Hampshire, John
I. Woodbury.: New Jersey, Stephen d. Dill
ave; New York, George q. Jones: North
dEpllilA- OD.O- MIS- l-lflfiG.l- 'iEt-
Zou, vacant; Pennsylvania j. Z. Dean;
Rhode Island. Hon WiliaM Sprague; South
Carolina, Jordan BAILEY: Texas, f. L. Da
honey; Vermont C. C. Martin: Virginia,
David Miller; West Virginia, B. VI. Kitchen;
Wisconsin, George Godfrey; b strict of Co
lum5ia, Thomas J. Durant, Territories vacant.
Considerable discussion arose over a fropo-
sition - remove cer;aia pirtu cs which were
left h-uging hy tie Re u ! can Convention
tllf III. frG41t.p Rod Tx the ar
ti"n IF motion to lay the whole mat
ter ON the able. Mrs. Gage. Chairman of
he National Executive Committee of the
Woman -suifrage Association, vas introduced
and read a memorial. On motion. Mrs.
Chand 81 added TO the Committee on
Resolutions. / molten permitting Susan B
An.honv ~ address the Convention prevailed.
Al the G. Inclusion Of Miss Aathouy's address
a7incmoriai was presented rom Committee
from the tuon Observation-Disclosures National
Convention. lately in session at st. Eol ~.
stating hit they were ready 20 confer with
TIE Convention with Il view to uniting all
currency, labor and suffrage reformer5 " the
United states for political action The Com
m!ttes were invited to seats on the platform.
The Convention than adjourned until 80 p.
III. 1t that hour The National Executive
Committee ard the Nice-Presidents were an
nounced. and the Committee on Resolutions.
While Awaiting the report Of the Committee
on acknowledgements We're made by NeSsrS.
Wallace, Wright and K1arnev and the Con
vention adjourned Until ten O'Clock on the
morning Of the 10th.
The Union Gree4hacS-Libor Iarty Con-
vention. adjourned frou: =. Louis, No, on
the 9Th OF sarch last met ut FiFweli Hal! in
Chicago On the 9Th. Hugo H.eycT called the
Convention 10 order, anl Ralph Z. Hort. the
Chairman OF the -. Louis Convention, took
the chair. George ". Brewster, c. II. jack
son AID " \. Nolan were chosen Secretaries
Il Was voted mat all members o! Grernback
club. in good standing be admitted a mem
GeTs. On motion request was sent TO the
Exposition Convention Suggesting the ay-
ointment Of Committee OF Con
ference with a view 10 agreeing upon
some terms of union. After some
srecchcs the Convention adjourned
to meet 1t three O'Clock 2 III. The Conven
ticn reassembiei AT that hour. and, lending
i report from the Conference Committee
several speechee were made. At six O'Clock
p. In. the Conference Committee reported
that they had agreed on what they believed
10 be a just basis Of union. II was then Lalf
past seven, and the Convention took re-
cess of one hour At hali-past eight the Con- +
veation reassemblcd, adoutci the resolution
10 unite 18th the Exposition Convention. and |
adjourned to meet on he morning OF the 10Th .
TO march in a body TO the Exposition Build ,
ing.