Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-11
The National Grcenback.Eabor Conven.

DOMESTIC.
The National Grcenback-Eabor COnTen.
tion.
CHICAGO, June 10th.-Upon reassembling
this morning the Committee on Credentials
reported 6l7 of the regular delegates entitled
to seats, and 224 others, including the Far
well Hall delegates.
A minority report was made excluding the
latter delegates, and debate of some length
was entered upon on motion to adopt the
minority report.
A recess was then taken.
In the afternoon the confusion was so great
that several Sergeants-at-Arm were appoint
ed. with Denis Kearney at their head, to
help preserve order, which they managed to
do at the risk of breaking up the Corven-
tion.
Finally permanent organization was eff
fected by the selection of r. S. Trevillich of
Michigan as permanent Chairman.
In the late afternoon session the Conven-
tion adopted the report of the Committee on
Rules, after voting down by a large majority
proposition to make two-thirds vote of
the Convention necessary to the selection of .
Presidential candidate.
A delegate from Massachusetts moved to
full votes of their State.
In the confusion which followed there was
a bewildering ENHANCEMENT of points of Or
der personal explanations, amendments, sub
stitutes and demands from half dozen mem
bers at time for recognition by the Chair,
in the midst of which the Chair called on the
delegates to take their seats, and announced
that he would declare them out and obtain
order if it took till Christmas, and that they
could not now secure recognition by standing
up, even if they stood on their heads.
Finally the proposition was adopted, and a
memorial of the Socialistic Labor party was
read. It expressed desire for represents
tion in this body, for the purpose Of making
common warfare against the money power,
and claimed to have 100, 600 votes in the So
cialistic ranks.
On motion of Stubs of Iowa, the part of
the Committee of Credentials's report which
had not yet been adopted, was taken up and
the section favoring the admission of forty
four Socialistic delegates, and also the admis-
sion of representatives of the Union Green.
back party as delegates. was adopted, under
call for the previous question by De La
Martyr.
After Van Patten, the Socialistic leader,
had explained the purpose of the Socialists
in applying for admission, committee OF
five was appointed to invite the Socialist and
Labor Greenback delegates to seats in the
Convention.
The Committee on Platform reported res.
olutions column long. They start out with
long preamble, which discourses on objects
of monopolies, the money question and the
uncertainty of markets, ETC., and declare.
First-The sovereign power to make and
issue money rests in the Government, which
should control the volume and make it a full
legal tender.
Second-For the speedy payment of the
banks, substitution Of legal tenders for theil
circulation, and the unlimited coinage of gold
and silver.
Third-Protection of labor eight-houl
labor statistics.
Fourth-Slavery being simply slavery, the
importation and presence of Chinese serfs
necessarily tends to brutalize and degrade
American labor; therefore immediate step:
should be taken to abrogate the Burlingame
treaty.
Fifth-Forfeiture of non-fulfilled railroad
grants the public domain to be for homes OF
actual settlers.
state commerce denunciation of the old
parties fostering corrupt monopolies.
Seventh-Legislative control of trsnsporta.
ton.
Eighth-The Republican party has unjust.
ly Disseminated against the soldier in favor
of the bondholder.
Ninth-Graduated income tax and jus,
taxation on all property.
Tenth-Denounce as most dangerous the
efforts everywhere manifest to restrict TIE
right of suffrage.
Eleventh-Demands absolute democratic
rules for the government of Congress, an6
taking away from committees the power tc
smother bills
Twelfth-No bondholders' Government
no sectional strife.
Thirteenth-Asks the cooperation of all
| fair-minded people; no quarrel with indi
viduals, but only against vicious institutions
THE FARwELL HALL MEETING.
The Farwell Hall Greenbackers held g
| lively session this morning, the question
under discussion being whether they should
maintain a distinctive organization as sgains'
the Convention at the Exposition building
and whether the club organizations in the
various States should be preserved. The
former proposition was voted down. but the
latter was decided in the affirmative.
Illinois Democratic State Convention.
SPRINGFIELD, June 10th.-The Democratic
State Convention met at 1915, with full
] der by T. w. McNelley, Chairman of the
State Central Committee, who nominated
| Hon. Samuel s. Marshall for temporary
Chairman. Marshall was unanimously elected
and made brief speech arraigning the Re
publican party and the ticket, and predicting
| the success of the Democracy in the coming
campaign. Hon. Lyman Trumbul, who had
just entered the hall, WAS loudly called for
and finally responded. Committees were
/ then appointed and recess taken.
Upon reassembling the Committee on Gre
dentials reported no contests, and all the
| delegations full.
manent, and the following were appointed
| delegates at large to Cincinnati Melville w
Fuller, Sam. S. Marshall, John A. McCler
mont and w. I. Dowdall. District dele
gates, Presidential electors and the Stats
| Central Committee were appointed.
A resolution was offered by Goudy of Chi
cago, very laudatory of Seymour as the nom
inee for President, and while not instructine
for him, earnestly requesting delegates to ths
National Convention to take such action a:
they may deem advisable to present the namt
OF Horatio Seymour before the Nationa
Democratic Convention for the Office of Presi
dent of the United States.
The mention OF Seymour's name was greet
ed with great applause and three cheers.
! Confusion ersued
A representative of the Morrison and ont
of the Palmer wing succeeded in making
| speech against instructiEg for any one, ant
thus ruling out illinois own candidates.
Finally the roll was called on the question
of referring the resolution to the Committe
on Resolutions, which prevailed by vote o
373 tQs273.
Lyman Trumbull was nominated for Gov
ernor. Lieutenant-G Governor, Lewis B. Par
sons; Secretary of State, John III. Oberly
Auditor, Louis Stsrtal; Treasurer, Thoma
Butterworth; Attorney General, Lawrenc
! Harmon.
| The resolutions oppose protective tarii
and third term: demand civilservi reform
equal rights; no military interference; gold
silver and paper intercenvertible; no Ian,
grabs; no eight-to-seven frauds, and law
protecting labor.
| The Convention at p NJ adjourned.
! 1t is understood that nearly all the candi
dates for the Presidency that has been name