Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-18
GREENRACKERs i'm couNnrL.


AIeetinr or the National ereenbaek and the
National Grcenbnck.1.nhor Conventions
A masia OF union Agreed Upnn-rstatfBrr,
and Nominations.
THE National Greenbaok Convention
met at the Exposition building IN Chicago at
noon on tho 9th, and was called to order by
F. W. Devices, Chairman Of the National
Committee. Rev r. p. ingalls,, Of Des
Moines, Iowa, offered prayer. After a short
address Mr.. Devices announced the tempo
rary officers OF the Convention as follows,
Chairman, Gilbert De La Matyr OF Indiana;
Secretaries, Charles A. Lutchman, of Massa-
cnusetts, aud Perry B. Maxson, OF Kansas.
These nominations were approved by the
Convention. Mr. De La Matyr took the
gavel and delivered a short address,
counseling unity and harmony. The roll was
called, and each delegation named a mem
Der to serve each on the Committees on
Permanent Organization, Rules and Order OF
Business, Credentials and Resolutions and
one member each for the next Natlonsl
Committee and one Vice President
The following were the appointments to
the National Executive Committee:
Alabama, A. Britan; Arkansas, vacant d;
California, Denis Kearney; Colorado, d. p.
Harris; Connecticut vacant Delaware, va
cant; Florida, vacant; Georgia, vacant; llli-
nOis, vacant; Indiana, James Buchanan;
Iowa Daniel Campbell: Kansas, NJ. III. Phil
lips; Kentucky, l. X. Wood; Louisiana, WI
cant; Maine, i. VI. Murol; Maryland, c. N.
Brian; Massachusetts,, Eben Moody BOynton;
Michigan, Moses W. Field; Minnesota, James
Starkey; Mississippi, Reuben DAVIS; Missouri;
j. Z. FOlletti Nebraska, L. @. Base; Nevada,
vaoant; New Hampshire, vacant; New Jer-
sey, John g. Drew; New York, E. House;
North Carolina, vacant; Ohio, Robert Schill-
ingi Oregon vacant; Pennsylvania, Peter
Sutten; Rhode Island, BENJAMIN G. Chase;
South Carolina, vacant Tennessee, John w.
James; Texas, vacant; Vermont, l.. s. Thomp-
SOD; Virginia, Edward Daniels; West Vir-
gina. J. A. Thompson; Wisconsin, vacant;
District of Columbia and Territories vacant.
The following were the appointments as
Vice-Presidents:
Alabama, Oliver s. Beers; Arkansas, ].
Cole Davis; California, NJ, ]. Kelly; Col
orado, Joseph Murray; Connecticut, Della
ware, Florida and Georgia. vacant; Illinois,
Q. q. Strawn; Indiana, John X. Milroy
Iowa, ID. p Stubbs; Kansas, p P. Elder
Kentucky and Louisiana, vacant; Maine,
Charles A. White; Maryland, John G. Boyd
Massachusetts,, Eben NJ. Boynton; Michigan,
Richard f. Trevellick; Minnesota, G. B.
Driesbad; Mississippi, l.. J. Scarlack; Mis-
souri,, Thomas II. Kemp; Nebraska, Allen
Root; Nevada, vacant; New Hampshire, John
I. Woodbury.; New Jersey, Stephen D. Dill
laye; New York, George q. Jones; North
Carolina vacant: Ohio, Mrs. NJ Lindell; Ore
gon, vacant; Pennsylvania, j. 4. Dean
Rhode Island, Hon. William sprague; South
Carolina Jordan Bailey; Texas, E. L. Da-
honey Vermont, G; Q. Martin; Virginia,
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-
tiOn of a motion to lay the whole mat.
ter the fahln Mra f1nun Chairman pf
the National Executive Committee of the
WOman's Suffrage Association, was introduced
and read memorial. On motion, Mrs.
Chandler was added TO the Committee on
Resolutions. A motion permitting Susan B.
Anthony TO address the Convention prevailed.
AT the conclusion Of Miss Anthony's address
a memorial was presented from q Committee
from the Union Observation-Disclosures 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 1880 p.
| m. AT that hour the National Executive
| 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
The Union observation-disclosures 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 10 order, and Ralph f. Hoyt, the
| Chairman Of the 81. Louis Convention, took
the chair. George w. Brewster, c. II. Jack
son and w. A. Nolan were chosen Secretaries.
| II 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 a. Committee Of Con
| ference with a view to agreeing upon
some terms of union. After some
| speeches the Convention adjourned
10 meet at three O'Clock 2. m. The ConveR
ton reassembled at that hour, and, pending
a report from the Conference Committee
several speeches were made. At six o'clocl
p. m. the Conference Committee reported
| that they had agreed on what they believed
| to be Just basis of union II was then hall
| past seven, and the Convention took a re
| cess of one hour AT half-past eight the Con
vention Teassembled, adopted the resolution
| 10 unite with the Exposition Convention, anC
| adjourned TO meet on the morning of the 1Otl
to march in a body to the Exposition Build
| ing.