The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-05-28
THE KEARNEYITES
Pass String Of Resolutions and Declare for
Thurman tor Pres, dent

Pass a String of Resolutions and Declare for
Thurman tor Presi dent ..a ...
SAN Francisco, May 18-ln the Woik'ugmen's
Convention last evening the real fight up the
adoption of the majority and minority reports of the
Committee on Permanent Organization and Order of
Business the forme- providing for the election of
State Central Committee instead of entrusting the
management of affairs to Kearney. as President, as
heretofore and the election of delegates to the Ma.
tional Greenback Labor Convention. The minority
report prov for continuance of the old organiza-
ton of the party and ignored the question of electing
delegates to the National Convention. After a hot
debate the minority report adopted eIghtyone to
TWEEN y-four. .-. ..
The time of the Workingmen's Convention this
morning was taken up by wrangling over the ques-
ton If appointing delegates to the National Green
back Labor Convention, without reaching any re-
suit a..#.- .-
In the afternoon the Committee on Platform, Reso
lutops and Constitution reported. The platform Ia
anti-Chinese antisubsidy. international hanks anti.
monopoly aud favoiing gieenbaekJ, government con-
ol of corporations female enfranch' creating
by tax, fund to be used In assisting the heads Of
families In settling pnbllc lands and toe election
Of President aud President OF the United States
and postmasters by direct vote of the people. The
constitution does not differ materially from the old
except In providing that in addition to President
viceP dent. Secretary and Treasurer, the cxecu
tive department OF the patty consist of one club aud
a president from each county.
Additional resolutions sympathize with Kaloch
and Kesrney and emphasize many Clauses of the
platform. The resolutions were adopted as read
Aresolution declaring Allen g. Thurman the chocl
OF the Workingmen's party for President Of the
United States was adopted after a hot debate. The
opposition to the resolution was on the ground tina,
1t was impotc to express any preference at present
not because Of objections to Thurman as candidate
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Alabama Convention for Grant.
SELMA, May 21.-The Republican State
Convention passed, by one hundred and
thutesn to thirty-eight, the following reso.
| iutious
| Resoloed, That the choice Of the Repub.
licans of Alabama for President of the
United States Is the iIlustrions soldier.
patriot and statesman. U. 8. Grant tina,
the delegates from this Stare to the Chicago
Convention are hereby instructed and sol
EMMY pledged to cast the whole VOTE oI
the State in that Convention for Ulysses S
Grant 20 long a. the majority Of the Con-
| vonti0n shall decide that there ID reasona
bic probability Of his nomination.
Rssslced, That all those who may hcreaf-
tea be declared elected - delegates 20 IL.
Chicago Convention shall give their pledge
% abide BY the foregoing resolution. and a
the event Of their failure to do 20 the M
Jurlty Of The delegates % pledged shall CO
tho whole vote Of the State in tho Cosveu
zion.
The following delegatss-at- large var,
elected n the Convention: George Turner
white B. 3. Turner. colorsd; ]. 81. Thorn.
arc strong Grant men. -