Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-06-18
Second Days Proceedings.

The acknowledgements Convention
reassembled on the morning of the 10th, pur-
Suant to adjournment. The Secretary read
kilograms conveying the good wishes OF the
Socialists of st. Louis, and advice from In
dianapolis to espouse the cause OF woman
suffrage. The reading elected applause.
The Committee on Credentials submitted
majority and minority reports, stating that
6l7 duly-accredlted delegates were present,
and that PA delegates from labor organ
izations desired admission. The former
recommended that the last-named del
egates be seated with their respective, State
delegations, but that the vote the State
should not be increased thereby. The mi
nority report favored the seating of regularly
accredited delegates only. A lengthy debate
followed during which the Farwell-Hall Con
vention put in an appearance. During the
discussion Mr.. Buchanan, of Indiana, moved
that the question OF seating the outside dele
gates be relegated to the several States.
The first portion OF the majority re-
port was then adopted, and that re-
lating TO the. seating of irregular dele
gates dropped-the understanding being
that the motion of Mr. Buchanan expressed
the sense of the Convention.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization submitted a report recommend
ing Richard Trevellick as Permanent
Chairman and Mr.. Litchman, the Tenn
tary The report was accepted and Mr..
Trevellick took the chair, The Temporary
Chairman was thanked for his services and
the Convention took recess until three
o'clock p. m.
At that hour the Convention reassembled.
The Committee on Rules submitted II series
of rules, the same being copy Of
those adopted by the late National
Republican Convention. Mr.. Brown, Of
Iowa, moved the adoption of the two-thirds
rule In the nomination OF candidates for
President and President The motion
was lost. Mr.. Litchman moved 10 amend by
striking out the clause permitting the dele
gates present from any state to cast the vote
| OF that State. This, too, was lost
A memorial from the Soeialistlc Labor
party was read, asking admission as regu-
lar delegates, and IN ition for their admis-
sion resulted atiirmatively, and all
| other outside delegates were by vote
directed TO be admit ed, and a com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Fox,
| De La Matyr, Brown, Dlllaye and Vinnet, was
| appointed to notify the admitted organiZa-
| tions. The Committee and the band then
| left the hail. and the Convention suspended
business for time and listened to speeches
After short period the Committee re-
turned and entered the hall, followed by the
| Union-G -Greenhackers, Socialists and other
| Oulhlut duHlllltu uchiDNlbs Inc
submitted their report, X. Z. Hoyt, Chairman
/ Of the Farwel-Hall Convention made d
speech, and the Convention adjourned tC
meet at eight O'Clock In the evening.
At that hour the Convention reassembled
and adopted the following platform;
1. That the right 10 make and issue money
| is a sovereign power TO be maintained by the
| people for the common benefit. The delega
| tiOn OF this right 10 corporations Is surrendel
| of the central attribute of sovereignty, VOID
| of Constitutional sanction, c)nterring upon q
| subordinate irresponsible power absolute do
minion over industry and commerce. Al
money, whether metallic or paper, should b'
issued and It's volume controlled by the Gov
eTnment, and not by or through banking cor
porations and when 50 issued should be a full
| legaEtender for all debts, public ana private
| 2. That the bonds of the United states should
| not he refunded, but paid as rapidly as Is prac
| ticable, according 10 contract. To enable thu
| Government t0meet these obligations, legal
tender currencv should be substituted Tor tn,
notes of the National Banks, the National
coinage Of silver, as well as gold, establishes
3. That labor should be so protected by Ma
tiOnal and State authority as TO equalize Il
burdens and insure Just distribution OF H.
results; the eight-hour law OF Congress shoul
be enforced the sanitary condition or indus
trial establishments placed under rigid con
troll; the competition OF contract convict Ia
Dor abolished; bureau OF labor statistics e.
tablished; factories, mines and workshops II
spected; the employment Of children nnde
fourteen years Vf age forbidden, and wage
q. Slavery being simply cheap labor, an
cheap labor being simply slavery, the Import,
tiop and presepoe OF Chinese serts neeesssEll