The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-24

The national convention of the Green.
back Labor party consisted Of delegates
from all Of the states in the union except
Oregon, Nevada and South Carolina.
Most OF the delegations were full; such
distant states a. Maine, California and
Texas sending their full quota. The num-
ber of visitors Was lasgs; about i've thous-
and people attended as lookers-on. So
large An segregation Of the frisnds of labor
and currency reform has never before as
sembled. Such men a. rule are earnest,
positive, and aggressive, with little Of
compromiss and Cancellation: II is not
remarkable under the circumstances that
the convention was troublent and disorder.
~ in the extreme, and that the difficulties
Of perfecting On organization, and securing
union and harmony among those discord-
ant elements we're great. The work Of
building . new party IL difficult and toll
some. Ii is not born without labor and
pain; IL would be worth little IL il were.
The history Of civilization does not show
that . party Of labor has ever before been
formed. Il would be strange II she travail
Of making such party were not great.
The convention assembled at noon on
Wednesday and adjourned at seven O'Clock
on Friday morning, after an all-nisht
session. The vexed point Of discussion
was the question of credentials. The con-
vsntion Of the Union Grssnback Labor or
ganixation, in session st Fsrwell hall, asked
admission for one hundred and eighty.
seven delegates. and the Socialistic Labor
orsgnizrtion presented the claims of fifty
delegates. All Of these were finally ad.
mitted, with permission to the former to
Gil delegations not full and to have .
proportionats vote in full delegations,
while the latter were admitted without
votes. A union of all elements WAS thus
secured. and dissensions which gave great
trouble in the past were held. The enthu-
siasm Of the convention at this point was
boundless. -.
The platform was adopted by an almost
unanimous vote, and with the strongest
expressions of approval. il is moderate,
construction nor doubtful Interpretation.
has unified the forces of labor. II has
formulated . declaration of principles
which will be text for the party through
out its entire existence, to guide the peo-
pie 10 better forms Of government. No en-
sangling old party alliances were even
hintsd at. Every name offeryd before the
convention was that Of man we'll know n
70 be in full sympathy with the principles
Of the Creenback Labor party. With such
names ~ thoss of Chase, Weaver, Camp
bell, Allis, Butler. Dillays and Wright be-
fore the conventioD, il was impossible to
make weak nomination.
The last session of the convention ex-
tended through the night. Dawn had come
before the speeches nominating candidates
for the presidency were 6nisned, and j
was broad daylight when the bsllotting
began. Just - the vote nominssing Wss.
yer was announced . Good of sunlight
burst through the side windows Of the
Exposition hall ard illuminated the fes.
toons Of fags over the stage This omen
Of hope and visory was hailed with cheers
By the convention. IL may be that the his.
tosian Of the future will date new era
from that hour when the rays Of the sun
reaches across Lake Michigan touches the
Gags over the hall In which the party of
humanity, after . long night Of traysil,
was born.