Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-07-22
Missouri Greenback State Convention.


Martin Williams. The hall was very taste
fully decorated. Over the stage hung q
placard, on which was written, 'sThe PeO-
pies Champions" and below portraits Of
Weaver and Chambers.
About $50 delegates were present, repre-
senting nearly half the counties in the State.
Rev. j. M. Davy, of Henry County, in.
voked the Divine blessing.
II. NJ. Williams then announced that Brit
ton A. Hill, the father of the party and
Chairman of the State Central Committee,
could not be present owing to severe illness.
In speech of some length Mr.. Williams
humorously alluded to the representations
of the death of the "rag baby" and added:
"DOes this look much like a corpse to-day?
Does this look like death. with over $50 rep
we can exclaim with Watts,
o grave, where is thy victory?
death, where is thy sting?
Judge A. w. Alexander, of Jackson Coun-
ty, was chosen temporary Chairman; T. A.
Current, of Pettis, Assistant Secretary.
While waiting for reports of committees,
a communication from B. A. Hill, of st.
Louis, was read. The new things in it were
a demand for female suffrage and the man
agement of railroads by the Government.
The report OF the Committee on Gre
were represented: Atchison, Audrain,
Bates, Barton, Benton, Boone, Buchanan,
Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Christian, Clay,
Cooper, Dallas, Davies, Greene, Henry, Hick-
DRY, Holt, Howard, jackson, Jasper, John
son, Livingstone, Macon, Marion, Moniteau,
Morgan, Newton, Nodaway, Pettis, Phelps,
Pulaski, Ray, Randolph, st. Clair, st. Louis,
Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Warren Total,
AZ, out of 115. Twenty-Five counties were
represented two years ago.
The Committee on Permanent OrganiZa-
ton reported for Permanent Chairman, John
M. London, of Macon; for Vice President,
ID. g. Dade, OF Greene; for Secretary, +. H.
Benham, of Newton; for Assistant Secre-
taries,, B. H. CogiIl, Of Pike, p. j.. Mcguire.
of St. Louis, and W. III. Canent, of Sedalia.
The committee recommended that the State
Central Committee be authorized to appoint
Electors at large for the State.
THE NOMINATIONS.
On motion of III. NJ. Williams the rules
were suspended and nominations were pro-
ceeded with.
Judge Royal nominated Nicholas Ford, of
Andrew, for Governor; seconded by Mr..
Cameron, of Henry. A motion was made,
after a number Of very enthusiastic speeches,
to make the nomination by reclamation.
adjourn voted down.
j. B. Follett nominated Luman A. Brown,
of Howard County.
A. Mannering, State Senator, was also put
in nomination.
Mr.. Campbell said Ford would get the Re-
publican votes, and was the man to choose.
A number Of very warm speeche> were
made for both Ford and Brown. Finally
the name Of Ford was Withdrawn, because
the party wanted to keep him i'm Congress.
Brown was then nominated amidst the
widest and most enthusiastic cheers.
Homer f. Fellows, Of Greene, was nOmi-
mated by reclamation for Lieutenant Gov
ernor; o. d. Jones, of Knox, was nomi-
DR.. A. c. Marks, of St. Clair, for Auditor; ;
John Nj. Sneed, Of Pettis, for State IRE IS
urcr; and, Maj. A. NJ. McGintey, of Mob
erly, for Attorney General.
l.. l.. Bridges, of Pettis, nominated Peter
f. Bland, of st. Louis, for Judge of the Su-
preme Court. He was nominated by accla-
nation.
THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The following is the State Central Com
mttee:
First District-H. Eshbaugh
Second District-Peter f. Bland.
Third DIsJrict-J. b. Follett.
Fourth District-Col. Sol. Kitchen.
Fifth DiStrict-G. &. Evans.
Sixth District-E. III. Benham.
Seventh District-W G. Aldredge.
Eighth District-E. IL. Grafton.
Ninth Distfict-Andrew Royal.
Tenth District-John l.. johnson.
Eleventh Dstrict0Dr. J. G. Heberling.
Thirteenth District-M. Y. Duncan.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
We hereby indorse the platform adopted,
and the candidates nominated. by the Green
back party at Chicago in 1880
We itrraign and condemn the last Legisla-
ture for its unjust and arbitrary acts, in that
it depriveS the militiaman of the right of trial
by jury in the time OF peace; in that it re-
fused to pass an act to change the time of as
sessment from the LIST of August to the Ist of
June, thereby discriminating against the
farming interest; for refusing to pass the
Knight resolution instructing our Represent
atives in Congress to secure financial relief
for the people; in refusing to reduce the sal
airy of public men to conform to the incomes
of other pursuits; tor allowing the State
fifteen years contrary to law. and the
interest thereof to be appropriated by the
depriving the Governor of the power to br ng
these delinqnents to justice, and for refusing
to impeach the State Treasurer for his crime;
for refusing to pass an efficient law in accord
ance with the State Constitution, which for
bids discrimination against the people in
freight and fare on railroads. For these rea.
sons we condemn the Democratic party, and
hold the Republican party responsible for
their neglect OF the interest of the people ;
and we do hereby adopt the following plat
form:
ties as well as Governments depend upon the
peoples ownership OF the lands, and we OPP
pose all laws calculated to concentrate the
lands in the hands of the few to the exclusion
of the actual settlers, as the accumulation of
large landed estates means merctleSS land
lords and pauper tenants. We condemn the
custom of employers in using any coercive
exercise of their right OF suffrage. We de-
mand the thorough ventilation of the mines
ana INNING law Tor the protection OF
miners, and a law making it compul-
sorry on all corporations to pay their en-
ployees in the legal tender of the country.
We proclaim ourselves in favor of free schools
ana compulsory attendance of all children
between the ages of six and fourteen years
(the compulsory clause was afterwards strick
en- QUIT a graduated income tax. and the pro-
hibition of the use of prison labor by private
employers. We regard the gerrymandering
of the Congressional Districts, and the dis
reimbursement of voters through such means,
by any party, as treason to the principles of
popular government. We pledge ourselves
to the redistribution of the States so as to throw
the Congressional Districts into squares as
nearly as practicable, regardless of its effects
on political parties.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Henry, moved to strike
out the clause on compulsory education.
Mr.. Follett, of st. Louis, seconded the mo-
ton. A long and hot debate followed, but
the motion was carried.
The following amendment by Mr.. London
was adopted:
Res 2ired, That we deprecate the interference
of Federal Courts to enforce the payment of
county and township bonds.
A second amendment, offered by Mr.. War
dan, of Sedalia, condemning the Tucker act,
which makes it crime for a candidate to
offer to perform the duties of an Office for q
sum less than the sum fixed by law, was
adopted.
With these changes the report was adopt.