American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-19
GREENBACKERS IN COUNCIL.

GREENBACKERS IN COUNCIL.
Meeting of the National CreenbacI< and the
National lreenbnck- Labor Conventions
a Basis of Union Agreed Upon.
TIE National Greenback Convention
met at the Exposition building in Chicago at
noon on the 9th, and was called to order by
+. W. Devices, Chairman of the National
Committee. Rev. II. T.. 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 In.liana;
Secretaries, Charles A. Lutchman, of Massa-
chusctts, and Perry b. Maxson, of Kansas.
These nominations were approved by the
Convention. Mr.. De La Natyr took the
gavcl an. delivered 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 Organ cation, Ru es and Order of
Business, Credentials and Resolutions and
one member each for the next National
Committee and one Vice President.
The following were the appointments to
the National Executive Committee:
Alabama, A. ID itan; Arkansas, va ant;
California, Denis KrnIncy; Colorado, ID. L.
Harris; Connecticut. vacant: Dc!awa-e, va
calt; Florida, va ant: Georgia, va ant; Hi
II is. vacant; ind ana, Jane, Is ci,anan;
Iowa Daniel Campbell: Kansas. NJ. H. Phil
e tna S Ma"a + H. M M%,a MarHsna C.
Brian: Ma -achus IT'S, E.cn Moody Boy nton;
Michigan. Moses w Field; Minncsota, Jam
Starkcy: Mississippi, Rcub N Dlv S; NJ $50, ri;
vacant; New Hampshire, vacant; New Jer-
North Caro- ila, vacant; Ohio, Robcr. Schil-
Ing; Greg n vacant Penn+yivana Peter
South Carolina, vacant; Tennessee. John w.
.ttme;; exas, Naeant; Vermont, l., s. lhomp-
s9n vis an Tn n w'sa m
District of Columbia and Territories. vacant.
The following were the appointments
Vice-Presidents:
Alabama, Oliver s. Beers; Arkansas, J.
orado, Joseph Murray: Connecticut, Della
ware, Florida and Georgia, vacant; Illinois,
Z. Z. Strawn; Indiana, John Il, Milroy;
Iowa, D; ?. stubbs; Kansas. P. P. Elder;
Kentucky and Louisiana, vacant; Maine,
Charles A White; Maryland, John c. Boyd;
Massachusetts,, Eben NJ Boynton; Michigan,
Richard F; Trevellick; Minnesota, G; b.
souri,, Thomas II. Kemp; Nebraska, Allen
Root; Nevada. vacant; New Hampshire, John
T. Woodbury.: New Jersey, Stephen d: Dill
Carolina, vacant; Ohio, Mrs. N. Lindeil; Ore
gon, vacant; Pennsylvania, j. E. Dean;
Rhode Ishnd, Hon. William Sprague; South
Carolina, Jordan Bailey; Tex,s, E; l.. Da-
David Miller; West Virginia, Il. NJ. Kitchen:
Wisconsin, George Godfrey; District of CO.
lunlbia, Thomas J. Durant, Territories, vacant.
Considerable discuss sion arose over a propo-
sition to remove certain pictures which were
left hanging by the Rel ulI;can Convention.
but the trouble was settled by the a.ior-
tion of a motion to Law the whole mat.
ter on the table. Mrs. Gage, Chairman OF
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 Autbopy,s address
a memorial was presented from Committee
from the Union Greenback- Labor Nat;o,a,
lately in session at ST. Io1is
stating that they were ready to confer with
the Convention with a view to uniting all
curreae ", Iabar and suffrage reformers in the
United States for political action The Com
mittee we're invited to seats ON the platform
The Convention then adjourned until 80 D.
m. At that hour the National Executive
Committee and the Viee-Presidents were an
nounced and fhe Committee on Resolutions
While awaiting the report of the Committee
on Credentials speeehes were made BIZ NIessrs.
" allace, Wright and Kearney and the Con
yention, adjourned until ten O'Clock on the