The Portland daily press., 1880-06-11

CHICAGO, June 1O.-Today's session. says
special, was opened by singing of Greenback
campaign melodies and by a speech by Rev.
Mr.. Anderson, a colored delegate from In
diana, who said that the Greenback doctrine
South he thanked God that the negro ques-
ton was now obliterated from politics and
that the colored vote was being divided. The
speech elected great applause, especially that
portion of it in which he said that the mission
of the party was to take the starch out of the
bloody shirt.
kilograms to- the convention were read from
the socialists of St. Louis and some enthusiasts
in Indianapolis.
Mr.. Hodge of Vermont chairman of the
committee on credentials, was at this point
discovered making his way to the platform,
and when silence could be obtained he made
his report. The committee recommended the
admission of enough persons-including "A
from the Socialistic labor party, 1877 from the
Brick Pomeroy party, and others from eight
hour leagues, workingmens societies. &C., to
make the total membership of the convention
81. Three states Florida, South Carolina
and Nevada, were not represented. but other
states had sent GIT delegates.
Mr. Litchman of Massachusetts, presented
minority report, and supported his proposition
with a vigorous speech, which Kisses could not
stop. The minority report dissented from the
majority recommendations that the full vote
of every state be cast no matter how few dele
gates it had sent, and urged that the Socialists
when admitted, would vote separately.
Chairman De La Matyr asked unanimous
consent to make a speech. He felt that this
was a solemn hour. All personal preferences
must be laid aside. The convention must pos
sess the spirit of immoation on the altar of
this sublime cause, or defeat would be certain.
In Short all The elements must be combined in
the State delegations without swelling the
votes of those States. He asked the conven-
ton to rise in the sublimity of the moment
without Jangle, and when he said he would
lay his life this altar, the convention rose to
its feet, waved its hats and cheered.
Mr.. Boynton presented, as an amendment to
the minority report, resolution welcoming all
delegates, regular and irregular, who are in
| sympathy with the convention, but restricting
| the right to vote to delegates selected accord
| ing to the Washington call. He was inter
| rupted by Congressman Murch, Denis Kearney
| and host of others, who demanded the read
document was read. Then Mr.. Boynton pro-
| ceeded to contend that it was not right to in
| ject 200 hostile men on the eve of ballot in
among these regularly elected delegates. The
| word "hostile'' created disturbance, chief
| among the disturbers being Mr.. Schilling of
Ohio. A chorus of question" "question,"
| and murmurs of "drown him out" silenced
Mr.. Boynton for moment but with the chair
mans aid he finished his argument against the
| proposed invalidating the action of the Green
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| Kearney took the other side of the question,
| and wound up by moving to table the minority
report and all its amendments, but, finding
| that he had aroused whirlwind, withdrew it
SO as to give every man chance to empty his
| gasbag. During the verbal melee which
| characterized the following hour it was dis
| covered that the Socialists had entered the
hall and were on the floor. However, no one
| disturbed them, the convention being too busy
| wrangling. Not more than three men in the
| ha1 oYbihifpd M of 10 for
law, but something like four hundred of them
thought they did, and the consequence was
Babel. The Chairman lost his head and the
convention hall bore striking resemblance to
boiler shop. The Sergeant-at-Arms walked
! up and down the asles, hourishing their sticks,
| but without any avail, so far at least as the
| confusion was concerned.
| While Denis Kearney and Susan B. An
| thony were enlightening the convention, in
! the hall which the Republicans had used, yes
terday. the Brick Pomeroy wing of the Green
| back party were assembled in convention at
| Farwell Hall, ands committee were at work
promoting the harmonious union of the two
| bodies.
Mr.. De La Matyr made happy hit at about
l o'clock by appointing Kearney an Assistant
| Sergeant-at-Arms. The delegates know that
Denis, who threw off his coat and rolled up his
shirt sleevs, meant business, and there was
"order in Warsaw" for a few minutes. Then
! another scene of hubbub prevailed no one
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the conclusion of which a substitute was put
| and passed, which referred to the subject of
the state delegations Then some one happen
| ed to think that part of the report which fixed
| the status of the regular delegates could be
| adopted. This was done and the convention
for the first time realized that it had wasted
| two hours.
The committee on permanent organization,
| through its chairman, Mr.. Meacham of Hi
| nOiS reported for permanent chairman Rich
| ard o. Trevelick .of Michigan; Secretary,
Charles FL. Litchman of Massachusetts, and
| the usual number of vice presidents and secre-
taries. The report was adopted.
| On taking the chair Capt. Trevelick thanked
| the convention for being chosen to preside
over this large, intelligent but noisy body, and
| proceeded to place Sergeants-at-Arms in the
aisles, each with police officers, with orders to
instantly arrest any delegate trying to address
| the convention when not recognized by the
chair. Under Capt. Trevelick's gavel the con-
| vention gradually became an orderly body.
| Recess until 3
On reassembling the report of the Committee
| on Rules was adopted. 1t was decided to ad-
NIT "A of the Socialistic labor party's delegates
| After stormy scene, in which the chairman
| vainly endeavored to control the convention,
| the balance of the report of the Committee on
| Credentials was adopted and the committee
| with band of music was sent to escort the
| Pomeroy-Hoyt Greenbackers to the conven-
| ton. The arrival of the Socialists was greeted
with great applause.
Mrs Spencer spoke in favor of woman suf-
frage.
Denis Kearney said he.received instructions
| from his wife not to have anything to do with
woman suffragists, and that if he did he would
be greeted on his return with fatiron instead
| of kiss.
Mrs. Spencer was glad to know who was the
head of Kearney's family
When the Pomeroy-Hoyt party arrived they
were greeted with boisterous demonstrations,
| the whole convention joining in making the
scene as riotous as possibla. Ralph Hoyt,
chairman of the party, congratulated the con-
vention on the healing of all differences.
On reassembling the Committee on Resolu-
lions was ordered to report, when the following
platform was submitted and unanimously
agreed to:
The civil government should guarantee the
divine right of every laborer to the results of
his toll. We condemn the barbarism which
imposes upon wealth producers state of per-
petual drudgery. Corporate control of the
balance OF money has been the means of divid-
ing society into hostile classes, of unjust dis
tribution of products of labor and of building
up monopllies of associated capital endowed
with power to con6soate private property. It
has kept money scarce, and scarcity of money
enforces debl. Debt engenders usury, and
usury ends in bankruptcy of the borrower
Therefore we declare the right to make and
issue money is the sovereign power to be MAIN
tanned by the people for their common benefit.
That United States bonds shall not be re-
funded but paid as repidly as possible accord
ing to contract.
That legal tender notes be substituted for
those of national banks and the latter abolish
ed and that unlimited coinage of silver and
gold be established by law.
That labor should be protected SO as to
eqnalize its burdens and secure just distribu-
ton of its results.
That the eight hour law should be enforced.
That the Burlingame treaty should be abso-
| gated.
That the public domain should henceforth
be preserved exclusively for settlers.
That Interstate commerce should be regu-
| lated by Congress, and uniform moderate
| freight and passenger rates on railroads should
be secured by legislative control.
That the action of all parties in sustaining
| gigantic land, railroad and money corporations
| is destructive to prosperity and dangerous to
| liberty,
That bond-holders should not be preferred
| to soldiers and sailors who periled their lives
| in defence of the country
That the Republican party's cruel legisla-
| ton in favor of the bond-holders and against
| the soldier is condemned.
We demand graduated income tax; de-
nounce the efforts to restrict the suffrage; OBJ
pose an increase of the standing army in time