The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-06-18
Nafianal Greenhack Convention.

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: About go delegates, representing every
State but Oregon, were present the National
Greenback convention which opened at the
Exposition building in Chicago on the day
after the close OF the Republican convention.
The convention was Gale to order by +. s.
Devices, of Pennsylvania, chairman OF the
executive committee. Mr.. Devices made an
opening speech, in which he first reviewed
the call for and the objects of the convention
and denounced both the old parties and the
money power. He was frequently applauded.
AT the close he nominated Hon. Gilbert De
La Matyr the temporary chairman. At the
appearance of Mr.. De La Matyr the conven-
ton rose to its feet and gave him enthusiastic
cheers The ual committees were then
appointed. A memorial was presented from
the Woman Suffrage association asking the
convention to put a woman suffrage plank in
its platform. The convention then took re-
cess until p. N. At the evening session
the committee on permanent organization
made by Mr.. Wallace, a member OF the Cana
dian. parliament, and Mr. E. W. Wright, who
were present as representatives of the Cur
rency Reform league OF Canada. Denis Kear-
ney then addressed the convention for over
an hour, saying among other things that he
knew positively that Garfield could not get
one-third OF the votes OIL California; Oregon
and Nevada, on account OF his position on the
Chinese question. The convention then ad.
journed until the next morning.
When the convention assembled on the
second day the chairman stated that the COM
mittee on credentials was still unprepared to
report. The time was whiled away with
campaign songs and a speech by the Rev.
AIR. Anderson, a colored delegate from Terre
Haute, Ind. This delegate said that he learned
from colored delegates lately in Chicago that
the Observation-Disclosures party was rapidly grow
ing in the South. At length the committee
on credentials made a report, by which they
recommended the admission OF the following
delegations: Alabama, 6; Arkansas, II; Cali
fornia, IL; Colorado, g.; Connecticut, IL;
Delaware, l; Georgia. Il Illinois, AZ; In
diana, 80; lowe, %; Kansas, TO-; Kentucky,
II; Louisiana, 8; Maine, IA; Maryland, IL;
Massachusetts, 26; Michigan, %; Minnesota,
10; Mississippi, II; Missouri, 30; Nebraska,
6s New Hampshire, 10; New Jersey, ID;
New York, So; North Carolina, l.; Ohio, A;
Pennsylvania, So; Rhode Island, 5; Tennes-
see, 8; Texas, ID; Vermont, 10; Virginia, 4;
West Virginia, 10; Wisconsin, 20. The
Socialistic labor party, A; the Union Green
back party Qhe t-Pomeroy), 1877; the
Social Workingmen, l.; Working-women, 3;
Kansas WorkiDgmen, 8; the Eight-Hour
league, 6. A minority report was presented
against the admission of the 1877 delegates
from the Hoyt-Pomeroy wing. vigorous
debate followed, during which the chairman
appointed Denis Kearney an additional SER
geant.at-arms to preserve order. The COM
mittee on permanent organization reported
Captain Richard Treyelick, of Michigan,
permanent president; Charles R. Lehman,
OF Massachusetts, secretary; and six assistant
secretaries The report was adopted. After
a recess the report of the committee on rules
WIS adopted. A memorial from the Social
istic Labor party, asking representation in the
convention, and stating that they controlled
10000 votes in the country, was received.
A motion to admit forty-tour members of that
party was adopted. After another warm de-
bate the remainder of the report of the COM
aaittee on credentials was adopted, and a CON-
snlttee was sent to Farwell hall to escort the
Hoyt-Pomeroy Greenbackers to the conven-
ton. Mrs. Spencer, of Washington, D. c.,
spoke in favor of woman suffrage, and she
WAS opposed in speech by Denis Kearney.
Mr.. Ralph Hoyt, permanent chairman of the
Farwell hall convention, congratulated the
united convention on the healing of all diff
ferences In the Greenback Labor party. The
convention at $3.50 o'clock in the evening
took recess until O'Clock.
On reassenbilpg the committee on resolu-
tons was ordered to report. The Hon. e. H.
Gillet, as chairman OF the committee. sub.
mitted platform Of tho party, which, he said
was unanimously agreed upon by the commit.
tee. Inc platiorm says that civil government
shonld guarantee the divine right of every
laborer to the results OF his toll: that q cor.
poraie control IF the volume of money has
oeen the medGs oil dividing society into hostile
clan, and has kept money scarce;7 that the
sght 10 pakc and Issue money is q sovereign
power to be maintained by the peonle. and
th'-. oil money should be issued md its
volume controlled by the government; that
the United States bonds should not be re-
funded bat paid, and for that purpose legal
tender currency should be substituted Tor
national banknotes; that labor shonld be
protected and an eight-hour law nassed: that
Chinese emigration should not be nerrnifted.
that graduated income tax should be i'm.
posed, etc. A resolution that g every citizen
al due age, spnnd mind, and not q felon. be-
enfranchIsed, and that this resolution be re
teirea 10 The States with recommendation for
ts'eir favorable consideration" was adonfed.
Thr roll OF States for nomination of candidates
vas then called. S. r. Norton, OF Illinois.
terminated Alexander Campbell, OF that State;
ar. B,chanan, OF Indiana, nominated BENZ.
Z. Butler, of Massachusett John Carter. Of
Indiana, nominated Wilson f. Wool: the
hon. Mr.. Gillette, of Iowa, nominated Hon.
]. B. Weaver, OF that State, and his ncmina-
ton was seconded by Mr.. Woolt, who de-
ciined the honor OF a nomination rendered
bim by the Indiana member. Congressman
fokum placed in nomination Hon. Hendrick
3. Wright, OF Pennsylvania. Wisconsin pre-
scented the name OF Edward P Allis, of that
State. At 1875 A. NJ. an informal ballot was
taken and resulted as follows: Weaver, 2241:
Wright, 1861; Dilaye, ll9; Butler, 95; Chase,
So; Allis, Al; and Campbell, 81. Before the
announcement OF the first ballot it became
evident that Weaver had q clear maioritv.
and all the delegates fastened to change their
votes to that candidate. Motions sprang from
every part of the convention to make his
domination unanimous, and the result of the
ballot was announced as 7I8 votes for General
y. =. Weaver-the total vote-and without
any motion his nomination was ma5.e unani-
nous. Nominations for Vice-President fol-
lowed; General Horace P Sergeant, Of Mas
sachusetts, presented the name of General
q. N. West, OF Mississippi; E. j. Chambers
OF Texas, the nominee OF the st. Louis Green
back convention, was also put in nomination.
On the first ballot Chambers received 403 and
West Sll. General Chambers nomination
was then made unanimous.
At A. NJ. General Weaver came into the
hall and accepted the nomination. He said
that in most informal manner, and RELYING
on Divine Providence, he accepted the trust
reposed IN him, and promised to inform them
IN more formal manner of his acceptapce,
Inc convention. at 6:l0 A. NJ ad;onrrad