The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-22
Last Nights Dispatches.
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| PORTLAND. Sept. 2l,-The Green
back convention to nominate electors met
| this afternoon. .465 delegates being present.
Chas. A. White was President. He de-
nounced Gen Garfield aud said an under
standing was entered into to divide the
electoral ticket aud urged carrying it
out. .. III Hobsou presented a resolution
endorsing the action of the state committee
recommending fusion with the De mocrats g
j. Is. Chase, auIid great excitmen,. pro
tested. Elliott moved TO accept the report
and resolution and name joint electoral
ficket. Chsse made 0lotion to amend by
nominating seven straigh, Greenbackers.
This was receive with applause aud Kisses.
The speaker made an appeal iur "a fair
hearing and urged against ii fusion. There
were thousands of Greenbsckers who voted
for the rect of the ticket with Piaisted who
will not vote for fusion electors. He
protested against giving away the
future Greenback party for four Weaver
electors IL was the Greep5ack candidate
and platform that carried the state The
Rev. Alvah Strowl, F. Vi. Plaistcd and
others advocated fusion, alter which The
previous question was carried and the
resolution TO fuse adopted, although there
was considerable opposition. Following il
the resolution in full
The election of Gen, Harris NJ. Plnisted
to the Office of Governor by a vote
unprecedented in the history of the state.
and the re election of her represent
tatiVes 10 Congress is an unauestiona-
Bile endorsement of our principles by
the state of Maine. We feel assured
that xrhan nrosn6ina hal
control our Republican brethren. that we
shall show an overwhelming majority in
favor of National principles, which will
be responded to by every state in the
union. That the action of the State Com
mittee, recommending arrangements with
the Democrats for State and Presidential
electors was expedient, aud the National
Greenback party of the state of Maine. in
assembled, hereby endorse
that action and agree to support at the
Presidential election Scion Chase and
Samuel Watts for candidate for electors
at large, and John Turner. benjamin.
Parker, Charles r, Whiiton, William A
Crom we'll and John B. Donworth as can
diGates for district electors, es recon
mepded By the com sSittee.
Congressman Murch mads a brief
speech. He believed every Greenbacker
knew his opposition to fusion in the past.
He believed that the Democratic party
was governed by high patriotic motives.
he returned thapss to the Democrats Tor
supporting him The question is. shall
seven Garfield men or three Hancock aud
were also made by Solon Chase, Congress- |
man Lsdd. and others. after which the
adjourned.
A. thu adio-1rumepf Of tho Gopurass
Hall convention this afternoon, the
straight Greenbackers met at City ball. |
Scion Chase presiding. A straight ticket |
was nominated as follows: Solon Chase,
J f. Turner. G. r. Whidden, j T. Hill
ton. Thomas q. Burden. Geo. Wooster.
E. B. Fry, Seventy three delegates
voted. while the anti Fusion strength was
claimed as l40 in the Congress Hall con-
vention.
SAN Francesca. Sept. 2l-Last even
ing President Hayes visited the rooms of
the Republican League and remained for
an hour He was welcomed by ex-Gov,
Low, President Of the League, and intro
iuced to many Leading Republicans Of the
city. The rooms we7e handsomely
decorated with fiags, flowers aud ever~
greens.
NIAGARA FALLS. Sept. 2l.-The
IAt0 hOA4tuabSu AtiCAaIu
Crowley for Congress.
New BRUNSWICK, MI, Sept. 2l.-
The Democrats of the Third district
Miles Ross for Congress The
delegates from Monmouth and Union
counties left the hall when the result was
announced.
PITTsToN. Pa, Sept. 2l-The Demo-
Gratis OF Luzerne and Lackawana counties
have unanimously nominated D. w.
Connolly, the Greenback candidate for
Congress from the Twelfth district,
DANvILLE, Va. Sept 2l-The Re-
ppbhcap cooveptioB of the Fifth Con-
grsssionai district met to day and
declined to make a nomination. The
of the convention are understood |
to be favorable to the election of Read
iusters' candidate for Congress.
COLUMBUS, o.. Sept. 21.-The Demo
cratic meeting. addressed by Jos. Black
burn, Gen. Sigei. Ben Butler and others. |
vas the largest held in this city for years. |
An immense torchlight procession and the
prominence Of the speakers drew thou |
sands 20 the streets and many from the |
adjoining towns.
DUBUQUE. la,. Sept 2l-The Times |
OF 60. morrow morning will publish letter |
from l. G Goodrich. for years editor of
the Clermopt Peoples Paper, the leading |
GreeDback journal OF northern Iowa, re-
nouncing the GreeDback party and decIar
ing his return TO the Republican party.
BANGOR, Sept. 2l.-Complete returns
from the Fourth Congressional District,
official except few small plantations, give