The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-01

Special to the Herald.
Fort Worth, September S0--The sca.ters
log clouds which have indicated rain for the
last several days concentrated iust before
noon and slow rain has begun, which,
from It's gentieness foretells duration Of
perhaps several days.
Hon. William II. Hammond is billed 10
speak at the court house tonight. He 10 in
the city.
The executive committee OF the greenback
party of the state met to day for consulta-
ZION st the city hall at 1880 o'clock q. III.
Captain Il. M. Daggtt was elected chair
man and j. II. Louge, of Hood county, was
elected secretary. The following gentlemen
we're appointed a committee on resolutions:
Hon w Payne, Of Dallas. chairman: DR.
j w Barnett, j A Martin, s Il Withers, 9
II Hanson and Warren Douglass.
The committee reported the following
resolution at o'clock:
lat. Resolved, That we, the greenbackers
Of Texas, assembled under the call of the
chairman of the state executive committee,
that We most heartily endorse
the platform of principles Of the national
party adopted AT Chicago, June 0, 1880, with
the following qualification in lieu Of the item
pay according to contract; rpsy the bonds
ss.rapidly ss they become due or rs they may
be declared due by law, and that they shall
DO paid with any lawful money the governs
ment has on hand or may lawfully issue
Resolved I'd. And we fully indorse the
idess of Presdaut Jackson as promulgated
in his veto message TO congress in July, 1882,
in regard to vested rights. That there eau
be No such thing as a vested right except
upon the true questions OF patent and copy
right as Contemplated in the constitution.
Resolved Sd, That We endorse tho plan
of organization adopted by our national
executive committee, and resolved that we
are in favor of naming the
clubs orgsnized 10 our state under
said plan OF organization of greenbaek clubs.
And further
Resolved, That we recognize the right OF
each districtor county to give 10 their clubs
such appropriate names as they may sec
proper
Resolved 4lh, That We express our heart
felt thauks TO General Weaver and other dis
tinguished friends of our party for their no
Bile, manly and persistent fight in our right.
eous cause, since the campaign of 1880
closed. And that we will do our best to upr
hold them snd support them in this political
struggle until the object of the greonback
party is accomplished.
Resolved 9th, As TO state policy We fully
endorse the platform of the national green-
back party adopted at Aus.in, -,
1881, and recommend to our friends to urge
the principles therein contained before the
people of Texas.
After the reading OF the above resolutions,
Captain Sam Evans moved that they be res
ceiyed. Carried. And that tho convention
adjourn until $50 o'clock this afternoon Uar-
ried.
The weather being rainy, there was
but small crowd present, but from the
speeches and earnestneas, they strictly meant
business.
Representatives attending the greenback
convention, are from the following counties:
Tarran,, Parker, Wise, Denton, Grayson,
Dallas, Smith. stevenson, HOOD, Conan
che, Young, Robertson. and by proxy the
whole state is pretty well represented.
Ii is thought that the above resolutions
will be passed with but little debate, and
that the convention will adjourn this after.
noon.