The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-01
GREENBACK STATE CONVENTIONS,
New York

The New York Greenback State Con-
vention was held at Elmira, Aug. q
and %.
The following ticket was nominated
unanimously, with one or two excep-
tions: Secretary Of State, Epictns Howe;
Comptroller, John Hooper; Attorney
General, Dennis G. Fealey Treasurer,
Allen g. Woods; Surveyor General. J. H.
Gould; Associate Judge Court Of Ap.
peals, L. g. McParlan.
The platform says: While the Re-
publican and Democratic parties exist
the country will remain divided in two
great hostile political camps. in both Of
which the people will be governed by
sectional prejudice instead Of reason
and Judgment, because the people Of
the South hate the Republican party for
the wrongs they claim that party has
brought upon their section, while the
people Of the North despise the Demo-
cratic party for its cowardice on all
questions Of public interest and its utter
lack Of fixed principles or policy"
The resolutions reaflirm those of the
National Convention at Chicago in 1880,
and declare:
/. That all money paid to railroad compan-
les for transporting persons or property in tx
cess OF what il required to pay legitimate ex-
psnses OF operating such roads and fair return on
their actual cost il violation of fundamental
law Of public nee which allows railroads to be
built, and should Immediately be prohibited by
Legislative enactment.
2. That railroad companies should be pro-
hiblted BY law from charging more for trans
porting property during the season when water
navigation IL closed than they charge for like
sersi cs during the season Of open water navi-
Cation.
5. That We ask for lawful suppression OF
any traffic or custom that encourages crime.
Another resolution protests against a
proposed sale Of public lands in Mime
sofa except to actual settlers, and in
parcels not exceeding 16O acres.
Massachusetts.
! The Massachusetts, Greenback Con-
vention met ut Worcester, Aug. -,
John Howes presiding. Four hundred
and six delegates were present. There
was considerable confusion over the Sc.
! lection Of the Committee on Resolutions,
and a recess for an hour was taken.
After recess effort was made to intro
duce hill giving employees in factories
share in the profits. in proportion te
wages, when the profits amounted t.
more than Q per cent, but the whole
subject was laid over for the time being
4 preamble and platform was then re
ported. The platform repudiates and
stipmatizes the two old parties, monop
olies generally, national banks, rail
roads. ETC., and generally conforms K
previous Greenback platforms. The con
vention adopted the platform after add
ing the following: J.
Resolved, That suffrage il the right OF nj
citizens, without regard to race, color, sex o
taxes.
1t was then voted to proceed to an in
formal ballot for candidate for Gov
ernor. Mr.. Lichtman presented tn,
name of Israel w. Andrews, and move.
his nomination by acclamation. Othe
delegates nominated James NJ. Bnfinm
p. w. Doherty, Gen. B. F. Butler, JOIN
l. Baker and Wendell Phillips.
The following is the ticket nominated
Governor, Israel w. Andrews; L.euten
ant Governor, George Dutton: Treasu
rer, George Foster; Secretary, A. b
Brown; Auditor, Wilbur T. Whiting
Attorney General, d. O. Allen.
Mississ6ppl.
A convention Of Greenbackers and In
dependents assembled ut Jackson, Miss.
Aug. -, twenty-five or thirty Of whor
were colored men. Gen. Griffin, {
Chickasaw. was made permanent Chair
man, and Charles Hall, of Kinds county
Secretary. After the usual appointment