The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-08
eArHERIss or e.RnEsnAckEI.s.
Proceedings Of the Congressional Con-
vcntion of the Third District. Held
in This City Yesterday.
D }. Cole. of Reno County. Receives xhe
Nomination. as the Regular candi-
date for Congressman from
the Third District.

date for Congressman from
the Third District.
And sam Wood As Candidate for Goa
Eressman-at-Large.
TIE greenbackcrs of The Third distric
metin this city yesterday To place in nom
nation candidate for congressman
from the Third district and on,
for the state at large There
We're representatives present from al
parts OF the state, and about seventy-fve
delegates were IN attendance
The convention met at the Whitley
opera house at ten O'Clock, and was
called to order by D. J Cole: Of Reno
county.
On motion Mr. Cole was elect
ed temporary chairman, and w. II. t.
Wakefield, OF Topeka, secretary,
On motion the following gentlemen
were appointed a committee on perma-
nent organization:
II. Fl. Hart, Greenwood; J. C. Curry,
Usage; John Perry, Marion; Samuel
Crosier, Shawnee; - Aikens, Nc
Pherson
A committee on credentials was ap-
pointed, composed of the foIIowin gen.
tlemen:
Cyrus Corning, Shawnee; - Nixon,
Greenwood; VIM. Hall. Mcpherson; X.
H. Barrickman, Elk; d. E Kies. Har-
vey.
On motion. the following committee
ON resolutions was appointed:
James Hughes. Butler; w. A. Upton.
Cowley; B. ]. Mainland, Greenwood !;
NJ. Y0mans, Chase; DIR. Washburne,
Usage; r. T. Snediker. Lyon, DIR. j. W.
Sturns, Sedgwick; Cyrus Corning, Shaw
nee; Col. Bates, Miami
On motion the convention then adj
jourued until O'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The convention reassembled at
O'Clock.
The first business was the report of
the committee on permanent orgsaiza-
ton which was as follows:
Chairman, DR.. j. a Washburne,
| Usage county; Secretaries, J. c. Hall,
of Mcpherson; Cyrus Corning, of Shaw.
nee.
VIM. Hall, of the Mcpherson Indus
trial Liberator, read the report of the
committee on credentials which was
adopted.
DIR. Washburne, the permanent chair
man WAS conducted to the chair, and
made an appropriate address.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following platform of principles:
The National Greenback party of the
Third congressional district in the state
of Kansas makes the following declara-
ton of principles, and asks candid and
fair consideration thereof by the people
as the only practical remedy of the
wrongs about which almost universal
complaint is now male, and The best
means of restoring TO the people the
rights to which they are entitled under a
free government:
1. We oppose the creation of monopol-
les by law of whatever name or descrip-
tion and therefore oppose the monopoly
OF money through the national banking
system and are in favor nj the govern
ment issuing the currency, making it Il
full legal tender, and keeping its value
uniform
We are opposed To the regulation by
railroads and telegraph monopolies of
the charges for transportation of persons
and property, and for the use of the tele-
graph, and hold that ali corporations
created by law should be governed by
law in the interest of the people, and
all charges for services rendered
by such corporations should be fixed
by law SO as To insure To them reason
able pay for their services and no more.
We are opposed to tho monopoly of
land and demand that all public lands,
including those forfeited by railroad
companies for noncompliance With the
law, shall be held tor actual settlers
only.
We hold that the representatives of
labor have the right to combine to en-
force all their constitutional rights, and
should be protected by law in so doing.
We are for equal rights, equal bur
dens, equal taxation, and equal: benefits
for all, with special privileges for none.
The national debt, so much reduced,
| should be extinguished by the full pay
ment of every dollar thereof according
to contract, and no part thereof should
again be refunded in any form.
That the act of the present congress
in voting to continue the present ma
tional banking system and thereby per-
petuate the public debt, is a gross VIC
lation of pledges made to the people,
aud in the interest of the money monop-
olists against the interests of labor and
the people.
That the votes of Hon. Thos. Ryan,
member of congress from this district,
in favor of perpetuating the national
banking system and against the Chinese
immigration bill authorize US to place
him on the side of capital and monopo-
lies as against labor, and foe to the in
terests of his constituents.
We invite all members of land leagues.
farmers alliances, trades unions, anti
monopoly leagues, producers movements,
knights of labor and all other
industrial organizations and good cIti-
zens who believe in US, to unite with us
in carrying the foregoing statement of
principles 10 successful issue a: the
ballot box.
ResOlUed, That it Is the sense of this
convention that all officers within the
jurisdiction of the United States should
be made elective by the people in the
United States or localities in which
they serve respectively, and that our
representatives in congress are earnestly
requested to use their influence to place
the disposition of public patronage in
the hands of the people by appropriate
legislation.
The reading OF the platform was re-
ceived with expressions of enthusiasm
and it was unanimously adopted.
On motion the convention proceeded
to an Informal ballot for candidate IL
represent the Third district in congress
and the names of the following gentle
men were presented: J. D. Humphrey
, Lyon; D. G. Cole, Reno; ]. G. Bayne
Harper.
A formal ballot was then taken result
ing as follows: d. ]. Cole, 80; ]. G
Bayne, 81. Tie nomination of BIZ
: Cole was then made unanimous
and he acknowledged the honor in
: brief and appropriate address.
On motion an informal ballot wa
q taken on a candidate for congress
a man for the state at large, result
4 ing as follows: w. F. Young, osag
e county, H; s. N Wood, 80 A motiol
| 70 make the ballot formal induced cor