The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-06-15
IOWA GREENBAgKERs.
Proceedings ~ the state COmvent6Om
at Des MOlmeS.

Gilbert De La Matyr and Hev. r. Z. lngeus.
Col. Jesse Harper, Chairman OF the National
Committee, then made IN announcement, say-
ing that he had established Z committee for
the National Convention, and that when thiA
convention closes the National GreenbAck
party will hold convention at Nashville, Tenn.
He said that the Southern people were hungry
70 hear Northern men on this question, ana
wanted the convention to appropriate ESQ 10
assist in defraying the expenses Of that con-
yentIon- motion prevailed to that enect,
and the amount was raised.
The Comm ttee on Resolutions was DECIDED
upon as follows:
First Dlstrict-Rev. }. W. Wright Van
Buren,.
Second-L Hoops, Muscatine.
Thrd-A. \. Mcdonald, Dubuque.
Fourth-W. r. Mead, Howard
FlrthLA Stinson, Linn.
Sixth. A. Rice.
seventh-A. Il Smally. Dallas county.
Eighth. L. Brown, Taylor county.
Nlnth-H. G. Ayres, Mills county.
Tenth. Phelan.
Eleventh-Msj. G. II. Jackson.
The Committee on Permanent Organization
reported ~ follows:
Permanent Chairman Gen. J. b Weaver;
Vice President, w. H. Robb; Secretary and
Assistants, A. Y. Mcdonald, G. W. SEWER, A.
8. Boserman, J. Ingalls,.
The Committee on Credentials made partial
report, showing that there were seventy counties
represented and over 44S delegates present
In the evening, Moore's Opera House was
TO speeches By Ar. De L. Aatyr, Col Harper
The Committee on Resolutions reportedas fol
lows:
/. That We reafirm tho principles OF our
q We are opposed to the monopoly Of money
through the national-banking system, and favor
the General Government issuing al currency,
NAL king it . full legal tender, and keeping its
volume uniform with the requirements Of in
creasing business and population.
3. We are opposed to all retunding OF the
interest-bearing national debt, which places It
beyond the power Of the Government to pay at
will /; and We demand that said debt be paid -
rapidly as possible.
/. We favor the unlimited coinage OF gold
and silver on equal terms.
5. We are opposed to the present system OF
allowing railroad and telegraph monOpolies 70
determine the rates for transporting persons or
property over railroads, or for the use OF telo-
graphs, and hold that al corporations created
BY law should be governed by law in the inter-
est Of the people, and we regard the Iowa Rail.
road Commission - : willful and intentional
hindrance to that end.
s. We are opposed to the monopoly Of land,
and demand that Ill public lands, including
those forfeited by noncompliance with law,
shall be held for actual settlers.
Z. We hold that the representatives Of labor
have the right to combine to protect oil their
constitutional rights, and that they should be
protected by law in the exercise Of that right.
8. That our patent laws for the granting
patents should be 20 amended - to prevent
courts from assessing damages against inno-
cent purchasers, who in open market purchase
any patent article which may be an infringe
ment ON any other patent.
8. We are opposed to oil monopolies and arc
in favor Of equal rig hts, equal burdens, equal
taxation, and equal benefits for all with spe-
cial privileges for none and We hold that 10 the
best government "wherein IN injury to one y
the concern Of oil"
10. We favor revision OF the tariff laws in
the interest Of American labor, and not in the
interest Of rich corporations and monOpolies.
IL. We urge upon al anti-mon0polists Of this
State to consider the utter hopelessness Of OBJ
tanning the relief BY them demanded ct the
hands Of either Of the old parties, and request
them to unite with us to assist in gaining these
ends and We pledge them to make that ques-
ton one OF great prominence, and that our
candidates shall earnestly labor TO secure thus
desired reform.
The following resolution WAS introduced BY
Samuel Sinnett, Of Huscatine:
Resolued, That No favor an independent
homestead to the value Of $1,000 shall be ca
empt from all claims Whatsoever, taxes in
cluded, and it shall be deemed . criminal Of
Tense for any person TO give, take, draw mp or
record mortgage against the homestead or
poor mans exempted goods.
This was set down upon emphatically.
H. ]. Bell, OF Monroe county, introduced the
following resolution, which was passed by .
close votes
Resolved, That We, the National Greenback
party, are in favor,,of using any and every hop-
orable means for the promotion Of temperance.
The Committee on Press reported ~ follows:
Resolved That it is the sense Of this commit
tee that good central cooperative publishing
company in the interest Of the National Green
back-Labor party IL needed We, therefore, ask
for the appointment Of one person in each Con-
gressional district to collect by contribution -
dollars 10 each district, with which to establish
the samo in the ownership and control OF the
Greenback party Of Iowa.
A resolution was unanimously adopted sym.
pathizing with the Irish people and that tho
party view with alarm the tendency Of like
system in this country - y now the case Of
Ireland.
The first thing done was the election Of :
State Central Committee, 40 follows:
First district. W. Wright Of Van Buren,
| county.
Third distriot-M q HiteheosG, Of Boahaa-
Fourth district-L b. weller, Of Chickasaw
county.
Fifth district ~ George Carter, Of Iowa
county.
sixth district-Dr. Perry Engle, Of Jasper
county.
Seventh district-E. n. Gillette, Of Polk
county.
Eighth district-W. II. Robb, OF Onion
| county.
Ninth district IF. 9. Lee, Of Hamilton
| county.
Eleventh district-C II. Jackson, Of Greene
county.
A new departure was here taken, and the
Chairman Of the Central Committee was chos-
| Ell by vote Of the convention BY districts, aud
| E. H. Gillette was the man chosen.
The next order OF business Was the nomina-
/ ton OF officers. and for Secretary Of State W.
J. CASTOR, Of Ke0kuk county, was named and
| placed in nomination by acclamation.
For Treasurer Of State Geo. DUR, Of Union,
and l. p. Wilson, Of Marion, we're put in nom
| ination.
DUR received 257 votes and Wilson 1876. DUR
| was declared the nominee.
Other nominations we're made - follows:
/ Auditor VI StAte-G. A. WyAnt, OF RinggOId.
/ Attorney ieneral-J. H Rice, OF MAhaska.
| Judge OF the Supreme Court-M II. Jones,
| OF Mahaska.
Clerk Of the 5upreme Court-E. y. Clark, Of
/ Allamakee.
Reporter Of the Supreme Court. H. Will.