The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-14
LYON COUNTY aREENBACKERs.
eroceedinEs OF the Azass Convention at
the Court House Saturday.
= Platform Adopted Endo=stns the Pro-
hIbitory Amendment and All Leg
islation Pertaining thereto.
Nominations OF the County, Representa-
tive and Commissioners Con-


Nominations OF the County, Representa- I
tive and Commissioners Con-
ventions.
The Greenbackers of Lyon county |
met at the court house Saturday at |
O'Clock TO put in nomination candidates
for county offices and for representa-
tives from the sixty first and sixty-sec-
ond districts.
The meeting was called to order by /
R. R. Snediker, chairman of the county
central committee.
On motion T. T. White was made
chairman. and R. T. Snediker, secre- j
tary of the convention.
A motion was made by r. T. Snedi- |
ker for the chairman to appoint COM
mittee on programme, which prevailed. |
The chair named the following gen.
tlemen as members Of that committee:
R. T. Snediker, w. B. Ross, G. D. Hum
phrey, G. F. Conklin, ". McCreery.
The committee. after short absence,
made the following report:
We, your committee beg leave to re-
port on order of business as follows:
1st. Report of committee on resolu-
tons, committee to be appointed by the
chair.
/ I'd. Permanent organization.
3d. Selection of central committee.
4th. Nomination of candidates in the
following order: Probate judge, county
superintendent of public instruction,
district clerk. representatives, county
commissioner
The chair appointed as a committee
on resolutions N. Whittlesey, G. D.
Humphrey, G. F. Conklin.
On motion the temporary organization
was made permanent.
| w. B. Ross moved that the central
committee be composed of one from
each township.
Il J. V. Randolph moved to amend by
suggesting that the central committee
be composed of one from each township
and one from each ward in the city of
Emporia. Motion prevailed.
The following gentlemen were chosen
as members of the committee: Emporia
City-1st ward, Geo. Armor; I'd ward,
Doctor Thos. Armor; Sd ward, n. Whit
tlesey; 4th ward, T. T. White.
Emporia township, j. V. Randolph I;
Americas township, c. F. ConklIn; Ere
mont township, Robert Gilliland; Jack
son township, G. D. Humphrey; Center
township. L. o. Priest; Elmcndaro,
r. T. Snediker; Pike, DIR. Hewitt
Agnes City, Robert Clark; Waterloo,
Richard Best.
the following report:
The National Greenback party of
Lyon county in convention embed
/ indorses the principles as set forth in
S the National state platform, as follows
:, 1st We adopt and reafirm the princi.
4 pies as contained in the platform adop-
ted by the National convention in the
city of Chicago, June9, 1880.
= End. We are opposed to the monop
: oily of money through the banking sys-
tenn and are in favor of the government
issuing all our currency making it full
legal tender. and keeping its volume
Z: uniform with business and population
~ telegraph monOpolies regulating the
charges for transporting persons and
property and the use OF telegraphs, and
# hold that all the corporations created by
J. law should be governed by law in the
g interest of the people.
4th. That the public domain be held
for actual settlers; and that lands grant
8 ed to corporations forfeited by nOn-ful
n fillment of contracts, be reclaimed BY tho
q government
9Th. We favor revision of the tariff
laws in the interest of American labor
9 and not, as now, in the interest of TIT
b rich and the corporations and monopo
= lies, and such tariff should be for revenue
= only.
9Th We hold that the Representatives
a of labor have the right to combine &c
O enforce all their constitutional rights
and they should be protected by law il
so dong.
: 7th. We are opposed to all monopolieE
g and in favor of equal rights, equal bur
n dens, equal taxation, and equal bene fits
and we hold that it is the best govern,
s. ment wherein an injury to one is the
, concern of all.
It Sth. efavor the payment of the ma
y tional debt, and oppose its being refund
4 ed in any form.
d 9th. We demand that the Legislature
enact laws providing for the health and
n safety of those engaged in mining, man.
ufacturing and building pursuits.
j. 10th. We favor the, establishment by
t the state of a bureau of labor statistics
# 18th. We arc In favor of the abolish
n ment of the convict contract system In
our prisons, and reformatory institu-
+ tionsj and no state official should be
e permitted to place upon the market any
4 product of convict labor at '1ess price
! than products Of like kind and quality,
can be sold for whoa produced by free
labor.
e 18th. We demand that all property
bear its just proportion of the taxes.
18th. Rssoiyed, That we endorse the
prohibition amendment, end all laws en-
acted under it, and demand the striet en-
5 forcement of the same equally in all
T parts of the state.
, 14th. That we favor the reduction of
the rate of interest in the state, so that
the maximum rate fog the use of money
will not exceed the average profits of
! labor.
n 18th. we invite all members of land
leagues, farmers alliances, trades un-
ions, anti-monopoly leagues, producers
t movements, knights of labor, and all in
dustrial organizations, and ali good citi-
|
ciples, to unite with Us In carrying them
to successful issue at the ballot box.
10th. Resolved, That we do most ear
nestly protest against the disposal of the
public domain to English or other for
/ eign capitalists for rent and speculation,
y thus concentrating vast estates in few
) hands, TIE surplus products Of which go
to enrich foreign people at our expense.
And we do most respectfully ask and de-
maHd that ths congress of the United
States do submit for ratification at as
early day as possible. an amendment
to the constitution prohibiting any per-
son, not resident of the United States,
from obtaining title TO land in the
United states.
18th. Resolved, That our candidates
nominated this day for the legislature in
the Sixty First and Sixty-Second DIS
| tricte, if elected, shall vote first, for a
| National Greenback candidate for U.
S. senator, and il there is no chance to
elect such, then Is 9 choice between all
| other candidates, they sESll vote for r.
B. Plumb, first last and all the time.
N. WHTTTLEsEY,
q. +. CoNKLIN,
G. D. HUMPHREY.
The report of the committee was un-
animously adopted.
The nomination Of candidates was