New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19
PENNSYLVANIA GREENBACKERS.
THE CONVENTION AT HARRISBURG.
STATE TICKET NOMiNATED-WHAT THE PATTY
EXPECTs TO DO AT THE POLLS.
Inv FcP pu To THE TRIRUNII

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNbl
HARRISBURG, Penn. May 1S.-Thc Greenback-
Labor State Convention to-day was composed Oh
less than one hundred delegates. few arrived too
late to participate in the proceedings, except the
nomination ofthree candidates. +. s. Heath, chair
man of the State Committee announced that his
predecessor in that Office had been removed for in
toxcation This predecessor asserts that the party
owes him considerable of money, which 1t
thought to escape payment OF by removing him
from Office. a telegram from Congressman Brumm
was read, stating that the Bank bill was up i'll Con-
grcss. and he must remain to fight at his post
Chairman Heath IN his address referred TO the fact
that money had been improperly used in the party
before, and that it must be understood that If the
voters waited for the candidates to buy them that
they would be sold ont by right. He deprecated
this state of affairs No objected to this char
acterization of the motives of some of the party
leaders. T. F. Ryndcr of Altoona, was made tempo
rary chairman OF the convention. When empowered
TO appoint committees he read the names in the
most machinc-ke way from lists previously pre-
pared, which he took from his pocket. The Com
mittee on Resolutions requested to begin its
annual wrangc at once" and it retired.
1t was proposed that telegram be sent to Con-
gresham Brumm to protest against mOrtgaging
the people to the National banks for another term of
twenty years John Dougherty, Of Huntington,
said that it was useless to complain OF institutions
that are necessary unless better ones were provided
but he was CRIED down and the telegram was sent
After recess L. f. Cotton, of Allegheny, was made
permanent chairman. He denied that there was
no good excuse for the continued existence OF the
party and predicted glorious future for 1t. j. X
Sanborn made speech advocating that such ac-
ton be taken as would lead to the defeat OF the
Democrats. He said if the Democrats were de-
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hackers in 1884. This is taken justification of
the rumoIed secret sale of the party to Cam
eron's agents. The Committee Resolu-
tions after long delay reported the
usual declarations, which were adopted
in favor of the Government issuing all currency;
opposing all mon0polies especially in money. trans
portatIon, telegraph and land asking Tor tariff
revision to protect against the pauper labor
sideratiaD itH5D'0 of soldiers claims, and de.
clarmg the right of labor to combine. On motion of
AsseInblyman Welch, after n iG.'{ Trangle, an
amendment was added declaring that ali payments
for labor be made on basis OF elght hoHrS lor
days work. Thomas A. Armstrong edltor oi LABOR
paper in PIttsburg was nominated for Governor by
acclamaton. He announced that his flag would
continue TO fly until the polls closed, which was IN
terpreted to mean that he would not sell out. i.
V. Powderly, Mayor OF Scranton and Grand Master
of the Knights OF Labor, was nominated i0r Lieu
| tcnant-GOvernOr. j. LOwery DE Wolf, OF Eenango
County, was nominated Tor Secretary OF Internal
Affairs, j. Adam Cake, of Northumberland, for
supreme Judge and RoDert r. TomnsOn, of Bucks
County, Tor COnE Large.
There was a debate over changing the name
of the party to that Of The National
Party" some delegates asserting that Greenback-
Labor" Is too common and VIII no longer attract
voters. 1t was then mysteriOusly discovered that
the real name of the party Is " The National Party"
ami the subject was 0Iopped. Al er reelectlng Mr
Heath chairman of the state Committee, the con-
vcntion adjourned. Mr. POwderly will not accept
the nomination for Lcutenant-GOyernOr as he
asserts that il is contrary to the interests of he
knights of Labor but 1t Is the intention to use his
name wth his consent. Tho managers feel sat
isficd that with money to run thelrcampalgn, when
they hope 10 get III mysterious way, the
party vote will he as large in 1873 yet they can
give no plausible reason why 1t should bc any
larger than it las year, when 1000 votes were
poled. Ibis was only two-thirds more than the
Prohibition party poll3d