The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-12-28
GREENDACkERS.
Meeting nj thc National Committee nj ~.
I.ouiS,

MeetMv III tNe NNttounl COMMITTEES ~ 81.
I.nuiS.
The National Committee of the Gre.nhack.
Labor party met ~ NJ Louis OH the 10Th
OF December After the noon hour the
members held mn informal tnlk among
themselves, In which II was developed that
the principal questions before the commit
tee wauld he the adoption OF u platform;
also the rferricty of changing tho name of
the party
Among those present were, President, Col
Jesse Harper Illinois; item 4 II Weaver
LAVA ITEM II T. Chambers, Texas, John
S,u,lchaksf, Mdiann, Rrittrn 4. I'LL, Missou-
/ VI. n T. Norton, Chicago, u, In Mat Ir, In
dtnnas andh NJ springer, Washington
PRESIDENT Harper made II INV introduce
tory REMARKS at thu Informal meeting, say
ihg he considered tho time oppaftunc Tor
LAYING the principles ~ the areenhaek party
before the people Therefore. liz had lie.
| cided To call the committee together Ito
had issned ,!M circulars anti Ind received
nm replies Endorsing his aetion Nothing
| IN the way " principle was settled nj tho
last election Onc party was put out and
| the other nut IN, and that was all there was
about 1t lie sail that among tho replies To
his circulars were many from lsadinp turists
and rromincnt bankers All these he had
laid before the committce
The Chairman WAS followed Nv nrittun A.
lttll and other gentlemen, who discussed
the political situation IN brief speeches
The committee was In seeret session
during the afternoon and until mid.
night IN the evening The chief mat.
tor before the committee WAS tho
resolution presented hy Mr. u, In Matyr,
VI INDIANA looking ~ n dissolution af tho
Ufeenlsaek party. the calling NJ II National
Convention by all elements opposing the Re.
publican any Democratic parties ami tho
organisation OF ncw.rarty under new
name II Is understood all the leading srir-
| It's present, including ten Weaver, of Iowa;
| Hopkins of New York; Chambers, of Texas;
De In Matyr, Studchaker and Post of
Indiana, Springer; hin, of ST. Louis.
and others advocated the proposition In
fact, II Ii said nobody opposed il except
Jesse Harper WIN thought il aaala he bet
ter u continue the present organization,
anu educate tho people M IL their rrtnri.
pies ten Weaver anu Mr. ~ Ia Matsr arc
sa,d IL have made strong speeches IN favor
OF the resolution
6cn. Weaver in his remarks said some ac.
ton should he taken regarding the policy NJ
the party. as IL WAS not gaining ground rs il
should II hail rapid growth al first, hut
that hal ceased He was ~ strong Il Green
hacker as ever, and would not favor the
changing VI single principle in tn. plat
form, hut |, might ~ enlarged IL nrct the
views ~ others outside the party, The late
cievtlous demonstrated that thousands are
di>gn>,ca with the old parties and would
join the new, hut they could mot he brought
into the 6r.enhack party These were tho
United Nesktngmcn, the Anti Manapetsts,
the Graagers AMI members III other orgaui-
satians that Mere lighting the old parties
The idea MAS IN combine them in one party,
anu the Nay ~ To this Was Ia have them
join in call ~ National Convention and
invite tho tsrrenhackrrs ~ iain them
Mr. ~ laMatyr said he Endorsed the - ,,u
ments ot Mr. Weaver The arccnhavk
partNss growth had hc,n checked hs ri,liculc
hcared upon II by the old parties The press
and a numher OF people who a.rccd with
grecnhaek principles could not he induced
dissolved and erganisea under new name
these people might iom IT, lie then offered
resolution m>,ractlng the party leaders in
dihersnt states Ia induce these opposed To
the Republican and Democratic parties 10
join With the 6rccnlackers in calling a Ma
tional Convention ami organizing Il new
party that would aarr, the principles III the
OsscnhaeksrS
Col Harper opposed tho resolution, lie
was IN faNer of standing ar falling hs his
colet> He believed in principles not poli-
TIES asisissd the party Ia "a on as they hal
been doing ami >ucccss would eume lie
did MT concur with Mr. III Ia Matsr.alout
the eaees II the ridlcale NJ the press
Mr. Norten taNotcd the resolution Tho
call proposed should hc stgnsd hs about aa
and taeenisackcgS should apparently k,cp
the background iaSt enough colnv into the
convention IL eontrul il and adept arccn-
back platform
The committee adjourned sine ate shortly
after midnight lee Cran,lall, SECRETARY 1T
theconnlttee, authorizes the statement that
the meeting MAS called Ia leok over the
ground, consider amy propositions which
m'Iht he made, AMI take such action as
set'moa Il h. tor the l,>t interests ai tho
party, liz sa,> ta.rc Mas ssfeny fusion
clcmcnt IN thc mceting. Int, after
full at>Sn>>lnn ~ All questions h.ar-
mg IN the welfare II tho party,
all propositions Tor fa>laM With either
Of the aaa parties cr the organization of a
new party, Mese s,taarcsN heassa, and the
members IT the ceulutt,ee w.re directed
Ia scsutn hanle> ~ - woik, AMI sill further
build ~ the party under its present olssaai-
ra,,"n, that hetng dc,m.a ~ re1ieet aS il
can he Mla,le, 1wcntN~twa States we've REP
resented III the ni,etaly