Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-07-20
Cuivre Township, one OF the Largest in
the County, without a Sin.
gle Delegate.
Congressional Delegates Appointed.
Ii Nothing Happens This Ticket Will
Poll About 800 votes in
November.

Is NoIip"5>N
and earnest farmers. who know what
they want: and want only what is
right. The only trouble with them is,
that they make a gteat mistake in
thinking they a attain their ends in
the Greenback party. With their as
sistance, the Democratic could
and would accomplish what they want.
Conspicuous also in the convention
were eX-democrats who failed to have
things their own way in the good old
party, and have gone after a new So
called party" in which they can at
least receive q nomination with no
show for electipn), or be a delegate
to some convention. Several of their
strongest men we're conspicuous by
their absence, because having seen
the error of their. ways, they have
returned to the old parties.
Mr.. Ira West called the convention
to order at 2 p m.
j. B. Pool was elected temporary
chairman. He expressed his surprise
at being called to the chair, and told
in a long, rambling speech why he
was a Greenbacker, and tried to make
it appear that the Greenback party of
to-day was the old democratic party
of his youth. He then said that the
Greenback party was a government
of the people, by the people and of
the people," also, that the party was
opposed to the laws passed within the
last fifteen years, because they dis
eliminated in favor of monopolies and
against labor; that the Greenback
party wanted money issued by the
Government and of the Government.
He then said: 1--WE want the people
to control the currency" and then
quoted something prevalent from
Andrew Jackson, and added: "We
are to-day servants of the monopo-
lists, and that is why l am a Green
hacker" He then went on to show,
or thought he was showing, that the
democratic party was dead; that the
democrats elected Tilden and were
afraid to have him take his seat, and
traded him off, &C., &c. therefore,
and therefore, and therefore,"
He then said, ''to bring that thing
down to a point, that Judge Buck
ner, at the vote On the national bank
charter bill, pared with Mr.. Hewitt,
another Democrat, which showed that
the Democratic party was divided;
and therefore, and therefore,"
At this point, like an eight day
clock, the speaker run down, amidst
no enthusiasm Or applause, with
beautiful ease, grace and precision.
Capt. D. E. Shea was then elected
temporary secretary.
The following committee On creden-
tials was then appointed: so. Wright,
D. II. Silyers, James Mahan, j. F.
Harrison and w. G.. Sims.
The following committee on per-
manent organization and order Of
business was then appointed: Irs
West, B. F. Turner and w. 0. John
son.
= While the committee were out, T
J. McNair, of Warren county, ad
4 dressed the meet in a long harrangue
and among other things said: ''Ther'
are two great issues at stake involved
. in that we have two classes of people
. the priviledged class and the laborins
class. Our party is in favor of hay
ing the same kind of money for tn
bond-holder and the plow-holder
{ This country is in the hands of cap
Il italists, and l don't think the peopl
know it, or they would all be Green
N hackers. The profits of laboris bein
k all the time legislated into the hand
of the rich. We are being rule
/. instead of governed. We want me
o elected who can not be controlled b
,r the monopolists. Money based o
e coin IS a fraud. We don't want
, bonded debt" etc.
The committee on credentials II
Il ported the following delegates entitle
l to seats in the convention:
y Salt River Townships. o. Wrigh
M. Y. Duncan, w. O.. johnson, g.
Silver, C. A. Keeton, L. j. Sims, l
IS NJ. Chenoworth and r. H. Cauthorl
y South Wilson-M. S. Burch, r. !
Il West, NJ. B. Mcdonald and G.. 4
w Sims.
T. North Wilson-M. j. O'Brien,
. I. Tinsley, J. F. Harrison and Sar
IL uel Ward.
y Saling-B. F. Turner and j. NJ
no han.
~. Prairie-C. W. Bea, B. F. Bon
Ii J. n. Cross and j. NJ. Atkinson.
Loutre (Martinsburg)-J. S. Mu
II ter, denton City, J. S. Shoots.
Limo. w. Sims, G. W. Given
NJ. Kreutel.
e.: Cuivre-No delegates present.
IS. j. A. MAHAN, Chm.
ng GEO. SILVER, Sec'y.
til The following permanent office
h were then elected:
ed Chairman-M. Y. Duncan.
lc- Secretaries-D. E. Shea and j.
tut Cross.