The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-09-27
Bay State Greenbackers Mold a DonDy.
brook Fair
With Governor Butler Acting as Gate
Keeper.
The Willy Ben COrraIs The Convention
After o Bitter Contest
And an Unprecedented Scene Of Riot
and UprOar.
TumultuOus Gathering of COlOred Men
at Louisville.
Tammany Sachems In War Paint for
the Fray.
from the Political Pot.
from the Political Pot.
The Greenback Party.


Boston, Sept. 25.-The state committee
of the greenbackers met at 10 O'Clock this
morning to decide on permanent organi.
cation. Moody Boynton was present and
claimed the right to act because he was u
member of the national committee. At
first he was refused. He YVES finally al
lowed to speak which he did vigorously for
ten minutes, asserting that the convention
10 day was not greenback convention, but
a scheme to aid and abet the democratic
party.
The convention met at II o'clock; Levy
R. Pierce, of Lynn. was chosen president,
ana Gustavas B. Hutchison, of Boston, sec
retary. 2. p. Field, who has been chosen
temporary chairman, made short address,
which was received with great enthusiasm.
A debate ensued over the report of the
committee on credentials, number Of del
egates objecting to the admission of DR.. N.
P. Bland, who was present as delegate
from Athal. Bland is sympathizer with
Moody Bovnton and the author OF llie OF
Butler. Excited speeches were made ana
all was confusion until Bland was excluded
by an almost unanimous vote.
When DR.. Bland made his attempt to
speak, the chairman declined to recognize
him, and strong objections were made by
delegates to his speaking and he finally
subsideG. Armstrong vigorously de-
nounced Bland and said if he
was a greenbacker he would withdraw. The
conventions approval was manifested by
general uproar. a motion was made that
Bland be given ten minutes, at the leisure
Of the convention, to explain bimself.
A dozen delegates tried to get the floor.
Many shouted "Question!" 0"Mr. Chair.
man, five minutes" but the chair would
not recognize them. The utmost
confusion prevailed, members shouting
''sit down. police" etc. Litchman said:
"This convention will be painted by the
opposition press IN unprececentedly vivid
colors." Let 'em paint" shouted the del
egates. The hat was then passed around
aud S33 18 cents collected.
A delegate moved that Governor Butler
be nominated by reclamation, but was not
recognized.
Litchman moved that the present state
committee be enjoined to act till the next
convention.
Without putting this motion Buffers
nomination was renewed and carried unan-
imously and with great enthusiasm:
The resolutisns were then read. The
preamble, denouncing both republican
and democratic parties, especially
the former platform demands the repeal
of all class laws, no subsidies for corpora
tions, equal political rights for men and
women, the election of all public
officials, as far as practicable, direct
vote Of the people, graduated
income tax amt taxation on
all other property, equal races, no more re-
funding of the public debt in such manner
that it cannot be paid when the government
has the money to nay with, dis
continuance OF the boarding policy. the de-
monetization of gold and silver as
domestic currency and then issue instead Of
full legal tender paper currency, the with
drayal of the power to issue from the ma
tionsl banks, The removal of tariff, the mon
strosi that prison labor should be allowed
to cheaper honest labor, that suffrage shall
be free and larger appropriations
for common schools made, shorter hours for
LABOR and the regulation of interstate COM
merce by congress, the prohibition Of the
employ ment OF children under fourteen
wears In mines and workshops, and equal
pay for equal work for men and women.
fhe platform closes with an extreme
eulogy on Governor Butler. Great applause
followed the reading, and the resolutions
were adopted. Delegate Elder, OF Spring
field, Withdrew because Butler was en-
dorsed. The remainder Of the ticket then
nominated as follows: Lieutenan t.gover-
nor, 10 n Hlw secretary Ct State, Nicho-
az Furlong; attorney general, G. Foster;
treasurer, Wilbur f. Whitney; auditor, A.
II Wood.
Objection was made to Foster that he
was not a lawyer. but the delegates said
in Butler they had all the law necessary,
and IL msde no matter who
was attorney-general. The ticket was
adopted unanimously.