The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
The Massac huset ts qreenbackere
Ben Eutier's Enthusiastic
Nom inati0na


Boston, Mass, Sept. 25.-During
q iuil IN the proceedings Of the
Gretnbsck convention Dr. Bland At
t-tnpted 10 speak. The chair de-
IL ned to rec gnize him, and strong
obiectiuns were made by delegates to
his speaking, aud he nnally subsid-
I'd. Armstrong vigorously de-
nOunced Bland, aud salt it he was y
true Grs enbacker he would with
draw. The conventions approval
wa, manifested in u general uprOar.
given ten minutes to explain him
sell. Davis screamed, Five min
utes." The chair, however, would
not recognize him. Tue utmost con-
fusi II prevailed Mem. ers stoOd
shouting "Sit down." Police !"
e;c. Lltci,man said, his cOnven-
ton Viii he painted by the .opposl-
ton press in unpie cedentedly
vivid cuiors." "Let 'em paint
they shouted. The hat WAS
men passed around and $685.
IL c"ii+cted. A delegate moved
that General Butler be nominated by
acclainatIOn, but The motion Vas not
recognized. Litchman moved that
the present Stale COMM tee he eill-
powered to act until next o tote.
The convention, without putting the
mullOD. agai" TOOK up the motion
for the nomination Of Butler and
carried it unanimously. with much
enthusiasm. Resolu ions were then
passed. The Preamble denounces
10Th the Democratic AMI Republican
parties. e,pt cially tue latter. Toe
platform demands the repeal of all
class laws, NO subsidies for corpora
lions, equal political rights for me
and women, the election of all pub
lie offir,aIs Us far a. pra' ticable by y
direct vote of the people, a graduated
income TAX aud taxation Ut all Other
property Oh ALI equal ratio, no mvre
refunding public debts in such man.
ner that it cannot be paid when the.
government has money to pay it
with, u ulscOntiuuance Of the hoard
ing lo.icy, the demonstration of
gold and silver - domestic curren-
~ and issue fu | legal tender paper
cur, eh;y; the withdrawal of tn:
power Ut issue FROM national banks;
the removal of the la'if mOnstrosity;
that prison labor should not be &l-
to cheaper honest Labor; that
suffrage hall be free for all; larger
appropriations for common schools;
hours of labor and the regu-
of Interstate commerce by
so middlemen cannot raise
prices; the prohibition from employ
Iuent of children under Is in mines
and workshops; equal pay for equal
work to men and women.
The platform cl0:es with an ex-
tr+me tulOyy on Governor Butler.
Great applause followed the reading
and the res luton was adopted. The
remainder of the ticket Was nOmi-
mated as follows: Lieutenant-G1Ov-
srnor, John Halves; Secretary of
State, B. J. Furlong; Attorney Gen
s,al, George Foster; Treasurer, Will
,ur F. Whitney; Auditor, A H.
Wood. The objection made to Fos-
'er was that he was not a lawyer, but
he delegates said they had in Butler
III the law necessary, and it
made no matter who was
Attorney General. The ticket was
unanimously adopted. The State
was authorized to fill any
vacancies by well-known Greenback-
rs. After some speech-making the
adjourned.
A supplementary cali for a Nation
Il Greenback Conyentjon ut Worces-
er, Oct 16, will be issued. 1t is
igned 10y all nominees. The chairman
II the new committee, besides other
members of the state committee and
permanent workers Halves was
unanimously nomin lied by the con-
to-day for Lieutenant Gov
'rnnr, tut he declined and signed a
all for the Worcester national CONF
and will only recognize DELI
.at.s to the Worcester convention,
or the >el-ction of a pre~identitl can
idate in 1884. A call Of the conven-
D day recognized 6uO, 900 democratic
'nter- of Boston and vicinity as
a right to send delegates to
be convention.