Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-26

The State greenback convention met at 10
this forenoon TO decide permanent organ
ixatioB. Moody Boynton Was present and
claimed right to act because he vas mem
Der OF the national committee. lie was At
fret refused but vac finally allowed to speak
which he did vigor usly for ten minutes, as
serting that the greenback convention today
Was not . greenhack convention but = scheme
TO aid and abet the democratic party. The
COW ention met At IL. Levi R. Pierce of
Lynn Was chosen pre- idens G istavus B.
Hutchinson Of Boston secretary sharp
debate ensued for the report Of fhr committee
on credentials. number OF Il. l-gates OBJ
jecting to the admission of DIR. }. 2. Bland,
present a. delegate from Athnl. Bland 10
sympathizer with Moody and the author of
Life of Butler" Excited speeches were
made and all was confusion until Bland was
excluded by almost unanimou. vote.
In lull after the motion DR.. Bland at
tempted to speak. The Chair was inclined
to recognize him, but objections were made
by the delegates to his speaking and he finally
subsidized. Armstrong of Maiden vigorously
denounced Bland and said that if he was
true greenbacker he wouli withdraw. The
conventions approval vast manifested in
general uprOar.
A motion was made that Bland be given
ten minutes to explain himself. A dozen
delegates tried to get the floor and many
shouted question" at the top OF their voices.
Davis OF Gloucester screamed: MIR. Chair
man, five minutes" but the chair wouldn't
recognize him. The utmost confusion pre-
vailed. members shouting, Isl: down." po-
lice," etc. Litchman of Marblehead SAID !:
!'this convention has been painted by the OPP
position press in unprecedentIy vivid cOlors. +"
Let 'em paint" shouted the delegates. The
hat was then passed around and S33 Is col
lected.
delegate moved that Gen. Butler be
nominated BY reclamation, but wasn't recog-
nized. Litchman moved that the present
State committee be enpow cred to act till the
next convention. Without putting this mo-
ton, Buffers nomination was renewed and
carried unanimously with great enthusiasm.
Resolutions were then READ. The pream-
BILE denounces both the republican and demo
cratic parties, especially the former. The
platform demands the repeal of all class laws,
no subsidies for corporations, equal political
rights for men and women the election of all
public officers, as far as practical, by a
direct vote of the people, graduated in
come tax and the taxation Of all other prop
erty at equal rates, no more refunding the
public debt in such manner that it cannot
be paid when the government has money to
pay with, the disc0ntinuance of the boarding
policy, the demonstration of gold and silver
as domestic currency and issue instead a
full legal tender currency, the withdrawal of
power of issue from national tanks, the re.
moval of the tariff monsirosity, that prison
labor should not be allowed to cheaper hon
est labor, that suffrage shall be free to all,
larger appropriations for common schools,
shorter hours of labor, the regulation of the
interstate commerce by Congress so middle
men cannot raise prices. the prohibition Of
the employment of children under IA years
of aye in mines and workshops, and equal
pay tor equal work for men and women.
The platform closes with an extreme eulogy
of Gov. Butler. Great applause followed
the reading and the resolutions were adopted.
Delegate Elder of Springfield withdrew
because Butler was endorsed. The remain
der of the ticket were nominated as follows
Lieutenant Governor John HOwes of
Worcester.
Secretary of State-Nicholas Furlong Of
Boston.
Attorney General-George Foster of Lynn.
Treasurer-Wilbur +. Whitney of Ash
burnham.
Auditor-A. H. Wood of Lunenburg.
Objection was made that Foster was not
lawyer, but the delegate said that in Butler
they had all the law necessary and that it
made no matter who was attorney general,
and the ticket was adopted unanimously.
The State committee was authorized to
| fill any vacancies by well known greenback.
ers. Speeches were made by DR.. Chase
Keyser of Philadelphia, John M. Devine and
Chas. Fl. Litchman, after which the conven.
ton adjourned.