Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-25
MAINE DISPATCHES.
GREENBACk CONVENTION.
The Convention Opposed TO FusiOn-Dr.
Eaton OF Camden Nominated
for Governor.

LEWISTON, Apr. "a.
A greenback State convention called at
Lewiston was held at that place to-day, Col
Chas. s. Emerson was chairman of the con-
vention. A speech was made by ex Con-
gresham Ladd. The committee or creden-
tials announced that 3l3 delegates were pres
ent Dr. Eaton of Camden introduced the
following resolution:
Having an abiding faith in our principles
regarding both parties as common political
foes we can only take candidates from
own party and hereby declare that we are op-
posed to fusion with the old parties either
open or covert"
After a great deal of talk and opposition to
the resolution it was at last adopted to the
convention.
The name OF Ex-Congressman Ladd was
presented as candidate for governor. 1t
was rejected and then the convention bal
loted for a candidate with the following re-
suit:
Whole number of votes, l22
Necessary for choice, 62
II. Il Eaton had 81
And was declared the nominee of the coI-
vention.
Delegates to the national convention were
elected, as follows:
Delegates at Large. Cumberland county,
DIR. Webster of Portland, Geo. W. Rice of
Portland, r. A. Frye, OF Bethel, J. II. Brown
of Ellsworth.
Alternates, ID, II. Thing, of Mt. Vernon,
A. A. Young of Augurn, |. F. Quimby of
Saccarappa, c. r. Dunton of Union.
The delegates reported the following dele
gates from districts:
First Observation-Disclosures. |. F. Quimby.
Saccarappa; Caleb S. Ganey, Kennebunk
Alternates. |. ID. Sawyer, Portland; l.. ID.
Staples, Parsonfeld.
Rockland; C. S. Emerson, Auburn. Alter
mates, J. f. Ashe, Auburn, |. T. Hobson,
Wiscasset.
Third District-J. ID. Wheeler, Gardiner ;
F. A. Howard, Belfast. No alternates were
chosen.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, Seth B.
Sprague, Milo; b. II. Mace, Bangor. Alter
mates, John B. Foster, Bangor, J. l.. Smith,
Odtown.
Two electors at large were nominated. as
follows Chas. X. Dunton. Union; X. +.
floss, Auburn.
A motion to instruct the delegates to vote
for Benz F. Butler candidate for Presi-
dent, in the national convention was carried
unanimously.
The following resolutions were adopted,
and in addition the Chicago platform of 1880
was ratified.
Resolved. That the recent decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States declaring that Congress
has power to make and issue full legal tender paper
LAf.,
of the fundamental principles of the greenback party
Is an unanswerable condemnation Of the false argu-
ments and ridiculs of our opponents in the past
Resolved, That the function of issuing currency
should be taken from the banks and exercised by
government by the substitution of greenbacks for
the national bank circulation. and that all money.
metallic paper, should be issued and its voumn
controlled by government
Resolved. That railroads. the telegraph and other
consolidated monopolies should be so regulated by
government to ensure 70 the good OF the whole
people instead of the enrichment of the few.
Resolved, That labor should be so protected by
National and state authority to equalize its bur-
dens and insure just distribution of its results
Resolved, That we condemn the common practice
of EMPLOYING young children in factories and shops.
being of society; therefore demand that such
laws be enacted and enforced as shall prevent all
such employment during school days. and that all
children under fifteen years of age be compelled TO
attend school during the days of schooling.
Resolved. That all property should bear its Just
proportion of taxation, and that we condemn the
practice of exempting from taxation and favor GER
tain species of property by special legislation.
Resolve, That the constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors in our state is question for personal con
sideration, and in the opinion of this convention
should not be made party ISSUE but should be act
ed upon by the people unprejudiced by the tear OF
the party lash.
Resolved. That we should be earnest to agitate
and battle for the aforementioned platform-and
just and equitable principles, the live and living is
sues which our party alone represents-regardless OF
the action of the old parties inviting all and repel
ing none in assisting our efforts.