Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-28
MISSOURI STATE MEMS. .
The State Greenback Convention.

KANSAS CRY. Mo-, August 90
The State Greenback Convention assembled
to order by John NJ London, chairman OF the
state Central Committee .4
Prayer was offered by Rev. Father Hurley.
Peter Johnson. of ST. Louis, was repogted
for Temporary chairman. and Ii. b. Dives, of
Shelby. for Secretary.A
Committees were appointed and the Con-
venaon adj ourned for dinner.
Upon reassembling FL. Underwood, of
Springfield, was made permanent chairman,
an ii. Is. Dives, Secretary
A rule to allow Congressional districts u
INST their enrlrea vote through theirs chairs
man was adopted
I Judge Underwood, on taking the chair, said
there was a propositions to fOer Bourbonfsm
In Missouri. The support OF the Gre anbaek-
sarS TO success. He urged ca cTnl deliDera-
ton in al their actions.
While the Convention was wal ing for the
Platform eXIongre Sman HaAeltlHe dd-
dress I'd the delegates. -
The Committee on Platform. after session
OF tlree houls reported through j. NJ Lon
don, the Chairman. exp aiming Il a the tffne
hal been occupi I'd in excluding vast Guam
ii y IF matter offered, la. her than III pIepar'
ing anything elaborate.
~ The PLATFORM. ,.
After indorsing the National platform and
the National ticket Butler and West, the
plltform declares: tg E.s,,
law TO ascertain the actual cost OF rairoadS
in this State per mile, and that taxa. ION snail
ana passage be established SO as TO allow
them a reasonable dividend upon sucn actuai
cost; that railroad charges for trelgHt and
trai sportatiOn shall be reg ulated by Statutes
base upon such cose of construction Land
services lendered, and making II tue duty or
tue Prosecuting Attornei of each county 20
prosecute Tor violation in the name OF the
SaiiLe.
:. That we are in favor of abolishing tue
Railroad Commls son OF TINS slare as usse US
additional statdto.y reputation as VIII enlofce
the provisions OF the Constitution reg uiatihe
railroa Is. t. -
); Tnat we favor a law making corpora
lions and employers respons bie for DAM
u res 1or injuries to emplo, es through
criminal negligence on the part OF .liie eiI-
4 That we demand legislation to enforce
the Constitutional provision prohibiting the
ace ptance by officials of this state OF free
ira lspor alton from railroad companies
D. That we invite the co-o perl'l'n OF the
various liberal political and o,ner organlza-
tions in this state to combine with US in an
eliot to overthrow the Bourbon dynasty in
Missouri.
g. That it is the general sen tinent of the
aut;-Gourbon press and the eXpi ession OF the
speop,e of the State, devoted 10 ITS mafelial
ing, that Nicholas Ford OF buchanan county,
movement for the purpose OF overtime" ing
bourbon rule in this State.
Z. Tnat this convention relieving Mr.. Ford
t. be the choice of other organzatlGns IN
sympathy with said movement. We, tlharep-
rese natives of the Greenpach Labor parry of
Mis- ~ouri in convention assembled, most
heartily IndorSe hun "a our UNANIMOUS choice
for Governor. and we ask him IN ne III, crest
of the eopie and rel m TO max the race.
:. Res0iced That it is to tine bet interests
OF our parry and t le people of the Stale that
we 90 not nominate full State ticket at TINS
time nut thar we hereby empower our itf
Cent a. Committee to meet at some day TO be
designated by the chairman of said commit
tee for the purpose of completing our t.c>et
and ling all vacancie s that may occur
. ~ minority repOrB by N. ii. Neri. OF Cur III.
in u-h1 Hnrk~fsiH
physics of money, was promut f;tDlef. me
Convention then took up tie plat. orn, Sc, ton
by St ction. and after Il warm debate the sec
tions ". ~ seveli,fiY adopt d.
4 resolution presented by eS-CongreSSfl' an
Bur! ows was then pres ented in the following
form and offered as al amerdGe1ts to the
platform:
licsoirCj That the right OF petition is onerot
the mot sacred risht' laranteed to an
A.nerlval cti en- and tflat we arrai IN the last
Democ ate i-e2i Et'ute OF IN state for re-
fusug to recog li7e the right to more than
mig e questi N of constitutional prohibition,
and zee demand the submission or that ques-
ton to the qualified voters OF this State.
The esOiut. on was adoptei with 4 mighty
shout. ami only one vote, taitI or Dr. Sour.z
was given against it. g. > 8
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The Convention proceeded to the selection
of the State Central Committee with this re-,
suit: First District. H. b: Rives. of Shelby:
Second. Ben Craycroft, of Livingston; Tnird--
D. a Rhodes. CT Ray: Fourth. Nat Nilsson, of
Nodaway; Fifth, Il. Martin Williams, of John
son: Sixth, w. A. Aldrd~e, of Moniteau; Sew
enth, james B. Pool OF Bone; Eighth Peter
St. Louis: Tenth Geo MattingIy. of Ste. GEN
evieve; Eleventh. =: Il. Cowgirl. of Laelede;
Twelfth: Thomas Wolff, Of Barton: Thir,
Fourteenth. X F. Beasley. of Douglass.
The Convention then adjourned 50