Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-16
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The Meahsdiss Conference.
PHILADELPHIA, Nav l4.-Rev. w. A.
Spencer, Of the Rock River Conferences.
moved as an amendment TO the substi-
tute, that the bishops assigned 20 work
In india shall preside over two consecu
tive sections, and in the meantime shall
remain there TO supervise the work. and
taat two bishops shall visit India daring
tue qnadrennlum previous. The cues
tion was called for, and the amendment
defeated The substitute itself was
likewise defeated-yeas 100, nays los.
lhen the question required on the re-
port OF the Committee on Episcopacy in
FAVOR of the appointment of resident
oisn0p for India. The vote was taken
oy conferen es, the names of Law dele
gates beioR called. and showed SO yeas
TO % nays. The bishop decided that,
as more than one third had voted in
Tue Affirmative, the vote should be tax
en- oy orders. This vas done, and re-
shifted as follows: Ministerial vote yeas
~, nays ITO lay vote, yeas 50, NAYS 81.
HE bishop decided that the report was
no, adopted, as 1t required concurrent
vote OF both orders.
The report of the COMMITTEES on Epis-
copaoy was then read, recommending
the election of FIVE bishops. This was
adopted after substituting four for five
bishops.
PHILADELPHIA, May 15.-At the Meth
odist Conference a. tue order of the
day for 10 O'Clock Was the election of
bishops, there was an unusually large
attendance.
| Rev. j. Spence offered a resolution
that the action OF the General Confer
ence OF 1876. In giving the Utmost free
dom as to the union of white and COL
ored work. rrmtin undisturbed. Re
| ferred to the Committee on the State of
the Church.
| The Antt.Menepslist Convention.
CHICAGO. Nav 1.-THE convention re-
| assembled At 7:30 ami listened to an ad-
dress by Mrs. Marien Todd. of Califor-
| MIA, Irging the necessity Of organiza-
ton, both by men aud women. in order
TO succeed.
DIR. Boyd, If New York, moved to take
from the table tue resolutIons of the
New York Anti Monopoly League, pre-
.ented during the afternoon and tabled
This ,lled out rather exciting debate,
1t being claimed that the action of the
afternoon was final. Ii WAS finally de-
cided to take the resolutions off the ia
BILE and place them on file.
Charles Litchm,n, of Massachusetts,,
presented the majority report of the
Committee on Platform, with begins |
as follows:
"The Anti Monopolist organization
OF the United States, in convention as
seDbled. declares:
First-That labor and capital should |
be allies. not enemies, and we demand |
justice for both by protecting the rights |
Ut all az against the privileges Of the |
few.
Second - That corporations, the |
creatures of the law, should be con-
trolled by the law.
Third-That we propose the great |
est reduction practicable on public bus |
isess, and the vigorous execution of Just |
laws that it is tie duty of the govern
rnent to at once regulate commerce |
among the States, including transporta-
ton. We demand the establishment of |
an Intelligence Bureau of Statistics by |
both the State and National Govern |
ments. The National eight hour law |
mast be honestly enforced, and the im- |
tract made illegal. We approve the |
passage of the Reagan interstate COM |
merce bill, which demands the payment |
of the bonded debt as it falls due We |
demand the election of United States |
Senators by direct vote, a graduated |
income tax, and tariff which ia a tax |
upon the people, that shall be levied as |
lightly as possible on the necessaries. |
We densunce the present tariff as being |
largely in the interest Of monopoly, and |
demand that 10 be speedily and radical |
Nv reformed in the interest of labor in |
stead of capital. We demand that no |
further grants of public lands be made |
to corporations. All land grants should |
be forfeited where the terms upon |
which the grants were made are not |
strictly complied with"
The platform finally asserts that /
American legislation thus far has dis.
crimjpated against agriculture, which |
has in the meantime borne the brunt of |
taxation, and appeals to the farmers of |
the country to join IN the anti monop |
oily crusade.
A motion was then made to proceed
to the nomination of a candidate for
President. Another dispute arose over
the method of procedure, and State
S6nhtOf DUyu, OI new 1Ofks again maze
charges against the honesty of purpose
OF the Chairman, and, after declaring
that the convention had been organized
to advance the interests of one oandi-
date as against the advocacy of real
principles, he seized his hat and left the
hall He was followed by the delegates
from the District of Columbia.
Gen. Butler WAS then put in nomina-
ton successfully by Mrs. Todd, OF Cali
fornis, Mr.. Deyes, Of Michigan, and
several others.
Mr.. Blanchard. Of Vermont, put in
nomination j. q. Weaver, of Iowa. The
Chair announced that he had just had
An interview with Weaver, and that the
gentleman had not only declared that
he would not ACCEPT the nomination,
bot that he was in favor of Gen. Butler.
Mr.. Brrud, of Nebraska, nominated
Allen g. Newman.
On an informal ballot Batter received
l24 ties, New nan 7, and Scion Chase,
Of Maine. l.
bu Ter was declared the nominee.
Nebraska Creenbackers
LINCOLN. May 14.--'rhe Greenbaok
State Convention met this afternoon
and elected delegates tn the National
Convention to be held in Indianapolis. |
The delegates are sent uninsti ucted,
bat are supposed to favor Butler for