Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-30
VERMONT GREENBACKERS.
THEIR STATE CONVENTION AT ESSEX
JUNCTION WEDNESDAY.
Slim Attendauce-A State Ticket Placed
IN he Field and Congr, ssmpn Nomi-
nated-A Platform Adopted be-
crying Monopolies.

nated-A Platform Adopted De
crying MonopoIies.
y mass state convention of the National
Greenback Labor party Of Vermont was
held at the Junction House in Essex
junction Wednesday with 10 members
present-a remarkably small, number as
compared with the attendance at the first
state convention OF the party held at the
same place eight years ago, when there
were over hundred present The con
Vention was called to order at l:1j D. m.
I by Z. >. Louis of South Reading, chair
man ot the State committee, who made a
short address. He said it was estimated
that 2,OOOOOO laborers We're ont of employ.
ment in the United States and the circu-
latlnS medium Of the country was con.
stantly diminishing, There were millions
OF money locked up in the treasury which
might as well be in the Gulf Of Mexico
Mr. Louis named J. j. Burgess Of st.
Alhans as temporary chairman, who in
taking the chair, briefly thanked the con.
vention for the honor c. ;. Louis WAS
elected temporary secretary On motion
OF I. f. Clough of Waterbury, the tenn
porary organization was made the per
manent organization of the convention.
MT. CIough sald there had been doubt
expressed as TO the nomination of A State
ticket and he desired an expression of
opinion on the question T. ; NcGinni-
Of Bolton addressed the convention in IA
Vor OF putting IA State ticket in uomina.
ton.
Mr.. Clough said that since the party was
organized IN 1878 he had paid ont 500, and
the party was worse of than when il
started. He did not favor state ticket
1t would be better to appoint a strong
state committee and authorize them to
ralse sl2ooO to start paper and provide
Tor lectures in every town. He would be
one OF 40 To devote $500 OF his money to the
cause.
Mr. Louis asked where the 30 others
would come from. He was not so partic-
ultr about the State ticket. but he wanted
candidates nominated for Congress. He
thought Mr.. Clough's plan meant disso-
luton.
A. J. Mcrrill Of st. Adams, E f. Perkins
of johnson, l.. Sallies and ; X. Wicks of
Stowe favored the nomination of a State
ticket, but Mr. McGinnis made another
speech opposing the action. The vote in
this State had fallen 25OO to 300 and it was
useless To- put ticket into the field
r. j. Whitehead of SOuthington Conn.
beng invited to address the convention
SAID the principles which brought the
Greenoack party into existence were oppo-
sltlOn 10 the monopoly of banks teleCraph
companies, and land monopoly and the
same evils were in existence to-day He
did not care how the vote dwiudled the
party should not be discouraged The
Morrison resolution just passed by Con-
tor the last ten years
INT McGlnnls moved that the chair ap-
point committee Of five to nominate a
state ticket and nominees for Congress
ana state committee
The chair appointed as committee on
&. +. Clough of Waterbury,
Jesse Perry of DuNbury.
{. ). LOUIS of South reading
William Abel OF Swanton
5. X. Wicks of Stowe.
While the committee were consulting.
Mrs. Whitehead addressed the convention
briefly on the woman suffrage
movement. ana also the greenback issue.
a committee of three ON resolutions was
by the chair as follows
L. ,. McGlnnis of Bolton, A. j. Merrill
st. Albans l.. ID. Smith of Georgia.
NoMINATIoNs.
Mt Clough in behalf OF the committee
N nominations reported list of nomina
Ions which was adopted as follows
For governor. T. B. Smith of stowe
,ifr f0r Heutenant-gove"nor, A. f. Brown of
For treasurer. Fletcher Tarhcll of Swanton
for secretary y-of-State, O. j. Merrill OF 81.
For Congressman rom the first distrirt T.
|. Brown OF Rutland. -
FOR Congressman from the second district.
. > Louls OF South Reading.
tor state comm ttec, j. J. BURGESS of ST
..i9ains' i9iinns' ), &: Jenne of Enos4urgh, c. W b.
adder OF NerEcnncs 4. f. Perkins of John
On, J. j. Fay of Rutland, l.. Sallies OF STOW"
. :, Lonis of Reading, O. {. Wilder of waits,
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions reportad
MIA form, ,ybi a.
We declare to the world that our aim il IN
laKe Industrial and neral worth, not wealth
eSS. .
In order TO secure this result. we demand of
ne state that the public lands the heritage OF
le people be reserved or actual settlers not
nOther acre for railroads or speculators and
nat all lands now held for speculative pur-
uses oe taNeu 10 their full value
We demand AT the hands of Congress the
'tabllshmcnt of Il national monetery system
winch circulating medium in necessary
lantlt! snail issue direct to the people, with
II the intervention of the banks that ali the
ltona issue shall he ful legal tender N nav
ent OF all debts public ana private: and
at the government shall not guarantee or
coghlIt any private banks or create any
mixing corporations.
We demand that intereSt-bcuring bonds.
lis OF credit or notes shall never hp issued
lhr hrgpNcrnintnt, but that when need arises
e emergency shall hc met by the issle OF
5ial- tender non-Intrrst hearing money.
We also demand that the rate OF interest
,lh"Hl hc reduced from 6tu per cent
There being no further business To
tnsact the convention adjourned
Edmunds" vs. Mystics
The " EdmundS base ball nine of Essex
feated the Mystics of Hiuesburgh, on the
ounds OF the Edmunds nine, yesterday
-ernoon, by score of Ii to H. In the
lrth innings W, Fletcher catcher of the
me team, with two men out and first
Ike on the batsman, had the little
ger ON his left hand put out bya swift
II from the pitcher, so that the Joint tore
rough the flesh. With this painful in
Id on I'LL the man, and his side, were
t, catching three swift balls. In the
'enth innings Coleman of the Edmunds
le while Mt bat lodged nto ball which
uck MN Just below the temple and