Thursday, March 21, 2013

MAY 16, 1876 – SECOND GREENBACK NATIONAL CONVENTION OPENS IN INDIANAPOLIS

1876 – SECOND GREENBACK NATIONAL CONVENTION OPENS IN INDIANAPOLIS
May 16–18, 1876 — Academy of Music, Indianapolis, Indiana. There were 239 delegates present from 17 states. Peter Cooper was nominated for President of the Greenback Party (calling for the creation of debt-free national money) with 352 votes to 119 for three other contenders.

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