The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 30, July 1926 - April, 1927 Page: 170
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Republican ticket, persuading ex-Governor Davis to accept the
nomination for governor, and naming candidates for every place.
The Greenback party weakened considerably in the campaign of
1880, and Hamman finished third. The Republicans ran up a
total of 64,000 votes, as compared with their less-than-half that
number of the preceding campaign, while the Greenback vote was
dropping from 55,000 to 34,000. The total vote showed an in-
crease of approximately nine per cent, with the Republicans,
headed by Davis, making by far the greatest gains. The campaign
of 1880 marked the end of the political career of Hamman; for,
although the Greenbackers remained in Texas politics for four
or five years longer, he was never again named as a candidate.
The Greenback representation in the House dropped from ten to
three, and again no Greenback senatorial candidates were elected.
George W. Jones was, however, re-elected to congress.
On June 29, 1882, the Greenback state convention met at Fort
Worth. The Galveston Daily News of that date announced that
fifty delegates had arrived several days before time for the con-
vention to meet, and that 500 were expected to be present when
the meeting opened. The 500 delegates failed to materialize, how-
ever, and the leaders of the party were forced to be content with
a representation of 140 Greenbackers from 30 counties in northern
and central Texas. Ward Taylor of Marion was chosen temporary
chairman, and he was succeeded by Dr. Rankin of McLennan as
permanent chairman. General J. B. Weaver, who led the party
to its greatest popular vote in the campaign of 1880, addressed the
convention, and 1,000 people came together to hear him flay the
Democrats and Republicans. This he did to the satisfaction of all
Greenbackers. Ex-Governor was the special object of his attack,
and that gentleman and his party were upbraided unmercifully
by the General.
If newspaper accounts of the meeting are to be credited, the
Greenback convention of 1882 was one of the most hilarious ever
held by a political party anywhere. Confusion, punctuated by
profanity, reigned throughout the session; the speeches were tirades
against the Democrats and the Republicans, with words of praise
thrown in at proper intervals for the Greenback party and Green-
backers in general. One member barked like a dog, another rang
a bell, and several swore roundly. George W. Jones was men-170
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 30, July 1926 - April, 1927, periodical, 1927; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117142/m1/190/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.