Greenback Party
in the United States, called by its members the Inde pendent National party, was organized in 1876, and was the outgrowth of the Granger and Labor Reform movements.
Its convention at Indianapolis in May, 1876, demanded "the unconditional repeal GREEN BAY of the Specie Resumption Act on Jan. 14, 1875"; urged the issue of United States notes as a circulating medium, and the suppression of bank paper; and protested against the further issue of gold bonds, and the purchase of silver to replace the fractional currency. Peter currency.
Cooper was nominated for President, and received 81,740 votes. In 1880 its candidate was James B. Weaver, who received 306,305 ballots. It has never gained any electoral votes. In 1884 the party indorsed the nomination of Benjamin F. Butler by the People's party, which polled 175,370 votes.