Prior to this convention, however, there were Anti-Monopoly Parties operating at the state level, notably in California and New York.
The party advocated such measures as direct election of senators, a graduated income tax, industrial arbitration and the establishment of labor bureaus to enhance the legal rights of organized labor, and antitrust legislation, among other matters.
The party also opposed the use of the tariff and the granting of public land to railroads and other corporations.
The party largely disappeared after the election, though a small fringe remained in Kansas, running local candidates until 1886.
Subsequently, the Progressive movement saw the enactment of many political reform measures first championed by the Anti-Monopolists and Greenbackers.