 Chambers rose quickly in the new party 's leadership , serving as a delegate to their state convention in July 1878 . Initially a candidate for state land commissioner , Chambers withdrew his name in August of that year to allow former Republican Jacob Kuechler to win a unanimous nomination ; he was nominated instead for a seat in the state legislature . Ten Greenbackers were elected to the legislature that year , but Chambers was not among them . During the campaign , Chambers published a pamphlet attacking the Democratic candidates and calling for Congress to create " a sufficient amount of paper money , making it equal to gold and silver , and full legal tender for all debts " . While it did not help his own election , the pamphlet was widely circulated within the party and raised Chambers 's profile among Greenbackers . 
