The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-10

COUAm1tUoOs
A'EASGEsENTs FOR STUMP LECTuREs-wHAT 10
THOUGHT OF Mr.. LINcoLNs EFF0Rf2 w AL
meeting OF the Executive Committee was hold last
evening M No els Broadway, for the purpose Of organ
uon After the calling Of tho roll quorum being present.
The committee proceeded TO the election OF ocers Dr.
Pierre Van wyck chosen by ballot president and
Mr. Henry Richard by exclamation secretary. A motion
was carried declaring these gentlemen unanimously elect
ed Mr. c. Spencer, the President Of the Central Com
mtsee, then submitted the following resoutions-
Resolved, That this committee recommend hst the next
meenng oil the Young Mans Republican Central Commit
tee be held a. the Cooper Institute ana that Hon Charles
sumner and Hon. b. +. Wade Of Ohio and such other
mittee.
Rssolved, That such meeting be free to all people, and
nAt no entrance fec be charged, but that the Committee
ON Finance be requested 70 raise the necessary expenses
BY voluntary subscription.
Resolved That this committee recommend that series
o. ee public meetngA be held under the direction Of the
Young Mems Central Committee, at the Cooper institute,
and that the Committee Public Meetings be requested
10 invite repub speakers to address such meetings.
and that the Committee Finance be requested 10 raise
by subscription the necessary expenses
Mr. SPENCER in urging these resolutions, remarked thss
he did not think that the expenses of these meetings
which he proposed would be than hundred and
~ o. two hundred dollars each. Tho hire OF the room
would be about fifty dollars, the printing might cost al,y
collars, and the travelling expenses Of the speakers
would add nifty hundred dollars he amount
lie sad he did not propose this series Of meetings for the
The cooper institute before another Republican,
association but in all good feeling, he could not help
blinking that that ASSOCIATION had r,ade great mistake
In charging men for listening 70 republican speeches
The grea, Of the people who be benefited
not those who would pay twenty hve cents to attend
generally confirmed republicans. II this committee
could organize course Of free meetings. to be addressed
By, prominent republicans i would make itself
would be published and would do great good throughout
the land This city was, as were, the heart OF tue re-
public and the pusatons Of this heart would be felt 70
| the utmost borders Of the country
Mr. PEEK thought that the expenses Of the proposed
meetings had been estimated At rather too low figure
He understood hst hundred dollars charged for
the large bali Of the Cooper Institute for free meeting
received two hundred dollars for ecurng In this
| CITY,
speaker thing except bis travelling expenses He said
that be had heard that Hon. Abram lincoln received $500
for the lecture tina. he bad recently delivered at the
cal man. and a candidate for the Presidency in some
parts OF the country, as Mr.. Lincoln To charge $3.50
for addressing republican meeting shameful ZAP
paase u If he TO receive a nomination for the
Presidency and this fact were known among the gene
rous people Of his OWN State how many votes would he
get He did not believe that prominent who had won
their way 70 high Office by devotion to the principles Of
the republican party they we're invited 70 speak before
10 such cause. (.Tbat's so."j He was willing pay
George Chrsiy for dancing, Mrs John Wood for acting
characters Of shakspere but he was not Wiling
TO pay men for addressing republican meetngs. was
wrong. That's soy II was wrong, mean; and he
meant what be said (Applause)
Mr.. PEcK had 10 believe that Mr. Sumner would
not charge anything In such = case.
Nr SHEPHERD said that II man would receive money
for working in such caase he had very little faith in his
political fidelity N hts devotion TO the party He had
little faith Ia those individuals who took up politics for the
purpose Of filing their pockets rather than sustain
good principles. He considered who should accept
fee for coming to address the republicans of New York
unworthy of respectable hearing
gentleman here inquired whether the $500 paid TO Mr.
Lincoln was donation o condition.
Mr.. SPENCER only knew that paid to him. and he
understood that II was conditional.
One gentleman indeed said he thought there had been
too much blame attached to this act OF receiving money
and believed that when man was asked by this IS cent
Union to prepare lecture, he justified charging
fee but this did not appear TO BIO the opinion
Mr. Spencer's resolution then submitted TO the
committee, and was unanimously adopted.
1he meeting then adjuorned.