, 1864-06-27

Fernando Woods Views on
the ;campaign.r
--,. =; ! ,'.s.,s
Meeting Of Fernando Woods Ger
.stra1 Committee,

AAs .oL&%6 tolAWlLleA 5&pp0tntGQ AZ the
peace meeting held ut Cooper Institute In
The summe. Of 1868, assembled. 1t he Actor
House ut noon yesterday, Tor the purpose OF
marking outtheir course forthe Presidential
mpatEn. There were soma AfIty persons
u attendance, including men from New
Hamp.h!re, Connecticut, New Jersey and
some other States, who came hers to consult
from this city, who are not members Of the
committee, but were invitsd 10 attend.
Their coasaltation wAs hsld with closed
doon -,
The meeting MAS called to order by Fe.nau-
90 Wood, and 9paEe Onderdonk WAS chosen
Chairman and Mr.. Sweet Secretary,
4 large number Of letters were read from
Eemocrats-amopg them one from Hon.
Nr. Richardson, OF Illinois. adyncati-s tA-
peace doctrine, to the surprise OF many pro
III: Pendietop, Of ohio, md other Demo
Gratis from that StAtc; several prominent
Democrats from Pennsylvania, also from
New England states, q well m number Of
tho Western States. TIE writer's OF \ num-
Der OF the letters were men who, during tho
War Democrats.
Speeches wcre made BY several part1es, in
Gliding the Hon. ChAuncey Burr aud E. A.
Lawrence Gallagher, Of Connecticut and q
general compaElson OF views By nearly all
Of them. One gentleman desired the com
mating Its OWN candidate, and having no con.
nec;ioD with the War elements of the party,
or the Chtc'g0 Convention; but this did not
seem to so down very we'll It VAS thought
By mAnJ to be sticking on sechnlcallties aud
cutting their own tbroats. The general SEN
timcnt appeared to be to pr: vail upon the
Chicago Convention, If possible, to noml.
nate an anti-war Democrat, or 1t least per.
| son not committed to the War, aud to adopt
an out and out peace platform. This view
Of the course that they should adopt was con
sTed IN BY large majority, much to the
| disgust OF three or four active supporters OF
| the straight nomiuation.
Fernando Wood Was subjected to consid-
erzble cross questioning. He ~as asked II
be Intended to support the nominee of tue
Chicago Convention. he declined to com
nit himself in advance Of the meeting oi
re Gonsention. He vas then asked II Gen:
Mcclellan was nominated there and PLACED
upon war platExm would he support him!
Nh. Wood again teclined to commit himself,
J declaring that lie preferred to Wait aud sec
what the Convention did. He had no idea
that the COny. ntion would bring about auy
| OF this Dature under the discussion as to
whether sheY should take npy steps to ope-
| rate upon the Chicago Convention.
1t WAS finally decided that immediate steps
should be taken to get mp demonstrations in
different localities, for tho purpose of show
lUE Luz ANlE4T0 tOQTEuktQu %u$L GQ6 DEInC-
cratic party and the people were realty fol
peace. In this conviction Mr.. Gallagher, o1
| Connecticut, aunouuced that the Democratic
party of Connecticut wonld not support my
other hut peace candidate on peaco plat.
fo1n1, and tEat he WAS authorized by Thomas
| Seymour, OF that State, to make that state.
| ment at this meeting
It was finally resolred that mass meeting
should he held In this city on Wednesd y
| evening OF next week. to cxtress the views
OF the peace party and to adopt = platform
and, If thought advisable, send conmittct
Of one from each Congressional district 'o
this State, not to ask xdmission into ulf
Convention, but to prevail upon the dele
gatec to adopt their platform Nothing was
said about their preferences Us to candidates
Some Of them outside unhesitatinsly Do
clared that they preferred Fremont to Nc
Clcl1an
A finance committee IVES formed Of strong
financial men from Wall and William strects
most Of whom were, on Invitation, present
TO raise tbs money to pay the e1penses In
CURED At the nass meeting, 4 COMMITTEES
"ss appointed on printing, another or
speakers. and 1t Is understood that taey vii
get Eallandiglam to speak II possible. Th.
u'xss meeting Is to be called ~ Judge Onder
donk.
! A committee Of seven ~as also appointed
to select one man from each Copgresstona
district TO 60 to Chicago aud prescott rcsolu
tions 70 the mses mectiag for their approval
provided that It shall be deened advisable
when the time comes That Committed sr
Dinniny, Of steubeu; J. r. Brower, Sherna,
and Lucine Wright, OF this city; Van Allen
OF stRnSlct, and txo Others, whose pAnc
! We did not learn