New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-25


WORKINGMEN'S PARTY-MASS MEETING AT
COOPER INSTITUTE.
The mass meeting of the WOrkinSmen's
political party at Cooper Union last night hlled ABOUT
Of the hall Mr. Elliot, President OF the organ
izatun elected Chairman. In his speech he eulO
giled the Eight Hour movement, and said that the
chief purpose In calling the meeting was to present
platform. John Halbert read the platform, which Is
similar to that issued St. Louis but is still moro radi-
cal and even communstic in some OF its fea-
lures. The principal speakers were ]. b. Hodgkins
the banker and labor Champion and Alexander TToup.
A list OF workngmen candidates for the Assembly
was offered and accepted and then Alex Troup spoke
theoretically for hour. He rejoiced that the
and thought that New-York the last place in the
country that would be captured by the people Sweeny
is trying 10 head them of with bogus woriinRmen's
party with traitor, Nelson Young for bell-wetner
Misses for Young Tammany Han and "ali-st are the
nounced very bitterly and the speaker dehed that paper
TO prove that he was nythlnS Out an noss. ITO
Many persons left after MI Iroup ceased shu lhe meet
ing soon after adjourned.
MR. BEECHER on FIGHTING TAMMANY.
The Times is in fresh trouble. Only the
other day made the modest announcement that Itself
and an evening journal Whose combined total crcus
ton less than that Of TIE TRIBUNE In Newiork CITY
and suburbs aloDe) the only journals engaged In
conducting the fight against the Ring or endeaVorng 70
put end to municipal corruption Now 1t mas CON
trived to come into collision with Mr.. Henry ward
Beecher who replies spiritedy in his journal, Ihe
Christau yuion concluding follows:
While The Times fears that sympathy not for sin, but
for sinners may hinder their condim punishment We
on the other hand, still more afraid that justice ~
fail through the ambitions and divisions OF our commit
tees the l-naured attacks Of journals on all VINO 90
Of newspapers with each other more intent ON
beating down rival than on securing puDnc Jusuce ~
IA no time for petty sptes for party leenG nor LOT
small varies indisc rimnate rage We should ofop
great work Of Justice and We should seek 1nSGh not as
II we were pursuing beasts, Dut as onrlsAn heh
pursuing SHINING men,
LOCAL NOTES.
Gen. Augustus Funk will run as lndepend-
ent German candidate for Assembly In the XVIII Dis
trct.
The Democrat Union Association Perrin
Branch, OF the With senatorial District have Endorsed
the nomiuat ion OF Henry W. Genet
1t is stated that S. ID. Moulton, a member
NJ tho ccisIature OF ls45 will on the Republican
ticket Tor Assembly IN the XXth District
In the XXIst Assembly District Otis +. Hall
ma. been nominated by the Custom House party for
Assi.taut Alderman OF the Twelfth ward
The Labor Reform party OF the AAth
Assembly District have nominated ex-Alaerman John
The Committee of Seventy met last evening
IN the Office OF the woodlawn Cemetery ON broad~ay'
Henry G, stebDins presiding. Among those present
ora JocLsons Schultz Edw ards Pierrepont, William NJ.
pvort. William G. Barrett John Foley. and Roswell d.
Hatch Many wore u gloomy eu ahu uu not seSm az a.
nlessed With Tammsnys nomiuation Of Judge LedEfth
nr tie Snnrenie Court. At the close OF the neatlnR
~ hch was AS usual strictly prVate the reporters were
infoTmed thai thf re a. information 10 iihpar1