The New York herald., 1872-05-29
YHE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC GENERAL
COMMITTEE.
They Agree to Cooperate with the
Liberal Republicans and Endorse
Horace Greeley.

They Agree to Cooperate with tho
Liberal Republicans and Endorse
Horace Greeley.
This organization which exists under the aus
pices OF Ben Wood, held q meeting at room "a,
Cooper Union, last evening, Ex-Recorder Smith
presiding. The meeting was small, and the
presiding officer explained tnat it was owing
the informaty of the call. The object Of the meet
Ing was to take steps for mass meeting In unison
with the liberal republicans, for the purpose OF
expressing the opinion Of the democ-
racy of New York city In regard
to the forthcoming Presidential canvass.
When the delegates returned from Rochestert was
proposed to hold mass meeting distinct from the
liberals, but on hearing that the liberals intended
to hold their great meeting the Chairman thought
It best to call the committee again to take further
action.
Mr.. BEN WOOD then moved that the national de-
mocracy hold mass meeting Monday even
ing June 3, in cooperation with the liberal repub
licans, at Cooper Institute.
A DELEGATE wanted to know If this would bind
Without reference to- the Baltimore Convention and
Mr. WooD-Just wait tin after the Baltimore Con.
venton, and then all those liberal republicans will
be good democrats. AT the mass meeting we will
have our distinct organization. Mr.. Allen will be
will have half the Vice Presidents and they the
other half. They recognize us as democ all
through nut the meeting iS not TO be either one or
republicans or democrats, but one OF the friends OF
Horace Greeley 1t is put down 80 in the call.
Mr.. JACOB CoHEN--l want this meeting called In
the name OF the national democracy. The liberal
republicans, az understand it, have no organiza.
ton, and Mr. Greeley, as a candidate, is adrift lf
he don't receive the Baltimore nomination think
he viii withdraw. Then where are WEI If we
don't so into this thing as the national democracy
the people win think that the democracy have
feared to endorse Greeley We want to endorse
him as democrats and to do it boldly. That's the
only way we can do Mr. Greeley any good. l shall
vote for him as long as he stands.
ANOTHER DELEGATE-l don't know but shall vote
| for him whether Baltimore nomnateS him or not.
tApplause.) But I'm not in favor of committing
the national democracy as party to him in case
Ex-Recorder SMITH here gave the chair to
Mr.. Cohen, and made a speech OF some
length. in which he stated that they had agreed
to support the Cincinnati nominees :, some.
time ago, and he Thought Horace Greeley'
the strongest nomination that could have
been made ana one or the most acceptable to the
democrats. But it would not answer to ratify any
candidate unendorsed by the Democratic Conven-
tlon. For himself, he intended to vote whatever
at that Convention who wonld want to put up
separate ticket to be slaughtered at the polls, and
he wanted them to know how .the New York
democracy felt on the subject.
Mr.. SAMUEL STERNs, an aged but fcry German,
arose and denounced Greeley as the man who had
instigated Grant to carry out all the outrageous
acts OF Congress and who set the hehounds
that pure patriot, Andrew Johnson, when he was
impeaehed. Coalitions never brought any good to
the bargain He did not want Horace Greely nomi-
mated, but II he was nominated he would vote for
him.
ANOTHER DEIEa ATE said that il Horace Greeley
was elected they would claim him as democratic
| President.
Finally the motion to cooperate with the liberal
i republicans at the mass meeting on Monday night
was agreed to, and another motion TO instruct the
| New York delegation to the Baltimore Convention
| adopted, the fiery German himself failing to vote
| against it. The meeting then adjourned.