The Portland daily press., 1872-06-22
NEW YORK.
Another Presidential Ticket!
GrOesbeck and OlmSted Nominated
Platform of the Free Traders.


NEW YORK, June 21.-A convention was
called by Judge Stall, at the 9Th Avenue Hotel,
at o'clock this afternoon. No reporters were
admitted. 1t has been learned, however, that
eX-Gov. Cox made speech endeavoring to har-
monte on Greeley. Edward Atkinson urged
in speech the nomination of Charles Francis
Adams, as the means to unite the reformers
against Grant. Among those present were the
following gentlemen: Col. Grosvenor, +. 7.
Gault of Missouri, Carl Duntzer, Park Good
win and W. G. Bryant The question was de
bated: "Shall we nominate ticl1et?' After
long discussion it was decided in the affirma-
tive, when Mr.. Cox publicly withdrew from the
deliberations. .----7---- \
The Conference at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
after session of three hours, nominated VIM. 4
s. Groesbeck of Ohio, for President and Fred
erick Law Olmsted of New York, for Vice
President, and adopted the following resolu- ]
tiOns: 20
Whereas, AT conference of gentlemen from
several States of the Union, held at New York,
June Goth, 1872, it has been conclusively
shown that the opposition to the reelection of
Grant cannot be and ought not to be united on
Horace Greeley; therefore be it =
Resolved, That the following declaration, in
our opinion, contains the political principles es-
sentiaI TO the welfare of the American people.
Resolved. That we as independent citizens
disregarding former political affiliations and lay
ing aside all mere parties and prejudices now
demand, with equal suffrage for all and COM
pete amnesty for ALL We demand hearty
and unreserved acquiescence to the constitution
as it stands accepting all the amendments in
their true significance. We demand equal
civil and political rights for every citizen
and complete protection in the enjoyment of
those rights. a-t .I.s 1879 81
Resolved, That local self government with
impartial suffrage will guard the rights of all
citizens more securely than any centralized au-
thority, and affirm our belief in the doctrine
that the people are the best governed which are
| governed the least. We, therefore, demand for
| individuals the largest liberty consistent with
| public order. We demand for the State self
| government and for the nation return to the
| methods of peace and to the constitution lmi-
| tatonS of power. .
Resolved, That we are opposed to the en-
| pfoyment of governmental patronage for party
| purposes. We protest against the use of public
| offices to reward political friends or to punish
political enemies We are in favor of the
| adoption of thorough system of civil service
reform, and we demand return to the early
practice under our Government of appointing
men to office the ground of their fitness only
and continuing them while honest and efficient.
| Resolved, That the national taxes, whethe
| collected under the tariff or excise act, shout
| be imposed for revenue only, and not for what
| is called protection; and that all trade or eX-
change should be as free as the necessity of the
| Government will permit.
Resolved, That an act whereby the promise
| of dollar is made Il legal tender in place of a
| true dollar, can only be defended as necesSity
of war; that Justice demands the redemption of
| the promise, that the standard of value e
and just and that the honor of the nation be
maintained
Resolved, That undue devotion to party has
already greatly damaged the Republic, and we
now engage Ourselve to discountenance in every
possible way, the oespotism of party organiza-
ton and abiect submission of voters to dictates
of politicians.
Resolved, That Horace Greeley does not rep
resent these principles but has been lifelong
| opponent of the most essential of them