The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-21
POLITICAL.
The Political Reformers' Conference in n
VI.

The Political Reformers' Conference in New
=i York. J "a
Washiagton, June 2l.--Dispatches from
New York, regarding the conference at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, are unsatisfactory and
possibly in many respects untruthful. There
was a large German representation. The
free-trade Democrats were vehement in OPP
position TO Greeley, though his acceptance
merely was dominant, Senator Trumbull
saw no option but to support Greeley.
Carl Schurz said he must support Greeley
from necessity.
Mr.. Schurz suggested call of the States,
which resulted as follows: Alabama-for
Greeley, Colonel Forsyth acting as spokes-
man; Enthusiastically, Senator Rice,
spokesman Connecticut = anti-Greeley,
Mr.. Wells, spokesman but Mr.. English
said the Democrats Of Connecticut were all
for Greeley; Georgia Greeley, II. w.
Iillyer, spokesman /; illinois = Horace
White said the Democratic and Republican
parties had served their purposes and that
Greeley was the best man to cut into both;
Iowa = General Warren disapproved OF
Greeley, but should he be nominated at
Baltimore, Iowa would 60 for him Ken
tucky-Mr. Waterman said, "all paths
that go from Greeley lead to Grant, there
fore, all who go for Greeley, go for the en-
franchsement of the South !" Massachu-
setts-Mr. Atkinson, was for free-trade
regardless of Greeley or Grant f; New York
-PaIke Goodwin, strongly denounced the
support of Greeley under any circumstan-
ces. e- iHHs
The conference adjourned at one O'Clock
this morning. y.t..4 +.
Another Statement.
Washington, June 21.-At the Fiftl
| Avenue Hotel conference yesterday, Sena-
! tor Trumbull delivered a short address, il
| which he said, To the question which
comes uppermost among us, there is only
one answer which occurs to me as reasona-
| BILE or possible-how are we to defeat
Grant? BY supporting Greeley"
! Senator Schurz said respecting the Cincin
natl nominees, "perhaps a better ticke
would have been devised and perhaps not
Greeley is now before the people and hi
name can't be withdrawn. Overwhelming
waves of opinion are rising in his favor, an
it could be idiotic to attempt at this juno
ture to stay its progress" Mr.. Schurz ex
pressed the opinion that if Mr.. Greeley wa
elected, as he would be by an overwhelm
ing vote, he would select from all partie
such cabinet and draw around him suc
men as the nation would place entire conf
dence in.
Opinions of the New York Press
| Nesc York, June 2l.-The World editc
rally treats the conference as "iasco.
The Herald thinks the conference has dc
veloped the fact that the Democracy, oil
and young, will so for Greeley. The Ti'n'
says the conference amounts to nothing
The Tribune believes that nothing but goo
has resulted from the conference.
Conference of Political Reformers.
Ne,c York, June 20.-At the conferent
of political reformers at the Fifth-avenl
hotel to-day, Jacob d. Cox was chose
5 president, and w. G. Bryant and Gener
, Dix vice-presidents.
] The following were among the delegat
! present: Schurz and Trumbull Gen. Co
! Of Ohio Gen. B. Ii. Hill and j. G. Hi
e yer, of Georgia j. IL. Bromley, of t
! Hartford, Conn, J Post; Horace White
:, the Chicago Tribune; Ex-Governor la
It dolph, Of New Jersey; ]. b. Grinnell,
Iowa; Atkinson, Of Alassachusett
y David A. Wells, Vim. Cullen Bryan
I'd Nv Waterson, of the Louisville Colul'
st Journal Hiram. Barney, of New Yorl
Senator Rice, Of Arkansas; Wni. M. Gr'
venor, Theodore Iilton IAN outside de