The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-22
PR0CEETi MGs OF THE MEETING.

tumntuOus finale of the Fifth Avenue Conference
| assembled 20 deliberate further upon the fate o
the nation at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday,
numbered just eighteen. Parlor SO, where the pre-
liminary conferences OF the convention OF Thurs
| day were held, and which is one OF o number
! OF bedrooms, dining rooms and parl0rs, devoted on
the hotel register to the use of the august person
| age styled "Henry ID. Lloyd" was the scene OF the
meeting. 1t is rather smaller than Mr.. LOyd's
main room, where the conference of Thursday was
held, but 1t was large enough to contain all who
| answered the call.
PROFOUND MYSTERY.
The severe air of secrecy that distinguished the
previous meeting was the order yesterday Dele
gates who were button-holed put on the strctest
appearance OF profundity and answered in unntel-
ligible parallels. One gentleman, whose face the
HERALD reporter recognized, but whose name he
could not recall was questioned as to the purport
OF the meeting.
us it confidential ~ said the HERALD man.
"Wel," said the individual accosted, at is, and it
Is not. We intend giving it to the press"
A sAGACIOUs CHAIRMAN.
"Well, represent the greater part of the press"
responded the HERALD reporter just give it to me-"
and he drew forth his formidable Implements OF
these frightened the timid representative Of the
bolters and he plaintvely sighed that he didn't
think he'd better say anything about It.
"Well, presided myself"
"Ah, indeed congratulate you upon the honor
Judge, cannot recall your name just now. What
The ex-presding officer tlmdly SHRINK into his
profnndity again, and said he reckoned he'd better
not say anything further. The HERALD man quietly
withdrew determined not to torture so sensitive a
creature .Iur any further, and on parting said.
by asking you for tSst u tb arRAlp Is
just sure to get elsewhere
Mr.. Thomas 7. CAN'T, of ST. Louis, Mo-, thcreupon
was left to himself, and looked rather dunn
founded.
MR. HENRY d. LLOYD AsTONIsHED.
This Is an instance OF the desperate attempts the
boting conference made to keep everything secret.
Mr.. Henry d. Lloyd who did not o1iciate as secre-
tary on this occasion, was willing to tell only few
tion BY the remark that he'd like to know, for curl
osity's sake, how the HERALD got uero0ttm report
OF the proceedings Of the day before.
II spose you'll get 1t all, anyhow said he, 'and
might as well tell it."
MI. Julins Dexter, the Secretary, was said to
have everything for the use OF the press at his
rooms at the Gilsey House, where
THE OPPOSING CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY,
MRS. Woodruff,
has been residing recently, but he was away at a
theatre and no information could be obtained from
him. In fact, each member OF the small clique
| seemed to think that he was an important compo
nent OF political earthquake, and that the sue
| cessful operation OF the intended upheaval de-
pended upon his individual silence.
| GREELEYITE'S OPINION.
! Colonel Grosvenor was observed at the Fifth
just sixteen men come out of the awful conference.
.They are all chronic bolters" said the Colonel.
satisfied. There's julius Dexter, OF Cincinnati: he's
reasonable: he wouldn't bolt where the party num-
bered less than three; but Stalo, believe if he
composed party all by himself he'd bolt from II.
He thinks that 1t Is more important to have a
bolter than to have party"
"What will all this fuss amount to- Colonel ~
'Well, I've correspondent with over three thou
sand free traders in the Northwestern States since
the Cincinnati Convention, and outside of Cincin-
natl except one-FOllett, OF Sandusky-I don't know
one active free trader who ever works for his part
who isn't supporting Greeley"
GOVERNOR COX's POSITION.
The question OF Cox's action in this latest confer
ence was the subject Of some very warm debate be
tween Grosvenor and Atkinson.
Governor COX,o said Atkinson, ''declined to
take any further part In conventions OF any sort'
"Yes,' said Grosvenor; ''he grabbed his satchel
damned thin"
mo- he went to Staten Island.n
CLERK" said Grosvenor to the man behind the
Flfth Avenue counter, where is Governor Cox ~
Hes gone home, sir.n
.But Governor Cox" continued Mr.. Atkinson,
"did not declare any preference for Greeley"
"Did he declare any for Grant p"
mo; for nobody2'
'He hasn't even declared any for your own NOM
ineeS, believer
THE PROCEEDINGS
At ten O'Clock A. M. the following gentlemen as
sembled in Mr.. Henry ID. Iloyd's ROOM paror No.
Judge stallo, OF Cncinnati, Ohio Emius Rothe, Of
the pOthstfe,1d, Cincinnati, Ohio Carl DaenZer, Of
the Anzefger des Westerns, St Louis, Mo-; Edward
Atkinson, of Mass: julius Dexter, OF Cincinnati
Ohio; Thomas 7: CAN'T, of st: Louis, Mo-; Judge Col
VI.
Bacon OF New York; Oran Foett, OF Sandusky,
Ohio Mr.. Morwitz, of Pennsylvania; l.. A. Patt, OF
Massachusetts; Royal Phelps. Robert d. Mlnturn,
Oswald Ottendorfer, Charles II. Marshall, Simeon
Sterne, ]. X. Flanders Edward IL. Seaman and A.
L. Earl, Of New York; Judge M. W. Oliver, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio and Mr.. Henry ID. Lloyd
ORGANIZATION.
The meeting was organized by the appointment
of Thomas J. CAN'T, OF St. Louis chairman. Small
as the meeting was, he felt II incumbent upon him
TO make speech on taking the chair He said in
effect that the present meeting little, insignificant
ana despicabe as 1t seemed, was really more for
midabe than the unwieldy and inharmonious meet
ing OF yesterday. Applause followed in which
everybody joined except Judge Stalo, who seemed
already TO be looking about for an opportunity TO
bolt.
JUDGE sTALLo's MOTIVES
Speeches were then in order. Judge StaO took
the noor and said he had voted party ticket all
his life, but had never been owned by a party. He
had personal interest In opposing Greeley ana
Grant neighbor OF his had been tor some time
haunting Greeley and Brown Nag, and his little
boy, bright young scion OF the house Of Stao,
was naturally netted. He wanted flag OF
his own. No Greeley and Brown flag like the
boys next door would suit him. He wanted to
beat that. NOW said Stallo, with tears in his
eyes. "can 90 home to that hopeful offspring OF
my IONS, the rising star OF my hopes, ana tell him
that he must submit to the humiliation OF fynp
Greeley nag like the dirty faced little brat OF the
Greeley man next door Never nominate as
the candidate Of the liberal republican and demo-
cfaic cltizens OF TINS country for President OF the
United states William s. Groesbeck of Cincinnati
Ohio"
The nomination was received with so much unan-
heartened, his last opportunity for boiling having
vanished.
WESTERN EDITORS VENGEANCE
GARD DAESRER, who edits a German paper in st.
LOUIS was The next speaker He announced hls
hheehioh on hosting political nag OF his own at
Ile lleal OF ms sheet and thus striking terror TO
.ne SOUS ol the subsidized Greeley or Grant press,
Ike the AhaWaga wis., Gdsete and the Cartouche
MOI CUt0ochsdh His paper was the Aazeiger des
westerns, OF ~ LOUIS. II had an Immense circula-
ton, and embodied the whole Teutonc vote OF Mis-.
souri, within its columns.
THE GERMAN VOTE IN MS POCKET.
EMILIUS ROTHE, who goes TO the Baltimore Con.
vention, said he would not let Baltimore 90 lar
Greeley. fou rest easy; he'd see to that; the GER.
man vote would fix things.
HENRY ID. LLOYD, the Juvenile representative OF
the whole free trade sentiment OF the nation ac.
cording 10 the sober conviction Of at least two mon
connected with the conference--hmself and his
brOther--here found n chance to ventila,e his
what immature opinions He sagely obsereed that
II was his conviction that platform was needed
that represented the convictions OF the people, and
a man that represented the platform. The young
agitator then sat down, rubbing his nearly visible
mistache with the consciousness that II worth and
INN TAM m nply WIN I'M