The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-17
liberal REPUBLICANS.
Organiza tion OF the National Commit
tee-Reaolutfons of Direction, DC.

The National Liberal Republican committee
was convened in New York, on Friday, at The
call of the chairman, Mr.. Ethan Allen, at lhe
| Genham Hotel. The previous meeting OF this
| committee was held at Cincinnati, Immediate
ly after the adjournment Of the clnvention,
and temporarily organized by selecting Ethan
Allen, of New York, for temporary chairman,
! and b. R. Goodloe, of North Carolina, for
temporary secretary. The meeting on Friday
was to effect:a permanent org inlzation, aud
/ to transact other business Of the canvass.
The attendance was large. owing to report
that had gone abroad among some OF the COM
mittee that an effort would be made from GER
tain quarters to change the officers OF the COM
mittee.
The following gentlemen answered to their
| names on the cali of the roll by D. r Goodloe,
of North Carolina, the secretary: Alabama, F.
" Hatchelt; Arkansas, John Kirkwood; Call
fornia, William NJ. Rackerby; Illinois, walter
Trum6ull; Indiana, Isaac P. Gray; Kansas, 8.
A. Riggs; Kentucky, s. g. Buroridge; L9nlsl-
mouth; Maine, John P. Lindsay for ]. L..
Lytord; Maryland. 8. L. Gouverneur; Masss-
| c6usetts, Charles G. Davis; Michigan, D. E.
Corbitt; Missouri, George W. Anderson; Ne
braska, T. W. Upton; Nevada, George e.
| Lyon; New Hampshire, Henry o. Kent; New
York, Ethan Allen; New Jersey. James M.
| Scovell; North Carolina, Daniel R. Goodloe;
Oregon, James W. Johnson; South Carolina. 8.
| A. Pearce; Vermont, J. P. Ladd; West Vlr-
| ginia. nj. C. c. Church; Colorado, s. E. Brown,
and Montana, T. G. EVerts.
The right to represent the District of Colnm-
| bs being contested, the seat being claimed
by Sayes j. Bowen and Colonel c. NJ. Alexan-
| der, the matter was referred to committee
of three, consisting of Jasper W. Johnson, Of
Oregon, C. J. Davis, of Massachusetts, and q.
l.. Swords, of Louisiana, TO hear the evidence
and to report thereon. The seat In the COM
mittee was finally awarded 10 Colonel c. NJ.
/ Alexander, who came Into the committee aud
| took his seat with the other members. On mo-
tion, Sayles ]. Bowen was Invited to an homo
| rary seat upon the floor.
The election of permanent officers being
next In order. on motion OF Colonel S. A.
pearce, Mr.. Ethan Allen was nominated for
permanent president. T. G. Everts, OF MOI
| tana, moved that the election OF Ethan Allen
be by acclamatioR, which was carried With
cheers.
Colonel Allen made lengthy and forclble
speech, which was interrupted frequently by
enthusiastic applause, and 1t was moved and
carried unanimously that It be furnished to the
executive committee for publication as cam
paign document.
The following executive committee, on mo-
| tion, was then named by the chair: James A.
Scovell, of New Jersey; Charles G. Davis, OF
Massachusetts,; Jedd P. Ladd, OF Vermont; 8.
/ Al
bridge, OF Kentucky; II. c. Warmoth, of Lou
| Islana; NJ. C. G. Church. of West Virginia, and
| Colonel G. w. Anderson, OF Missouri. On mo-
| tion, Ethan Allen was made eX ofticlo cnalr.
| man of this committee.
On motion, Daniel R. Goodlee, of North Car
olna, and Colonel Jasper W. Johnson, of Ore
gon, were made permanent secretaries.
Colonel Ethan Allen then said to the COM
mittee that 1t was important that the cam
paign should be directed by some settled plan,
1 40 far as union was concerned with our De-
mocratic allies, and In this view he had pre-
pared the following preamble and resolution,
simply as suggestion to the committee, and
he hoped some one In the committee would
father and Introduce the resolution as his
own.
Walter Trumbull then said he would move
| the preamble and resolution as his own, which
be did, and which read as follows:
whereas the Democratic party have adopt
ed unanimously the platform and nominated
the candidates for the Presidency and the
| Yice-Presldency of the Liberal Republican par
ty; and whereas these parties should unite on
! ali matters necessary to secure common tri-
umph; therefore,
Resolved, That the Liberal Republicans in
the various States are hereby recommended
TO hold their State and Congressional Con-
ventIons, when possible to do 30, at the same
| time aud place with the Democracy, IN order
| that conference may unite the two parties on
one electoral, State and Congressional ticket.
After long discussion the preamble and
| resolution were unanimously adopted.
During the meeting of the committee Mr..
Greeley was introduced, and received with
| great cheering. Afterwards Carl Schurz was
| announced, and also received with cheers,
and introduced TO each member OF the COM
miitee. Before the meeting Of the commit
tee OF twelve o'clock Governor B. Graz Brown
came into the room, and the enthusiasm with
| which he was hailed gave token OF the hold
he has upon the affections of the people.