New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-16
THE EIGHTEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

Organizing A GREELEY AND BROWN CLoD-
SPEECHES AND RESOLUTIONS.
Tn accordance with the call of 200 citizens OF
the XVIIIh Assembly District, meeting was heu Ias
evening at No. Fourthave to organize Greeley anu
Brown Campaign Club. George ii. Van Cleft ealeu INC
meetine TO order and delivered the following address,
GENTLEMEN: We shall soon be called upon aealn 10
exercise greatest OF the great OF an
ican citizen, the right OF suffrage Ano'er I1ur on
have rapidly rolled by, ana we are again 70 ~. Ne ~
preference at the ballobox as to " no snail Ill tne WV
highest offices in the git OF the people oi Tue hes
States II been usual as the campaign approascI
to form clubs in the interest or one or the oter Vi
two great political parties whose an S 30 what
else legitimately came within iheIr sPhoo. 20
present campaign, 1t opens promises 10 DO one o.
unusual interest Id excitement Inc people see ~
have taken the subject in their own HANDS Ola pu5
affiliations are thrown asde the corruptons perNauhg
nearly every branch OF the Federal Government
change and the watchword OF the campaign WIZ DO
State in the Union recently met in mass convention al
Cincinnati and after mature deiDerauOn put iOItn
platform OF principles which could not but receive Ie
approval OF every honest man. TO represent tnOSe pI
cples the Convention nOmilated for president horace
plause1 You have been invited here this evening gentle
of the XvIIItb Assembly District TO take suen pre-
linnary action as may deem proper Tor the lOIh
ton of Greeley and Brown Campaign Club which shall
all honorable means 10 eject the Senenen
TO the positions for which they have been nominated.
Mr. Van Cleft then nominated Christopher Pullman as
Temporary Chairman. Mr. Pullman, being elected,
stated that In 1860 he chosen President OF the LIN
coin and Hamln Campaign Club, which was formed IN
the hall in which they were then meeting ana was the
first Lincoln and Hamn Club in the United states lie
also declared that he regarded Horace Greeeys eiec-
tlon as morally certain. Ferdinand f. Read was chosen
temporary Secretary The Hon. f. G. Squier was
then introduced, and said it was the first time
in 20 wears that he had addressed "a primary meeting
He cited instances Of the prosecutions to which nc had
been subjected many years'ago in Cincinnati, while adj
vocating the principle of human freedom, ana said he
had gone to the Cincinnati Convention from no personal
motives Of need ambition. He once more felt the 1re
of battle within him, and came to the front In De-
half of an honest man-the Hon. Horace greeley fOr
no other man the world would he have done thiS' o
concluded by Offering the following resolutions Whch
were unanimously adopted
P,sored That we hail with satisfaction the election OF
the Hon o. s. Ferry as Senator from our neighborlng
Sec Of Conneccut not alone account Of his emf
nent fitness for the place lie has hed so we Dnt as h
indication of the era OF s1Ou ,eGn rip aSont WV 10
ResOlped That In Horace Greeley we nhu tne nau Mlo
has done most elevate labor, being himself INC hlu
est-worked man In America whose synpathes nave
noon as wide as the continent and OF whom our can
ddate for the Vice-PresideDcy said with trnth MS
souched hat the biggest BRAIN ana soest heaI
Resided That we now organize for work and invite
all ellowcitzens, without regard 10 former po
affiliations, to join us in securing REFORM anu Hoos'! "
the National Administration.
Mr. Van Cleft moved to organize as a Greeley ana
Brown Campaign Club, and 20 appoint committee vi
nine TO prepare plan of organization constitution ana
bylaws and an Endorsement OF the principles ana cad
dates of the Cincinnati Convention for presentation al
the next meeting This motion adopted, the per
manent organization of the Club being deferred, as
largo number OF Democrats who Endorsed the action Of
the Cincinnati Convention werc DESTROYS Of participating
in H. Among those who have already signed the roll are
D. c. squier Geo II. Van Cleft, c. Pullman, Frank Les
lie, Dr. John s. Lindsey, Geo r. Soachl mon s col
Breutsche. Roger H. Lyon, Dr. III. A. L. Harlt ana sam
uel III. cooper.