New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-02
MEETING OF THE NETWORK DELEGA
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TIE VOTE OF THE STATE TO BE A UNIT FOR
HORACE GREELEY ~ NAMES OF THE DELE
GATES CHOSEN.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH.i
CINCINNATI, May L. The NewYork delegation
had an interesting and exciting meeting this after
noon, about 125 members being present. Waldo
Hutchings was called to the chair.
John C0chrane, from the Committee on the sub
ject, reported the following:
Resorcd That the NewYork delegation shall be heard
upon all questions affecting candidates In the delegate
designated by the delegation for that purpose.
RSoped, That the delegation from New York casts its
entire Horace Greeley for President and until
such time ten members OF the delegation prefer TO the
Chairman request that the delegation snail retire io
Horace Greeley under the direction OF the delegation
A warm discussion ensued, chiefly upon the ques-
ton whether this was to bind the delegation to cast
it's entire vote all the way through for Mr. Greeley.
Some of the delegates denied the right of this assem-
bage to SO bind the votes of delegates Others urged
that this assembage was representative Of the peO-
pie of NewYOrk, and had the same power to bind
the delegates original primaries would have to in
struct their chosen representatives.
Ex-Judge Selden of Rochester presented O strong
argument against tying their hands, but he would
submit to the order of the majority Appause.l
Mr.. Brown of The Rochester Democrat moved to
words retire for consultation" thus leaving the
delegates free to follow individual preferences after
ten shall have united in call to retire.
Mr.. COchrane argued that the resolution already
meant that
A Delegate-Then why not say SO in terms
Mr.. Brown withdrew his amendment
Mr.. Lloyd, while expressing kindly feelings to-
ward Mr.. Greeley, and willingness to yield to the
majority 30 far as two complimentary
votes for him, was not in favor Of him for the
Presidential nomination, because if elected, he
would ably advocate and support policy to which
the speaker was unalterably opposed as being I'M
wise for the country. For this reason the speaker
was opposed to the adoption of the pending
resolution, and also because its effect was
to assert what was not true to-wit: that
the delegates here are unanimous on this question.
He raised storm of dissent by claiming that they
had abandoned the regular Republican organization
because the majority in it had overruled the
minority He renewed the proposition in still
stronger terms saying. "Ths is rebellion, insti-
tuted because those who control the regular Repub-
lcan organization have used its machinery to force
upon us their policy regardless of the views Of the
minority" Cries of mol neverp and hisses.l
Mr. Lloyd continued reading from the Missouri
call, and charging that in forcing the
pending resolution the meeting was doing just what
that platform denounced in the old organization as
its demand for the surrender Of political freedom
in order that the pleasure. practice and creed OF
some shall be made that of all" Applause from
one side OF the rooml He had been urged by one
whose fame was continental, to resist this % ne
would any other form Of tyranny; and stated that
in the Ohio delegation the single vote found there for
Mr.. Greeley was to be respected, and the Chairman
would cast it as long the delegate desired lie had
felt 1t duty thus to protest against what was the
determination of the majority here, though neces-
sary it would result in defeating the formally e1-
pressed wish Of his Congress District that he should
represent them In the delegation convention.
Mr.. Jones Of Binghamton wanted Mr.. Greeley
nominated because he believed his was the strongest
name to present to the country. When, in the Con-
vention, we see We cannot nominate him the MAJOR
ity will be ready to go for the next best man.
Mr.. Flower. to clear oil ambiguity. moved the fol-
lowing substitute for the second resolution;
ResoIped That the delegation from NewYork cast It's