The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-21
GREELEY AND BROWN.


Grand Muster OF Delegates from All
Parts OF tho City-Rcpublicans and
Democrats NIL Going for Greeley.
The members OF the Joint Committee including
the committee appointed from the Liberal Republi-
can State Committee, County General Committee
and Committee of Twenty-Five appointed by the
Cooper Institute mass meeting met together last
evening at the Lincoln Club House, on East Twen-
tieth street, to receive delegates from all other
organizations favorable to the election OF Greeley
and Brown. Mr. George H. Van Cleft was in the
chair, and shortly after eight p. NJ, when the rooms
were crowded with delegates, the meeting was called
to order Colonel Ethan Allen then stated that letters
had been written to Gratz Brown, Governor Pal
mer Senator Schurz, Senator Trumbull, Senator r.
II, Fenton and other prominent men, asking their
presence at the general ratification meeting on
Tuesday evening, May %. Colonel Allen then said
the object Of this meeting was to get all those in
terested and wishing to support Greeley and Brown
to unite together and join in this grand ratification
meeting 1t was to find out who were In favor OF
liberal reform and opposed to the present corrup-
tion in washington. The President then com
menced receiving the delegates from the different
clubs and organizations, and the following gentle
men were appointed on the committee as represen
tati,es OF thssx &sveral 0rganzatiOns:-
James J. Rogers, Irish American Reform League.
Second Assembly district.
j. 4. Kelley, Greeley and Brown Campaign Club
w. Barry, General Mcmahon Club, Fourth ward.
Amos J. Cummings, Pioneer Greeley Club, Fifth
James scrie, Greeley and Brown Campaign Club,
Sixth Assembly district.
T. ". Barclay, Greeley and Brown Campaign
Club Seventh Assembly district.
J. B. McGrath, Greeley and Brown Campaign Club,
Seventh ward.
Henry Gge and Brown Campaign Club
". 7. Ashman, Greeley and Brown Campaign
Club Tenth Assembly district.
John Mah0ney, Greeley and Brown Campaign
Club, Tenth Assembly district.
- Hastie, Greeley and Brown Campaign Club,
Eleventh Assembly district.
John Guy, Greeley and Brown Campaign Club,
Twelfth Assembly district
J. w. Pollock, Greeley and Brown Campaign Club,
Fourteenth Assembly district.
Dougall Stewart, Greeley and Brown Campaign
Club, Fifteenth Assembly district.
Henry Beney, Greeley and Brown Campaign Club,
Fifteenth Assembly district.
w. Bell, Greeley and Brown Campaign Club, Six
teenth Assembly district.
J. Pecare, Eureka Democratic Club, Seventeenth
Assembly district.
K. L. Darragh, Republican Club, Seventeenth As
0. ii. stevens, Greeley Democratic Association,
S. G. House, United Democratic Association,
Nineteenth ward; e,--
J. A. Butler, Horace Greeley Campaign Club,
Nineteenth ward.
Ch, il, Cooper, Greeley and Brown Club, Harlem
and YOrkvlle.
Judge Pearson, Democratic Association, Twenty
first Assembly district.
Colonel ALLEN then got up and moved that the
names recorded be Immediately invited to join the
committee and proceed with business. He said he
was astounded at the number present, and re-
joiced to find so many good democratic clubs ready
to stand by the cause Of honesty and purity, and
prepared to sweep away the corruption OF the pre-
sent regime When we come to consider the num-
bers these delegates here represent we may safely
say that the city is represented en- mdsse.
General PARKER then made few remarks, after
which the committee went into executive session.
The committee will meet every evening this week
TO perfect the arrangements for the general ratif
cation meeting on next Tuesday evening.