The New York herald., 1872-12-13
LIBERAL REPUBLICAN MEETING.

The Liberals in Council-They Are De-
feated, but Not Disma yed-The Party
Organization To BE COntinued-strong
RESOLUTIONS Against the Grant Admin-
istratiOn and in Favor OF Municipal
Reform.
The first meeting of the Liberal Republican Gen.
eral Committee OF this city since the late disas
trous defeat OF the party which 1t represents was
held at Its rooms, sl4 Broadway, last evening.
There were some sixty in attendance. The meet
ing was called to order ty the President, Thomas
f. Stewart, and after the usual routine business
General John Cochrane, from the Executive Com
mittee, reported the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted
Resolved That though the late election subjected
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cinnat platform we as fully adhere to II and that
ministratioh Of complete amnesty to polti
ss. o poMe 10 the e
Capitalization and the maintenance OF the right OF local
Ss ss;%S
determination the election does not seem to have
,f Louisiana
hs he Federal D M sass 6s "ree Ss
Of federal troops; Of their almost unbroken vote
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to secure to the present incumbent second Presidential
Resolved, That we allure the error involved as We
think with pSIitigsi crime that the liberal republicnn
personal preference Of candidates Ii was inspired
with dev0ton @ to leader whose eapse was the truths he
pose them Dear they have been to us in the adversely
their greatest champion whose honored memorial they
Resolved That seeing no diminished necessity of exer
u on io OUT prmcpss we WI eonahps oGr
tons, and so that we may the more efficiently coope
rs se n 1e & 1ss ana N s ms OF 9 6e
Resolved That whatever our political relations para.
in the Interests Of municipal reform to which we pledge
onr constant efforts; that our citizens may rely upon the
purifcaton and retrcnchmeni hope and believe we
rePnblca1 sd ncameents to official vacancies made and
the parties to the intrigue but Most nconvenient and
Moe See to S M @ Sns
paired. in the task OF redresslns public abuses.
Mr. VAN CLEFT, Chairman OF the Executive Com.
mittee, then reported call to the liberal repub.
lcan electors OF the city requiring them to meet in
their several districts on Friday evening, the 9th
inst, TO elect delegates to the General Committee
to meet on the 9th OF January next, and officers OF
the respective district associations Tor the year
1873, and moved its adoption.
Tie call increased the representation or those
districts which have been less than SIX up TO that
number, and this called forth quite lively debate.
Mr. FOSTER though. the representation should he
based upon the number OF voters. and character
lied the smaller districts as rotten boroughs,
whose whose only struggle in the late campaign mad
been manifested at the primaries where the dele
gates had been strong in electing themselves 10
official position.
General CocHRANE in response stated that 1t
was certain the liberal republican party, though
defeated, was not anniated, as It's enc
mics would eventually see. The party was
based upon principle. and the fight upon
the issues that had been made would be con-
nnued IN the interest OF reform and good govern
ment owing, however, TO the fusion during the
late contest, which had formed part Of the
mechanism of the campaign, and in no way
affected the principles upon which the party is
based the strength OF the organization is not de-
h1ed. and II was thought to be impractlcable to