Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-06-26
THE FREE TRADE COUNCIL AT FIFTH
AVENUE.
The Meeting UnfruitruI Of Results.

The Meeting UnfruitfuI Of Results.
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-Dispatches re-
garding the Fifth Avenue hotel meeting
are unsatisfactory, and possibly in many
respects untruthful. ]. d. Cox presided.
There was q large German representa-
ton. The Free Trade Democrats were We
hement in their opposition to Greeley,
though the acceptance of Greeley was DOM
inant Trumbull saw no option but to
support Greeley. SchurZ said he must
support Greeley from necessity. He sug-
gested call of States: Alabama, Greeley,
Col. Forsyth spokesman; Arkansas,
Greeley, Senator Rice spokesman Con-
necticut, anti-Grecley, ID. "A. Wells spokes-
man; but Mr.. English said the Democrats
of Connecticut were good for Greeley;
Georgia, Greeley, Henry w. Hillyer
spokesman; Illinois, Horace White, of
Chicago, said the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties had served their purposes,
and that Greeley was the best man cut to
into both Iowa and Indiana, FitZ Henry
Warner disapproved of Greeley, but
should he be nominated by the Baltimore
Convention, Iowa would go for him; Ken
lucky, Watterson said all the paths that
go from Greeley lead to Grant therefore
all who go for Greeley go for the enfran-
chisement of the South New York, Park
Goodwin strongly denounced the support
of Greeley under any circumstances.
The Conference adjourned at l O'Clock
this morning.
In Kentucky the Democratic conven-
lion re-affirmed the principles of recent
State conventions, and urged a union ofall
the elements against Grant, and instructed
it's delegates to vote as q unit Greeley
feeling is evidently dominant.
Another statement says that, at the
Fifth Avenue conference Yesterday, Sena-
hl1l HpliUaraH n oh aHH I'm,
which he said, ITO the question that
comes uppermost among us there is only
one answer which occurs to me as reason
able or possible-how are we to defeat
Grant by supporting Greeley"
Carl Schurz said respecting the Cincin-
natl nominees: Perhaps n better ticket
could have been devised, and perhaps not.
Greeley is now before the people and his
name can not be withdrawn. The over
whelming waves of opinion are rising up
in his favor and it would be idiotic to at
tempt, at this juncture, to stay their pro-
gress. The Senator expressed the opinion
that if Mr.. Greeley was elected, he would
be by an overwhelming vote. He would
select from all parties such q cabinet and
draw around him such men as the nation
would place entire confidence in.'
The World editorially treats the confer
ence as q fiasco
The Herald thinks that the conference
made the development that the Democrat
ic party, old and young, will go for Gree
ley.
The Times says that itamounted to moth
ing.
The Tribune believes that nothing but
good has resulted from the conference.
The convention called by Judge StalIo
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel met this after
noon. No reporters were admitted 1t
was learned, however, that Ex-Governor
Cox made speech endeavoring to har-
monte on Greeley. Edward Atkinson
urged in his speech the nomination of
Charles Francis Adams as the means to
unite reform against Grant. Among those
present were the following gentlemen :
Colonel Grosvenor, Il. T. Gault, of Mis-
souri,, Carl Gantzer, Park Goodwin and
w. G. Bryant. hequestion was debated,
Shall we nominate ticket? After long
discussion it was decided in the af1irma-
tive, when Cox publicly withdrew from
the elaboration. The platform denounces
Greeley and Cincinnati and pledges the free
traders to the support of their own policy
under all circumstances.