The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-31
Conference of the National Labor
. $1,000 Party.

- NEW 1ORk, July 0V
The Conference OF the National Labor
party, sstepres@ted by tie delegates 70
the Columbus Convention, was held
here today. About sixty members were
present. Among whom were w. Z. Bevon,
Carbon county, Pennsylvania; Damopt
Kilgore, Of Pennsylvania AIM. Puett, Of
Indiana; MCDONNELL, Of Pennsylvania;
Coroner Young, Of New Yorks and 0
large representation from the, New Eng
land States. e. II. Chamberlain, Presi.
dent of the Columbus Convention, acted
as chairman, The proceedings were DO.
gun BY a diseussion6 Of tie propriety Of
expelling Messrs. Ppett, Groom and
Cameron, the committee appointed by
the Columbus OF Convention to inform
MessrS Davis and Parker that they were
the nominees Of the Convention, but who
it was claimed had been dlrellct. Mr..
Troup moved the expulsion OF the com.
mittee, whom he denounced as political
tricksters and traitors to the Labor party.
Several seconded the motion. The Chair.
man ruled that the motion could not be
entertained in that form. The vote
of censpre vas then about to be
voted Upon when Puett entered. The
motion was withdrawn to, enable, him to
explain. Ftpn what had been said by
the speakers, 1t appears that when the
committee went 10 Washingtons instead
Of waiting on Judge Davis theyendeav-
ored to traffic with other politicians 1t
is understood that sthe Conference will
direct their party to refrain from taking
part n'the coming election.
MIR. Puett made an explanation oi-the
heard. 3, . - IN, ns P p % 70 ~
Mr.. CasWell, Of Maine presented a reso,
luton accusing the committee Of political
treason. s,-.. ,,.,.,. .Y-,. d. 81. y,
He was called 10 order by Mr.. MeSfa,
hon, OF Mass, who Thought the whole
Convention out 81 order and offered a
resolution combining tlie deliberations to
one point, Labor and lis Needs.a he
continued to speak in denunciation Of
cspitalIa t8lhS; charging the faits
Iure Of the previous movement to the
truckliDg political treaehery Of the Re.
publicans Principle Is wanted now,
and q declaration Of PRINCIPLES Is most
pressing before the Convention. .ssii.J
Several members eHeitedly demanded
Committee on Credentials. '''s Z. .p.;
Mr.Kilgore, whose fealty to the Labor
party had been impugned, branded any
mar, doubling ties q, liar and villain. cT
Nh Dalton though this q pFeme ditatea
attempt to carry the assembling for Grant
,or Greeley. He wouldn't have Grant
and couldn't go GfeelsS Gloid appliance
Fhe committed was faPpbihted and the
convention took a recess.
At the close Of the morning session q.
call was issuedIfora meeting ofths Re |
publicans }of1Nsw Yofk, lPehnsglSania,
Indiana, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Delaware, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia and
Virginia, and there was'd large attend.
ance.
ManI Edmund, eof New York, was
chosen Chairman. Resolutions denounc.
ing the so.called Labor Reiormers as
tricksters and wire.puilers, and announc.
ing their withdrawal from that body,
were adopted amidst great excitement. i
AT the afternoon session of the regular
body letter was read from John Siney,
Of Philadelphia, expressing tie opinion
that it would be unwise to make any ma.
tional nominations for President or Vice
Prnaidprt