New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
THE STRAIGHT-OUTS.

| A NUMBER" GATHERED AT LONG BRANCH
| THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION DENOUNCED
| CHARLES O'CONOR RECOMMENDED TO THE
LOUISVILLE CONVENTION FOR THE PREsI-
| DENTAL NOMINATION..
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 26.-A number OF
straightout Democrats met here at noon to-day in
response to call issued from Baltimore Aug. 10. The
| meeting called TO order by Henry Thompson OF
Pennsylvania, who nominated j. r. Gilbert OF kentucky
for Chairman. Upon taking the chair Mr. Gilbert made
speech denouncng the sale OF the Democratic party TO
its most bitter enemies and declaring Horace Greeey's
speech at Portland to be the bades and bOdest bid for
the purchase Of the votes Of honest men that any public
| man ever dared TO make in the face OF the world.
The Committee which was appointed by the Conference
that met here the Goth day Of June then submitted
report stating that they had attended the Baltimore Con-
yention and convinced that 1t was fraud upon
the honest Of the party that they had attended
the Maryland Institute Convention which, although
SMALL was inspired by the true spirit that events since
the Baltimore Convention had confirmed the opinion
that the nomination OF Greeley and Brown was political
suicide that the only hope Of salvation for the Dem
ocrac party Is the h0mhatloR Un % o
yet be led 10 victory The report closes win series OF
resolutions denounong the Liberal ticket, calling for del
egates Tn Louisville from each Congress District and
recommending the nomination OF Mr' OCOnnor iOr the
Tie report and resolutions were adopted unanimously
The Chairman then announced the following as the
COMMITTEES TO the Louisville Convention: Horace Black
Of Delaware; Henry r. williamson, Robert Preston and
FdSar Jerod OF Maryland; Henry Thompson, John Ap-
plegate of Pennsylvania; Richard Henderson OF West
Kentucky; Rufus Rogers, Theobald Davies OF Ohio;
Charles Martin, George Guden, and James OBrlen Oh
on notion the meeting adjourned, subject to the call
OF the chair
THE FIZzLE AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS-AN IMPOSING
AssEMBLAGE OF 11-A PLAIN STATEMENT OF
FACTS.
To ths Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: am somewhat surprised at the asser-
ton OF the Associated agent this place. that the
Democratic strafght-out Convention "rather slim
affair, not more than rs delegates being pres
ent" The facts are that Ben C. Potts OF Passaic and
william M IiR OF Sussex were the only two delegates
who arrived in Trenton Friday evening. as
ascertaned by careful examination OF the reg
isters OF all the hotels. Mr. Lift, on inquiry
was ascsrtained to have travelled all day. and went to
bed Immediately after supper. Mr.. Benz Potts having
travelled the city through in search OF Straightout
Democrat finally about 10s O'CLOCK came across Mr.
W. A. Benjamin, highly respected citizen or this place.
and the only generally known as a aStraight-out
Messrs. Potts and Benjamin made all the preliminary
arrangements in the shape of handful, which was
printed by the United States Assessor and editor of
the state Gazette Grant organ Of this city, and dis
tributed by his boy.
On Saturday morning the following delegates arrived,
and challenge contradiction II am mistaken in the
number and give you the names OF all persons OUTSIDE
OF Mercer County who took part in the deliberations up
to O'Clock p. M; Benz. C. Potts VIM. NJ. Ilf, A. L.
Gregory c. Chauncey Burr Alfred B. Cook j. NJ. Role,
j. W Brice and Samuel JBayard, who with Reuben Saw
age OF Mercer County, Joseph r. Flanders of NewYork
CITY and william Dean OF Newark, Delaware, made up
the whole of IL who met at temperance Hall ut
u m Fon Saturday, August "a. Immediately after ap
pointing Chairman and other slight business, the
Convention adjourned until p. m, when other hand
bills were posted announcing that Judge Flanders
would address the meeting" This drew together
promscuOus crowd varying in numbers from IS TO l5O
Mr.. Benjamin did not attend the Convention, having
pronounced perfect nZZle, Notwithstanding they
elected him a delegate at large. The delegates were
made up by Chauncey Burr IN the public office OF the
Trenton House in presence or the other ten above
named and were read 20 the mass meeting.
1t would surprise you 70 hear the wellknown Grant
Republicans eXtOl Chas 0ConOr. You would scarcely
know there was such candidate as Ulysses s. Grant
There are several In this place who 10 get excite
ment proclaim themselves traightouts but they have
always been known straight-0ut Republicans, aud
are now well-knOwn "a straight out for Grant. X
Trenton Aug. 26, 1872.