The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-06-27
The Political Conference at New York.

The Political Conference at New York.
The conference whichtook place at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, in New York city, on Thursday
Hast; attracted much attention., as was expected.
Theleading journals are filled with lengthy
reports of:what transpired at the conference,
so far as could be obtained, but the meeting
was entirely secret and reporters were rigidly
excluded. Of course the lynk-eyed fraternity
are not to be cheated out of such important
news, and one way and another there is given
full details of the proceedings, which may be
accepted as correct. All the States were rep
resented, except California, Delaware and
Oregon. Hon. Jacob D. Cox,- of Ohio, was
chosen. as permanent chairman, and briefly
introduced tl1e proceedings. Senator Schurz
suggested call of the States, in alphabetical
order, and the delegates from each State to
express their individual and separate opinions
m regard to the future course of all opponents
to Grant. This motion was seconded by Col.
Grosvenor,a of Missouri, who hoped that all
would express their full and free opinions.
At this juncture, when the motion had been
agreed to, Hon. Lyman Trumbull entered the
room, and was greeted with a perfect storm of
applause, with yociferous demands for a speech
from the Illinois Senator. In responding to
the call, Mr.. Trumbull assigned the reasons
for his Identification with the Cincinnati move
ment, and could not see that any object was to-
be gained by not acquiescing in the Cincinnati
nominations, as their chances are highly prom
ising.
The chairman then called upon the States
represented, and the great majority of the del
egates favored the Cincinnati nominees. Ed
ward Atkinson, of Massachusetts, and Parke
Goodwin, of the New York Euening Post, stren-
uoasly opposed the endorsement of Greeley,
and made earnest speeches to this effect. But
their opposition was futile, and it was clearly
apparent that the conference was mainly in ac-
cord with the Cincinnati movement Indeed,
the New York World alleges that the meeting
was distorted from its original purpose by the
Greeleyites packing the conference with dele
gates known to be favorable to their candidate.
Be this as it may, there is no doubt as to the
sentiment represented by the majority of dele
gates, developing an overwhelming pressure in
favor of the Cincinnati ticket. Finally, at
midnight, Carl Schurz delivered cogent and
magnetic argument, urging harmonious sup
port of Greeley and Brown, and concluding
with the suggestion to adjourn sine die, since
there could be no united action at this meeting,
and large majority of those present were in
disposed to form new ticket.
A resolution was then adopted to adjourn
sine die, without any further expression of
opinion beyond those had from the individual
members" which is the only action of the con-
ference during the whole session.
The original intent of this meeting was to
bring together all the opponents of Grant, but
in this respect there was signal failure, as
those opposed to Greeley held supplemental
conference on Friday, and after adopting
series. of resolutions, nominated Hon. Wm. S.
Groesbeck, of Ohio, for President, and Fred
erick L. Olmstead, of New York, for Vice
President. Mr. Olmstead has since declined
the empty honor of such candidacy, and we
presume that Mr: Groesbeck will follow his
example e'
Altogether, we conceive that Mr.. Greeley
has been strengthened by the result of this
conference, in negative point of view, as
there was nothing accomplished to his detri-
rhent as candidate and it was this his friends
had to fear.
South Carolina was represented at the con-
ference by G. F. Blake and Arthur w. sedg-
wick. The understanding, prior to the meet
ing that prominent gentlemen from all parts
Of the country were invited to be present does
not seem to have been carried out in the case
of South Carolina. Having a limited knowl-
edge of our prominent citizens, we must con-
fess that the delegates named take us by sur
prise, as we are totally ignorant Of their
political standing and influence. Indeed, we
never heard of the gentlemen in any particular.