New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS. .
LIBERALS oRGkSIZrNG--A CALL FOR \ STATE CON

LIBERALS ORGANIIiNf-A CALL FOh y oiN'- 49,
vENnON PROBABLE.
A number of Liberals, among them COL
Frederick A. Conklng, Dewitt G. Lttlelohn' ana lho
Hon Thomas e. Stewart OF this city, Gen. f. A. her-
rift OF ST Lawrence rinnell Burt OF Orange county o.
Cleveland OF Penn Yam. Juige Reynolds ana W. W.
Goodrich Of Brooklyn, Alfred Wilkinson oil syrh.'''
Henry Sherwood OF Corning xMayor Flower VI "''oi
town and others who were prominent In tho moVo'o'
Of last wear have issued the following invitation 10 eu
inc Liberals throughout the State TO meet III '"S 'S
an the Goth ult and consult relative 10 tho ooiuus cam
paign , ,, IN
n has been deemed advisable 70 recoumend az an
formal meetinc for consultation In view OF ~, ~
duty ana conslste'S ~ the ,aoet,n@ m hongi pri
yate md confidential nature. Niil De wei at' ,
tbst every section OF the state will b. repr th
eral Republicans, by acting Wisely guy i, ,sir lust
and patriotic views forciby and useiHly Oh 'Ao i'
future. ~, a. C,,ven-
Prominent Liberals OF the opinion that " Oon''
lion sbonla be held this Fall, when the LihoraS can
49,, am onnortnnity OF expressing their sentiments re-
-, IN the F, Gamma gu IL Is beloved That the Coh-
tion will not nominate candidates, but viii content
itsef with perfectng the Organization tHrous"ou'
the state Tho result OF the meeting 20 W.
held on Thursday will probably be that the Sta'o o
oral Committee Will issue cali for Convention 10 b'
held early in September. IL Is asserted 'haV TIC ooI
republican Committee in this city VIII, IN any event. be
this Fall.
REORGANIZATION OF THE UNION DEMOCRACY.
The Union Democratic General Committee,
originated by the ZION. Robert b, Roosevelt smith Ely
IT, and Others at Demt Hall, on Jan. g. met at ha-
sonic Hail. in Thirteenthst between Third ana Fourth
aves last evening for organization Ihe nam is hhcu
by an apparently enthusiastic ASCENDING NE
Roosevelt was called 70 tho char, on as
suring which he addressed the meeting
at considerable length. lie had done all III
his power he said TO elect the present local govern
mept but since the election his advice md been rarely
asked and never followed. Despite the part "nion
honest Democrats had taken m tine elecuOn the nc"
appoutees to Office had been chosen from among he'
publicans till Democratic city presenter TIC
anomaly OF being governed almost eh'leS ny
Republican officials. Tammany Ham, ne s'uu'
was ruled by men who might 10 Respectable
but who should be taught that they cannot dieae u
the people OF great city Apollo Hall was cOhttolIoI
by sucn men as John Morriasey and Tom Conan aAi
both it aud TammanY were corrupt ana uhIIntlP'ou'
The action OF these organizations he pcAeNed "od
res ut III restoration OF Tweed and his assoches TO
power unless honest Democrats should baud t"5e'ieF
and WORK hand in hand for tile nomination and election
OF honest capable candidates who would DC acocpldDe
10 the people ut large The following wcro elected IS
officers OF the Committee:
Chairman, Robert Il. Roosevelt; Vice -Chairmen'
David ) Paig. Henry Cagscn. jr, Patrick ,. .icAerr
md Patrick ks.rug: secret llcs, Thomas Go 'r camp
bell William j. Bell and Claus PuckluNr p; treasurer,
Smth Ely, lr.; SergrantsatA Arms, Pmup y h-GGl4c'
and Francis j. HawAcs
The following resolutions were offered by H. o.
Thompson, seconded ny cXJudgo Brdsaii, anu uhdl-
mousy adopted:
Peso,red That IN perfecting a reorganization Of tho
Democratic parry, do 80 Tor the purpose Oh CluS
all Democrats, ana OF 90 rec ave all men Who VIII N'c
the Democratic principles Oh dhI-mJuvpoS' d.-,A
tIdll1duOu, honest approximation Cl inc piCp'5 'd
willing 10 unite with any mon OF DOdJ OF men "Au,
while pretending support these principles make lc
EesorCd Tnat fuasmuCh as the General Committees
Of TiI4uuuy aud Apollo Halls are uIadc up III i.ic
personal dictItiOu o. few politicians, dnl axe not
chosen by the people, and embrace many OF the men
whose cOIIupuuns aud frauds brought disgrace ulvh
tht Democratic party Therefore thcy nave no tEiin
public confidence OF party lecognltlJa an Uhtii
they snail De properly pur1icd ana tue memoirs larry
chosen ny the people, we irrud.-'c al cJIA-,H WIKI
Resolred That We viii offer TO the Democratic voters
OF 1UI tA,r suifacs tlc Ac~. cIaci ."ut
dates OF the highest CHARACTER TOT abli'tf 'iH
trusting 10 tue honest sentiment VI thc DeAnveidNo
masses 10 secure uiclr election.
In Offering the resolutions, Judge Birdsal said that
when 70 NewYor, 20 years a~o, IT. ID rdcfdtc
primaries we're honestly conducted, bit was no longer
So Fraud and corruption hal succeeded fJruess ana
honesty aud disrepulblc, ignorant, and inersenary
ga ndldates were C5cd upon yOIng mass OF the
uary by interruptions leaders. Unless return 10
GOOD principles could wrought he predicted the utter
disntcgIauOn and political death OF the Democracy.
There were, however, good men identified with the
new movement, and ii harmony aud caiucstuess at
tended It a great reform could DO accomplished. After
brief addresses by Dr. J. Hilton and others, aud
som los Philip j. McGure. a builder OF the Nineteenth
Ward, tue mcet.uS adjourned