, 1873-06-30
Liberal REPUBLICANS.
A Conference OF Noyv-Yorl1crs

pEGBGIlt UONEly llQIH all HUI
tiopp Of tho State. Tho following arc tho names
Of those present:
r. ConklLng, Now York; T. r. Stewart, New York;
J.. D. Work, Nov York; p. I. = Sheldon, New @ York;
iyn aoorRo ., F. E"sn, Nov 5oiaoy; John swtnb"rne,
Albany Benjamin. Field, orloans uharlen II. sher-
3 0siny g. T. y5s s e Nnds o5sssi x + a
Kings; oyras sssnn, patshesa i. I. Filtin,,, IL:
lmny !; g. n. Goddard, Kings; lsafns Andrews, Nov
l. e. f nsas l. bsews Rnss
Palmer, Now York; Horny Cummings, Now York
g. Q. Dean, TlichMond Rufus 8. Scott, Aings
Roorcs, Kiugo; J. ?. Swain, Westcheator 'ap. !.
bs $780, 9as aos %
= Mssksy New York g H E williaqs Dntehess g.
Albany Charles Lamont Orange; Albert Smith, Kings:
rrot, 7. dIaubonsklee, Now York n. Ellinger, Now
York; Frank Abbott, orapge; Donja,nin Haskell,
b4sss Mss F J. Fsp:s, n1Fs 5s
gSva: ass r's ys :sr:as Fss
4. b: Dodge, Now York; A. ": Wilkinson, onondnga
y n y W stx my, Sn W M E A1%s Se dSs Nw
T. + DarraaI Mew Yort; 4 IN D. M9slet IT,, M1ga Jas
THO meeting was oallod to order and Col. F. A.
Conhling chosen Chairman, and Alfred W. Will
kinBon, Secretary. Tolcgrans woro read from
tho Hon, nIr. Loughrano, Of Kingston, and 9TH
c1a. LottorB woro road from ". G. 8ouddor, Of
Trenton, N. J., aud Judge George G. Reynolds,
lug aud rogretting their irnbilityito bo present.
The dobato was begun by Con. John Cochrano,
who offered o sorcs OF genoral propositions,
with tho avowod purpose Of oliclting discussion.
The Hon. ". ". Goodrich was In favor Of .
fusion Of ali the olements opposed to tho Grant
nepublicnn party. Gen. tamos B. swayno
moved. as IN amondmont to tho propositions Of
Gen. Coctlrane, that d committee Of five, with
Con. CochrRno az Chairman, should bo appoint.
Cd BY tho Chair, to which al resolutions should
port at an adjourned mooting to bo hold in tho
ovoning. Tho Hon. benjamin Fiold moved to
amend by increasing tho number Of members Of
tho Committee to IL. Carried. Tho Hon. Q. p.
Shaw thon offered tho following resolutions as
an amendment:
latsolr<a, That committee Of sevon DO appointed
with power to add to their nunborn In their discretion
rom tho great political party Which united with tho
and liz principles of tho Cincinnati oonyonion. '''
Iscsolpcd, That such committee. when organized bo
instructed to isa.o invitations to sucl, persons as 1t
may deem proper to confer with to the political
ton that may 10 requisite.
8. @. Tabor opposed these resolutions, aud
finally offered the following as a substitute:
lesolced That 1t Is tho Judgment Of tho Hbera1 Re
Lboral Republican State Committee appointed at syra-
euse laat fall with tho augaostion from us that we
called and hold at "a carly o day rs .nzacsicablo
Prof. Theodore G. alanbenslsloo opposed the
resolutions Of Mr. Shaw and strongly advocated
that Of Mr.. Taber. Ito was in favor OF tho lib
eral Republican clement keeping clear and dis
tinct from other organizations, standing on tho
principles onuncintod In the Cincinnati platform,
md offering refngo to MI oproged to the cur-
ruption in tho Republican party.
ont .r;k{ kt.n
proceding spoaler, mud fully indorscd his viewb.
J. .. Wolf WAS in favor Of tho principles set
forth i'll tho Cincinnati platform. Tho Hon. II.
N. Twombfy WINS also In favor Of Mr. Tabora
ny sa 10 swane nss 5 sw
Withdrew thoir resolutions, leaving that Of Mr..
Tabor tho only ono beforo tho moetiug. It was
taken up and passed. unanimously.
The Hon. J. Q. Whitohorlse, II. O., from the
Dutchosa District, was III favor Of holding out
tho olive branch to NIL who wore opposed to tho
corruption now prevailing in t1io Republican
party. Ho declared that thore WAS only ono party
in his diatrict, anl TINT waa composed Of Lib
erals Ex-Mayor George W. Fowler, Of Water
town, was in fayor Of sustaining tlle organizes
tion, and keeping on In tho coursc 30 we'll begun.
He was followed by Mcssrs. Jones, Miller, Burt,
aud Williams.
Gen. John Cochrano spoke in part as fol-
lows
wo forsook the Grant Republican Administration
TINT was rotten. Shall wo now return to it3 Tho
Democratic party induced to accept tho platform
We adopted. Shall we now foEsako it, No saw and
proclaimed tho ovils Of party government. Shall we
now, falling into partisan neauures renew tho very
evils Of Which we complained Let us abide by our
pFincip!cs-principlcs approved by tho recent mo't
denlorablo experience In public alrairH-princi-
plea cmbalmed with tho memory aud eancti-
fled by tho martyrlnm Of Horace Gree
10y. Wo were defeated, but our survives. What
then is tho easou Of duty7 To create events e1ceeda
the powor Of His best wisdom s to follow them.
Evonta arc busy dssolyng the dccayed parties Of the
past. We joyfMy acqucaco. Events are no lehs busy
with tho formation Of tho parties Of tho futuro Let
us nWnit their work. ToroseeinR tho necoasitiea OF
government, wa announced tho principles which
sarily ,lndcro evah. Tue heritage Of eyonts must,
therefore, necessarily DO III tho great
Lboral party Which they actively aud surely pro-
ducing.
Con, Cochrnne offered the following, which
WAS unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we rcatIlr1n our allegiance to the
principles Of the Cincinnati platform md we recon-
mend their practical support to I'LL OF kindred polltt-
cal opnions regardless Of anterior political Anitics.
Tho moeting thon adjourned. The member.
of the State Committee present hold an informal
conference aftor tho adjournment, ana consulted
relative to tho timo and place for holding meet
ing. As q number of tho members Of tho Com
mittoe were not praaont it waa doomed bost not
to sottle tho matter until thoy wore consulted.
Tho time and place for holding tho meeting oil
tho Committed will bo duly announced by tbs
Secretary.