The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-10
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.

Thomas Il. Stewart Re- elected Presi-
dent-Fidelity or the Party 10 the
Cincinnati Plcdgcs-Prcsident Grant
Censured Regarding the Louisiana
Fight.
The Liberal Republican General Committee for
1873 met last night, at Sll Broadway. The
President Mr.. Thomas f. Stewart, called the
meeting to order. There was a fun attendance,
over one hundred and TWEEN IS five members being
present Prominent among the delegates were
General John A. Foster, Judge Fthian, Benjamin
A. Willis, General John Cochrane, Ira p Miller,
Horatio A. Twombly, Christopher Pullman and
Peter Cook.
Mr.. CooE moved to elect Mr. william p. Richard.
son and Joseph Forbes temporary secretaries. The
motion was carried. The delegates presented their
credentials, and the Secretary called the roll.
Among those not answering to their names were
Whitelaw Reid, Rufus f. Andrews and Theodore
Glaubensklee.
Mr.. JAMES L. NAsrIc moved that committee Of
twentyone, one from each district be appointed
to prepare ticket OF officers for 1873
Mr.. CHRISTOPHER PUILMAN-I move that our
officers for the last year be elected by accamation
year nave given the greatest Satisfaction, and
think that they ought to be reelected by accama-
The PRESIDENT said he would prefer not to as
sumo again the duties OF the presiding ONCE. He
called attention to the fact that
MR.. wHITELAw REID,
VINO was Vice President last year, would not be
likely to serve this year on the committee.
Mr.. RICHARDSON hoped that Mr.. Thomas e. Stew
art would withdraw his defamation aud serve as
presiding officer for 1873
Mr.. FOSTER said that he knew that there were
some OF the committee who wanted to sell the
party out to Tammany Hall.
CHARLES 4. POLHEMUS thought General Foster
was very ungenerous In his remarks. He knew OF
no one on the committee who wanted to go over
to Ma the said mooesv that
there was number OF men In the Committee
better qualified for the Office than he was.
The motion to elect Mr.. Stewart the presiding
oncer Tor 1873 was then put and unanimously car
rled. The cheering with which the result was re-
ceived lasted two or three minutes.
mr.: STEwART-Gentlemen, you have put the
standard into my hands, and, come veal or woe,
I'll carry 1t through to the end Of this year. Cries
OF Hurrah, Hurrah). Let us try to get rid OF
the many barnaces on the ship OF State and the
people will acknowledge us the true champions OF
reform. (Applause.)
STICKING TO THE PLEDGES OF CINCINNATI
Mr.. PULLMAN offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we hereby renew pledges of fidelity
TO the principles and declarations the liberal pub
can party forth In the platform made by the con-
venton which assembled at Cincinnati May !, 1872.
DEsPOTIsM IN LOUISIANA.
Resolved, That the encrOachments made upon the
rights Of the people OF Louisiana by the administration
serious cause for alarm and we call upon brethren
throughout the land to organize and by Of public
meetings and the independent press people TO
sense OF their danger (Applause)
Mr.. S. L. MAcOMBER denounced the action of the
President in the Louisiana middle, and SAID that
the people OF that State would be justified In resort
ing to a violent revolution.
General FOSTER said that 1t was time to dcnounce
such despOtism and the resolutions were cal red
unanimously The Committee then adjourned.