New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-30
POLITICAL.
LOCAL POLITICS.


HUNDRED.
An exciting meeting Of the Committee of
One Hundred was held last evening at the Academy Of
Music Brooklyn, from which tho reporters wcre ex-
PEELED account OF the session being executive After
the names OF the additional members whom IL pro-
posed to add TO tho Committee read Controller
Schroeder startled the members by Offering resolution
to the effect that II behooved the members. in
Ripley Ropes should be nominated by either both Of
tho political parties candidate for Mayor TO support
him unquaifedly. He said that this was due to
OF probity and honor, who had been maliciously
hgned by THE NEwYoRK TRIBUNE and feeble
brooklyn satellite, and he desired to have the com
ltee pedge Itself TO the support OF Mr. Ropes This
resolution brought dozen persons their feet Mr.
Samuel Mclean first recognized by the Chairman.
He said that such action premature. He did not
think it was time for tho Committee TO commit itself
He moved that the resolutions lie for week
John W. Hunter said that to pass such resolution
would be unfair Mr. Ropes, whom he believed to be
honest man. He did not wish to destroy all Mr..
Ropess chances Of preferment and kill him of as q
candidate In that way.
M Davis urged that the association had no right to
press such resolution. binding itself to course that
might in the light Of future events appearto be entirely
wrong. He did not wish TO make the Committee ten
der electioceerng processes OF combinations ar
Henry NJ Needham agreed with the views enter
tanned by Mr. Davis, and added that lie did not pc
heye the Commttee sh1uid p1. ,set up az auction
He believed independent action, IN maintaining
the nTncples ,pon which the committee was organized
and he would take part in having 1t force nOnlina
ton state its choice IN advance or NOMINATIONS maze
by the pOlicical parties.
that the entire matter be laid the table and the
subject indefinitely postponed This was carried with
dissenting votes,
ACTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC UNION GENERAL COM
MIITEE.
At meeting of the Democratic Union Cen
era Committee at Masonic Hall. East Thirteentn-st,
last the Hon. Robert b. Roosevelt. Chairman. de-
yered long speech, in which he expressed Che BELIEF
that the delegates OF this organization to the State
Convention at Utica, would be received u was the
general wish 10 have the city united and the beginning
would be made at Utica.
Mr. Thomas Cooper Campbell offered the following
resolutions:
Democrats opposed to the Republican party and to
individual members Of the organization free voice III lis
counsels and untrammeed exercise In the selection
Of its candidates, without interference ny hlnSs'
or by persons who set themselves up for leaders.
That we arraign the Republican party because II mas
usurped illegal powers concentrated authority III the
General Government against the weo1ins % tns
after the Rebellion had been crushed, encouraged mon
opoes against the rights OF the masses, sane
toned or Defended the misuse OF omclal po-
sition for personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and has
been guilty Of the grosseSt corrupuons which
have ever dlsgraced party IN TINS country ana become
IN fact nothing but party or oi1ce-hoders directed by
the National Administration and controlled by the ap
pOintees OF the Administration selected Tor tuel quar-
caOns for that purpose, ana not their Illness Tor ther
official duties.
We charge upon Republicanism the imitation Of the
currency aud the refusal to return 10 Tue only true
standard OF businessspecie payments we accuse that
party OF financial crimes or Dlunders' Whlch nave re-
suited in panic and derangement OF
money matters, threatening most serious conse-
quences 10 tine country. And we further alege mat
as disgraCed the nation abroad by financial cOnnec
tion houses that the first To fan before the
storm. although the Government had interfered i'm
properly and unWsey 10 save thcm; ana
1y proceedings in connection win the Wor sd
Fair at Vienna, which were either COMES
sion Of criminaty or incapacy, and that at nome 1t
brought scandal INTO every portion OF the Govern
by the misconduct of those TO whom it has entrusted
power, ana whom has put forward its representa-
MIR. D. C. Brdsan seconded the resolutions, and de-
lyercd lengthy address on tho subject In his re-
marks be said -
The panics of '38 and 81 were specie panics This of
10 IS greenbaek pane The President Is responsible
for its continuance; II he had let his greeubacks
go out 1t would not nave continued a. - ho SI
lie Che spcaker) had met his godfather In tue iW MI
Reyerdy Johnson, who had told him that Gen. Grant
asked his advice as 70 putting out tue reserve currency
ana put out the boarded money.
Mr. Campbell read a resolution to the effect that the
Democratic Union would support no candidate for the
shrieyalty or for County Clerk who would not pledge
himself in advance reform the Offices and refrain
A resolution was then offered by Mr. Birdsall that
Committee Resolutions DE appointed, to whlch All
resolutions shall in tue future be submitted.
which adopted. a member opposed 1t, how
ever. "a "a gag law" The Chairman appointed
Ncssrs Page Birnsall, McAlcer, GOldng. and savage
MI Campbell introduced resolution III conformation oil
the MAYORS course he took office ana, especially
50 far ais appointments are concerned The meeting
adjourned a early hour.
One Of the late Tamnany magnates, now with the
Uunion, informed THE TRIBUNE reporter that the
would do all in It's power TO
weaken " the Halls " In the interest OF
the Democratic Masses and another prominent
member stated. in reply 10 an inquiry, that they
would run a full county ticket, but whether by indoors
ing candidates nominated by other organizations or by
presenting candidates Of their own he could not say
The General Committee will meet hereafter every Mon
day evening.