The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-07
L.BEa.L REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE.
General John Cochrane ON Woman
sunrage-Rufe Andrews Among the

General John Cochrame ON Woman
sunrage-Rufe Andrews Among the
Prophets.
The second meeting for the year OF the Liberal
Republican General Committee was held at S14
Broadway last night, Thomas A. Stewart presiding.
A communication was received from the First
Assembly district announcing that p ]. Stuyve-
SAINT, John w. Willis p. J. Kelly, W. O'Brien,
Thomas Dillon and J. J. Byrnes were elected dele
gates from that district to the General Committee.
The following committees were named by the
Chairman on Organizations:-H. L. Macombe,
Arthur Barnett Peter Cooke, Joseph Forbes and
James Mccarthy. To devise constitution and by
laws-John A. Foster, John o. Miller and Thomas
Mulligan.
SHALL WOMEN vOTEY
JOSEPH JARDINE, Fourth district, submitted
preamble ana resolutions to the effect that the De-
claration Of independence sets forth that all men
are created free and equal, and whereas under the
generic word ''man" Is included woman, 1t fol-
lows that to deny woman the right OF suffrage Is to
violate the principles enumerated IN the Declare
Ward Beechef on this subject and called upon the
members to carry out the principles OF Horace
Greeley.
General JOHN CocnRANE in an eloquent ad.
dress. insisted that they. had no stock in trade
and would not exclude rom discussion any Sud
cipe that what Ii natural to man 10 natural to wo-
man, under the generic term man" But the sur
to the fittest. Males under twenty-One years can
not vote. But they and women go to form the pub
lie opinion which sways the government Az the
domestic hearth woman votes and lmplants the
seeds of law, and they who say there the General
brought down his fist the table, that she Is not
| legislator lie, and they know It, tCheers) Let
| her remain in the domestic circle. Applauseo
RUFUS +. ANDREWS admitted that his friend
General Cochrane) had no superior on those great
| moral questions. (Applause.) But what had the
committee to say to those great questionsY-with-
among them. His friend. distinguished In military
as In civil life, might lead fOrIorn hope; but he
couldn't run party without patronage. Laugh
| teri
The speaker was called to order, and the resolu-
| ton was sent to the limbo Of committee.
TWEED TO BE WELCOMED BACK
BY general desire, Mr.. Andrews was then calieu
upon to give his views to the future OF the party
| He expressed himself hopefully by reason OF the
| been able to show last september that the men
| who claimed to be the purest were the most cor
| rupt, the election would have taken different
turn. tremendous applause.) the prominent
supporter OF the successful competitor OF our re-
| vered and amented candidate are convicted OF
! taking brides. And here, gentlemen, the Washing
ton cabal beats the Tweeds and Sweenys all hollow
| Qaugnter.) here predict that the people VIII
visit their misdeeds on them at the next election
to take possession OF this city, and In my judgment
before they are done The people will say, "C0me back
! Tweed; you are welcome" u.aughter.
After some remarks from ex-Judge FITHIAN on
the danger to our free institutions by OF the
| corruption which pervades the nation from top to
| bottom and addresses by General Palmer and
| Others the meeting adjourned.