, 1873-10-19

Ho believed minority favored u convention.
Ihoro wero ttmcb whom responsibilities iiad to
ho takon. Why should n convention bo caliea2
not tho pooplc divided GU local isnuos. .--oyou tho
nopublicans7 10 make straight tiolset read
numbers out Of Tito party. That waa noithor just
nor honorable. Tho people should 10 allowed
net for tho boat interests Of tho community.
They did not stultfy thomsolvoB bY accepting
tho invitation. They endorsed no principles.
simply mon. Tho Inter- Ocean charged thom With
having sold out, md Custom House clerk
made tho BANJO statement at a meeting. Tho
best intorcatH OF tho community Woro consulted
By dropping national questions.
Mr. Davis asked what, the emergency. Was ?
What vas tho difference between t1ia and other
mittee II they proposed not to call convention.
They had no business to try to commit tho party
in any way: As Republican committee thoy
could not do 1t.
Capt. Lougbiln thought the emergency was
vol understood. hlost Of the Germans in the
Republican party Ind organized on certain
issue. In national politics most OF thom were Re-
publicanB. Could tho party afford road than out7
year henoo they would DO ucoded /? As for preoe-
dent, similar combination was made and In
dorsod In 1871.
Ex.A1D. GILL
had been Republican for yoarB, and admired
zeal in that callso. Ho appreciated Mr.. Davis
ho Thought MIR, Davis anxiety about the party
WAS thrown away. Tho Committee waa q small
portion Of the party, and did not bind 1t by their
would DO aot aaide. The Committee should do
what It did to-day. If no convention was called,
and the Republican, wantod ono, they would
call 1t. So far as he knew thom, they wore
against any convention. and so were the papcrs.
Honeo ho WAS opposed to any convention. He
WIS not fully In accord with tho motion to accept
tho Invitation. He would Like to include other
organizations.
The Chair explained that thore vas provision
made for letting in other organizations.
Aid Walsh mogod to tablo tho invitation.
Tho motion WAS lost.
Ex-A1D WALSH
did not beliovo tho Committee had any power to
it would not ho wise to do 1t. These outside
movements werc really In favor Of fow men,
who wero not willing to troat tho pooplo, and
would In tho end destroy the Government. He
was opposed to al thoso bnok-room meetings Of
which there hnd boon 80 many lately. Woro
they auro Of defeat II thoy called convention
1t was said b1r. Farwell did not want ono, but
that waB not satisfactory answor.
THE INVITATION wAB ACCEPTED.
Yeas-Kaete, Warren, Stone, Gardner, Honf-
ford Loughlin, Gill, sohalruer. Brookway, and
Nays-sidwell, sniaer, Walsh, Howe, Davis,
Kingsley, Cannon and eohm!dt-8
Ward, stating TINT William Baker was elected R
membor Of the Central Committee, in place Of
| H. .. King.
Objection Was taken to tho Legality Of tho ac-
tion, aud It was claimod the Committee could
not recognize 1t.
4 motion to tab1a tho whole mattor was lost.
| h1r. Baker waa lot In.
Capt Loughlin moved that tho CHAIR appoint
= committee to notify tho Independents Of the
acceptance.
It was agreed to, and tho Chair appointed
Capt. Loughlin, AID. stone. and Aid. Cannon.
Tho Committee returned accompanied by Col.
Baldwin, Robert H. FoBs, aud J. L. Campbell,
and reported that the Democratic Central Com
1nittco and tho Independents were awaiting
them down stairs.
Tho Committee adjourned and went down.
Union of All tho Elements.
| Yesterday afternoon meeting was held In q
| room Of the Grand Pacific Hotel. attended by
! the Central Democratic Committoe and dele
| wates from other political bodies Which nre op-
| posed to the Heslng-O 'Hara combination.
| Quito largo number Of our loading political
men wero present, and the spirit Of the
meeting was determination that in tho coming
struggle respeotabilty would not be suffered to
be defeated by bummorism.
Mr. Melville ". Fuller WAS appointed Chair
nun, and Justice sculiy Secretary Of the moot
| ing.
| INVITATIONS BENT OUT.
| It WAS then resolved that committees Of three
| 60 up to tho Republican aad Democratic Com
| mltteeB and tell them that tho meeting WAS In
session and to invite them to attend, and Mosa1s.
| Baldwin, Foss, and Scantan were appointed such
| Committee to invite tho Republicans, Aid.
| Dixon st, Clair Sutherland, and Charles L. VIII
| son, tho Democrats.
hfr. G. L. Wilson said ho understood there
Was German and foreign Anti-Hesing o 'Hara
| Committee who desired to confer with the moot
| ing, and moved that a committee be appointed
| to confor with them.
| The Chair appointed G. L. Wilson, Aid. schat1-
ner and Mr. Woodmnn . committee to confer
with the German and foreign anti-Hoaing Com
mittoo.
The Committee entered and was found to be
much moro antt-Hesing than foreign in it's co.,
struotion.
! CREDENTIALS.
It was moved and seconded that Committee
on Crodontials, consisting OF ono member from
each delegation be appointed, aud that each
delegation nominate its representative.
| Aid, Dixon moved that Committee of gwedea
and Norwegiana bo admitted to take part in the
meeting.
Tho Committee Of Credentials was organized
as follows: Committee Of Twelve. J. L. Camp
| bell; Republican Committee. AID. sohaffner
| Democratic Committee. st. Clair Sutherland
independently Committee. N. 7. Gassetto
| swedos' Committee. Mr.. Johnson; Norwegian
| Committee Mr. Mataon.
AID. Dixon stated that the Committee Of
| soyenty had delegation Of oloven members
seeking admission to tue meeting, and moved
that they bo admitted.
very lively dobato enaued, in which Aid.
BchaRner opposed the admission Of tho mem-
bera Of the Committee Of Seventy. He con-
| sidcrcd their admission would provo tho DEATH
blow Of tho object for which tho present meeting
wnB called.
| Ono or two Republicans Expressed an inten-
| ton to Withdraw from tho meeting If the repre-
sentativea OF the Committee OF Seventy SSero
| admitted. and Alr. JuRsen expressed, for his
party, similar determination.
Ex-Ald. Campbell suggested that, II the ropre-
aontntivoB OF the COMMITTEES would bind tilat
| body not to got up another convention but abido