New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-04
THE LOCAL COMMITTEES.

THE LIBERAL REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE.
The Liberal Republican General Committee
met last night at No 453 FOurthaye There was large
attendance. The meeting was called to order by the
Chairman Thos E. stewart. at O'Clock. After the pre-
limnary routine business was finished, Mr.. Mitchell Of
the XIIIth District offered for adoption by the Com
mittee the following platform and resolutions, which
were read by the Secretary and received with frequent
applause:
We the Liberal Republicans OF New-York, do here re-
peat and affirm the following principles
l. Simplicity OF government ana purity ECONOMY anu
= A civil service honestly independent OF faction.
g. Restriction OF State powers 20 the protection OF the
rights OF fe person. and property, freedom OF indyd
ua competitlon and protection against chartered mo-
nopoles and class legislation.
sumption. ,,., l., IL,
according TO the pledged faith OF the nation.
G. direct vote for President and Vlce-President by
the people, and the ODe-term principle.
The right OF local self government, and resistance to
upon the rights OF the States and OF the
sysen OF general taxation sufficient only for the
annual expenditures and the stated expenditure OF tue
yernment together with snch 81 stem OF customs as
the people their Congress districts. through their
IN Congse shall cnGUse . N. ..o
of the Press by the Poland Gag law which creates ana extend, to
Ge ea and coactor. Of newspapers states
through construction law they ma, be afn5ed before courts and
wa. actually conmed ami violation Of the meaning and 'ih Of the
Itd That the neees9 Of s1sf.a. the ooe'e5n prime Pe
e refusal Of tir term by Washington been iqve. the
IsSgS Of Constitutional Inhibition rye for IT, woui be
uwouoUs no matter by whom aud a,au would be dangerous
matter when.
Before these resolutions put TO VOTE Mr.. Jenny
Of the XyIth District called the attention Of the Com
mittee TO series OF resolutions prepared by Col Conk
ling OF tie With District which he thought ought TO be
adopted Col Conklng then read the resolutions They
were received with applause, but differed only slightly
ahOv y
ing beep adopted on motion Of Judge Fithian 1t was
ved N submit them to the Liberal Republican State
Convention which will meet at Albany on Sept. Q. Gen.
Foster then remarked that as the latest advces from
the vermont election showed that Poland had been de-
feated he desired to offer the followng
R,od That the Republicans OF the City Of FewYork
District Vernon. their pr'seSorth and Independent action
Of the semp gag errodne the Pes; LIKE Poland and
We trust that like offenders Ike tate a. the polls
THIS was adopted with three cheers. and the Commit
tee then adjourned The delegates to the coming state
Convention remained after tho meeting. and held a pr
yate conference TO organize select chairman, and
mark out their future action
TIE TAMsfANY HALL GENERAL COMMITTEE.
The Tammany Hall General Committee met In Tam
many Hall in East Fourteenth-st. last evening with a
large attendance In the absence OF the Chairman
7 w. Chaner John Kelly called the meeting to order.
and proposed for presiding officer the Hon. Augustus
s,ben who was elected. After the reading Of the
minutes Mr. Kelly, speaking in behalf OF Committee On
Organization, referred to the call recently issued
sy the State Central Committee at their meet
ing at Saratoga, for a Convention to meet at
Syracuse on Sept. &c. and directing each Assem-
bly, District to send three delegates to represent
IL in that Convention. He spoke OF the action or the
Rochester Convention some years ago, which made IL
exclusively tue business OF the Assembly Districts 70
send delegates directly For the information OF the
COMMITTEES he had the call read which was issued In
each Assembly District last and urged that atten-
ton be called TO the necessity Of sending delegates 10
the Syracuse Convention. He said that the Committee
ON would be in next Monday alter
noon al o'clock and that District Committees could
get the blanks usedsast year for calling Assembly Dis.
trict Conventions could arrange for the painting OF
forms IN their Districts.
The Treasures report read. showing balance on
hand of U3 o. The Hon John Fox spoke OF the posi-
ton OF the party upon the OF election, and said
that would be for the interest OF the party that the
Committee should adjourn, subject to the call OF the
Chair, as 1t could not now BIO known what necessity
might arise The resolution TO that end which he offered
was passed. aud the meeting was adjourned.
THE WYOMING TERRITORY ELECTION.
CHEYENNE, w. T., Sept. 3.-The election
returns are nearly all in and give Steele Dem ma