New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-28
POLITICAL NEWS.
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
CALL FOR CONVENTION AT ALBANY ON sEPr' IL

THE LIBERAL REPUBLlCAN CON'ENiIo
CALL FOR A CONVENTION AT ALBANY ON sRPr' IL
VIEWS or THE LEADERS OF TIE PARTY.
A call for Liberal Republican State Con-
venou issued by the State Committee TO DC neid "
Albany ON Sent 3d. This call is as follows:
The Liberal Republican State Committee having Oh.
rccted state Convention Tor the NOMINATION -, h~
special Committee appointed BY them for the
therefore in accordance with the sc"" stas nttes
Liberal Republican State Convention is hereby called;
to be hq next Ss at u on acSeS State
officers and to transact such Other m sosst OF two
delegates fron each Assembly district to be elected In
the usual way by the members OF the recognei eAsns
Liberal Republican organization III SUCH oi''iie' "nu
Tie concurrence OF all Liberal Republicans Is re-
ouested who do not recognize the power VI Dm 'crac
State Committee to call them into Democratic sihle
Convention and the COOPERATION OF M inc lnaepnens
ties are ready independently oG men WHO, what
ever their political connections ntheT," nsy ,r 9erye
dcnal terms, to destroy political rings, aud especially
f foTmer soud specie basis and to Introduce into the
mnistrltion of public affairs purity, vgor ana honesty
BY order OF the State Committee, Chairman
BENJAMIN A. WILLIS Secretary.
Ne,c- York, Aug %, 1879.
The state Committee will meet at the Deevan House.
in Albany the evening before the Convention al D
O'CLOCK. The Committee requests that delegates when
elected will notify tine fact OF their election 10 lie
Chairman, Post-Ofice Box No. $50, in this city.
VIEWS OF LEADERS OF THE PARTY.
The following are the views expressed by one or the
Liberal Republican leaders III this city ana coTrODora'.a
by others
The opinion of the majority OF the Liberal Reput-
cans throughout the State has uniformly been that
State Convention should be held not for the purpose o
nominating independent State ticket, nut OF a"-
nouncng the principles Of the party and or scrutimHhS
the character Of the proceedings a1d candidates OF e
two Great political parties. These Liberals arsr 10 DO
unanimous in the purpose to continue mil TO MAINTAIN
their organization, not with ves OK cc@tiEs thfu
party eaippcd AMI prepared to enter into the political
arena but simply as a standing protest against pubic
corrupons and abuses and as an instrument OF strength
behalf of honest WISE ana virnous candidates n"mha
ted by either party II not in accordance WIN opefVae
facts that any considerable number of the Liberal Re
pubcals in the State disposed Ia give h, t"cir or
ganzatOn and unite with either the Dalnocrtuc OF re
erals Who rom various reasons OF pcrson"i nature
have determined to ally themselves, III abandonment
OF their old Line raj associations. Their example dues o
seem 10 affect tie of those who asurc 10 maintain
the Of tier t,r ih nmr "
vcicrs in tine state has greatly nce,Sei sh.e a. ,i,
anv man, Whatever hi position IL authorized 20 speak
for these men, his ind yidal action VIII 10 an a.
mccabc extent, Influence them. No; even III! ir lu
dnr,ct by any on or more OF their prominent 'tlcS-
~ nor TO I've presumed-woud cIango ther pE'el'
Tnc State Convention Albany by largo vote deter
mined that there shold he LherAi STATE 'onNch,l0n
and the special committee 80 whon, Il vs. referred ior
it's time and place nave done their dny "he convention
he formally collcd FOR ~ ~. % or anon. u wen
after the las, OF the cOnvcno's Of the political par-
ties snail have been hcl This Iic IL NJ irelf siii lent
guarantee mat the Liberals mean 10 speak 10Y iii
selves, unaffected by casual ambiguous utter ntS
While urdou ,tc Ivy sims an, III. the are 'Ii 81 10
favor Democratic pTciCnsiOus 10 reform, 1thofs ar.
fayOraly mnrsed with those OF the Republicans liit
| Whatever Icir opinions may DE- at tn's roini'
| mono OF them willing to see thor orSali-
| zltion lost in aiding either the Democrac or
Republican party, willie oil OF them rcproIiie ana WIZ
lOcihy resist any an eJrt y eli her Demo rats
OF Republicans through indirect influences or by ems
sares dcleCa.eS 10 tcr STATE SohVCh'i
10 wrst s pro; ceilings to tic purposes on Interests O
either pa,iy Tlcy say nat Whatever Ia" Opinions ana
tc O the honest Lin raj may nr, ana VIA ever
their preferences for cnli1tcs. they shall have 'ne OPP
poituniiy Of ruiy and fairy expressing te fce al any
improper action dcidtiJn, the. OF Democrats U.
Republicans, either indirectly or openly attempted