The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-16
SCHUlTS CONFERENCE
Prooeed;nds at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel Yesterday.
EIGHTEEN STATES REPRESENTED.
Pull List Of The Delegates Who Took Part in
The First Session
'sscasrw sH'sT0ws FRIENDS
Speeeh,, v. Leonard Bacon, President
wool i. MaeVeagh and Others.
,sEcae7Aky sElsTows FRIENDS.


sApacity Dy NUMBER OF fentlcmen from VARIOUS
sstas L the Union In response 10 cordial Invitations
sxten ID TO them by ex-senator Carl Sehurz, William
Cullen Bryant, President woosey and Ex-Governor
Buliocl8 participate in a council which had for lis
object discussion Of tho Presidential question and
the tion Of national politics. Al the very outset
thrust bald that nothing definite accomplished OK
cept th ganxaton OF the conference with President
Wcolsf u permanent chairman, and the appointment
Of mittee Resolutions, instructed likewise to
report plan OF action. great many speeches
were wde during the three hours session. and
two 4 hem indicated very strong prediction for
Mr.. istow Tho component parts OF the meeting
mial DO called active and passive politicians; the
lattc being vastly in the majority The active politi
san bcre represented by Colonel Thomas Wentworth
Hglt BON, Franklin Macveagh and others; President
WofNby, William Cullen Bryant Drs. Leonard Bacon,
DsgM and Adams ntly led the passives There were
lbol a75 gentlemen in the room Of the 400 to whom,
acc hing TO ex-senator Schurz, invitations had boon
~, |ded Among these were the following:-
ME-w. Gilbert.
wv HAAPsHiRr-George G. Fogg W. B. Small,
AMOS Tuck; Vermont, Edward L. Phelps, Frederick
SElings Charles W. Willard John Prout, Willard
Warrington, 9. N. Bliss
xAssAcHusErrs-Martha Brunner George A. Ket-
fridge, John G. Ropes, A J. c. Lowden, Howard
Stockton, Henry L. Pierce, Alexander H. Bullock.
Rev. Henry Blanchard, julius II. Seelyc Professor
W. s Tyler, Frank Hopkins, Professor Perry, Mar
shall Wilcox, William u. Hall. L. Maltby, Benjamin +.
Nichols Charles +. Adams, Jr., Brooks Adams, H. 4.
Alvord, edmund /. Lawyer, Samuel J. spaulding,
George N. Stearns, J. s. Farlow, y. NJ Stone George
P. King, 4. B. Haskell
CoSSEcrIcUr-David A. Wells, L r. s. Foster Theo-
dore G. Woosey, Leonard Bacon, Francis A. Walker,
". G. Sumner J. +. Patt, President Cummings. G. +.
hcCurdy, NJ. $. Dudley, John r Adams, Nathan Hart.
RHODE IsLASD-Rowland r. Hazard, Thomas W. Hig
yinson, Alexander Farnum
NEW York CirY-willmm B. Cutting, W. E. Dodge,
r., Charles T.. wcndt L. J. Steesiuy, Philip
Bessinger, Willy Wallach, John A. Graham, II.
Elnger, A. Klauroth, g. A. Schegel, A. Heyl Thomas
Holland, R. r. Bowker Thomas s. Howard, Jr.
Stephen Angel, b. f. Skinner, J. z. Crane, A. q.
Brown, c. A Agnow L. l. Godkin, r. w. Kuner, G. L.
Koncs, General Van Allen, Theodore Roosevelt John
Jay, A. L. Earle, Isaac Sherman. Dr. Holland N. X.
Jesup, James H Titus La Grand B. Cannon, Il. $. Van
W.nkle, George s. Halsey, John H. Sherwood T. G.
Hiaubensklce, $. Kaufman, F. V. Musgroye Cyrus W.
Field, II. Palmer, II. N. Hunt. Oswald Often
aorfer Rev. Dr. William Adams, Charles Butler,
Edward Solomon, \. L Olmstcad, w. II. Lee, A.
Jacoby H. Ahhorp, Howard Potter, A ?. Stokes, D.
w. James, @. p. Kenyon, +. D. Happen, Thomas Fes
sender, Frod Setback, A G. sedgwick, Dorman
B. Eaton, Ethan Allen, f. G. Pearson, Row. DR.. Samuel
0sgood, Rev. Dr. 3. H. Newton. Rev. Dr.. 4. W. Wash
burn, Parke Goodwin, Edward Robinson.
BRookLYx--T. H. Harrison. George l.. Lord, A. N.
Cole
Nrw YoRK srArr-Geo Gorge G. Munger, Arthur Bott,
Professor John Ordronaux, Bradford X. Wood, Theo
dorc Bacon, benjamin Field W. D. Ferguson, Garritt
Smith, Martin thatcher
New JERsKY-Samuel c. Anderson
PExxsYLvAxIA-H A. Brown, II. Ticdman. Henry g
Lea, William Welsh John p verree, John SILL John J.
Pinckerton Thomas NJ. Marshall Thomas BaIch.
Omo-F. BrinkerhoG, ). II. Deveroaux, August
Theme, ex- Governor Mueller
IxDiAxA-John A. Finck, Colonel Martin T. Esslinger,
H. Bates.
ILLIxoIs-Horace White, John H. Bryant, Andrew
Callahan, Franklin Macveagh, Sidney Thomas, Ernst
schmidt, Frederick Baumann, Col Ed Tissen, L
Eastman G. Keith. W. A. Bartlett, Allan A. Benton.
MIcnIGAx--G. W. Underwood, James u. scropps,
Charles $. May.
wrscoxsN-J. Clarke, N. N. Davis, Hon. Frederick
Y. Horn, John w. Hoyt
WEST viRoiMA--M c. {. Church.
NoRTH CARoIIxA-Robcrt LassiteE
MIssouRI-Jonn McNeal, LIMOS Clarke Il. J. Drum
mond, J. s. Robbins
MxxHsorA-A. L. wilkinson
After the conference fairly started several others
came learn what had been done and ndorsc II
they could Tho secretary OF the conference Mr. e.
Lodge stated that he had received nearly 500 letters
nom different persons In sympathy with tho objects or
tho assembage. Of,hcse perhaps tho most interesting
and important written BY Judge Hosdiey and J.
Cox, OF Ohio; Writ Dexter, Governor Kocrner L. T.
Chamberlain and Francis Lackncr, of Illinois; William
f. Dodge, Benjamin A. Willis and u. d. s. Brown, OF
New York; w. H. Rawi. Of Pennsy lvania; Robert Il.
Hill, Of Michigan; X. b. Anderson, Alexander Nc
Donald aud John T. Potter. Of Wisconsin; Paul A.
Chadbournc, Edward Atkinson and Samuel Dowlcs, OF
Massachusetts; Frederick Munich, OF Missouri; H. W.
Hoffman, OF Maryland, and d. Jcncrds, OF Mississippi
Il was said that General n T. Banks aud or two
other prominent personages were expected
THK CONFERENCE
Shortly after three O'Clock the assembiagc
was called 10 order by Mr.. II. c. Lodge
who said that those present had assembled
10 confer on tho political situation and ad-
rise their fellow citizens according the specifications
Sf sshe call, " which ne then read Tnis has already
published IN the HERALD and is neither moro nor
less than dcuunciation OF party corrup,icn and an
sxhortatIon TO the people ,ako new departure in
this ccntenn al year Tor tho Improvement Of tho
national govcrnmcnt lie next read the names OF somo
OF those who had accepted invitations and had prom
scd 10 be present at tho conference adding APOLOGIZE
cay that In The great haste OF sending out 50 many
Invitations some gentlemen had been overlooked whom
u would have been advisable have asked for counsel
He had received about 900 replies IRON those written
TO, and ho would say That Of them contained
positive denial Of sympathy with the objects Of tho
council
Ex-Governor Bullock, OF Massachusetts,, then moved
that committee Of three permanent organization
10 appointed to mako out list or officers Tho ex-
Governor himself, Park Goodwin, OF New York. and
Colonel Edmund Jussen, OF Illinois, were assigned TO
that duty and went out into the hallway 10 fuIni IT,
Alter absence Of about three minutes they rcturncd
snd through their chairman Ex-Governor Bullock, re-
portcd tho following who unanimously elected
FOR President-Thcodorc D. weoIscy. OF Connecticut
YSr Vice fyssidenfs-New Hampshire. Geo. q. Fogg;
vermout, Charles W. Willard: Massachusetts,, Henry
/ Pierce, Martin Brimmen. Julus H. sceiyc Mark
Hopkins, James Frcemah CLARKE; Connecticut, Dr.
Leonard Bacon, Joseph Cummings, Thomas wentworth
Higg.uson; New York, W. G. Bryant John
~. Oswald ossndosisE, Edward ssionon, Brad