New-York tribune., 1876-07-28
THE NEw-YoRK LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.

THEY SUPPORT HAYES AND wHEELFR-PRErARA-
TIoNs FOR HOLDING A STATE CONVENTION.
The Liberal Republican County Committee
held special meeting last evening To consider the nom
nations OF both parties and the prorrcty OF holding
State Convention b. f. Mamerre presided. As soon as
the meeting which very full called to ORDER
DIR. Freligh offered the following resolution:
The Liberal Republican General Committee OF the CITY
OF New York, recognizing IN the platform of prnsileN
ciuat and IN the letters q; acceptance Of the candid tcS
there nominated. fun embodiment Of the prlnciFlcs
they have proieSsed aud 10 which the! adhere do tcFe
That cy hold it their duy support the Hon Ruth
criOrl H. Hayes Tor the ifcsicucN ana tle non. "l'
A. Wheeler i0r The NicePro slency believing thon to "e
the true friends and eNponeuiS o an hoaesi currency
connected from the present ad inistfaioH.
This resolution brought long discussion. John 8
Gilmore asked what proof they had IN view OF STATE
mcnts in the public prints, that Gov Hayes was not
nominated "a the result of corrupt combination with
Morton Conkling aud others OF the Grant party; tat
his election would not continue the evils IN opposition {"
which the Liberal Republican party bad Is oriGih ana
its reason for existing Gen john Cochianc answered.
at length, arguing that the Cincinnati ConVehu"" I'D"
virtually surrendered not to the Liberal party but The
ideas which for four years the Liberal party had
mr. ed The nominee was In character such Que n ut
Liberal Republicans might have well ch>thi ms P''
form adoption OF their principles ana me l"',a ~
tue principles they had pat forward at 'ucn'i' M
1872. The Democratic platform was marc 20 on, t'l'
ana soft u the other Ii bard to t,H TA'h 'I VIC
the real Aside from tiEl the ql'>' oH rs I li'
or not wc were 20 have country a. all Toe od n''-
trpa OF state sovereignty had been revived rccthlN ~
tc n suhattdu Club, los Senator Bi}aid' 70! ht'h Z" "a
tucky-;,ii leading rSpuu,n;s ol tie leh"cI',l' l'lh
Was lhs P.udgra'- boX OF evils u De rtoltn'i al'I ID
had been closed such sacrifices, 10y placing thc t'It
scntatlyc- that principle IN powcri lie 'usst't to'
that under t.e present iCes real reform wac Id'f
10 De expected from the Republican nominees ldh ""i
! tie Democratic party. a..
Tuo,na. h. stewart spoke with some bitterness oi me
failure .! Democrats l-5- 10 support Horace greeley.
ANA white he did not wish to " wave the bloody -htlt'
me pointed Hamburg massacre As result "' Tie
spirit which stll. largely influenced - 'motiau' colac'
: j. CLASSY also sioSe. ur-ug the dc-rIu"h o h'i'r
Greeley iu ls12 los Democrats, when tuc Drmo.! I'"
an op.pruulty tu place Iir,li Oh hlEI.r ground" a-
reason Tor now supporting tn Republican nominees
The Liberal pdry not ana Republican IN Ilhcitt'
but opuused the qtTytIrIuus Vi X yuIltdh pl"riH-
That promised now be- corrected by iHc Erpu'a."u
patty Itself After some uI,hcr dseu'-ou t'e r''"iH-
| ton was adopted ,t
A cal Tor primary meetings IN the various Assembly
districts 10 cic, delegates aad acguats % STATE '"u-
vruton al saratoga AgI 23, WAS Hiopt'h ON mo
uon of Mr. uu-tcd, "a resolution was adopted recon-
/ nendug Liberal RDpuu.cans to decline cuI'i"At ~
members OF the Republican associations. l"'inis j..
moved that the -v O tLc COMMITTEE Was 'tl
William VI. EVars bee recommends 10 ihe t"1ic ichN'A a'
"a proper candidate Tor Governor. 4lf. LNslt-0 name
was grc1tcd with hearty cDrr!s Uu tLe tAJiru.u Ii'A
tDii sucu q motion cut Of order, and tie htrUnS
I then adjourned.