The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-16
Carl Schurz'S Independent COnveu-
tiOn.

NEW YORK, May l5.-About three
hundred prominent gentleman from
various parts of the country assembled
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day, TO at
tend the political conference called by
William e. Bryant Horace White,
Theodore d. WooIsey, A. II. Bullock
and Carl Schurz
Secretary Hodge called the meeting to
order and read the call.
The following gentlemen were ap.
pointed permanent officers:
President Theodore d. Woolsey;
Vice Presidents, g T. Fogg; New
Hampshire, q w. Willard, Virginia;
II. l.. Pierce, N. Breimner, j. II. Seeleye,
Mark Hopkins, J. T. Clark, Msssschu-
sets, Leonard Bacon, Jas. Cummings,
Connecticut; X Hazard, w. Higginsou,
Rhode Island; w. Bryant, John Gay,
Ohio, Ottendorf Sslomsn, b. X. Wood,
& w. Field. G. Butler, S. Osgood, New
York; Thomas Batch, Henry Lea,
William w Welsh, Pennsylvania; eI-Gov-
ernor Miller and J. ID. Cox, Ohio; Col
Martin, Indiana; John II. Bryant and
Robert Collyer, Illinois; James DAVIS
and +. w. Horn, Wisconsin; John Nc
Neil and james S. Rollins, Missouri;
Secre,aries--H. G. Hodge, Of Massa-
chusetts; F. A. Walker. Of Connecticut!
H. A. Brown, of Pennsylvania A.
Riceppe, Of Ohio, and Amos Clark OF
Missouri.
President Woolsey said that for eight
or ten years past the country has been
growing politically worse The leading
and strong men OF the Republican party
had made the country blush with shame,
and now this meeting was called TO dc.
eide Whist was best TO be done TO remedy
the matter.
Carl Schurz thanked the audience for
such large attendance. IL was good
sign when men come forward and
showed their political independence,
Every citizen should see that The party
he belongs 10 is . good one, None have
been invited here but men not over
awed by any party and such rs are known
to have the best interest OF the country al
heart The Independents, ii Is said are
on the fence, but It is owing TO the vast
quantity OF mud on the sides Of the fence
'ihey are here 10 defend the object OF this
conference, which is 70 promote and iar-
tner the general Interests OF the country
DIR. O.good spske as follows:
att Ia every mans duty TO be patriot
b. he clerical or lay. or late the gov
ernment has been separated from that
high morality necessary, and sporting
,olitic an. have stepped into ONCE who
are of a bass and most damn bic elass.
We do not like the White House. An
unple.sant odor has Arisen all around
il. and while believing The present incum'
bent Is rot iAd man, yet bis as.octAte'
are bad. He has placed men in Office wht
have made US hang our hesds BY The
misdeed,. we want man in thai ono
VINO n intelligent, honest capable, hSh
toned and fearless Applanse :,
FrxnkIim Mcyeikh, OF Chicago, said
he came On - he vS intefestet
in Mr.. Bristew snd thought the Confer
ence WA also. he did MOI knos vtai
voald be done. bat thooeht thst the com
po<ers Of The Conference were mere boy
| 10 politics. That they we're TO ab'trac
ana should get down 70 something per
sonsl and definite.
Cba p. Adams, Jr., said he would no
Ere OF his eas NE Mcvssh till be hrs
! SO hn bird. Ilsughtet.1 He preierre'
vsising for . report OF the commiris
, belors ersauming that nothing positis
would b done