The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-16
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Independent Political Conference

ne pTttlueulldl conference assembled
to-day at the Fifth Avenue hotel, pursuant
to the call issued by VIM. G. Bryant, Theo.
d. Woolsey, A. II. Bullock, Horace White
and Carl Schurz. The secretary called the
meeting 10 order and read the call, which
is to consider what may be done to prevent
the national election of the centennial year
from becoming mere choice of evils, and
to secure the election of men to the highest
Offices of the republic whose character and
ability will protect the honor Of the Amer
lean name.
The following were appointed prema-
nent officers
Observation-Disclosures s. Woosey
Vice Presidents-G. @. Fagg, New
Hampshire c. W. Willard, Vermont H.
L. Pierce, Martin Brimmer, julius II. See
I've, Mark Hopkins, Jas. f. Clark, Massa-
chuse,ts Leonard Bacon, j. Cummings,
Conn; r. Hazard, 7. w. Higginson, RI. :;
W. c. Bryant, John Jay, o. OLtenberfer,
E. Solomon, Bradford II. Wood, Cyrus w
Field, Charles Butler and Samuel Osgooi,
New York Thomas Balch, Henry Lea
William Welsh, Pennsylvania Ex-Gov
Miller, J. d. Cox, Ohio Col. Martin, In
diana ; John II. Bryant aud Robert Coll
yer, Illinois NJ. NJ. Davis, f. ". Horn,
Wisconsin John Mcneil and James s.
Rollins, Missouri.
Secretaries-H. G. Lodge, Massachu-
sets F. A. Walker, Connecticut IL. A.
Brown, Pennsylvania; A Ricenne, Ohio.
President Woolsey said that for eight or
en- years past the country had been grow
ing politically worse the leading and
strong men of the republican party hsd
made the country blush with shame; and
now this meeting was called to decide what
was best to be done to remedy matters.
Carl Schurz thanked the audience for
such large attendance. 1t was good
sign when men came forward aud showed
their political independence. Every citi-
zen should see that the party he belongs to
is good one. None have boon invited
uClC Out tACH LOt Nv 0LJ DtItS,
and such as are known to have the best ill.,
terests OF the country at heart. The indie
pendents, it is said, are on the fence. but il
is owing to the vast quantity of mud on
both sides of the fence that they are afraid
to descend. The object of this conference
is to promote and further the general in
taraefa nf tho rOuntrv
On motion of Mr.. schurz committee
was appointed to draw up definite plan
of action and to take such other measures
as may be deemed necessary, and report to
the convention.
Rev. DR.. Osgood of New York, heartily
endorsed the object Of the meeting, and
said the White house was occupied by an
ignorant man who was surrounded by
wicked and unworthy advisers. As a min
lister of the gospel he called on all people
to throw off the trammels of party and
elect man to the presidency of whom all
men would be proud.
Franklin McVeigb, of Chicago, said he
was interested in Mr.. Bristow, and thought
the conference was also. He did not
know what would be done, but thought
that the composers of the conference were
mere boys in politics that they were too
abstract, and should get down to some
thing personal and definite.
Charles Francis Adams said he would
not Are off his gun, like Mr.. McVeieh, I'M
til he first saw hi, bird. Laughter He
preferred waiting for the report OF CON-
mittee before presuming that nothing POSI-
tive would be done.
VIM. Cullen Bryant asked to he excused
from speaking.
DR.. l., onard Bacon said that 1t had been
avowed that parties ruled the country, but
who was TO rule the party? He spoke of
the Issues which had existed in parties, in
issues of years gone by. He SAID the coun-
try was demorallzed by the bad faith of
the government In its financial administra-
tion. Every note of the government was a
lie, [applause1 and If this centennial years
election did not turn on this issue il would
perpetuate fraud.
Prof. Seelye said all great movements
we're organized among the people and CON-
menced with sudden uprising, generally
sweeping all before them The time for
such action had now arrived, and this con-
ference had but to raise its voice aud it
would be heard with effect. He did not
regard this age as very degenerate. The
present congress has had its drag nets all
over the country and had found but few
inatances Of corruntion. taking into con.