New-York tribune., 1876-05-09
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.

LIBERAL NATIONAL CONVENTION CALLED
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL LIBERAL REPUBLICAN,
CoMMHTEE-CALL FOR NATIONAL C0NvEN
| TION AT PHILADELPHIA on JULY 26-THE CALI
| TO Bg ANSULIED If SATISFACTORY PREsIDEN
| TIAL NOMINATIONS ARE MADE BY THE TWO
| GREAT PARTIES.
| The Liberal Republican National Committee met
| at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday in accordance
| with the call of the Chairman, issued on April ~
| Before the day of meeting all the members OF tht
Committee had responded by letter. and all save one
| Joined in the objects Of the call and promised 10 DC
| present Ethan Allen, Chairman of the Committee
called the meeting to order at II o'clock, and 81
members answered to their names either IN person ol
| by representatives Among those present were
| Judge Clark of Connecticut, Gen. Anderson OF Mis-
| souri, u. s. Attorney Riggs of Kansas, Gen. Kent OF
Maine ex-senator Fowler of Tennessee, Judge JET
fords of Mississippi the Hon. B. X. Nickerson OF Cal
ifornia and ex-Oov. Warm0th OF Louisiana. Ihe
Chairman, in address of about an hour long, gave
detailed statement of the condition of the organ
zation as he knew it to be- from correspondence and
other sources, and gave an encouraging account oi
| its power in the several States.
Mr. Hopper from Wisconsin made motion for a
| Convention. which was unanimously adopted and
the time appointed for July 90, at IL o'clock. On
the question of place there long debate, I'm
cinnati and Philadelphia having supporters. The
| vote stood 20 for Philadelphia and IL for Cincin-
nati and the former place was selected
David Clark of Connecticut, in behalf Of the Com
mittee of Three, reported the foil, wing call for
| Convention, which was adopted alter full discus
| sion:
The National liberal Republican Committee appointed
BY the Convention held III Cincinnati IN VI ", ls12, beiuy
fully authorized Ia do, hereby orders that National
Liberal Republican Convention be held IN the Ciy OF
Itlt TN, r..
Each State Is invited 10 send Ia such Convention q
equal M TO me nosr , o nit nj aae ""
All citizens wo desire 70 pcfctdate the nati01a honor
equality OF all men before the Law. OF whatever
color religion or politics; VINO desire the pernhthSe
of the Union and the Constitution win the Tnirteehth,
Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, and are op,
posed 10 reopenng any Of tie Questions r,,cd oi
| a. settled; who believe that In time OF pro-
found peace the civil authority should he supreme
that the Civil Service Ot tn Government should be 80
r~ormcd that honesty, capacity. fidelity shall con.
s,ilute the only valid claim to public emloymehi ana
that TO secure tls no President 81 tue United states
shonld be canddae i0r rcecction; VINO believe thAt
a laws impust should bc for te purposes OF revenue
only, aud adjusted 20 lar ~ possibe WIN lmpua as
to all sections and Interests; VINO are III iaVo, o, i
speedy return t. specie ment as den,hded ake b
tIe highest cohhd' atonr oi colheich' nuialI9 nn
honest government and above all VINO r" III IaNoi ot
honest at The head Of the Republic to carry OUT
honest measures are 'uillay Invited Ia JON Ill Sehiis
! dele gates to TINS National Convention. 80
Tn. pies NJ orzed condition OF the public service
the siartrg rrv'lli"Ls "i coriiPoh, anu tuo IL,
auent ID ostration of al uduEtr al Interests more th
| gpiif ls
campaign ~: le', "ld nave Nh,itit'u men ehoI's ti'
| uudr for IIC Nufk nt plhtlcl Illiu
cation then defeated yet remains To hc done III thls
wOfk each elrctof as patflu'' mus Pctin W p' T.
Tue ciuzs Dust rlsr above tc partisan Allegiance "a
c..nr, IN THIS hour ol trouble ia higher duty tHaH
allegiance 10 party IL Is h''t''ilN 'Ht ,ne - ~
ell .In,tc "a controlling power ~ party PoItc' tlIi
avonus TO crime. Both OF the oil parties lave per
uicious history that makes taem cInaly 'nptehi "i
n.vertelaos s1o seelns m"roiabe taa reform WI
| bc secured "W,inu P.IS Hl,h. VIZ, .',in IN,
ouco gives but luie cause 10 h'pe ior ". ~, ~,
reformed convict l. not usually u" best citlh'h MOI
vii a reformed party hc The Oct *. Jnent oi morality
The parry that badly needs reform ZION he's uutA
,ut ol the luus D,d of the uCcayiug Dr-alllalun
tue Teo. must come, AMI VA 'ue" a Ny lba o., 'o.
viii be In Val. Tne nominees, IN the purify oi lnci
aud TO-. tscr support when placed brforc III,
conn ~ ~ cordially welcome tie cooperation OF al
patnotc ciii4cn'' without lesarn 20 pr'kVIs ro""'A
CLalr1nun National Liberal r. pibii,an COmnIttcc.
Mr. Nickelron OF California Offered a resolution
which. after long speech anl some amendment 10y
| the Committee, adopted IN the following form
| Uhsycas The hoie - entertained nv many patriotic
citizens that by cuutaua agitation ~i.hin tnt
pirjy iiles both ~ tte dominant pirtes may be
ici in platforms anh nominees - -rnl al tc political
| reformation required ~ t'h- organization; ana, 80
| Waorcds. The Liberal party, dcrirnS only the public
good relr4e5s ~ plIt docs not favor csclns lnde
pendent action. II It shall ccrain appear that al" which
!. s.cAs way OF puts'a pufic1on c1 be as wei
! secured through other organizations; tncfciorc,
HcsOrtd, Ihdt D., afCr tHC Republican ana Dehuctdu,
u.S been nrld la Juuc next, one or Duth o
tines. tr,cs shat seem, In the tud dsmtnt o our thar
man, SIR Ethan Allen 10 nave responded I" the primer
pies ana aims IIbcrl Republican organization
both Ia and III tdt event our 'ha man
aftrr firGtr cOucrcuc. wh tnis committee II hcrtby
aat4oTih.d 10y proclamation Ia 1unHl ihc can l"r NJ
tonal Convention thls dag Oricr1. 1ut after sld ton
yentlous their actions beng unfNOrahlc Ia r"iOtu ne
IN empowered 10 thc sueh action in luliheihg Tue ca
Tor Convention is day ordered as hc may deem heeeS
| saty.
| Mr.. Mckenzie Of Wisconsin then offered the fol
lowing, which was unanimously adopted:
Tna. the thanas OF this National Committee and OF the
party good aud patriotic cztns are due To ouI
hatrnin iAr EtHan Alien, for the fidelity ana zeal VIII
wicn kts disc -cd tEc trust connicl Ia is hands
four years ago. bOuud to tIc Liberals py no stronger
TIE than Ot duty, that has nevertheless proved
in MS pOwrrul tAan The areinrht9 ol ono.
rendered ohcr great parties OF the country or the
icct, of enemies and tricd and found true, lac II
noble representative OF That exalted character Mbch We
| demand Ia National politics.
Nearly all of those present favored Mr.. Brstow as
their first choice for the Presidency. or the Repub
Icans Bristow, Adams, Hayes, and Washburnc were
mentioned as satisfactory 10 the reform sentiment
of the country. Among the Democrats, the names OF
Tildcn human, and Bayarl were spoken Much
confidence was expressed that by proper action a
good man could he forced Oh or both of the tick
! cts of the two great parties.
| The National Committee adjourned sine die.
NEW REFORM MOVEMENT.
| ADDRESS OF HE "EXHCUIIyE COMMITTEE or THF
| NATIONAL REFORM LEAGUE"-OKGANIZATIO
| Avn nj lNg oF THE IFAGlE-A NDN-PAnTISAN