The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-09
THE GREENBAcK WAR,
ATTEMPT TO HAnMoslzE THE ACTION OF rnn

|
RIVAL WINGS IN THIS CITY.
| Tho Greenback Convention recently held as syria
cuse appointed sub-conmittee whose duty u should
be to proceed 10 New York and take some in
oraer TO sharmonize" the party. Three Of the men,
bers of this sub con- m ittee-A. H. Ransom, OF Sara
| toga; G. A. Newton and r. Huntington Wright, oil
Rome, n. Y.-arr,ved yesterday morning At ths Stur-
tevant House. and their movements were tho subject
OF considerable speculation IN greenback quarters
What will committee dor is the question which Is
! eagerly asked by the greenback men Mr. Shupe Of
| The Adpocae when called upon yesterday had no
hcsitancy in saying that he regarded the committee
| as having como with hostile purpose. Neverthc-
less lie believed that the committee want TO DO lair,
and its present program was TO Investigate which
faction In each Assembly district was the most nu'
merous ana powerful and lot thst faction prevail
| sHUPRs PROPOSITION
| His (MI Shupe's) proposition was that the repre-
senavex OF the green0ack organizations In each
district should amslgamats under me Shups chair
man, choose chairm Tesoiect their three DEL
cxutes General Committee aud, AZ seon As that
chairman should DO chosen Ia his place. Nh. Shupe
said that this Was altogether nght between tho
theories Of reputation aud imitation BY means Of
I!mtIoss vaiueiess paper money promulgated by the
nationals Syracuse and his own just and equitable
platform, when opposed TO rcpudi .lion ana advo
Gated tho redemption OF bonds, not IN irredeemsbic
currency III legal tender notes whose par Value
should be guaranteed by the government
al represent 5000 regularly enrolled mcmb ers OF
| my organization,' Mr. Shupe said, land / shall nc
cspt no conditions until have referred to them
| first"
| Mr. Shupe said that his antagonist, Mr. JUNO, had
| resigned from the committee because IL was gcner
ally thought IN the parry that Mr.. Junio's presence
prcjuaged by the committees aud was to DO decided
action Mr. Shupe had heard that the State Exscu-
tive Comm ttce, which xas also expected bore, had
| thought OF changing aud modifying that plank OF
1 ,.ln lin VA mali 1Qn
"I'd hate 10 sec them do this" he declared, .sfor
that's pretty much the only thing that holds them
| SURPRISING POLITICAL Nxws. 4ta
Mr. Shupo had some surprising political informa-
ton, az, .r instance, that the hard money repubh-
and democrats were coaIsscing while tho demo-
platform ot Toiedo, the nonov question Re uuuer-
stood, from reliable source, he said, that Comptroller
John Kelly was contemplating tho adoption OF tho
ToIedO greenbRck' platform part Of his political
faith. Mr. Shupe felt confident that his own faction
and the principles advocated by hun would come VIC
the proposition OF the repudationsts among the
onal party TO issue 1000. oooo o0 Of rrsdeomaDle
paper money wherswth 10 pay of ali outstanding
debts. This policy, he thought death to those
that fooihardy enough 10 espouse II and he de-
cared that s.Ihs record OF the Syracuse Convention
party HIS own plan TO pay The bonds IN grccnuacks
nd ~ b S as
enough gold In the whole world 10 meet the gold obi
cations Of this country.
whole day aud when spoken to as 70 their probable
action became evident that their minds Still
a chaotic condition. They Will probably not adopt a
line OF policy until they have canvsssed tina ait
uaton and consulted Mr.. Snupe and tho various Lead
were purely informal and preliminary but it 10 en-
pccted that meeting will be held this morning ID
MEETING IN GERMANIA HALL. vs.r
meeting Of The General Committee of tbs
tional grseaback-labor party Ghe Joacn,mssa-Hsn-
There good attendance, some ono hundred aud
lty members being present, and Mr.. Cornelius
O'RolIly presided. Alter routine, business
lengthy resolutions adopted setting forth that
this General Committee tho one under whose
spices tho general meeting Ia Cooper Union
held January 80 1885, whom the present great green
back movement ,naugurated, and that the silver
meeting OF February, 1875. was also under it's au-
spices" also repudiattng all "bolterS and orgla-
izers Tor their aims and ends who have OF late
split up the party The resolutions further called for
the appointment Of conference committee of seven
from each Assembly district 10 reorgan ize and har
Geueral Committee Of one from each elec-
tton district 10 Assembly districts also
committee OF to organize such districts
not yet represented. oa IL "a
Resolution req ucsting .sash Assembly district to
make utilization with any OF opposite organizations
unless tho same be recommended By tho General
Committee and that no district BIO authorized
ndspe udcnt OF tho Central Organization WAS passed
AFTER much discussion ar.. l.f-
Other resolutions were thou adopted approving OF
the greenback-aoor party platform adopted al syria
cuss and tndorsing the nomination oil Gideon J.
Tucker Judge OF tho Court Of Appeals and pledg,ng
suppprI 10 BOTH The committee VI seven from enoh
district then announced BY the chairman and the
meeting adjourned. VIst aSsi 4 n
.-tHpI ise.l ~ tft lanpas.s
il4 MASS MEETING IN CEDAR sTREET. 5fHF
In front OF No 12s Cedar street. the corner OF
Greenwich, last evening" there strung two rows
OF Chinese lanterns, and upon . large truck similar
ilumi nators were be seen. A crowd OF somo i've
or throe hundred men, women and children. chiefly
tho latter lilod the street In that locality and .
HERALD reporter discovered inquiry that this
iium nation meant a mass meeting Of the
tonai grcenback labor party about to tako
place. Mr.. GetrPs Blair Is president OF the assoca-
tiou OF the First Assem by district and ne was the
1rst speaker He said the power OF the party was in
cressng day by that the Polisc Commissioners OF
New York wanted once TO drive the members from
the streets OF CITY; but all that Was changed
He cited tho labor vote In New York ana Albany as
evidence Of the vast strides Ia popular favor Of the
party aud charged that both the democratic and re-
He was followed in tue same STRAIN BY Msssrs. Con.
nelly and Nasterson, alter which u resolution was
passed ndorging oil the city papers the organ
OF the grcenuacK labor party ald "repudiating" all
others Full confluence was expressed In the ABILITY
oil working classes TO protect themselves notwith-
! standing the total depravity Of the press
Mr.. TUCKER ACCEPTS.
! Mr. Gideon J. Tucker has accepted the nomination
Of tho national grsonback labor party Tor the office Of