The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-08
GREENBACK-LAEOR PARTY.

SIS OF SETTLEMENT.
meeting of the national green biCk labor party OF
this city held last evening al No. 252 Fourth
avenue, about seveuty-hve persons being present.
For about half hour before the business Of The
evening was commenc I'd, the State Committee OF the
organization remained in session IN an adjoining
apartmcpt The Executive Committee also met. but
without transscting any business OF Importance,
adjourned until next Tu ssday. The meeting was
organized by tho selectio .. as chairman, OF p W.
Labor VINO having called he meeting TO order, re-
ouested the secretary, W. A.-. Carssy, TO read the
following
whereas the Genera, Commute of the national green;
Sf hs 0 .a 'f shups
respectively have duly elect I'd two executive com
ing ano uniting orsasiza ons; and whsreAs the
basis o. s"s1 ;s sns I"s s
H. shupe havel each rs.ned tDei positions as chairmen
of said orsan. BE- ~ and thew n,rohv 10
agree to the OF said two organzs
The saio two organizations shall be consolidated into
organization and shall constitute one general COM
William Lso shall be and hereby is dssa1sd the
the first meeting OF said committee shall be
g. The General Committee OF each Assembly distre. shall
ssTs a,r s action the General
Tue swo Assembly district nntecs said organ
izaons shall also os and they hereby a,e conso,id.ted
made tsmporary chairman II the denera Com
OF the Assembly
alton shall be determined by said committee
3 mass m ee.ing shall be held Cooper Institute
the day of - to ratify this acth'n.
The above basis OF settlement bore the signatures
Of several greenbackers, including those OF Shupe,
O'Reiliy, HanIon, Nichols aud Carsey.
The Chairman having inquired the pleasure OF the
meeting in regard TO the report, one member moved
that be adopted, while another Jumped 10 his feet
ana proposed to lay II on the table, Az This so mo
confusion ensoeo during which one member IN stem
orian tones cried out
"Misther Chairman, where did the1uthorty come
from to make that agrssementY".
several members he re tried get the floor stimuli
taneously, each having different opinion to express
ON the document before tho meeting. Tho Secretary
however succeeded IN pc urng Oil upon the troubled
waters by reminding the obsreperous lie mbers that
the basis OF sctteme under discussion been
greed upon by two committees which the members
themselves bad Unanimously seiecsed Accordingly
the member who mad moved 10 lay The documsut on
the table formally withdrew his motion.
Cornelius O'Rciliy then addressed the meeting
counselling harmony, ana said the who did not
see nc to har monze at this time true n
teress OF the party at heart He alluded 10 the suit
WIN The grecnbacK labor party, which had behind II
pie that was spreading all over the country
Tue only thing the party now wanted In order TO
achieve success was harmony within itself
The question the adoption OF the report was hon
put 10 the meeting and carried unanimously.
MANY cnAIRMEN.
on motion OF Mr.. OKeilly tho secretary
nenced IA call for the reports OF tho general commit
tees IN tho several Assembly DISTRICTS As IN many
these latter there two heads oil organizations
had yet aascd into the Shupe o'.eiIly SET
the call of district, committees m One or
two illustrations will sunice. when the
First district called meek looking
member arose and announced that he was the chair
msu OF the General Committee IN that district,
where, he SAID, all the differences heretofore existing
between sections of the party had boon set
tied for tho common good Here another member
Strengthened himself up another part Of the hall
ana SAID 'sAr. Chairman, let the last gonticman
speak for himself believe he 10 not chairman Of
the Genera Committee IN the First district /"
To this tho hrst speaker replied. 81 am the chair
maj" and was aboat to enter into detailed history
Of his position whom the secretary shut him Oft BY
moving the bunncss oil tho messing be proceeded
with, 'and let these men tight over their differences
outside OF the nail "
mem Der anu ounced that he was chairman Of the
local zation was already completed
he net gong TO harmonizo any furtber. Here
member spoke up saying that ho represented
the o'Rciy wing OF tue party IN that district and
wanted to have s0mcshing about matters there.
While tho last party was struggling 10 give utcranco
TO his thoughts his rival stopped him by exclaimng.-
zone momcnt-what Is your namcY"
4 smith"
eyes. You have "A brother on the Tam many Hall
General Committeef"
II have. -
.,You have also n brother holding position under
Tammapy HallY
al have"
"wcI, Mr. Chairman I think that's enough about
| HIM"
This really proved emo ugh. the contcsting chair
man subsidized, and was not heard IRON again during
the evening
| A desuitory and somewhat acrimonious discussion
then took place on tho subject OF securing enrolling
quarters In the various war6s IN order To take tho
names Of thoss who may be converted to grcenback-
which finally settled by leaving the whole mat
| ter IN the hands OF the Assembly district general
committees