The New York herald., 1878-10-08
THE GREENBACK LARoREIs.

A meeting OF the national grcenback labor party
held last evening at Clarendon Hall, East Thr-
teenth street. Between four and live hundred deic-
gates preseni. Tho meeting called to by
Cornelius OReily. George i. Gardiner was appointed
temporary chairman. He said tina. the gatos
represented 900 regularly organized members in
tins city, VINO were banded together to abb
jure allegiance 10 all other political parties, and
determined to uphold the banner OF tho groon-
back party against all opposition. He alluded tho
in Maine and California; and said only rc-
maned Tor New York 10 DO It's duty, and victory
would ultimately crown their efforts.
Mr.. George l. DOrier was elected temporary secre-
tary. The roll OF delegates was called aud every
Assembly district was found 10 be represented
except the Fourteenth. A resolution
adopted that the charmen OF tho several
Assembly districts aud OF the Twcnty-third and
Twenty-iourth wards combined ut large,
gether with the President OF the meeting aud the
members Of the State Committee. Constitute a CON-
mittee permanent organization, moet this even
ing at the headquarters OF the General Comnntce,
No. 252 Fourth avenue. he only contested
An executive committee appoint led, one rom
each ot the Assembly districts, as foiiows:-First
John W smy.n; Third; Franels Boyle; Fourth.
Meenan; Seventh, JoGn Wesierman; Eighth, Charles
Hugershon; Ninth, James II. Wright; Tenth. Jonn
O'Neiil; thirteenth, N. X. Thomas; Fourteenth,
John Fov; fifteenth. A. Bick'enard; Sixteenth,
Eighteenth, James Deiany; Nineteenth, Edwin DoDb;
Twentieth, Marcus Hannan; rwenty-arst, Leon
Sacho; Twenty second and rwenty-third, Patrick Il.
Siatlery.
Tne following were appointed perm anent officers -
). Wilson Mcdonald, president; Henry a. Heser,
treasu urer, ana Thomas A. Moony, Charles Abra ms,
George 7. Dorlon, NJ J. L'chtenstein ana john Mon-
anun, secretaries
Speeches made by Mr.. Da Cunha. ex-
Judge Joacnimsen, Mr.. Mcdonald, Mr. Helscr
and others Inc meeting adjourned to
nom nations IN the same hail on the 14th INST.
Eight policemen were stationed Ia the hsI aud
person was admitted except delegates aud members
nj ne earl lad 40 RI at Al
door. IL was past eleven O'Clock when the moet-
ing adjourned
EDWARD COOPER NOMINATED FOR MAYOR BY
The GREESBACKERs.
The General Committee OF the national greenback.
labor party, held meeting In the great hall OF the
Cooper linton last night and nominated Mr.. Edward
Cooper Tor Mayor
Mr.. Walter shupe IN opening tho meeting, said -
II was your pleasure some months since TO elect
me Chairman OF the Gcncral Committee, 10 hold the
position until you found better man. The exiseu-
cies made u necessary that ysei
aud Mr.. o'Rcilly should resign our positions
as chairman OF different committeos, with tho un.
derstanding that Mr.. o'aeilIy should nune the man
who chairman OF the comUined organlxa ion.
II was further stipulated that the would not ue
accepted without The indorsement OF the venerable
Peter Cooper. Mr.. Ukeiily named as his Candidate
Mr. William Ialor Of him Mr. Cooper sa,d there y as
no better ia the Tor the place Ho heartily
i1dorsea Mr. LaIor, aud ior tins reason | hopo
committee VIII elect hi 10 the Guardianship. Mr..
Lalor elected by ncclainaiion.
s'TnANKs, GESTLEMEN.O
After the applause had suUsdsd Mr. Lalor said that
this was Zone Of the most happy moments oil ms
his.u He said he knew nis individud Efforts would
be o no await without tue corporation OF the genie
men present THIS support ho GAINED IRON the gen
tlenen present, and In loud applause pledged
COMMITTEE OK ORGANIZATION.
On motion Committee on Urganization was APP
pointed consisting oi one member from eacn Assem-
Dy district This committee met and reported in ia
vor ~ tn. following oiicefs:--wiiiiam Laor char.
man; q. d. Lennon aud Anurow CampUeli, vice chair
ner; Thomas Smitn and q. ii Bucnudn, sccretarivs:
Richard Makins, treasurer, and Edward Roche. str-
gpant-st-artns. The report OF the committee was
adopted amid ioud and prolonged checrA
rHK NOMINATION.
Mr. Robert H. shannon, Ia a long speech culo4 istc
oil MIR Edward Cooper, Offered that gcntienau's name
IN nsmiuation ior the ollcc VI Mayor. Mr Hayos,
during an interruption winch Mr. Shannon permitted
said ne hoped that all nominatlous would be referred,
10 "A committee nominations. The intiiatou tnat
such would be the case was gwen out, Dut when Mr.
shannon proposed the mare OF Mr. Cooper IL
greeted with vOcIierous cheering aad tue chairman
asked the sense OF the meeting Dn the question OF
MAKING the nom nation Oy acclaim atIon. Ins hunor
Cooper was SO nominated. Several times Guriug hIs
speech Mr. snalGon was interrupted by Mr..
Leandcr Thompson, 20 whom tue meeting would
no listen. He hnaiiy became 80 boisterous tuat Mr.
shannon couId not DO hoard. la the mlJst OF the
excitement ''Inc." Allen went TO Thompson and Tor
time persuaded hrn 10 hold his peace. lie finally
broke out again, and iaug to OBTAIN a hearing he
le. the nalL followed by the delegation from the
Nineteenth district
Mr. Mcclellan proposed set OF resolutions to the
effect that every man nomi1stcd by the greonback-
labor party should give 40 To tne government por-
tion OF his wages, aud they were adopted.
The ionowing was also offered and adopicd:-
Eesoved, That zach Cong osson district throug their
Of tue state Central Committee aud that th of
this Convention notify the state Central Commtto our
action.