The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11
NATIONAL LABOR PARTY.

MEETING OF THE sUB-coMMIrTEE AT THE
siURTEvANT HOUSE.
A special meeting OF Ihosc members Of the sub
committee appointed by the National Grecnbaok Con
vention at Syracuse 10 endeavor TO ascertain what
could he made with the view Of consoli
dating the party tho city aud county OF New York,
held private meeting last evening a. the sturisvsnt
House. Mr. Wright, OF Oneida, occupied tho
chair. There were present at the meet
ing by Invitation Mr. Hauloa (of the Joachim
scn-Hanlon organization Of the nationally,
and several other members Of the organization Col
onel Ransom, . memOsr Of tns subcomnittee, took
active part In he proceedings He made Speech
in which he Teerred 20 the present chaotic condioa
OF tho party IN this CITY, and declared that u would
yet DO consolidated upon basis satisfactory 20 all
interests. He regarded tho recent publication AZ
Washington, purportpg TO emanats from official hcad
quarters, as fraud. III u had been authentic ~
would have been signed by DR. Sturgeon. President,
Of The National central Orxanizaton which would have
givrn It the stamp proper origin. lie also stated
that the enure state Committee would be in Ihs ciy
between the l5th ana 2Oth Of TINS month. The date
not beng definitely liked. The national platform Of
the party would remain formulated at Toledo, but
night be remodeilca at the National Convection ac-
cordins To tee idess OF the syracuse Convention.
Mr. Wright. oil Ouelts, SAID he had come here ex-
pcctipg 10 meet the committee lie had bson waiting
sumo days. de had been told al one time that the
mesng was To occur the 5th; again that II would
DO held the oh, and that he Understood now that
IL would be- held some time before the 20tn. Ho de-
ciared mat he hsa great fatn In the movements that
tue people In his part OF tue State Serc alive 10 and
that II must sweep the Whole country.
Tho point whether Mr.. Conkling was Interested In
the movement was suggested The idea was re-
pudiatcs by every member OF tue committee
A question was put:--''Wll not your party take
side the other Ia regard TO tn United Staios
Senatorship r Tue answer was, "No. never. We
don't caro- any more about Conkilng tnsn We do any
other man"
Mr.. Haulon, speaking generally of the political
aspect iu this city, said that the nationals had a
puraty here OF ID, 900 over either tho democrats or
rcpuDicans that he was we'll posted IN regard TO the
river counties, ana that Orange was well organized
that USER, although net so well orgsnizeu,
under the leadership OF MAJOR O'Rciliy,
local politician, woola, In his tMr. Hanlon 81 estma
tion, De carried on the greenOzck question In fact,
inc Mayor Of The city OF Kingston, who s y green
backer was elected over all parties at no last cleo
lion In regard TO Greene county SIR. Hanlon sad u
might be called a .greenback county in reaIity,"
which would insure tne eiec,ion OF grsenback Con.
gresham from mat district, which 10 composed oil
Ulster, Greene anu Scoharie counties.
Al this point gentleman from Ulster county In
CURED OF Mr.. HanIon whether thcre was any danger
OF the national LABOR greenbsck party In this city,
being sold out.
Mr. HAxLos-In no event whassvsr. Tho party can
never be sod out
1Thc presiding officer stated that the iuture meet
ssss oil the ntes had net yet been definitely ar.
ranged. fhc programme rested within the powers
OF the General state Committee