The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-22
H.IRMONIzERs IN CLOrER.
Brooklyn Nationals Talk. Confer. md Finally
Agree aud Go ~ ONE Happy.

The llarmonizng Committee Of the Ma
tonal party tried to oil the troubled waters in
Brooklyn yesterday. There are two wings
which need to be joined. They are known as
tho Court street wing. OF which Mr.. John Han
sen is Chairman. and the Mechanics Exchange
wing OF which Mr. O. +. Burton is Chairman
After several speeches the factions retired to
confer in a corner. but they could not agree.
and in a half hour they so reported. The Court
street wing wished all Grcenbackers 10 ~ into
the ward organizations and the Mechanics En-
change wing wanted n reorganization Of ward
associations and the election Of a now Gen
crnl Committee but this the Court street wing
now In possession of the General Committee.
would not agree 10. Both committees then
agreed 10 abide 10y the decision IF the Harmon
Mr. VI Cam said that the men who caused the
split were men who wcr" dead politically. ana
were lu no scnso orkiuEmrn. Mr.. Burton
said that hc had left tn Grccuhack party ln'c
h'ruu~r he honestly believed TINT Shupc AMI
Sturgeon were determined To- sell the party uut
lie never would belong again TO "a secret politi-
Dr. Thomns s. Henderson. actor. author. Loo
turer dentist. and politician. said that soon
after the tTccnhacS men ana the Labor men
had unit a they began 90 work inharmOnl ously,
Little lohhers and ,rirksiors crcpi in. His was
the first head that had been held up to be fired
~. They said that they had made dead set
for him because he was political hack. but he
cmphaticnlly denied that. His wing came there
10 pool their issues and to take Il back seat for
harmony's sake. They had tried 10 get him out
Of The Central Council by getting him a position
in the Board Of city Works. His activity had
not suited the trckstcrs and scOundrcs.
Aiter several hours Of discussion. tho Com
mite" submitted long propositions looking 70 a
reunion. hut they were rejected The two fac-
tons at length agreed on the following basis
The two organizations in each Ward e. merge
and elect new ofiirc"s and 10 drop oil party
hacks and politicians and elect now delegates
10 the Central Council Harmony then became
apparent. Thoy then elected Robert Collins Of
the Second Congressional District. O. L. Bur
ton OF the Third Congressional District. and DR..
Guyon OF the Fourth Congressional District Us
membcIs - tho state Central Committee.
Tho IIurmuniIlug Committee viii begin to-
mitt'd to them 10y the Committees II the various
factions in New York. Tho Blair faction IL
confident That It Will Doe recognized ~ tn" true
repres 'ntatlvcs Of the party It, leader, base
Comp Bliss, and JUNO. III. working
mon on the Committee. are their friends.
and viii accept NO compromise that
may be- suggested boy the two Gro"nback mem
on u. workuEman said. because Dr. Mil
Ter. one " our party, has entertained them dur
ing thcir stay in the city, Tho Shupe and
llanlon mon believe TINT they made 80 strong "a
case before the Committee that none OF them
Will dare to dony them representation on the
State Committee. The opinion OF the cool
headed mon in all % tho contesting factions Is
that tho Committee will name the seven mem
beers of the state Committee 10 which New York
II entitled. giving representation 10 the Blair
party and 10 the united Shupe- lanlon organi-
cation. and leave the question Of the leadership
% tho party in this County 10 I've settled by tho
factions themselves. This opinion II founded
upon the decision Of tn" Committee before their
first session. that their power under the rcsolu-
ton appointing them was limited to the filling
OF the vacancies on the State Committee.