New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-18
THE DREAMER BRANCH.


MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION
ADDRESS BY THOMAS J. CREAMER-PRIMARIEs
TO BE HELD FRIDAY EVENING.
The Committee on Organization of the
National party dreamer braneh) OF this city, last night
held its first meeting since that OF July g. In which
'Ths" Allen and his comrades appeared as disturbing
element The meeting last night was at No. Union
square, where hall has been fitted up as the head
quarters OF the branch Of the National party
Policemen guarded the street door and that at the
entrance to the hail. and admitted without
ticket Thus the opposing faction was unrepfesened'
and harmony prevailed throughout the evening.
Thomas ]. Creamer called the meeting TO order. and
Eugene Beebe acted as secretary. Mr. Creamer read
paper which he said contained his views the Ques-
tions before the country We have had hard time"
he said in the organization Of party, but the
worst is over. We have got rid OF the bad element
which always obtrudes in party and can now invite
respectable people to unite with Already the Ma
ona party has achieved good it has checked the
contraction of the currency Statesmen like Thurman
Butler and Cox have prevented the robbery OF the
people, and have made successful opposition
to subsidies. The remedy for our financial
troubles is in the hands OF the people; vet they
fail 70 use it. The taxation Of Hew-York
would destroy any other city make no war on capital
as such. I known that moneyed corporations control
legislation and are part OF the Government as much
as the Legislature and the Governor. What complain
Of is that these corporations make raise returns, ana
swinde ali classes who help sustain the burdens OF
government. The TAX is burden because all is put
on the dwellings and the stores. / maintain
that there is no need that any dwenghOuse on Man
haitian Island be taxed dollar Why bother about the
uutaxed United States bonds when n thousand millions
of corporate property NewYOrk is untaxed. THIS Is
local issue The motto OF the NatOnal party Is
taxed labor against untaxed capital" Mr., Dreamer
reviewed the contest against the surface railroads IN the
interest OF rapid transit and that against the IamDany
Ring, both of which had been successful and added
tell yOu great wrongs easily redressed than
small ones"
Mr. Beebe moved q resolution OF thanks 70 Governor
Robinson for VetOing the Public Burdens bill, stating IN
the preamble that this organization was the only one
which protested against cutting down salaries OF IRE
Rufus f. Andrews moved that primary meetings Dc held
Friday evening next to elect three delegates and
three altCrnates from each Assembly district 20 the
State Convention 10 be he'd as Syracuse, Tuesday July
%. The motion WIS adopted. Mr.. Dreamer SAID
that the Cheap Transportation Association and
in the election Of members OF the Assembly this year;
their interests identical with those OF the National
party; he therefore suggested that committee be APP
pointed 10 confer with those two commercial bodies
adopted. The following committee membership was
announced Messrs. Gibbons BassonR LesuAn, Parker,
SOmmers, Sheebau, Beebe, Murphy, BrdsalL
Mr. Dreamer spoke Of the divisions among the Nation
ais There old organization In this city,, he SAID,
who took $4,000 OF Peter COOpers money and gave
the cOnveLiOn but IL does not matter The important
work the election of members OF the Assembly and Oi
Congress-" Rufus k Andrews and Theodore T. TomliD-
son were called upon for speeches. which received
with vOciferOns applause The committed then ad-
iOurned, to meet at the same place in two weeks.