The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-21
THE PUZZLED HARM0NIZERS.
DIR. MILLER AND THE. ALLEN VERY
INH1RNONIOUs BEFORE THEM.
The Doctor Tells About some OF the vener-
able Peter Cccper's Interesting Political
Experience, and IL Called a Lunattc.

able Peter Cooper's Interesting Political
Experience, and IL Called n Lunatic.
The Syracuse Conventions Harmonizng
Committee continued yesterday Its efforts to
bring together the five factions OF the National
party in this city. For the first time since their
arrival from the country the Committee worked
through an entire session without quarrelling
among themselves. Mr.. Copp. the Chairman.
announced that the Committee had met to hear
speeches from DR.. L. p Miller OF the Blair
party and Edward Roach OF Theodore Aliens
Workingmen.
DIR. Miller held tho floor one hour. He claim
ed that he had always been a laboring man. and
had been Grcenbacker since the panic OF 1878.
He Joined the Blair party because he became
Disguised with tho acts OF the Grcenbackers
who managed Peter Cooper's canvass in this
city Mr.. Cooper contributed $4,000 in that
campaign but the leaders of the Greenbackers
sold him out to Tammany Hall. Twelve hun
dred Greenbackers were employed TO man
the Cooper boxes. and yet Mr.. Cooper re-
coived but $50 votes in this city. None Of
the workers ut the polls were paid out OF
Mr.. Cooper's $4,000. After the election they
came to his house in droyes. and he had to call
length ne paid their demands TO get rid OF the
annoyance. DIR. Miller then turned his attcn-
ton to the factions Of the Nationals in this city.
only honest party. The leaders OF the other
factions kept them going to divide the Nationals
vote. Both Mr.. Shupo and Mr. Hanon were sat
isncd when the Syracuse Convention excluded
the New York delegations, ms that action kept tho
party in this city divided. Mr.; shupe in
pubicans. Mr.. Dreamer Is working for the
Anti-Tammany party. and, the Hanlon-Joa,
Tammany Hall. Mr. Shupe uses the name Of
the venerable Peter Cooper to help his organi-
earded by the Grccnbackers and the Workng-
men all over the country Shupe has had the
old man psychological for the past six months"
Dr. Miller then spoke in complimentary terms
Of Theodore Aliens party OF workingmen. but
such a man, He read THE sUN's editorial com
ments On the meeting Of the Shnpe party AZ
wnsn nr A aanbs mfpG e and poinnS TO
| Mr. Allen and the other Shupe men. said
This may be false. md these men may be ms
| pure as the Angel Gabriel. but they have the
| reputation described in this article.
Several men spranR TO their feet to reply TO
| Cops cane. which can 10y transformed into a
| cotton umbrella in less than one minute.
Order having been restored. pr Miller made
| finance. and closed by complimentng Mr. Copp
| upon the skilful use OF his umbrella cane dur
As Dr. Miller sat down. Theodore Allen
arose. Il wish to reply to DIR. Millers asser:
ton he said. that / was not n fit man to lead
II did not say that" said Dr. Miller. "Isaid
| that was so il the facts contained in the news
paper articles were true"
| Mr.. Copp suggested that the explanation
should be satisfactory. Whereupon Mr.. Allen
| said: will accept. because the attack came
| from man who has been insane for the past
| three MONTHS
| This attack created the sensation OF the ses-
| sion. The eyes Of George Blair, the box maker
1 James Connolly. the painter; Francis Purcell.
| the sexton. and Patrick McMullen. the printer.
| flashed with Indignation Patrick O'Reilly. the
| ballot box maker and Henry Nichols. the book
| keeper. became pale. and the faces OF Gen. Egan
| and Frank Waters became red. Marcus Hnnlon
| appauded and George Danger. the baker
| made one end Of his delicatey wHNed moustacho
| droop rs though 1t had enjoyed bath Of castor
| oil The Committee had determined TO he har-
monious. and not one OF them changed counte-
MIR. Edward Roach then closed the case for
| MIR. Aliens wOrkingmcn. When he sat down,
DR.. Miller took the floor and began to deny that
| he was insane.
:" You were insane enough to steal 81 800 from
| Mr.. ShuDe" Mr.. Allen shouted. And you got
away with ii. too" DR.. Miller denied the
| charge. Whereupon Mr.. Allen walked TO the
Miller and shaking his index finger in his face,
said, excitcdly: II you wero not insane you
| wouldn't deny IL; for everybody knows how you
| cried about II. and pipcd about that mortgage
| which you wished 10 pay with IT,"
| During this demonstration the Shupe and
| people went out of the room. The Rochester
| umbrella at length restored order. and then
| Mr. Copp said that the committees decision
| would be communicated 10 the contcnding fac
| tons through the newspapers. The work ing
| meu thereupon returned n their workshops
ize tho party in that city but accomplished
| nothing there.