The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-21
FOUR SETS or DELEGA TEs.
New York city. Representation In the Ma
tionsi Pnry's Convention.


cuso on Tuesday nextwhch. It is expected. will
result in the formation OF State organization
Of the National party. The call for the Convcn-
ton is signed by tho Chairman OF the United
party and the Independent
0reenback party. and by Ralph Beaumont.
as New York Statc's member OF tho Ma
tional pnrty's National Committee. The
belief OF the leaders OF these organiza-
tions is that the Convention will mako
thom one under the name OF the National party
OF New York To this State Convention four
political orgnnizati in this city have elected
delegates Each organization maintains that
1t alone Ia entitled to represent the National
party in this city. and bases its claim upon its
regularity. These parties are led respectively
10y George Blair. Cornelius O'Reilly. Walter II.
Shupc. and Thomas J. Creamcr. Tho first or
ganization in the field was that led by George
Blair. 1t was known last year rs the
United workingmen's party. and was con-
nectcd with the State organization OF that name
whose State ticket received 10000 votes at the
last election. 1t is essentially workingman's
party. most OF its leading mon aud nearly all
of the rank and file being mechanics and small
tradesmen. The leaders are spoken Of by their
associates rs George Blair. the box mnkcr
James Connolly. the painter and John Ennis
the plasterer, Their place Of meeting i in a
hall attached TO tho saloon of Charles Rosen-
crantz the beer seller. The men Of this party
profess to dtspise politicians aud boast that
men who live ny holding or seeking ofice can
bership committees in all OF their district asso-
Citations who, they say, Invariably report against
the admission OF politicians and office seekers
The claim OF this organization to represent
the National party in this city is founded mainly
on the fact that 1t was rccognzed hy,the Con-
last. which formed the National party and gave
it its name This Workinemen's party held a
conference with the troenhack party In koches-
ter on the 18th Of February. The consultation
resulted in the choice OF united delegation 10
the Toledo Conycntion. apd IN ,he formation Of
Syracuse is Chairman and the New York city
members are George Blair. James Connolly.
J. Millcr. The coni.rrnre's delegation was nd
mitted 10 the Toledo Convention. and Ralph
Beapm9nt Of Elmira, one Of its melgqoers. was
Iarty's National Committee This action Of the
Toledo Convention satisfied Messrs. Blair. Con-
nelly. Ennis. Livingston. and Miller that their
organization had the right 20 organize the Ma
tonal IQrty in this city. This right was con-
irmei., they say by the action Of the Executive
meeting in this city on the l0lh OF May last.
through a sub.committee. consisting Of DR.. d:
this State. authorized Mcssrs Blair. Connelly.
and Ennis TO organize this city. Clothed with
the district associations already formed. and to
cslaolish ~ the new E party in other distrcis u.
The hrs, OF the rivals OF the Blair Connolly
ha Hanon MiS brancH @ ~ the S~sona
party. IL was. whom first organized. the coun-
IN rs ranks few workmcn cnd many broken
down politicians aud political strikers. Both of
bo RhasIs RSs Tera lfngSS r neS was YTHI TS
| Hanion was ono Of William NJ. Tweed's hcnch-
d the fifteenth Yard Tweed Club,
Last year ,ox.Judge J9achimsen and Mr.
| Bread Winners League Mr.. Hanon WAS
| Chairman Of the state Comm,tee and tho ex-
rns pTeme wy C5urt 'p,us TRe broad Winners I Ieaele
was not successful. But Mr.. Hanlon and the
e1,Judee retained their Interest in The welfare
| ingmen would naturally be drawn irto the Ma
tional party. these leaders in the cause OF labor
thsS thS' ETY. eli They held % several meetings meet and
formed acommittee In whichwore the eX,Judge
and and 9s sofs sS Tor9s a9r TY srcS. w. Hsnsn Hs
! x-Congressman Thomas J. Creameri Walter
II. Shupe, editor, Of the, Adrocate: ". A. A.
Allen. OF the Eighth Ward. Mr.. Joachimscn
was the committee's temporary chairman. and
| Marcus HanlOn was its secretary. Things went
| on smg,thly with this organization until the
sth Of May On the evening OF that day the
committee met in the Cooper Institute 70 make
prrmanent organization. soon after the
| meeting had been called to order il was dlsroy-
cred that Mr.. Haqlon, tho SECRETARY. had sent
manent secretary aud the ex-Judge permanent
| chairman. stormy s'ene followed. which
| ended IN the withdrawal from the meeting Of
carceration Of Sir. Carsey in the Fifth Street
| Police Station. This temporarily stopped the
progress of the Hanlon-J JOachlmsen Organiza-
ton OF the National party.
On the evening oii, the 10th Of May Thomas j.
c5gaGeG 6 G w"r " rbb5a. shup% T"IoaTs srso1 A9 Fa
| gcnc Beebc and the other men who had se-
| ceded from the IianlQn j Joachmsen party. met
in Masanic Hal and formed new organization
| Of the National party. Mr.. Crcamer was made
Chairman and Col Gibbons and Eugene Beebe
| We're chosen Secretaries of the Committee on
| Orrauiyutipu Mr. Crenmtr and others went h
| work 10 perfect the organization hy sflacting
| tho men who were 70 compose the General Com
| ing on Mr., Shupe spent his time In Efforts to
| persuade Dr. ID. H. Sturgeon, CHAIRMAN OF the
| National pArty's National Committee. thnt the
| Cream Shupe organization should represent
| the party in this city. DR.. Sturgeon became con-
| yinccd. and gave To- that organization charters
| signed In blank, authorizing he orglhlzauon oi
! the Assembly districts in this city. Having
| these charters in their possession the Creamer;
| Shupe organization claimed to be the National
party's sole representative in this cty. Al
| length the General COmmltioe ol this organlzh-
ton was 2ysqnized ana Mater II, Ss Shqne TSs
and difference OF opinion created two parties
! in the organ cation. One followed Mr. Shupe
| and the other was loyal 10 Mr., Creamer
The Creamer party charged thhl Mr. Shupe
was trying 10 run the organization IN the inter:
est u John sherman. the dc iaGt0 Secretary 9t
| the Treasury. and Ruthcrfprd =. Hayes the de
| facto President; and Mr.. Shupe's friends
ayerred that Mr.. Creamer WAS ambitious t.
recover the political status that ho had lost and
| was an aspirant for olhcc. These mutual a'cu-
sations created disscnsions in the organi izatton
| that lud 10 the secess on Of u lhrge number OF
| its members the promotion OF new National
| party organization and the revival OF the Han
| lOn-J Oarhmsen party.
This division In the upe;Crenmer organi'
| zation pleased ox-J udge JOHchimson and Mar
! Gus llanlon. They determined to pront by II 10y
| reylviug the organization that had been broken
| ny by Mr.. Hanlon's acts in the Cooper lnst ltute
| meeting ON the sth Of May. With this end IN
| Ni"w they called n meeting, which was attended
| hy their former adhcTcnts and others, among
whom wore cN-Alderman Robert McClnery
| Nllllnm Labor. Jacob Cohen, Cornelius q Reilly
Cen Ep1ralm II. Jenny David II, TwOheY, Col
! George T. Gardner. Thomas W, Piuman. Thco-
dore l.. Tomlinson, aud j, Wilson Mcdonald
| the ulIiOr An organization was ile tod, and
Cornellls Ok"llly Was made its chairman
| since then this party Inns been organized in
about one-half Of the Assembly districts.
| Immediately alter tho adjournment Of the
| me eoting. ut which lh.oloIo Alien made n
| double triangle Il Eugrne Bcrhc's nose
| Thomas j. Creamer determined to start another
| National party organization. A meeting was
| held on the llth of this month. Hnd tine Com
| miueo on Organization, which Mr.. Shupe's
| General Committee had Discharged WAS rcOr'
| gAn.2ed
Mr. Crcamcr claims TINT this organization Is
| the regular representative OF the NaliOna
| party as ii has possession Of tho charters given
| by Dr. Sturgeon 10 Mr.. Shupe's party when
| Mr.. Creamer was chairman Of its Committee on
| Organization. Among the members OF this
| organization arc Rufus i. Andrews. George ii