New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-22

public quarrel and would not agree The HarmOnizing
Committee was accordingly authorized to investigate
their claims TO recognition and 10 select three men from
their ranks to iii the vacant places in the State Com
mittee.
| The committee met yesterday morning at Municipal
Hail. in Futon-sL Brooklyn. Each OF the two factions
was represented by about dozen men. Mr. JUNO WHO
was evidently wearied with the speeches he had hear
in New-YOrk, opened the session by saying: don :
see why the gentlemen here cannot compromise thelr
differences The Syracuse platform Is acceptable TO all
the old Warehouses of the Greenback party Now the
trouble here seems TO be that Mr. Pomeroy has char
tered clubs But the Labor party always has been
Greenback party It seems to me there must be an END
to these constant divisions in our ranks or we cannot
succeed This committee does not desire to see any
dirty linen washed"
W. Burden, the head Of the faction which charters
signed by PomerOy aud which therefore be eonsld
cred radical GreenDack party said that his faction d
not think the Toledo platform good one, but that the
Syracuse platform satisfied H. He was OF the opinion
that the factions Of Kings County could be united VIII
liam Hanscom leader OF the other faction (whch repre-
sents chiefly wOrkngmen's cubs, said that his Wing OF
the National party was also Of the opinion that the
Toledo platform was not sufficiently radical when fnan-
ca questions were considered The faction had organ
lied Greenback Labor Associations in ward OF the
city The gentlemen belonging TO the other faction had
been expelled they had made persons joining
their associations take another oath from that pre-
scrbed by the Central Council.
At the request of the Harmonizlng Committee, the
leaders Of the two factions then held joint session al
the other end Of the room TO see If some way OF compro
missing their differences could not be discovered After
an apparently heated discussion they returned
Harmonizing Committee and said that no compromise
was possible Burden faction proposed that the as
socatons of both factions the several wards should
unite and elect officers The Hanscom faction felused
to elect new officers. but offered to take the men OF the
Other faction into their ward associations Mr. Burden
then questioned the authority Of the committee to act IN
the matter all asserting that the Syracuse Convention
had not given it any such authority Mr. Copp claimed
that the committee had full power TO act He then re-
qested the leaders OF the factions to state the history
aud strength OF their organizations.
p K McCapn smoke for the Hanscom faction. He said
that It originated about year ago. and had sent del
egaes to the Toledo and Syracuse Conventions IL had
organizations every ward in Brooklyn and III the nVe
country towns OF Kings County. II gwen recognition
it would poll 5000 or 5000 votes The names OF 1000
upon its rolls
Mr. Copp-Do you have your meetings secretly or
openlyl
Mr. NcCanp-We have both We have secret execu-
tive sessions II is well known that both Of the great
potical organizations In this city have what they call
heelers These men, II our organizations beld ehtlFeS
open meetings, would discover what we were gong 70
do and would reveal the information to the leaders OF
the other parties In executive session we consider our
nIans 10 increase our strength"
P NE Rnrdcn spoke for the faction named after him
When / joined a workingman's political cup year
uOn I was compelled to take an Oaih persuaded It's
member TO call this association WOrknglnans Green
hack club. All OF the Gleenback men VINO entered ~
were compelled to take the oath. Alter talking TO them
All Winter about the matter, persuaded helh 20 90
away with the oath DIR. Sturgeon the secretary OF ne
Toledo Convention, came here last Spring When dis,
coyefed that he favor Of paying the D0nds IN gOd
ana silver made my mind that the Toledo COhyeh-
bat he paid Surgeons expenses here and paid Tor the
engraving OF the charters for the NATIONAL cuos.
tau viii H..
AID not think the honest In HIS advocacy OF green
back doctrines will not join the Hanscom acil9ni
bpcauss lis meetings are secret. Never aBdul VIII
take an oath when join pOllilcal party -,
ID. Harley member OF the hahscOm iactlon, salu'
We are not exactiug an oath. 1t Is merely "a
pledge" .,..,o,, ~, tho ,orr,,tio, q, tho
cIuhs of the Burden aud submitted list show
lug that had associations Ia every ward OF Bro0klyh
Mr.. McCann-We merely nave eAScu,lIs ses.ons i 50
lions We have held many meetings, the money Deing
,yrU 10 support them IN lvo and ten cent pieces We
6aye convinced many men Of the truth OF GreenOaek
doctrines VINO not joined our associations Dut VINO
49,. ,rrised 10 vote with Us on election day. Dr. Hen
dsou was unpopular because it reported that Col-
missioner Faberty had offered him cierkship IN the
PrbIie Works Department at Sl5 a week
DR. Henderson-Alr. F;aherty mas a letter signed by
members Of your City Council asking ny appointment.
spracy TO iniurr me in the National party.
The Hanscom faction then presented as their names
che following Thomas COulns, p. X. Mccain
and William Pne Burden faction presented these
names: L. Gallagher, o. +. Burton aud Patrick
Mr. Junio said 1.-THE press has made some state
tneuts ABOUT me which l would Ike To correct. The
original state Committee composed OF twenty
eight members. AZ syracuse mad lt nlled up
win representatives OF counties not hitherto rep
resented. Does that look az l Intended
to run tho convention would IKE TO
say Also that know nothing about the Knights OF La
nor ana never heard OF them before last May. The
stato Committee had charge OF the preliminary proceed
ns OF the state Convention. did not control II, nor
d try TO- the utorest of any secret labor orgauiL-
ton. such reports are untrue aud unjust dld not ty
To control the convention aerwurd IN tue interest OF
secret society do not belong 10 any such secret So
c.ety." ,..,- -.
la the afternoon the leaders Of the factous gave their
consent To q merging oil the two organizations IN Caeh
ward. Tue unnuunC ment OF this compromise greatly
r.luced the HarmOnZing Committee. The factions
were instructed three their representa-
lives on the state Committee.
The meuibers OF state Committee selected are as
f,IIows; ia District Robert Collins Hid District, ..
f. Burton; fYth Distri, {, DIR. GuiOn