New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-11

NJ M and nek for $50 600 fas shall do myself llI
aunpy ,nd OF "nrswe cannot do with success I'M
less we ci show our legislatures that there Is spirit
an assurance OF success We are Obliged To have
that insurance cannot get the apprOptatIon7'
let me say FURTHER necessity fer AN lmnleIlaaS
awakening UNION this question. that there are spnt o
the States whose sessions are only bienlia Il i
mine Ii Legislature does not maSe me ~
ton ncxs winter II VIII BE- roo lac; we cannot hAc w
display you expect OF IA. Now, my friends ever on
OF you in New-Iork. impress upon yeh Tor {ou w.
sake che necessity Of ar0using yourselves 10 inc
work before you tnat you may heip co.,
distant states. VITA these remarks thank you ior
your attention.
REMARKS OF y. u. SPFRBY.
n D. sperry. of Connecticut. wasnext requested
20 speak His remarks were rs follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN: / am not here for
the purpose II making any remarks had suIp'S,e1a
that tins meeting purely business meeting. called
for the purpose Of forming TEMPORARY organization
commission. 10 seems TO me that from tne
been TOO tie fe TOO itte ehei yy ana
little sad the public prints II we are To nave
celebration, exposition celebrating Victorious
peace IN 1883 The time short There Is great deal
TO be done There IL great deal Of work to be accom-
Pushed. There are finances TO De RAISED theIe
are buildings cnIsS these ne tngs vii enter into this
Worlds Fair and It's success depends much on thr ab
iy AMI the with when we direct ourselves 10
the work which have IN hand. 1 can say That THIS
of size IL one Wlcn VIII nave 10 ne stttleu
When that question OF viii then. IN
nv adgnen see IN the CITY Of New-York financial men
forward our support 80 long As tuat question
remains unsettled go long you vii lock In VAIN my
opinion Tor such action will be necessary II we wish
succeed in this Commission. lAppanseI am satls-
fed trat almost everything depends upon now We act.
move. and now we move IN the direction l nave
assure Won that the Worlds Fair at Philadelphia was
great II great benefit 10 the people OF
the country II depends upon this Commission ana me
people OF NewYork TO say whether tue Dement'S arising
from celebration shall be equai TO that when we
celebrated Philadelphia. Great interests are IN
v0lved-noC only great financial and manufacturing IN,
teresis, hut the interests OF every man woman ana
child tnr0ughout the country. Now the people OF the
NewYOrk are 70 take hold and Lead III this MAJ
ter lead with their influence, lead with their
huances lead with their finest thought then tins
exhibition will be success IL VIII not De success
unless the great In elant people %, me "a mi T
earnestness and spirit which VIII promise well Tor
It's success UDt then II will be useless IN my mon,
Tor 90 before the people OF the United states 10 AK
that which much need TO make This lalr sue
Richard Henry Lee. Of Virginia. also made a few
remarks He took the view that the great TX
position should be made OF binding the diff
fereut portions of the country more closely together
Alcernon : Sullivan said that he felt he could saw
IN behalf Of the citizens Of New-York. that the eX-
pcctations entertained by those from distant states
would be fully met. He also would welcome the
delegates from abroad. whose cooperation was valued
and which was necessary for the success of the IN
derakinG.
THURLOW YIELDS ADDRESS.
The last person called upon to speak was Thurlow
Weed be spoke briefly, foliowsi
Mr. Chairman and Ccuuemeni II would afford me
very Great pleasure To participate u the manner which
Won nave iniImatcd hut the great heat added tn IN
iirmIfics which are somewhat pressing to-day, shan
have 10 ask 10 be excused clnuot however torDehr
10 say how exceedingly era lteG ! an 10 nnd our
country united again. IApplause hoped nom the m
auguratiou OF this movement tn see -ucl fruits as appear
today and regard chem rs most certain ana Rfi'ls
Indication 81 the great and aDuud N 5ucc - 81 our
undertaking. 1 Won q Dee gldd 10 add something more
IL my strength and nol'tn permitted. lAppiause.L
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
On motion the following Committee on Organiza-
ton was appointed by the chair: J. \. Price, Penn
svlyania; Alden Richardson, Delaware; Professor
James II. Smart. Indiana L. /. Talcott. New-Yor6;
and Dr. A. y. Brockway, New-York. The following
Committee on Bylaws was also appointed: Alexan-
der C. Sa1ds Ohio; A. G. Adams, lOwai Roswell
O. Ralston New-Y0rk; James TalcOtt, New-Yora.
y ID. Sperry offered a resolution rendering the
thanks OF the convention 10 Mayor Cooper Tor the
use II the Governors room. Inc resolution was
| adopted. Tie attention OF the COMMISSIONERS was
! called to the report Of the committee ap-
/ pointed to examine the d.lerent proposed
sites. Then a communication was received ron
| the New-YOrk and Brighton Beach Railroad Com
pauy inviting the commissioners 10 make an eXcuI-
SION 10 Brighton Beach. An invitation was also re-
| cevcd from K. Cornell White, placing the steamer
Grand Republic the OF the convention Tor
an excursion to-day Friday. As some of the del
egates objected TO the business beng interrupted
bv excursions the Invitations were LAID aside Tor
futur. consideration. The Committee on OrganlZa-
chairman /. L. Ialcott. v!co-cha rnan; W. H. T.
Price, secretary George W. DeoeVolse, treasurer.
The committed recommended the Farmers Loan ana
Trust Company as fiscal agent
The convention then adjourned TO meet at the
same place to-day at I'D O'CLOCK.