New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
THF LIBERALS AT WAR.
THEIR CONVENTION IN DISORDER.

THEIR CONVENTION in DISORDER
HOT DEBiTE-cOLONEL IYGERsOLL wTTHDRAws
FROM THE LEAGUE-A WILD ATTACK on THE
NATIONAL BANKS.
CHICAGO, Sept 19.-The sessions Of the Ma.
tional Liberal League yesterday lively. aud lasted
until early this morning. At the morning session
Mr A. J. Grover made long address recon
mending that the League take political sction Gen.
erol Garfield In favor OF a strong govern.
ment, which was enough to call for opposition from
the League to his election. lie denounced the Ma
tiona Bank system. His address referred to the
Committee on Resolutions and Mr.. McCragen OF Michr
gan said 1t was insult 10 the Convention. lie favored
strong government and the Capitalization Of power,
ana intimated that II any patty should be alragDed,
was the one which did violence to large number OF
citizens in Its section. The chairman declared the1
remarks out Of order Mr. N Cragcn said that Michigan
would poll 10000 Liberal votes.
In the afternoon officers were elected rs foowsI
Ezur Wright. Of Boston president; long Us; Of vice.
presidents. headed by Robert q. ngersoIi A. J.. Raw.
son. OF New-f0rk secretary; Lucy ~ Coleman, OF New
Jersey, notwithstanding; and b. WakemaD, OF New
York. treasurer directors, EIzur Wright T. c. Leland
l. H. Wakeman, N. L. Greene AMI T. c. Spencer. sccre
tary RawsOn addressed the meeting the Freetinkers
OF Brussels, and Louis Wilhelm read address OF the
Union Radicals of Milwaukee. denounc NJ existing par
ties and recommending "A Liberal League.
AT the evening session the platform discussed.
Colonel Ingersol wished TO substitute for the plank
cOnuemnlng the COmstOcK laws Resolution mat the
Committee of Defence. whenever 10 Is claimed thar q
person has ben indicted for what that person alleges
have been an honest exercise OF freedom OF thought
and expression. shall investigate such aud Y It APP
pears that lie has been guilty Of no C'ace, ad II he 10
impecunous, then the committee shall defend him.
Colonel Ineersol said they wanted II understood that
the Church power must not smother the literature Of
Liberalism. Mr. Wakeman. in answering Colonel Inger-
SOIL declared that all such trials should take place in
State Courts, and if 1ury in State Court found
guilty, let him go TO IL. woman delegate inquired
what the League had TO do with h. aud the speaker
substituted The eternal bow-wows."
The debate then became quite Colonel
Ingersoll said that he trying 10 keep the
League from destroying tsc f. and to knock
some sense into its bead. Colonel Ingersoll and Mr.
Greene declared that If the adopted they
would withdraw from the League, which statements
were received with applause and cries OF " good rid
dance" The resolutions were finally adopted. Colonel
gersoll then tenaered his resignation vceprcsdent
of the association. The resignation was accepted and
Mrs. Julia H. Severance, OF Milwaukee, was elected In
his place.
The other resolutions which were adopei declare 10
expedent for tie League TO cooperate with political
parties to further It's interests and nominate candi.
dates for Office soon as the League has sufficient
strength to make such nominations effective they urge
that in 1884 the League nominate Presdent whom the
entire League pledges Itself to support; demand state
and United States laws to defend the liberty of the press
and speech. and 10 allow free circulation through the
malls OF publications irrespective OF religious other
views they contain declare that they do not demand
this to abet any frauds, lotteries obscenfy other
wrongdoing but the contrary oppose dissem nation
by mail Of obscene literature inspired unnspired"
and call upon the Christian world 10 cxpunge certain
portions OF the Bible such offences, however, should
be punished through criminal courts and not by persons
" responsible only 10 amateur semtheuogca criminal
societies" the resolutions charge that The ComstocR
laws traught with danger 10 the rights and berles
OF the people, and urge Their repeal on the ground OF
their unconstitutionaty because they give improper
criminal Jurisdiction to the United States Courts ana
because they bring the nvioabiity OF the mails into
question While not approving the offences committed
by Liant, Train. Haywood and Bennett the League re-
CARDS their accusation and Convection as outraSes ~
exceeding the offences.