New-York tribune., 1884-10-14
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
THE BIRTH OF THE PARTY IN NEw-YoRK.

PREPARING ron A CELEBRAr1oN AT ANGELICA
nov CRFEIEY CAME To NAME THE PARTY.
rpos A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF the rRibuSR.l
AtpANy, Oct. 12.--Geneal Joseph Il. Carr.
Acreary state has received an invitation from 'he
Republicans of Angelica. Alcgany County TO act rs
Grand Marshal of the parade of Republican cnos VI
western Ncw-york In that place. Mt the celebration o"
pcoher H. of the anniversary of tile foundihs v" ,'o
Republican party In this state Tho first rcg"fy caeu
and delegated Republican Convention washed ~ hngrnc"
ON October IL. 1894 II II now pioposea W oe'p'''o
the anniversary ef that day with M en"ino"s "i's
meeting snd great paradc of cluhs hernph'" ci""'
mud u.,i,ireps from the neshhurins counties of 'ha"
tauaua taiinfa ug,is. wtonna steuhen' I'ie 'le'""
fienesee Siasare apa Livingston have accepted INVITA-
tiops 90 he present, and invitations have hrch seW '"
Mr. tlnine and General tnaan, " is csiima'"" thnt
no OOO peraots will he riestnt Special trains wlii n'
TIN from nnnao, Rochester abd ilnl,a TO Angelica "
Ia hoped 10 iyai the celebration W August ~ 'ho
founding of the Republican part, ~ Maine III" TOM
inte OF Arrangements for The celebration ~ Ahs"''
embraces of the most prominent hopnh"ahs W
Western New York, Arrangements have been ielle''""
for a reunion Of all the survivors of the hrst hepim'"'
Convention. The noighborng Grand Army fos's anu '""
ing Republican speakers of this state viii be present
among tlem Senators Miller and Lapham. Efforts ara
now being made to secure the presence al 'he ee'hs
Of President Arthur and General Grant.
AN Cole OF Wolsve, near Angelica, In recent
letter dc ,crbed the founding of the Republican party III
this state lie said ia this letter:
~ think it was in April of 1852 that met General
James 5 Wadsworth Horace Greeley and AbUah Mann
IN Ncw-York aud canvassed the question
whether the time had come for the organization
Of new party found Mr. Greeley ready for the move,
sp en he seemed @ ead n no be brought to the
standard Of a9 unromIrcm.ihg ,a m & rSe % Se se Of
Protection the Wings could not under four years at least
part With the South He spoke especially h UI ,qc
ists who though antislavcry in sentiment, seemed III
different issue which the Wings as party deemed
one of paramount importance, and said that while me
Free Soil Democrats were brave on questions OF
the freedom of the soil and the rights of black men hey
seemed Ia lose sight Of the fact that questions OF work
and wages were the which lay back and behind So
sections r Of The Sn an Tse al 10 % o Sa
time uoncd trade. impressed by the ur
paisn Of that year resulting in the Of the whig
s vide a9sSf ns soG1 for hs letter. neT RrM S M ee
ley. said You seem to think i;,,nntnS nne nne
nss.v Of freedom Tell me-. will yon what name would
you giyeitr His answer came quickly, saying % .%Eann
ipnbshed Mr. Grcelcys letter in my paper The Ge"esse
yag Free Press and if nothing else comes OF your eel
ebraiion than the making known to the world the fac
that TO Horace Greeley Is be accorded the honor Of
having given tho name to our party shall be mySeH
=" Forthwith set about the work OF organiza,
sto' to be DnTs Rea aap frcGaenp, Ss in this eoHn
IT, signed it. foui Others writing with me
for the organization Of the Republican party. let no
eody confuse this with another call issued IN sol for
meeting of free Democrats at which had the honor o
appearing president secretary and audience as al
ycrtisod in Democratic newspapers. Al the meeting IN
1881 ! was alone in my glory. Not so IN 1921. Inc
names, other than own, appended 10 the cal. were
those Of Charles NJ. Aleu- Elias T.. Benjamin, Rohef
Snow. aud Joseph d. shualt, all of whom survive cNCeP
the Inter The date at which the convention was beld
cannot fix 10 "a day. and yet II about the 2oth o
May, 1854. The convention was one of two days ana
proved eminent success tkrce or -four hundred per
Sons being in attendance. nearly every town OF AeeanN
being represented A few parties were present lfom An
janent counties of Western New York. ana from Nlmol
district IN ponusy lyauia. The principal hu-inc- trans
acted that of the appointment OF committee 10 CAN
future COM enOus and push the work OF organization
This committee consisted of the sncrs 10 TIE can above
nar,e and the making Of your -pnndcn secretary
ei large and fixing upon ihe Free IfesS as the medium o
pronunciation.
"Ths brings me 70 thc point I'm conclusion. The com.
mittee worked scdnlOusy throughout Nlcgany ANA
convention Dee held N the c-rt house i'm Angelica
Al this convention ul ticket agreed uuou. a- Toll
love: For Governor MyrOn H. Caik; Lieutrnaui.toy
efrOi Hruy 4. RAYMOND senator, john y. llhlsir"d;
Mrtnhris of Assembly, Alexander H. Main and lHnc
Hampton: sheriff Samuel g. cotton: County tittE. VII
iniu q Ailt S. This ticket rn mp Hl mn- head oi
Yhs Genesse dcN Free Press aud an active can'a-- FOL
lowing. candidate elected THIS was, $50 i h
an nvntu the first ticket headed 'Erpuhlcan Noul
nations appearing I'm America ~ was this local or'ai
patton whirh. balance of puVt carried through INC
tandlnte. iur Goycrnor aud Li,utcnani HOtcrnu nnd
led Nj Clitk tp drnouinac himself kfrhhrAn. -
e0mrthn. ht proved. and a.nin. $40 Tar as ana aware
the Nf-i Republican Governor uf any of on States