Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-24

GREAT INDEPENDENT MEETING
In Nsw York City-A Theatre Thronged-
Curtis, schrz. sad Others Present-Reso-
lutions Passed.
NEw YoRk, July 22--The meeting Of
the Independents, opposed 70 Blaine AMI
Logan, was announced for to-day at the Uni
versity Club Theatre. this city. For an
hour before the time fixed there was an I'M
usual stir in that generally quiet locality,
and inside the corridors of the little theatre
the consultation Of independents was busily
carried on. Among the moro prominent
faces noticeable were George William Cur
tbs and Carl Shurz. The latter was the
centre of an interested and animated group.
Clarence Bowen, Of the Independent, and
others Of the seeding members OF the
BROOKLYN Young Republican Club were
present. Massachusetts, was more numer-
ously represented than any other State ex-
eept New York There were but few
from New jersey and Connecticut and some
from more distant States were on the roll,
which at eleven o'clock was still incom-
plete. No resolutions will be agreed upon.
Admission to the hall is by ticket but
any one signing the following formula fur
nished on printed slips to each applicant is
given admission without question, "disap-
proving of the nominations made by the
Republican National Committee, at Chi
cago, as unworthy of support, and believing
the interests Of good government and pub
lie morals demand the defeat Of the Re
publican candidates for President and Vice
President, and being therefore resolved not
to vote for Blaine and Logan, desire to
take part with other Republican and hide
pendent voters in the. conference to be held
at the University Club Theater, Madison
avenue and Twenty-sixth street, New York,
July %, at IL A. NJ"
Among the Massachusetts delegates here
are the following: From Boston, George
W. Hale, F. c. Lowell and ]. B. Gardner;
Cambridge, Jabez Fox, George W. Wright,
F. v B. Kern, Col. 7. ". Higginson, A.
NJ. Howe and ]. B. Thayer; Concord,
Samuel Hoar There were also delegates
from New Haven, New jersey, Rhode Isl
and and Pennsylvania. The hall was we'll
filed when the meeting was called to order.
The National Temperance Society circulat-
ed memorial to the Conference asking
il ITO take cognizance of the alcoholic
liquor traffic and requesting II would not
endorse the saloon plank OF the Demo
cratic platform, which says: ave are OPP
posed to sumptuary laws whicd yeS citizens
and interfere with individual liberty"
CALLED TO ORDER.
At ll:30 o'clock Carl Schurz, Benjamin
H. Bristow, ". c. Beecher Clarence W,
Bowen, Francis c, Barlow and others made
their appearance and caused rounds of ap-
plause as they entered When George Viii
liam Curtis appeared on the platform he was
greetep with enthusiastic applause and
cheers. Mr.. Curtis called the conference
to order, aud read the call for the confer
ence. When he read that portion which
related to the Reduticans who will not
vote for Blaine and Logan he was inter
rupted by applause. Mr.. Curtis nominated
Charles r. Colman for chairman. He and
the other nominees were unanimously
elected. Colonel Colman, when he took
the platform said: You confer a great
honor on me IN choosing me to preside
over the deliberations OF not body OF
Office holders, but Of others whose only de-
sire is for tho good of the whole country.
We have decided to cast aside party otfilia-
tons for the time being The nomination
Of the Republican party for the Presidency
is sn insult to American manhood. Mr..
Blaine has not cleared his record from the
charges that he used his public Office for
private gain, and We fear he will continue
in his usual method; that he will
he may embark in. We make no
charges against private character, hut Mr..
Blaine is not fit to be President of the
United States There is no great issue
clearly defined between the two great par
ties, so that we have to confine ourselves to
the question Of fitness of candidates. We
are assembled here today to confer together
and oonfne ourselves to the question of
fitness of candidates and consider what
practical action we shall take
I'VE want for President man who is in
corruptible, and if he beable, and energetic
as we'll so much the better. We have not
far 10 look for such man. He is
GOvNRNOR OE THE STATE or NEW YORK
and the nominee for the Presidency of the
Democratic party Let us put ourselves on
record as against political corruption. No
man shall be asked for a pledge here, and
certainly none shall be given
After the appointment of the usual COM
mittres, George William CurtisS read an
address, of which the following is an en-
tIact:
If the Republican Convention had pre-
Sented a candidate whose character and
career were the pledge OF a rcSOlute con-
test with the tendencies that We have de-
scribed If thew had foretold "a stern dealing
with political corruption and vigorous cor
rection of the vast abuses which long aud
undisturbed tenure of power by any party
is sure to breed; if the success Of the can
didate had promised inAeXible honesty Of
administration publication of the Govern
ment and elevation of the party standard
every Republican voter would have gladly
supported the nomination But these are
precisely the anticipations which the nom
nation forbidS. It offers a candidate who
is unfit to be leader, shown by his own
words and his acknowledged acts, which
are of official record, to be unworthy of re-
speet and confidence; who has traded upon
his official tru,t fir his pecuniary gain-a
representative of the men, methods and
conduct which the public conscience
ondemns, and which illustrate the
very evils which honest men would reform.
Such nomination does not promise in the
executive chair an ip1eNible official integri.
", a cool and wise Judgment, a sole regard
for public welfare and an unShrinking de-
termination to promote reform in the civil
service. Independents cannot support a
nomination which is the elimination of
tendency that they would correct
While the Republican nomination presents
a candidate whom we cannot support the
Democratic party presents one whose name
is the synonym of political courage and
honesty and administrative reform He
has discharged every official trust with
sole regard to the public welfare and with
a Just disregard of mere partisan or personal
advantage. His unreserved, intelligent
and sincere support of reform in the civil