New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-23
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ONLY A DEMOCRATIC ANNEX
THE FREE-TRADE INDEPENDENTS PRAISE
CLEVELAND
no REFERENCE TO HENDRICKS N THEIR PLAT
FoRM-MACHINE METHODS IN THE cosyER-
FNCE-AUJOURVIYG ~ COVrUsION

FORM-MACHGNE METHODS IN THE COHyER-
ENcE-ADJOURNING ~ Confusion
About 100 persons gathered in the small the afro
of the University Club at II a. M Yesterday TO at
tend the Independent Conference which was osteo-
sby called decide upon future course of action.
The admission was by tickets. which were issued
only to persons who signed pledge dlsapproying
of tho nominations made by the Republican
National Convention unworthy of support"
and declaring the intention OF the signers not to
vote for Blaine aud Logan"
Clerks occupied q table at the entrance where
blank pledges " th pen and INK were provided for
those who had not previously signed. and tickets
were ssucl 10 every conner after that one requisite
had been complied with - thc pledge was par
ticuary acceptable to Democrats. not one Of those
who appeared. among whom WAS sunset Cor,
found any dihculty in g1ini1g adm sson. while nos
a few Republican, were turned away merchant
who docs business i'm Rsade st. asked to be admit
ted but hc was tod that he must first sign ths
pledge But he cVpostul3tod " | want to hear
the spocchas and arguments before | make up my
mind" Cant help that" s1h a man at the door.
you must makeup your mind first and listen =,
the arglmcuts attcrvld Th, orders are strick'
The merchant wont away u disgust rcmarkns.
" II that u what you call independence | want nous
of it,
WHO wFRr rUrsrNr.
4 number OF strangers stayng at thc hotels cams
iu presumably out of cu.oVty. os It appeared "
thr couruttsrs books tl,t % h1l w,c.ycd NO pro-
yious u.,.cD[ th.rut .ntiou 90 hc present Every
person v.Hs required io eu,e h.s rrudruce I'm that
way State, alI distant ,.tc, were put down a
being te.i..eut,l. though 90 - hld really sent uo
delegates utrr on' halt of those present vera
from nus r.tv Anon. them vcfc George william
Cunts Leonard Vs. jerome, who WIS president q
tut" Hancock Etpuh. cam or+ln.zAton of lssOI
Edward -. lumlu. charles =. Miller o.. W. Folsom,
,,J J,tl.r,n.....r. of tL. pir.Du.'' orgapizatioa
fl,,9. Lawson y. Fnll,rand Gr,syenor r. Low.
., r.,,,,., r,,..nt,t ,ti,.s of tbe elevated
~.rr,.l ,,,.r..t.. r. q Mill of tbe Nayor,
,fi,.. c,-l S.trr, T.Gr,,l lo.lsyaol + /.
yog,,a.. G.,r,. IT,yc., pntrapi and other MEM
ber.ott... N.v,-Yor, Fr,o rrlle Cltb. Joseph W.
Harper am, -s,.ttl eulploy,, Of Harper& x Brotl,rG
Alto..tl,r there were over pa persons pressns
from this cty and about 100 from Brooklgn.
ANON, fbe latter w,r, H,rce T.. Demmg. ;. W.
Grersou. :. NJ. Atwood. Alexander Forman ard
several pa} ''c.anS iIom the county institutions"
F"to'Sh
mere We're ABOUT u!tF PrI>''S P''sr"' 'roh M"'ss-
chusrttS, including Congressman Lyman l. W.
II gibson. William Everett !. b. Goumere' Prea-
dent >gelye. Of Amherst College; Z. W. La"Soa,
and g. q. Goldman. The Rev. l. L. Bacon, Prois-
-or sumner. aud other wel-known tree traders were
present from Connecticut Young David Alertol-
who was secretary OF the NeW-iork Conference
Committee, was put down IN the Official LIST as .
Connecticut delegate. There were six persons
present from HlodA Island, one from Vermont, b1s
none from New Hampshire and Maue. Daniel
Drake Smith. free trade advocate from New-Jer-
~-y, represented that state IT company with W. q.
Peckham aud several other Ncw-fork lawyers.
There were half dozen persons present from Peul-
'JiI','a c.u'.''s T. d. he'' g. No'llHa 1'o.
.I'; ,itt,I -, .Io St'+at Ts, Yrt
r,..,,,..,I L,. .iy ,ors,,,s fr,,n Po,bastar tro
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d.. 80, S- ~.
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80 ''',,'. ~ rta,., ~I'.,.,. So
l.i.- r,,.i.. I, L Car. p.I,;,,ar.. q
-. n.,r,... In w c,oI,Is ver,,o,,
AN0'''' '''' - ~ - "
FNTur-sIA~n To- ORDER
Charles /. Mller' ur s7'oI"' y'atS 'iI$i1"t
assistant TO the Democratic Corporation Counsel
of thisty or,..red T., have general charge of tho
,,,..,,,- f, tr,. mo- ti.,,, Il.. occu,,eJ ., cop
'' ''-'' ''' ' s - -
spcuol- place on lhe platform "Au i'u tue aPpiaur'
several times proposing three cheers and tiger for
tbe sneakers, This was done apparently by pro
-: ',....., .. ,,.o. ,l., ....orti,, tho. IN.
Vious arrangement 10 meet ''' "'9''',o" '"''
Independents were icebergs, and would bring with
them n cold wave. Tie audience. which comfort
tlu tIr.l ti.. -, al +l..tra wa nada In
amy "''ON '''
appear rather euINusld'tc' Flso'o"'iy cneelana
anu applauLlnS every Opdy ana every thlhg' lhs
aiort IN \ ,,aen enthusiasm WAS SO successful THAI
.h. p.n p p Re-, bo,an h,. .nae,h by saving,
INC he'' u D"1O" '0e'' '" ,.4,
Inc d'cuSa'ol IH"1 w 'ie S'NlP' So'4' 'i',
Individuals without spark OF enthusiasm, hs