New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-15

coNFrnrvCr OF ANrl-siAINR MEN To DE HELD
40 PREFERENCES MANIFESTED.
Word VIZ sent ont on Saturday by ). W.
Cr,r,on a clerk in the of 90 OF the Mutual Lilo m-
,urluco COMPANY 10 81 mom)or OF the Independent
Sea, frtlei slI1tsAn CO u'ttea" u msst yesterday
,ernaon AZ 40 IS Nt,sau-st for consultation. snort
uoe bsore the hour OF meeting the young secretary ana
uoter person took possession Of the room where tho
meeting was De hcii ant carefully serutlnzei each
newcomer, cccuing oyory one suspected Of not being
a slmou-pure freerllsr George Warrington
Greene young lawyer, wearing n closely fit
ting suit OF clothes and a handsome mnsta'he'
soon ionoi the secretary, did Ethan Allen
Dotv and few Others Carl SchurI who followed tho
others had apo OF manuscript sticking out Of hs peck
et looking Ike Il campaign speech. liz was careworn N
appearance. a. If the world WAS oit OF Joint
When apparently about dozen persons hal gathered
m the room business supposed to have b'cnn. a. al
Uipdovs and doors through wsch reporters could 30
sinnoSed L, hsraayihing Of what solng on lnsio
were carefully closed. For the peIt two hours not
word could be- heard any idea obtained of what tho
free-traders wero discussing. A messenger from
Hubert o. Thompson's ohice hung about
ON the outside. apparently waiting to near
whether or not Independents wore going to support
Mr. Thompson's candidate FOR Presh5hl III Odor 70 'olo
graph the news to Albany
AT last the door Opsncd and the gentemen present
at the mosng hastily departed noarly every man taking
adgsrent direction home Reporters went flying about
a
not tho Iniependcnts would join the Democratic
nartv and aid In tho effort 10 elect
cleveland. with the exception of Mr -chuz, wno stu
retained hi, manuscript, every person present nj tho
meeting declined whether or not he would support
Cleveland Mr.. schurz however, Indicated preference
10 that direction. a., 90. -
The genial secretary kindly furnished list of the per
sons who said were present., "a follows; Ethah
Allen DotJ, =, e1,Ats'staht Corporation c .orn,
William oirtis ". A. Oakley, A. NJ. Sohrincr PereiVal
Knanth James stokes Charles MsoVeagh George wash
I'm gton Greene, n. ~ Maxwell A fOrinani X X BOW
k|r n Kaufman. Carl sshnfz and GoOrgs Haven Put
nam IL wa stated that Lawrence GodNn had loRed
the committee ana that tho following address. signed ny
the aecretsry and also by tue Officers OF be
Independent committees of bosten, Nsw-hhven ana
Buffalo, had been issued: ,,,
| The Indspend..t conmttee invite all Republican
and voters disnpproye OF the nonlnl-
tons made by the Republican National Convention AZ
Chicago ~ worthy Of support VINO thlnk That me ln
erests OF good government and OF public morals demand
the defeat Of Republican candidates Tor President
and Vice Presdsn and who are therefore resolved MOI
10 vote for Blaine and Logan, 10 meet Tor cOnerehoe
either ia person by delegation f the purpose Oi US
| terninna upBn a cOnin0n course OF aohOn IN tie
psnIinR canvass Ths conference Will be held On july
b. al the nty OF York. as Ii la the university
Cub Theatre corner OF fwentY- sixth st. and Maslson-
ave Gentlemen desiring to tako part arc respectfully
requested 80 faDort their naanA 10 W. ufiorsOh. seVe