Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-08-01
the INDEPENDENTS.
rho Conference Meeting at New York
Executive and Finance Commit
teas auuotnted.

New York, July 2s.--A meeting OF
Independents opposed to Blaine and
Logan was announced for yesterday at
the University Club Theatre, this city.
For m hour before the time fixed
there was an unusual stir In that generally
quiet locality, and inside the corrl-
dors Of the little theatre a consultation of
Independents was busily carried on. Among
the more prominent faces noticeable were
George William Curtis and Carl Sclurz.
Admission to the hall was by ticket, but
anyone signing the following formula fur
nished on printed slips to each applicant, was
given admission without question: "Dis-
approving of the nominations made by the
Republican National Convention at Chicago
rs unworthy of support, and believing that
the interests of good government and pub
lie morals demand the defeat of the Repnb-
ican candidates for President and Vico
President, and being therefore resolved not
TO vote for Blaine and Logan, l desire TO
take part with other Republican and Inde-
pendent voters in convention to be held at
the University Club Theater Madison Ave
nue. and Twenty-slXth Street, New York,
Tuesday, July % at eleven q. m"
Among the Massachusetts delegates here
we're the following: From Boston, George w.
Hale +. d. Lowell and j. B. Gardner; Cam
bridge, Jabez Fox, George w. Wright, +.
V. b. Keern, Colonel L. w. Higginson, A.
NJ. Howe and J. b. Thayer; Concord, Sam
ucl Hoar, Arthur j. Fuller and Messrs.
Chairman and Hudson. Fall River. s. Bar
den: New Bedford. Il. B. Summers and w.
c. Lamson: Brookiine. Theodore ID. Ly-
man: Onincy. Il. s. Huntington. Josiah
Quincy. w. b. Rice. w. Everett and Mr..
Slade; Woburn, w. V. Kellen; Newton, Col.
A. A. pope. j. n. Cnnter. i. i. Ober. II, f.
Raymond and ]. s. Fallow; Chelsea, A. ID.
Bosson: Dedham, +. ]. Stevenson: Leeing-
ton, Cornelius Wellington and C.. s Osgood.
There were delegates from New Haven,
New Jersey, Rhode Island and
Pennsylyania. The Hall was well
called to order The National Temper
ance Society circulated n memorial to the
conference. asking it to stake cognizance of
The alcoholic linuor traIlic.n and requesting
that IL world not indorse the 'saloon
plankn on the Democratic platform, which
saws: awe oppose the sumptuary laws
which yex citizens and interfere with in
diyidual liberty.n
The appearance of George William Curtis
nm the platform evoked cheers and applause.
Mr.. Curtis called the conference to order
near noon and welcomed the delegates. He
read call for the conference and when he
reached the norton which related to Repub-
licans "who will not vote for Blaine and
Loyan.n he was INTERRUPTED by hearty ap-
plause, Charles S. Goldman was elected
president. A list of vice presidents and
enrolment committee were read, including
Carl Schurz. General Barlow, and c. j.
Bonaparte. of MARYLAND. The nominees
were ali elected. Colonel Goldman made
an address in which he said: "You
confer great honor on me in choosing me
to preside over the deliberations of
not body of office holders, but
of citizens whose only desire il for the
pood of the whole country. we have de-
eided to cast aside party aflilation for the
time being. The nomination of the Repub-
lican partv for the Presidency is an insult
to the American manbood. Blaine has not
cleaned his record from the charges that
he used his public office for private
vain and we fear he will con-
| tinue his usual methods that he will
prove no dead.head in any enterprise he
| NAV embark in. We make no charges
against private character. but claim he is
not fit to be President of the United States.
| There is no great issue clearly defined be-
tween the two parties, SO that we have to
ronfine ourselves to the question of fitness
bf candidates. The sneaker was frequently
| snnjouded
The Committee on Permanent Orraniza-
| tion recommended that National Commit
fee should he apnojnted. and the Chair an
nointed the following: From New York.
| Carl Schurz. Theodore Bacon. John II.
| Gown. Charles h. Miller. X. r. Bowker.
| George w. Folsom. Ethan Allen Doty.
| George Walton Greene and Horace q. Dem.
ing: from Massachusetts William III.
Forbes ,JosSph Tucker. Joseph III.
| Walter. Samuel Hoar. Phineas Pearse
George v. Ieyerett and Winslow
Warren: from Connecticut, S. f. Bald
| win. O. P. Armstrong. II. w. Farnham: /:
from New JERSEY, Daniel Drake Smith
Simon Huntington and w. G. Peckham
from Pennsylvania, +. b. Reeves, Stewart
Wood and Joseph Parish. Chairman Cod
man and Mr.. Clatlln, of ILL.,, were added to
the committee.
Carl Schurz, in behalf of the committee
on resolutions said there was no intention
to make platform for new party, but
only an appeal for the Government.
George William Curtis read an
address which was frequently in
terrupted by applause, and when he had
finished the address was adopted without a
dissenting voice as the sense of the confer
ence. Mr.. Williams, OF Mass, IN few re-
marks criticised the action OF Governor
N. Y, in indorsing Blaine after having de-