New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-18
INDEPENDENTS ER1CING E1CH OTHER Up.
SIX LAWYERS AND GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS MEET

SIX LAWYERS AND GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS MEET
REPORTS FROM TIRE COUNTRY.
Seven "Independe1t Rcpubhcan5,' six Of
them lawyers and eleven reporters gataer'd At 80 90
Nassaust yesterday afternoon TO attend meeting Oh
the General Committee OF the lndepenocnt hepuO-
ncans" Of this State Charles p Miller, not long ago
Democratic oficeholdor salary OF $1,000 in the cor
poaon counseIs oaoe Of the six i1deenterts
Two years ago he belonged 70 tho sc-cailed VuIe1s
party. AIother young lawyer with oareuiiy-tfHhco
mustache George W. Green, was present L. L. DcInlns
an attorney who lives IN Brooklyn, Charles AacVeash
Young Broad-st attorney, T. c. Earlow, Distrcj-Attor
pey Olpcys partner and Of tho COUNSEL for the Gle
waited railroads; Carl schurz lawyer by profession II
not by ID acce, and George william Curtis made up the
gathering The secretary o. the committee y W. Gfer4o
a handsome young IiOnde, Wne Is law eerA'
did not take part in tie meeting, and Nj Barlow
remained only lev IalGu.es 4he ether SIX persons
withdrew to inner r)ou. closed tie eooT and were
afterward heard vigorously appaudizS cach o'ners
speeches.
The eleven reporters were allowed to stand for two
hours in a hall room, in which there was no fmhlus
Of any kiud-not even seats Secretary
| Gr,crson. however, entertained some Of them by
reading extracts from letters wnics he sid the commit
tee mad received from a parts Of Jhe county The first
extract was from letter received fIom Deilot HiloI
winch read: The ihoauon OF al i.is T. c'"sS !,
The writer stated further that oelesstes wonid re
! sent to the Independent Conference, winch Is
10 be held IN an club room In tins city on Tues
day next when asked the Of the writer secretary
emerson detncd 20 give IL But me leel "Ss aaiGI IN IN
IT, ibc had SIS illows "N e. Er0lniee' PRESIDENT oi
/ the Michigan Ifoo 1Iacs Lca2 o."
Anothe, letter was nom Gold spI2ns HToor n L ara
the wrtcrsaC tn nc yci 10 Yol" a-ansE bdHe
because be ns rImeuts u dccaung Grant IN ~ e
and a2ain ~ lssO. 81 wonder remarked cue OF tue
eleven reporters, III Curtis GLd echlZ were I'D IaNol Ut
Grant," a. which I've secretary slnilao lettei nom
Lansing, Mica, dsHsed TIE letGFm or ~5 lhssPsn.-
ff roe trade, and General publication" Inc
Indara correspcnden OF the movement wlote nom In
Candpos that he had been III adjoining counties, pre-
much success, be ADDED Jrore are Ony eig1ieen
ia al rut they a.o cneice lot OF mon, mosy
voting AUG in 0e1o earnest" PeunsylVahls minister
VINO wa eNldSuGy seek ue employment wrote flGdt
nut Kane town protest and cal mo for hep
tneru sixteen appeals one nom tendefSoh' k'n-
tucy follows; Il havs been 10 the several camtas
known ~ Ohio, Indiana aDdth- state. AN, therefore
po saded without veuty, that should tA9le oooiganlled
| q movement | can he OF no small service CORE
sposdent In Wayne, New-fork, wrote that inc
anpsTeuty liz wanted to be tho intermediary. An
| Albany man wanted 20 be added 10 the dudes ant
| Pharisees." man ia Bridgeport wrote thh nc pro
posed to start Independent CLUB there man
OSwego \. 90 wrote LtGt with proper assistance tAa
county could be carried against Elaine.
Now, there Is curious point that mlght mentoh
tone all the letters received Indicates de"re cup
Doit the Democratic ticket The winters all Say
they had no nPoCtoD with the scIflcheIr
or previous ladePendeht movements, ana INA
tLcy never voted tle Democratic ticksL'
Why" SAID repOrtsf " thought that the Ildepen
dent Republicans caiU 10 have gwen Cleyel4nd dis D
majOrlty." - , -,
SIX broke up Green said that it was merely 10 ma -
arrangements for tho conference. In answer 10 an IN
ouiry he said that the Independents would support u
Republican nominations cIceptSor the Pre- deEcy' am
that this movement legacy Of the " HaRooc
! Republican clubs " Ot 1850