Year: 1872

CORDIAL AND SIGNIFICANT ACTION OF THE


NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.


Delegates from each Assembly District ID
this city, identified with the National Democratic move
nent met at Cooper Institute last evening 10 ascertain
the wishes of the National Democracy regarding the In
dorselnent Of the nominees Of the Cincinnati Conven
ton Ex Recorder Smith, in accepting the chairman
ship spoke very hopefully of the great movement Tor
reform which became national with the assembling OF
he great Convention at Cincinnati. Benjamin WOOD
then offered the following resolution the reading OF
which was interrupted by frequent and loud cheering
and which were carried unanimously amid the greatest
enthusiasm:


Whereas The corrupt course pursued by the present
National Administration has caused large and lunuei
fia portion the Republican party 10 abandon the
Administration. and IN Ma ional C0nv enon TO select
candidates 70 represent the principles OF Reform That
are deemed necessary for the perleuty OF our lhstlu
H5cyS9S Tho candidates so selected are men whose


mast honesty guarantee for their honor aud integrity
md they Will, If elected carry out the expressed
ReSolS1d. TIat unless National Democratic Conven-
ton mn in their wisdom deem il advisable to nominate
,ther c.ndidates for President and VicePresden We
ei support Ghe nominees Of the Cincinnati Convention
believing by doing will succeed IN rehcving
he country from an Administration that las created
9istrus aud dissatisfaction at nome, anu eeTIously
Affected our prestige abroad


The meeting then resolved by very largo majority.
20 call mass meeting prior TO the assembling of the
Rochester Convention for the Of obtaining an
expression from the EewYOrk Democracy indicating TO
hat Convention the course which the National Democ
]
The Liberal Republican ticket In the discussion which
arose prior 10 tho taking of the vote, Benjamin Wood
aid: We who support this motion claim that the
mass meeting If called, will eectuay and clearly indi-
rate the Of the Democracy Of this city regarding
the nomination of another ticket. The sense Of this


meeting been had upon the subject, and is one OF
unqualified approval. What we want is to OBJ
,ain the sense the Democracy OF New
York can state that the majority of the Democratic
party today strongly in favor Of the Endorsement OF
Mfr Greeley Wise Democrats, thinking men, believe
that erc IA no hope for third ticket and that the only
Aope Of The party for change In the Executive lies In
the choice Of ticket headed with Greeley and Brown.
The coura geous action Of Mr. Greeley in attacking sim
gle handed, the wrongs i'll his party, has convinced
the nation that action taken by the Pha-
aephis Convention will cause his withdrawal. In
m interview he explicitly stated TO me that
be- would not leave the field because Of any nomDa-
lion made at Philadelphia but that the failure of the
Democratic Convention to indOrse him might effect this
be would not act catspaw for the election Of a
third ticket. II, then the Democracy Of NewYork pre-
fer defeat Grant by Greeley TO the reelection and
continuation Of the Grant dynasty, they will most GER
fainly indOrse the Cincinnati nominations"


Another speaker said that the dispatches from Wash
fngOn pointed strongly TO the shelving Of Gen. Grant
at Philadelphia If so, what would the Democracy do


TX Recorder Smith said: "The suggestion from prom
inent members OF the Administration party that Grants
tame would be withdrawn is the best Endorsement which
anybody can ask OF the Strength ana majesty or
the Cincinnati ticket II had been three weeks
ago that the Administration party would call caucus
to decide whether they should support Grant not
would have derided the idea When the best
men OF the Republican party arrayed against a
tnaD whom they satisfied Is failure
Executive we should be very cautious in order
70 defeat such a movement. When we see
such men as Adams and TTumbull, against whom not
even the ADMINISTRATION press can word, when We
have A noble and honest like Greeley the stand
ard bearer Of such movement then say is time 10
think lApplause.l Although IL is anomalous posi-
tOu In which to be placed party yet II is an honor
90 icn with such who have been forced to leave
their pary because they honest. The OF
Mr. Greeley will be triumph OF the peOpel IL will be re-
Democratic form OF government have always been a
Democrat shall consider II my duty 10 support this
movement AS honest EFFORT at Civil Service
Reform and looking 10 unqualified triumph OF poll
tical integrity All questions Of Slavery dead
WHAT then is to separate usf am satisfied that the
Democracy cannot elect President under any elrcnn
stances. Let then vote with the Reform RepuD-
lcansP


The following resolutions were adopted last
evening by a meeting OF Democratic voters Of the
Twenty first Ward:


Whereas. In the nomination OF Horace Greeley for
President by the Cincinnati Liberal Convention We see
the rights Of the people OF all natonates and creeds
iWIereas We, being Democrats and acknowledging the
necessity Democrats speak now 80 as 10
the action of the Democratic National Convention. when
convened, do hereby ,,, ,,.. :,
PsSoIpe That the platform adopted at the Cincinnati
Conyenon is one should meet with the hearty sup
mort aud iDdorsement Of all men, without regard 10
party creed, nationality ana De u iurtler =,


ss1lred Ihat we unanimously indOTse tho Cincinnati
on,inees ube Hou Horace Greeley for President aud