| Show BY TELE GRAPH per pen western UNION line LIKE AMERICAN NEW yore YORK 22 no resolution ons ong have been agreed upon but it is understood severah several platforms either in full fuli or in part art have havo been prepared these will te be offered to the committee on resolutions and that committee will prepare a platform which the convention will debate and upon which irwill it will act admission to the hall is by tickets but any one signing the following form furnished on printed slips to each applicant cant is given admission without question 4 disapproving rovin of the noi nol nomination ni nation by the republican ican national rational convention at alilea chicago 0 9 as unworthy of support and believing believing the interests of good goed government ov and public morals morais demand the defeat of the republican candidates for president and vice president and being therefore resolved not to vote for blaine and logan I 1 desire to take part with other republican and independent voters in the conference to be neld held at the university club theatre I 1 madison avenue and twenty sixth street new at 11 11 george win curtis called the meet ns ng to order the attendance was largely made up of the delegates from massachusetts chas S codman was elected president A list of vice pre and enrollment committee was read including carl schurz general barlow and U CJ J bonaparte of maryland the nominees were all elected col codman made an address in which he said you confer great honor on me in choosing me to preside over the deliberations of not a body of office holders but of citizens whose only desire Is is for the good of the whole country we have decided to cast aside party affiliations for the time being the nomination of the republican party arty for the presidency is an insult to american manhood blaine has not cleaned his record from the charges hat he used his public office for private gain and we fear he will continue his usual methods that he will prove no dead head in any enterprise he may embark in we make no charges against t his private character but blame blaine la is not a fit man to be president ot of the united states there is no great issue clearly defined between the two parties so we have to confine ourselves to the fitness of candidates di dates 1 I 1 the speaker was frequently I 1 applauded in continuing his address aress codman declared that the issues of the war were closed and said we want a man who is incorruptible and if he is able and energetic so much the better he declared that the present plesent governor of the state of new york was such a person when codman concluded schurz moved that a committee be appointed to act on resolutions and address carried theodore lyman of brooklyn mass declared the people wanted an gonor honorable and able man for the presidency and he believed grover cleveland was such a man thomas bacon of newhaven new haven said the independent movement had grown to enormous strength it had twice defeated blaine in convention and he hoped it would atwould now defeat him outside of the convention col thomas W higginson said he had severed all allegiance tor for the time being to the party to which he had belonged since its birth owing to the character of the nominee this year for president the committee on en resolutions not being ready to report a recess was taken when the conle conie conference rence reassembled the secretary made a statement in regard ard 1 to letters received by the new k york ork committee from citizens in various varik states from maine dlaine to california of new jersey said that to save the republican party blaine must be beaten and that for every democrat in new yew xe iw jersey who would vote for blaine there were five republicans who would vote for cleveland P F claflin of illinois said there was a very strong cleveland element among the republicans of the west president seeley of amherst said he was not prepared to join the democrats but was in favor of having a separate candidate he also mabe mate made a plea for temperance principles the committee on permanent per manant organization recommended that a national committee should be appointed and the chair appointed appin ted the afe kf olio Il loWing wing from new york carl schurz theo bacon john H bowin cowing chaab miller R P bowker geo walton walton green and horace E deming from massachusetts achu wm win H forbes jos jos H walter waiter samuel hoar phineas pearse geo V leverett and winslow warren from connecticut s SE E Baldwin 0 armstrong and H W farnam from new jersey daniel drake smith simon huntington and W G peckham from pennsylvania P F B reeves stewart t wood i and aud jos parrish chairman codman and mr claflin of illinois were addel added to the committee carl schurz schutz on behalf of the committee on resolutions said there was no intention to mi make kc a platform for fora fona a new party but only an appeal for a government geo win curtis curti s then read the address which is as follows the paramount issue of the presidential election of this year is moral rather than political it concerns the national honor and character an and d honesty of the administration rather than the general policies of the government upon which the platform of the two parties do not essentially differ no position taken by one platform is seriously traversed by the other both evidently contemplate a general agreement of public opinion upon the subjects which have long been in controversy and indicate an unwillingness to declare upon the other and cardinal questions views which in the present condition of opinion might seriously disturb the parties within themselves the parties indeed now cohere mainly by habit and tradition and since the grea great tissues issues which have divided them have been largely settled the most vital political activity has been an endeavor of good citizens to both parties to adjust them to the living issues and to make them effective agencies of political progress and reform the indispensable necessity of this course has long been apparent for in a time of profound peace at home and abroad the most threatening national peril Is insidious political corruption of a mercenary and deamoral zed spirit and tendency the result of aich Is well described by senator hoar of massachusetts as the shameless doctrine that the true way by which power should be gained in the republic Is to bribe the people with offices created for their service and the true end for which it should should be used when gained is the promoting of selfish ambition and the ratification gratification of personal revenge but this doctrine naturally has hag produced results which are still more alarming inspirit 9 and the tendency has so rapidly developed that they seek seck political political OlI power not only to gratify ambition and revenge but dut to promote gain the platform then says the great party ar has as habitually abitu ally aily proclaimed it to be e t the e duty uty of every citizen to support th the e party arty at elections without regard to t the e character of those whom it selects as its executive agents that the tendency of such hsuch a policy is fatal to the public welfare and that it is the duty of every patriotic and imperative to bammie baffle and defeat such demands if the republican publican Ee convention had presented a candidate whose character and career were the pledge of a resolute contest with the tendencies above described every republican voter would have gladly supported th the 0 nomination but the candidate has shown by his his own words and the acts of his onn off official leial record that he is unworthy of respect and confidence that he has traded upon his omm off official leial trust for his pecuniary gain a representative of the men methods methods and conduct which the public confidence condemns upon the practical questions of tariff and finance and other questions upon which both parties are divided within themselves we are also divided in lii opinion we shall vote therefore on the choice of representatives anu ant and L on other officers according to our individual opinions there is no distinctive tive issue upon public policy presented for the consideration of the country the character odthe of the candidate becomes of the highest im importance or to all citizens who do not rold roid hold hoid that party victories should be cecur any cost while the republican nomination presents a party whom we cannot support the democratic party presents one whose name is a synonym of political courage and honest honesty yand and administrative reform the platform eulogizes cleveland at considerable length dwelling g on his administrative ability and co courage rae ra e of conviction in the tiie face of popular clamor as exhibited while mayor and governor points out the faethe has sprung into prominence since the war and ig is not subject to the effect of the fierce animosities of that time and predicts his administration would be to the honor of american citizen citizenship shil shii at home and abroad it then proceeds to declare that it is not the intention of its framers to leave the republican party or to merze merge themselves into any other party but that they hey propose to assist in defeating the republican nominee as a duty they owe the country as citizens in the interest of a pure ure are and wise administration they ud hold hoid the ballot is a responsibility which no good citizen should seek to evade and that he must answer to his private conscience for a right administration of that trust the platform concludes by advising the independent voters to vote for electors who will vote for grover cleveland for president the platform then says W we e are very proud of the great record and services of the republican party but i no not with atwith our consent or connivance shall the record be disgraced every pa party tty must be immediately renewed by the intelligence and independence of its own members or it will sink from an agency to secure a good government into a remorseless despotism eshop asin it is with conviction of its wisdom that republicans faith lul lui to their party but holding with the tiiu great republicans public ans that political of administration is more preci precious ois than the party they are now to oppose the republican pre presidential nomination in the interest ot wliam avila they believe to be pure of the public welfare and of the tilo lionor honor of the american name mr curtis during til tha nea rea ading hading H dlag was frequently interrupted by y 41 ii and when he had finished th the thu u resolutions were adopted wit without houta a dissenting in vote mr williams of massachusetts in a tew lew remarks criticized the action of ex governor long of massachusetts and theo rosevelt of new york in en endorsing d arsing t tine line lne ine after having denounced nil lih a the convention and h he denounced t 1 rule of the convent convention loc n which compelled the delegates to stand by the choice of 0 the party mr wm win everett of massachusetts offered a resolution namin naming cleveland ind hendricks as the nominees of the conference laid on the table and soon after the conference adjourned on notion motion of mr lyman of massachusetts I 1 after the adjournment of the confer I 1 ence inc ethe the national committee went into sessa session and discussed a plan for a permanent organization but no definite action was taken an am Y the matter was referred to a subcommittee sub committee consisting of deming doming and 31 miller willer 1 of new york and pears of massachusetts to report a plan it was also decided to have an executive committee of ten who shall have power to increase their number they will appoint committees in the various states and it was thought that the most be done in new york new jersey connecticut and and strong efforts will we made to carry those sta states tesy where state committees will be organized as aa also in pennsylvania the sentiment expressed shows that a majority of the members are in favor of conducting a campaign in an independent manner with perhaps occasional conferences with the democrats to avoid a possible collision PITTSBURG 22 the delegates to the convention are nearly all on the ground the total number is about the national committee this afternoon met and selected win wm daniels of baltimore for temporary chairman of the convention it also adopted a resolution providing that all delegates shall be admitted to seats on the thet floor loor of the convention but that only those who have regularly signed credentials shall be permitted to vote the resolution will wiil be opposed by many of the delegates and will cause an animated debate daniels has drawn out of the contest for the presidential nomination and the chances of dr R A mcdonald of california and stephen B risk fisk of new jers jersey 9 instead of improving have material materially weakened the last 24 hours owing to the efforts of the admirers of ex dov gov arnor st john ills his letter declining to accept the nomination which was mentioned last night was addressed to T edgar hunt a delegate at large 0 from new jersey and is as follows nor non NORTH hector hecton new york july 22 I 1 am conditionally for the f third hird party arty and shall heartily support the cannidate candidate of the pittsburg convention but in my work must be in n the ranks with thy the e people I 1 want no office and could not accept any nomination all I 1 want is a chance to fight liquor and all parties that are afraid to oppose it may god bless you yours JOHN joun K R ST jonns JOHNS the friends of st johns are arg urging ing his nomination and claim he will accept acce ce t phe the the friends friend of st johns are now claiming his election on the first ballot and assert that a careful canvass gives him the national committee on credentials AJ judkins and 11 W nelson of illinois geo P rogers of connecticut J B finch af of nebraska FD hastings of wisconsin 22 ezi ex minister sargent ent has received a dispatch asking gim him him to run for congress in one of the Cali call california califern forn I 1 a d districts is tr 1 ct 8 PANA para PANAMA fk via galveston 22 the numbers number of cases of yellow fever is increasing daily the chief priest and two staff officers died from the disease last night there are cases of dysentery in the city the hospitals are crowded here and in colon seven deaths in the canal hospital last night washington 22 the president has received the following cable message from queen victoria to the president of the united states mashington ashington 11 the queen heartily congratulates the president and abid the ot the united states on the rescue oil of lieutenant greely and the gallant survivors of the arctic expedit expedition lon ion she trusts favorable reports have been received rece rene ived of the sufferers thu the QUEEN windsor the president sent a reply in which he again thanked the br british aish rish nation for the gift of the alert PITTSBURG pa 23 the number of visitors to lafayette hall had grown so large by this morning fully 90 minutes before the time appointed for callag calling the prohibition home convention to order that i mayor favor dunn of pittsburg 1 chairman of the ille committee on arrangements cound it necessary to request all but delegates to t 0 leave the floor this was good natu complied with wit without houta bouta a second invitation an incident which was illustrative of the transactions of all the preliminaries A kindly feeling and unity of aim were apparent everywhere the delegation held a lively caucus this morning and decided to pie pre present sent the name of ilon lion john black forare for presidential nomination handstand and stand by him as lonc iong as any possibility remained of his getting etting it the convention was called to order promptly at 11 by gideon J stewart ardd arid prayer offered |
