Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-12-11

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The Hon, l.. BnnprtoN having re-
Ceived the majority Of the votes. was de-
elared iy the Prealde'h to be tie eholes
Of the Convention for GoyeIlor Of the
State.
| Mr.. f. y. Conrad. Of Baton Rouge
mo- ed that Tie Hon L. Bortlelon he de.
| ventlnu.
| The motion was carried by acclamatol.
I Mr. CafrpI Of New Orleans, moved
4 TINT u rotimitiee Of five be appointed by
| the CIialr. to wait upon the Hon. l. Bor-
delon, and notify hin OF lis nutnluaiiotl
| The motion being aeceeded to. the Chaif
appointed oil The committee. = ] Caffell,
Of New Dslehns L. y. Conrad ui Bat
OIL Rouge J G White, Of Laourttllb
Interior Judge . + Roysdeu, OF Ceddo .
aud Il. Bowman, ut Catal,onla
| Mr.. J E.. White, Of Laottretl Interior.
nominated The Hon. Jo,n Ray Of Oua-
ciiita, for the Office Of Lieutenaut Gov
ernor Of the State.
Judge Morgan, Of Baton Rouge, in Sc
condng the nominations hoped that 1t
would he enfred by sceianaflon
The President tiereupon pnt tie mo'
ton to ths Convention. wheh lieing carried
by aselnfnatlcn the lion JOIN Ray was
declared 10 he the Unanimous elooe for
Lieutenant Governor of the Stale.
Mr.. stnaft, OF New Orleans nominated
the lion Daniel y. Avery, Of Baton Rouge,
for Secretary OF State, atd on motion. the
nomination was carried by aeelamatlol.
Mr.. Jennings Of New Orleans, nonina-
ted E n Ogden, Of New Orleans, for At
tofney General
Mr. Lusto, Of New Oeleans, nominated
Il A Bradford, of New Orleans, but subse
quentIy withdrew the name Of this geutle.
man.
Mr. Cammahdeur, Of Jefferson. moved
that Il N Ogden be nominated by aeea-
nation.
Judge T {, Morgan, Of Baton Rouge,
nominated tile Hun. Randeil Hunt, OF
New Orleans.
AT this stage Mr. Carroll, OH bet,hf OF
the committee appointed to wait upon the
Hon. Louis Bordelon, aud inform him Of
bis nomination, reported that this gentle
nan was III the hall, aud ready to respond
for himself.
The Hon gentleman was then conduct
ed 10 the Presidents stand, where he
made his acknowledge geinetits for the dis.
tihgnshed honor conferred upon him In
accepting the nomination, and returning
his heartfelt thanks, he took oceasion to
impress upon the whig party the neressl-
ty Of working zeaously in behalf Of those
great principles for which it had ever con
feliled aud the SUCCESS OF which would
90 gfeutly to the prosperity Of
the state. II the wings performed their
duty like meu. lie was confirmed in tie
belief that we would achieve complete
and glorious triumph OH the 9Th OF De-
ceml,af. Tile State can be redeemed and
she ustsbe redeemed.
Mr. Sage. OF New Orleans, informed |
the Convention that under no crenn,sian-
ees would Raldel Hunt accept the nom
ination Tor Governor. far less that for AT.
torney General. ati Office which rendered
it necessary for the incumbent TO reside ut
the seat of Governments lie requested I
the gentleman Judge Morgan J to with.
draw Randell Hunts name.
Mr.. I'll G Castelauos, Of New Orleans, /
renewed the nomination.
Mr.. 4 A Lumsdan. Of New Oneans
stated OH authority that if Randeil Hunt
was nominated lie would at once decIins, |
Judge Morgan tlereupon Withdrew !
he natne Of Mr.. Hunt, and substituted
hat OF II II t5trawbridge, for the office Of /
Attorney General
Mr. >'trawbrldge rose, and after ex.
pressing lis thanks for tile ruepsion Of his
lame, observed that the nomination was
ui,-onghl, aud nndesifed by
i'm; aud he would take the OCCASION Of
'ecoudltg the noniinalion of r. N Ogden.
Mr.. Il n Ogden, OF New Orleans, was
hen nominated, by acelamatioa, for the
,fIiee Of Attorney General. I
Col. Vim. Cllristy, Of New Orleans,
proposed The name Of the Hon. Geo. G.
of Concordia, for the office
# Treasurer Of the State, and to be voted
or by aeciamation.t
The motion was carried and tIie Hon.
george g McWhorter was declared 10
e ,i,e unanimous choice OF the Conven-
ion. ior the Office OF Treasurer Of the
State.
Judge j. NJ Elam, ofEaSt Baton Rouge,
nominated Thos. B Thorpe, Of Baton
,ouge. for the office Of Superintendent Of
'utlic Education.
Mr.. II C Ca*fellanos nominated E PA.
idle ('anonae, Of New Orleans.
On the roll being called, il appeared that
he First, SECOND, Third. Fourth, Fifth,
sixth. Eiansf, and Tenth Representative
)lstricts Of New Orleans. the Parishes Of
efFerson, St. James, Ascension, Lafonrclie
Interior, IberviIIe, West Baton Rouge, ST.
Ieleua. East Feliciaua, West Felieiaua,
sast Baton Rouge, Tensas, ST. Mary st.
Iartil,. Vermilion. Avoyelles, DeSoto.
,addo, Claiborne, Union, OnacIifa and ,
,atahoula- in all II voters
ad cast their votessfor I B Thorpe. and !,
nat the Seventh Representative District j
( New Oneans, entitled 10 three votes,
ad voted for + Placide Canonge. ,
On morton of Mr. r A Lnmsden, n B
'horpe was declared 10 be the unanimous j
l,oiee of the Convention. for The Office Of /
OF Public Education.
The President therenpon rose and said
..runvaY,1Isfn Won MI the a,,sf,if1;ts fer
lination of your Iahors, and on the good 1
rden,9cordiaity and unaninisy BY which [
se proceedings Of this Convention have !,
zen characterized. The feeling that has !