New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-18

HOUSE.
TUESDAY Nor. 4. 1904.
A message from the senate was read. signify
ing the readiness OF that BODY ~ 90 into Joint
for the purpose OF elccing the Presidential Electors.
On motion The House declared is readiness 10 pro
coed immediately, and the members Of the Senate en-
tered.
JOINT stssloS TO! ELICIT PRfsIpfyuAL YLBlToes
MI. Smith, Spcakcr pro tem OF the senate took :he
Mr.. Hills moved thai two electors at large for the
State be first elected. Carried.
FIRST COSGEi ssIoSAL DISTRICT.
Nominations being declared IN order. The names Of
the following gentlemen were submitted; Geo y fos
dick W. 4. stocker Cha,. Leaumolt, Alfred shaw
Young Burl. &. ". Boyce NJ Scuuc'te. L.. J.. Poscy.
John Henderson jr.. &c Barlow.
Mr.. Lara offered the following resolution,
Kcorod That of the present General Assembly
.s to eligible 20 Pre'idei eectcs oF the year OF
Mr.. Jones moved 70 lay it the table upon which
the yeas and nays were called, and the motion lost ~
follows Yeas 10, nays. su
ON motion OF MIR OiConnel, the resolution wa, then
adopted aud the of candidates belonging TO the
General Assembly taken from the list.
Mr. Montamat moved That no candidate be declared
elected without receiving majority OF the votes cast
Carried.
The first roll cali resulted follows: siocker, 50
Shaw. q ieaumont 10 Barlow. ). Fosdick 3. Hen
There bang 40 choice, on motion Of Mr. Michel all
but the three receiving the highest number OF votes
were stricken on
The second rolLcal resulted in the election OF Mr.
Stocker as follows. Siockcr 20, Leaumont ~ Shaw
| IL
Mr. stockcr wa, unanimously declared the choice Of
Tie fon call Cor the econd eleetor eauied foos
shaw co. roso!. = Barlow. TO- Iiendorso" 3. Pos
dick =; Lcnumcn', J.
SIR. Alfred shaw was therefore elected. AMI una1i-
pousy declared tho choice OF thc Hou'".
New nomination, made for the remaining cleo.
ors and the following nanc' reed - caudldi' for the
First Congressional District L. A. oofey Howard
Mllspaugh Charles LcauuoIt
| Nr WoOliry was elected hF the follow ns vote
l WOuldey InHlUDrt y. MiNln1~Eh =.
| srCosD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
| The following Nominations were made. j. Randall
! Terry C. w. Staghef 4. g. Tracy. Geo. A. Io,dick
T. A. Patterson. T. Heath. John Henderson
Tie names Of Mcssrs. Stauf'eF and Tracy were with
drawn. and thc vote resulted o.. folovs: Terry. ~
| Nj. Terry therefore de- Jared elected 90 the
| TnirD CONGRESSIONAL DlsIRIcr
| The following nominations made; j. l.. ,chaf
FER. Il. y. roscy. John PANE. Judge \. Ce.abii.
| Mr.. Duane desired The parish 10 which the several
gentlemen belonged should be read BIZ the Sccrci,ry in
order TO see il ,Eey belonged TO this District
ces whch the gentlemen held should be named IN order
to csTy n, ru, adopted since the electors already
| chosen occupied u. least one office.
The vote resulted a. alov, slIafer q Poscy. 20;
Cssabsi. 10: Paine %.
There being ne election on motion OF Nr IIllls. the
next vote pes confined to the two highest
On the vote NJ. Schafcr elected the canii-
dates receiving respectively 20 md - votes and N In
imou.ly declared the choice Of tho body.
FOUflH COSGBl S5lOsAL DISTRICT
Nominations wore made. and the fl,N.ns vote -.
ce.v.sl, Judge T. X Boien ~ Ih1. Ennis, - J. N.
q. Barlo.. q. J. Il. swat. .. IL 4. Burgess j. No
On motion Of Mr.. HIS tie two hirhe. candidi,e'
were alone voted for end the second vote resulted ~
IN, election Judge Belden ~ follows: Gelden. ~
TrrH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
For the Fif,h District Mcssrs Hamilton. Spencer
and Warman wcro nominated. aud NJ. = q. Hamilton
o. MOTTO: u, the General Assembly then ouraed.
COMMENTS OF THE KEW -oRLEAs> IRA.
The Legislature, yesterday, in accordance
with The law enacted by itselL selected Electors
to oast lie vote OF the State the Electoral coegc FOR
President and yioe.rrcsiep Of the United states II
was probably or the best TINT h"y should b. chosen IN
this manner under existing circumstance bn' before
another Presidential election shall occur hope and
expect the people Of Louisiana Will have restored 70
them their ancient right Of choosing their own Electors
ri the polls We do not ike this South carona style
Of doing she thing rnle. however Hccessar! II may
| have been AZ the present time.
Since was decided thai The Legislature should make
the choice glad 10 see a resolution adnpt
OIL that no member OF tie General Assembly should he
regarded eligible 20 the Office Of on e.scior 10 take
fr1 the poopl Tho right of ciuosin for themselves
vest that right in the General Assembly. nnd hcn 10
select members Of the General Assembly tseIi ioi me
places 10 DO filed woud have been " leeile iopnuch;
Had the resolution gone sh iu'fr anu ,noJ
The managers Of our polite ahaird are iFrisny ac'
cuscd OF making them c!o,e corpoiaiion matter O.
,hev cert ainly did IN choosing members oil thc tous'
,ntonal convention hen the so-cnllo Executive Com
mittee, with Judge Thomas az H. Chairman, called
primary election ono morning 10 De bct INC bhinr eve
ming aud nominated lis member !or delegates 10
be voted for But We had hoped that the day Of close
corporation politics had passed. and that I" obtain
position il not absolutely indispensable that man
should already hold Office under tie Governor; and
should therefore have been better Iensed bad tho
chosen its electors from the most sub
srantial well known aud loyal 81 oar ctilons who do
| not hold appointments from The state Eyccuirc.
| However the General Assembly took different view
of The matter and on, Of the seven eceor, SD are OF
holders uulcr tho Gov rnOr VIII he seen by ihc
list We have fox electors. ~ large ". 7. SiocLcr
Stale Tax Collector. appointed by Gov Hahn, and
Alfred Shaw Sheriff Of tie Parsh Of Orleans. appointed
1 by Gov. Hahn; for the First Congrc sonn Dis
\ Vic, Recorder WoOley appointed believe. tv
GOV Hahn; Tor the Second Cogre District i. L.
Terly. Register Of Voters appointed hy Cos. Well.
durinv Gov. Hams absence; ion ~" 1hrd Cons'n-
sonn District Air Sohacfcr, Shcrh OF The Parish OF
.Ie fe.,on aud ia fhc Fourth District judge Ecncr,
lDistricr Judge appointed believe. by GOV. llahn
NJ Hamilton II The ffh District, is tc Only CcctOg
| who does not hold q State Once.
NOW We have MOI word 10 say against any %. the
Gentlemen chosen: ON The contrary we hold them al
nearly III in bgi respect. Bn W. do FAY II was " very
bed i.r TO overlook al The citizens o! The state who do
10, hold oilice--thc merchants busin'ss pien--ncn
whose Interests en-. largely NJ stake and whose names
wonld have been tower % strength IN tile civil strc'
oundntlons Alt,r choosing M. Stockcr ~ the int
eIcctor M arcc We think 1t displayed want Of good
acu.e 20 choose Mr. Shaw tho other since both nio
citizens OF New Orleans and both residents OF e same
municipal district 10 d"nD he' are bYih 's' ""lh,
ci,lcus bat then there more tlan seven worthy
ci,izcns IN that municipality and the Legislature might
haze taken tbem al thence while Il was about II. We
do no. ike 10 iiLd fault but We LiUch regret that IN
choosing The ErcoIs th" Icganiuic confined ltsei al
nos, Wholly TO the is' GO'. Hahns p'aceholdeis
THB BROOKLYN CITY CANVASS The Board