Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-07

diate adoption Of such laws and means rs
will most ctfectualy relieve the planters
and people at large.
Rssoyred, That considering it conaonant
with the ch1valrous magnanimtty OF the
chief Executive at w ashington, and due 10
a large Number among the people III gen
oral, we most earnestly and strongly ap-
peal for an early general amnesty and
prompt restitution of property assured
that thereby impending total ruin will be
averted and the domestic tranquility OF
the Southern States successfully Insured.
ResolUed, That we invite all law abiding
citizens who agree with us upon the meas
ures and principles above enumerated,
without distinction of'nationalities, to join
us in our opposition to the Radical Repub-
lican party, whose tendency and aim are
to centrallze and consolidate Govern
nent on the ruins OF our State institutions.
VOTE BY PARISHES.
Much discussion on the part of several
members, resulted in the resolution Of Mr..
Bacon, OF AlRiers, being adopted, that the
members Of each parish vote, il represented
by one delegate to have one vote, etc. The
mem bers of the parishes voted as the name
of the parish was called.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
There were for this office the nomination
of j. Ii. Halsey, of Pointe Coupee; j. II.
Hardy, of st. Landry; j. II. Hawkins, of
st. Mary; &. 2. Childross, OF Orleans.
There were two ballotings. At the second
ballot j. II. Hardy received rs votes, j. IL.
Halsey so, j. II. Hawkins 50. Mr.. Chill
dress rocei wing % votes on the first ballot,
his name was Withdrawn. Mr.. Hardy was
declared the unanimous choice of the Con-
vcntion for Secretary of State.
AUDITOR.
On motion, Mr.. Hypolite Peralta was
declared the unanimous choice of the Con-
venlion for Auditor of the State. There
was not o single dissenting voice.
STATE TREASURER.
At the second ballot Mr.. Adam Gifen
being selected, was declared the unani-
nous choice Of the Convention. The
name Of ). D. Oliver, put in nomination,
was withdrew.
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR.
On motion, j. Madison Wells, Of Or.
leans, was declared the unanimous choice
OF the Convention for Governor. To this
there was o-dissenting voice.
In the sdgposition that Gov. Wells
would not be candidate before the Con-
vention, Mr.. Bermudez had Intended
Offering az a candidate Judge VOORHEES,.
He now nominated him for Lieutenant
Governor.
LIEUTENANT GovEREoR.
For the office Of Lieutenant Governor
there were nominated A lbert p VOORHEES,,
w. w. Pugh, j. Hunter Collins, Robt. J.
ker and Samuel II. Torrey. Mr.. A. p.
VOORHEES,, on The last ballot, received 6S1&
votes, Mr.. Pugh 6413. Mr.. A. z. VOORHEES,
a M hxy1, -
ofthc Convention for Lieutenant Governor
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The name Of A. s. Heron was proposed
He was selected Us candidate by accle-
nation.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
There were nominated Messrs. f. NJ
Lusher, OF New Orleans, Judge Carrigan,
| of Baton Rouge, Z. Theard, Of Orleans, j :.
| II. z. blanchard, Of Orleans, Ii Avery, of
st. Tammany, Prof Magruder, of Baton
| Rouge, and Dennis Cronan, .Tr., Of Orleans.
| At the third and last ballot, Mr. T. NJ
| Lusher receiving IS votes, was declared
| the unanimous choice Of the Convention
for the Office of State superintendent.
NOMINEES FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEuTExANT
GOVERNOR.
On motion, committee of seven mem
bers were appointed by the Chair to wait
| on the nominees for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor, and inform them of their
nomination. The committee, of whom T..
| Landry was chairman, and w. w. Pugh.
DR.. Ktteredge, Col. Claiborne, Mr.. Du-
ralde, Capt. Fenner and H. D. Ogden were
mem bers, announced their report would be
ready at 6 o'clock in the evening.
| The Convention adjourned until that
hour.
| THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
| On the re- assembling Of the Convention
| K. G. Wicklitie was announced as the unan :
imous choice of the delegation from the
Third Congressional District ms Represen-
| tative to Congress from that district. The
announcement was received with exnlta-
ton. Mr. Wicklitfe responded. He accep.
ted the nomination freely, as it. was ten
dsred, unsought for as it had been on his
part. Were it bis fortune TO Obtain seat
in that body, he would endeavor to repre-
sent to the best Of his abilities the inter
esuB of the State of Louisiana. Loud
cheering, He came among them friend.
and poor, and they had honored him, he
knew, lar beyond his deserts.
Second Congressional District.-The
chairman Of the delegation from the Sec
ond Congressional District announced tina
j. Ad. Rozier wss the unanimous choice o
this delegation as Representative of the
District in Congress. (Cheers.l
STATE REPRESENTATIONS.
First Representative Distriot.-The fol
lowing are the nominations: G. A. Eager
j. T. Hanlon, l.. Z. Simonds.
Second Representative District. Jas. Me
Connell, Thos. Murray, N. I. N. Robin,
son, C. j. Leeds, Williamson Smith.
Third Representative District--C. L
Fenner. II. McClusky, N. Z. Bailey, limo
thy O'Neil, q. Ferret, DR.. P. B. MoKelvey
d. +. Scanlan.
The remainder of the Districts have no
been filed.
Second Senatorial DistTict-M. A. Foute
2. G. Mahon, z. Finney.
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
The delegation from the First Congress
sioual District announced through the
Chairman that Louis st. Martin had beer
selected to represent that District in Con
gross.
OTHER DISTRICTS.
The Fourth Congressional District cam
to no conclusion. In view of the smal
delegation present from the Fifth Con
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