New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-03

| OCtOCk Llls mOIuluBs
second Days Proceedings.
The Convention was called to order at l0I
o'clock yesterday, Hon. S. B. Packard in
the chair
Sixty-eight members present.
The minutes were read and approved.
| Messrs. Dufresne, Dubuclet, Marie, Fran.
els, and Cipreo were admitted as members,
representing the parishes of Iberville, Ter.
rebcnne and Pointe Coupee.
The delegates from the several Congress.
ional Districts reported the following:
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICT- Dele.
| gates.-General j. H. Sypher, Hon. j. r.
Clay. Alternates-S B. Packard, Captain
| Edgar Davis.
| PRESIDENTIAL ELECToR-General A. D.
| Lee.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - Dele.
| gates.-W. r. Fish, W. e. Mcconnell. j. N.
| q. Parker BleCtOr,
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - Dele.
| gates.-D. W. S. Bisoee, s. tmuel H. Houston.
| Alternates-Napoleon Underwood, A. X.
johnson. D. H. Reese. Presidential Elector.
\ FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICT-Dele.
| gates.-A. J. Sypher, NJ. Vidal. Aternates
L. B. jerks, Emile Detege. Presiden-
tial Elector-Cornelius Donate.
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRIcT-Dele-
| gates.-C W. Lowell, G. G. Benham. Al.
ternates D. R. Worrell, e. w. Devices
Presidential elector-H. K. Steele.
| Mr.. B. Soulie having declined, Mr. P. B.
s. Pinchback was elected delegate at
large.
General Sheldon having declined to serve
as presidential electOr at large, DR.. NJ. A.
Southworth was elected by reclamation to
| fill the vacancy.
| The following resolution offered by DR..
| South worth was adopted:
ReSol0ed That in case vacancies shall
occur which are not filled by the regular
proxies they shall be filled by the delega.
| ton.
| The special committee to whom was re-
| ferred the resolutions concerning the exec
utive committee, submitted the following re-
port:
Your committee to whom was referred
the resolution relative to the appointment
of State Central Committee, respectfully
recommend the adoption of the following
| resolutions
Resoued, That the president of this Con-
venti0n report the names of two from each
parish, except the parish of Orleans, and
ten from the parish of Orleans, who shall
| constitute the State Central Com
mittee of the Radical Republican party of
the State of Louisiana.
ReSOiUed That the State Central Gem
mittee is hereby instructed to Immediately
constitute an Executive Committee, to be
/ composed OF two OF its members from each
Congressional district in the State.
ReS0lued That the State Central Com
mittee be authorized to fill vacancies when
they occur, provided the persons appointed
| TO fill such vacancies shall be bona fde resi-
dents of the parishes for which they are
\ appointed.
Resolued, That each parish in the State
shall have an executive committee com
posed OF delegates duly elected by the Re-
publicans Of the parish.
Resotued, That the city and parish of Or.
| leans shall have an executive committee
composed Of delegates duly elected by the
ward clubs and the right bank, in the same
proportion as their representation in the
Constitutional Convention; the said dele.
gates to be elected at the second regular
meeting Of the said clubs after this date,
and the said executive committee to Assem-
BILE on the evening of the sixteenth instant
/ at Mechanics Institute, and proceed to the
transaction of business.
ReSOtued That we recommend the RdOp-
tioa of the last two resolutions referred TO
/ your committee.
W. L. McMILLEN,
M. A. S0UTHW0RTH,
P. B. s. PINCHBACK,
Committee.
Several smendmeats were offered and laid
on the table
Mr.. Wilson, Of Orleans, offered the fol.
| lowing amendment
Res0tBed, That in the organization of the
| Radical Republican state Central Commit.
tee one-hafof said committee shall be col.
ored men. This resolution was adopted.
The resolution, as amended, was then
| adopted.
Al O'Clock the Convention took recess
until O'Clock, TO ALLOW the president time
| 10 report the names OF persons TO form the
State Genital Committed.
At the expiration of the recess the Con.
| vention reSssembled.
The committee onresolutions submitted
the following resolutions:
/ Resosued That the Republican party Of
/ the state Of LOUISIANA p0bliBh % the world
rs the i0uudation of the principles they adj
y0cate the doctrine of the Fathers OF the
Republic that all men are crested tree aud
equal, and are endowed by their Creator with
certaln lnahenable rights, among which are
lite, liberty and the pursuit OF happiness.
ReseAsad That We adhere to the we'll
known principles Of our party, viz: The pO
iitical and ciell equality Of all men, thelI
/ equal rights before the Law, aud that in the
tntana. - a. The past ws VIII march 70 vic
tory WITH these great truths inscribed upou
| our bannefs
kseoissd rhat We hail with pleasure the
| practical eelutlOn Of the great question o.
universal suffrage, and the determination
VI the peopia Of this State 70 accept tina
= suit u the late rebellion, aud the Equal
rights of al men withous distinction D
race color. or pfeyious condition.
hssnAaod Fhat IS a5e Ii fAver q vieureul
measures On she part q sac atato sad Ne