New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-02
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OFFIClN JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL JOURNAL or THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.
REPUBLIUAN STATE CONVENTION

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At IL o'clock NJ. yesterday the Conven- |
| ton was called to order by the Hon. Seth |
W Lewis, President of the Central Execu-
tive Committee.
On motion, Mr.. S. B. Packard and Captain
william Vigers were elected President and
1 Secretary pro TEN.
| On motion of General A. l.. Lee, COM
mittee of five on credentials and commit
tee OF i've on permanent organization were
appointed, and it was voted that the Con-
Vention adjourn until three O'Clock to allow
the committee time to report.
The President appointed the following
| gentlemen on the committees:
Committee on Credentials-GeneraI Lee,
chairman Messrs. Pinehback, Leonard,
Underwood, and Mollere.
Committee on Permanent Organization
MessTs. Chapman, Harris, Green, George,
The Convention then took recess until
three o'clock P. NJ.
At three o'clock the Convention reas.
sembled, and was called to order by S. B.
Packard, Esq, President pro tenn.
The chairman on credentials, General A.
L. Lee, submitted the following report:
Credentials are presented of the following
| delegates:
Assumption-Edward Tinchant, 0. H.
Hampstead.
Avoyelies-A, K. johnson, Major Blake.
West Baton ROuge-L. B. jerks.
Bienville--E. W. Devices.
Bossier-W. l.. Mcconnell, P. Covert.
Caddo-C. Dillingham; c. W. Lowell,
Benjamin McLaren.
CALDWELL. Lockwood.
len.
Concordia-John S. Harris, Robert Mar.
shall.
East Feliciana-L. A. Sheldon, C. Wilcox.
West Feliciana-C. W. Thung.
FraHklin--C. H. Merritt
Jefferson R. N. Todd, Don A. Pardee,
Samuel Perkins, John s. Chapman.
Latayette-T. W. Conway, proxy.
Lafourche-G. w. Nader, VIM. Murrell.
Madison-J. S. Mathews.
| Morehouse-E. L. Whitney.
Natchitoches-C. L. Ferguson, NJ. A.
Southworth, proxy.
Ouachita-T. s. johnson, A. Germain.
Plaquemines-P. Leonard.
Pointe Coupee-JOseph Honore.
Rapides-A. ]. Sypher, VIM. Gottschalk,
A. II. Wiel.
St. Bernardo. L. Lee.
st. Charles-O.J J. Flagg, Isaac Levi.
st. Helena-S. H. Houston.
st. James-N. Underwood, Joseph Witt
genstein.
St. John Baptist P. Farrell.
st. Landry-A. Donato, N. Vidal, S. E. L.
Miller, L. Auguste.
st. Martins. Wakefield, E. Detiege.
| st. Tammany-C. b. Evans.
Tensas-H. r. Steel, Robert Worren
Union-William Ray.
Washington-H. s. Weltor.
Winn-0. H. Blackington.
Orleans-First Ward-W. r. Fish, G. d,
Hughes.
Second Ward-C. H. Fox, D. Wilson, t.
Cook.
Third ward-H. Clay, ]. NJ. G. Parker,
James Queen, W. W. johnson.
Fourth Ward-P. B. S. PinchbaCk, w. B..
Parker.
Fifth Ward-V. Gerodias, j. F. Mollere.
Sixth Ward-William George.
Seventh Ward-W. H. Green, L, Pessou.
Eighth Ward-J. K. Belden.
. Ninth Ward-B. H. Lynch, David Doug
, lass.
Tenth Ward-Dr. Mckay, William Weber.
Eleventh Ward-Edward Williams.
Orleans Right Banks. B. Packard.
The Committee recommended that the
following delegates from the German Club
of New Orleans be admitted: l.. Lorenz, F.
: Mogul H. V. Werthern.
Don A. Pardee moved that the report be
received. Adopted.
Mr.. Conway moved that the recommends
tion of the Committee in regard to tho
German delegation from the city of New
Orleans be concurred in. Adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organizs
n appointment of the following officers:
One President, five Vice Presidents, one
from each Congressional district; one Secre
tary, two Assistant Secretaries, one Treasu.
Ter, one Sergeantat-Arms, two Assistant Ser
geants-at-Arms, one DOorkeeper.
The Committee further suggested that the
President be elected by ballot, and that all
other officers be elected UiuG UOce.
The roll was then called, and eighty-twc
h. members answered to their names.
On motion, Hon. W. Jasper Blackburn
II was invited to take seat as delegate from
i Claiborne; E. F, Dewing and William
"a Brown as delegates from the parish of Iber
ville and l.. D. Lariere of Calcasieu.
The Convention then proceeded to al
d election of permanent President of the
b. body.
=" Messrs. S. B. Packard, of Orleans, and W
L. McMillen, of Carroll, were nominated.
Messrs. Mollere, of Orleans, Benham, o
Carroll, and Leonard, of Plaquemines, wert
appointed tellers.
The Hon. S. B. Packard, of Orleans wa
-' declared elected. He accepted the homo
with brief but happy address to the Con
Vention.
'e The Hon. 0. ]. Dunn, the Lieutenan
ID Governor elect, was invited to a seat upol
the platform, and Messrs. Southworth
Parker, and Green were appointed a CON
mittee to escort him there. He was re
p ceiyed with deafening applause.
1ne lOllOWluB gentlemen were then az
pointed Vice-Presidents of the Convention
ID For the Fifth Congressional District Gen
N eral W. l.. McMilen.
4. For the First Congressional District
Lucien PessoWs
For the Fourth Congressional District
l.. B. jerks.
n. For the Third Congressional District-o
j. Flagg.
IS For the Second Congressional District
4 Col. G. H. Fox.
WIN. Vigers was elected Secretary, AM
Messrs. Dupart and Greene Assistant Secre
@ taries.
Mr.. Joseph A. Craig was chosen Sergeant
~ alarms. and Messrs, Dunbar and Paine as
sistants.
Mr.. Monroe was chosen Doorkeeper.
" Dr. N. A. SouthWorlh was elected Treas
urer.
A motion was then adopted to elect by
majority vote four delegates at large to tn
Chicago Convention.
The following gentlemen were then placet
in nomination:
Messrs. w. P. Kellogg, H. @. Warmoth
Thomas w. Conway, George NJ. Wickliffe
Michael Hahn, J. d. g. Parker, A. l.. Lee
a. l.. A. sheldon, Gustav DreWes, Cyrus Bus
- sey, Z. Fl. Shannon, Bernard Sou'e, Johi
Lynch, J r. Sullivan, aud A. S. Mansfield
On The ballot was declared as follows:
re Whole number OF votes cast. ............S 8
a, Necessary for choice. oe.....,......,......4 A
II. @ WArmOth.. ....-..-...,-.......... 6
WI keIogg'''.... ..........--..-t..s..., g
T. W. ConWay.,............... &
Bernard 4
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