New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-17
GENERAL JAMES McCLEERY.

To the Republicans of the Fourth Congressiona
District:
The undersigna:t. committee appointed by
the Repubiiean Congressional Convention
of the Fourth District. now in session al
Bayou Sara, beg leave to submit to you the
following statement. When the State Con
vention of our party, recently assem-
bled at New Orleans, had closed its labors
the delegates thereto from the various par
ishes of our district proceeded to go into
special convention for the purpose of nom
mating candidate for Congress. The au.
thority for such action was found in the fol
lowing resolution, adopted by. the State
Central Committee, viz: ...-. .-....
Resolced, That in lieu of calling separate
district conventions for the nomination OF
candidates for Congress, such nominations
shall be made by the delegates Of each dis
trict elected to the State Convention of the
Republican party at such time and place as
may be agreed upon by them at said con-
vention, under the call Of March "a, 1870.
On organizing, we found three prominent
candidates for nomination, Hon. Carlos
Wilcox, Hon. Harry Lott and Colonel
Charles w. Keeting, all gentlemen OF high
character, any one Of whom would have re-
fected credit on the party. Each was sup
ported by warm and enthusiastic friends.
After some discussion, a feeling in favor
of holding the nominating convention some
where in the district instead of at New Or
leans, was developed. An executive COM
mittee for the district consisting of one
member from each parish, was formed and
the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Rcsolrcd, That convention to nominate a
candidate for Congress for the Fourth Dis
trict be held in said district, at such time
and place as the Executive Committee
thereof may determine. ..-.- ...
The executive committee referred to had
all the powers and prerogatives that are
usually delegated to such bodies. 1t met
and resolved to hold the convention at
Bayou Sara on the fifteenth of August. 1t
re-enacted what the State Central Commit
tee had already decreed, viz: That the del
egates to the State Convention should make
the nomination. The various delegates
were all in New Orleans. All of them
would pass Bayou Sara on their way home.
The time and place was deemed OppOrtune
When it was announced that it had been
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place specified, the friends of one of the
candidates, believing that it had been Sc
lected in the interest of a rival, declined to
go thither. Their withdrawal, however, did
not affect the convention. as an ample ma
jority was left
On arriving at Bayou Sara, it was deter
mined for the sake of peace and harmony,
to drop all three of the candidates and
unite upon some one who would command
the support of all. Such person, it is be-
lieved, has been found in General James
McCleery, whom the convention has this
day put in nomination. He is a distin-
guished soldier, who has sealed his devotion
to his country with his owp blood, sound
and earnest Republican, and we urge you
to give him an enthusiastic support. This
is a critical hour in the history Of our party.
Considerations of the most momentOus i'm
portance demand of us peace and harmony.
Let us cordially stand together in the great
battle before us, and a glorious triumph
will crown our efforts.
On behalf of the convention.
CHARLES S. ABELL, Bossier.
CHARLES +. HUESMAN, Avoyelles.
GEORGE w. LEWIS, Rapides.
LORENZO GEORGE, Winn.
c. GOODMAN, West Feliciana.
BAYOU Sara, August Is, 1870.