The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-08-16

was not prepared to report. Further
time was granted until to-day at noon.
A resolution by Underwood, of Baton
Rouge, was offered "to create an Exc
cutive Committee" two to be elected
from each Congressional district, and
ten to be appointed by the President
of the Convention.
Judge Dibble moved that the reso-
luton be referred to a committee of
five, said committee to arrange details
ETC., and to report at the next meeting
of the Convention.
An amendment was then offered,
that the committee be appointed by the
Chair, to report in one hour.
The Chair appointed Dibble, Under
wood, Crosier, Hunsacker and Sterret
as the committee.
General Heron then offered the fol-
lowing resolution, with motion that
it be embodied in the report of the
Committee on Resolutions:
Resolrcd,, That Senator j. r. West
be requested to introduce resolution
at the next session of Congress calling
upon President Grant, and other Off
GERS of the Government, for all the in
formation in their possession regarding
the use of the United States Custom
house in New Orleans, for the purpose
of holding State convention, and the
authority given the United States Mar
shall for the appointment of Deputy
United States Marshals, and bringing
into the Customhouse United States
troops to suppress the sitting of the
convention; also to furnish all verbal
information given the President by
Collector j. f. Casey on the same sub
|ject, said information to be published,
that the Republican party may know
who is responsible for the action of the
Federal officials this day, with refer
ence to their attempt to break up the
State convention by the use of U. S.
troops.
! The resolution was unanimously
adopted. 81
/ Pending the return of the committee
on the nomination of an Executive
Committee, Senator A B. Harris adj
dressed the convention, and in the
course of his remarks alluded in severe
termsto the faction at the Customhouse
coupled with frequent expressions
touching the noble principles 'of the
Republican party. @
The committee on Central Commit
tee now entered and presented the
following report:
i Resolred, That there shall be a Con-
gressional Committee in each Con
gressional District, composed of five
members, who shall be selected by the
delegates in this Convention from the
respective districts. They shall serve
until the expiration Of the State Com
mittee.
Resolred, That there shall be State
Central Committee, to be composed OF
twenty members; the delegates in
this convention from each Congress
sional District shall elective members;
the President shall appoint ten mem
beers from the State at large, and he
shall be eX-OfficiO q member and Presi-
dent.
RESOLVED, That this committee shall
act until the assembling of the next
Republican convention. The commit
tee shall call a State Convention in
| time for the selection of delegates to
the National Convention for the nomi-
nation Of President. 7s
The resolutions were adopted.
Major Swords presented the follow
ing resolution:
Resolued, That the President of this
Convention appoint a committee OF
twenty-five Republican citizens OF
Louisiana to visit Washington and
represent to the President the actual
condition of affairs in this State, with
special reference to the understandable
action of the Federal officers, and de-
mand the removal Of the following
gentlemen from their respective Off
ces:
James F. Casey, Collector of Gus
toms; O.sW. Lowell, Postmaster P,
F. Herwig, Special Deputy Collector
of Customs S. B. Packard, U. S.
Marshal; B. F. Joubert, U. S. Assessor
S. A: Stockdale, U. s. Revenue Col
lector.
On motion, the.resolutions were re-
ferred to the Committee ON Resolutions
The various delegates were then ap-
pointed to meet at II o'clock to-day
for the purpose of selecting the various
members of the Executive Committee
The Convention then adjourned un.
til to-day at IL o'clock.
THE LEFT wING-CUsTOM HOUSE CON
/ vENTIoN.
| At IL o'clock the Customhouse Con
yention was called to order by q. S
Marshall, S. B. Packard, Mr.. Decline
acting as Secretary. The report O
the late Executive Committee for or
=; gaRizing the Convention, was read ant
adopted.
/ Prayer by the Rev. j. NJ. Vance.
The convention then elected the fol
lowing temporary officers:
President-Hon. j. Henry Burch O
!. Baton Rouge.
i Secretary-A. w. Decline.
Mr.. Fogarty was elected Sergeant al
Alarms.
On motion Mr.. Wright and others
appointed by the State Executiv,
Committee as Assistant Sergeant a
Arms, were declared appointed by
this Convention as such officers.
Mr.. John Ray moved that a com
mite on credentials, consisting of sew
en- members, be appointed by the chat
Withdrawn.
The motion of Mr.. Packard wa
adOnted and the roll called Inv th,