New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-16
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN CON
VENTION.
Fifth Day.

Fifth Day.
Pursuant to adjournment, the convention
assembled at twelve o'clock yesterday, at
the State Honse, General II. j. Campbell,
| president, in the chair.
| The roll was called, and quorum found
| to be present.
Fred. K. Hyde, of the tenth ward read
the minutes of the previous session, which
were approved.
William Lynne was admitted as proxy
for Thomas Lynne, of the third ward.
General M. jeff Thompson, of the first
ward, chairman of the conference commit
tee, read the following majority report of
the committee:
New ORLEANS, October IA, 1872.
To the Hon. H. J. Campbell, President Parish Inde.
pendent Republican Convention:
The committee of conference appointed
by the Independent Republican Convention
to confer with the political clans that are
advocating the election of Greeley and
Brown, and McEnery and Penn, would beg
leave to report that, according to instruc-
tions from this convention, the following
communication was adopted and forwarded
to l.. E. Lemarie, chairman of the Liberal
conference committee; Joseph Collins, chair
man of the Democratic conference commit
tee, and B. r. Forman, chairman of the
Reform Executive Committee:
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION,
Mechanics Institute,
New Orleans, October 8, 1872. }
SIR-The conference committee of the
Independent Republican Convention would
most respectfully submit the following reso-
lutiOns of the Independent Republican Con
YentiOn, as passed on the eighth instant,
and ask your concurrence:
WHEREAS, In the conference of the COM
mittees appointed by the Liberal conven-
ton, the Conservative, Democratic and Re-
r. IL L
Republican convention, there may be q vast
disagreement as to the offices to be con-
ceded to each party in the fusion move
ment; therefore be it
ReSolued, That the conference committee
of this convention be and it is hereby in
strUcted to claim the following named
offices as due and just apportiOnment to
the Independent Republicans, to be chosen
by this convention, and to urge upon the
other conference committees the propriety
OF conceding this claim, should they desire
to carry the city by sufficient majority to
secure the election of the fusion ticket in
this State.
Our claim is-TwO Administrators, three
clerks of courts, two justices of the peace,
two constables, one Senator, and seven re-
presentatives.
In accordance wish the above resolution,
we would respectfully suggest that as the
crowning motive in the nomination of can
didates for. national and State offices has
been to effect fusion of diverse elements
into one grand party to insure success in
the approaching contest, so should we of
the city and parish Of Orleans arrange our
nominations that all the friends of Greeley
and Brown, and McEnery and Penn, will
be induced by local as well as national and
State policy to support the ticket.
Now, to accomplish this much desired Oh
ject, we must ask that a sufficient number
or proportion Of the offices be conceded to
the Independent Republicans, so as to guar
antee to the rank and tile of our party that
good faith which, we regret to say, they
fear will not be shown them Ton account of
the peculiar circumstances and the antag-
Onism of the factions now in process of
fusion) should they not have friends on the
ticket We can demonstrate that several
thousand votes will be changed in this city
by liberal concession to our party, and
we ask in behalf Of Justice, and the ma
tional and State ticket, that you coneede
the claim we are directed to make.
have the honor to be your ObeGient
servant, NJ. JEFF THOMPSON.
Chairman pro tenn Independent Repub-
lican Conference Committee.
We would report that 10 recognition or
response was made by either the Liberal or
Reform committees, but that Joseph Col
Inns addressed lis the following communica-
tion;
CONSERVATIVES PARISH CONVENTION,
Rooms of the Conference Committee, |
Corner Glavier and St. Charles streets,
New Orleans october 10, 1872. J
H. Jeff Thompson, Chairman Independent Repub-
hcan Conference Committee, Mechanics In-
stitute:
SIR have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your communication Of the ninth
instant, and in reply beg leave to state that
the resolution which constituted that COM
mittee did not include in it's terms the
power to treat with the organization which
you represent. The propositions which it
contains can not, therefore, be considered
in this committee, but this committee has,
by resolution, referred it to the convention
which it represents.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
JOSEPH COLLINS, Chairman.
Agreeably to Mr., j. Collins promise, our
communication was presented to the Demo |
cratic convention, and the newspaper re- |
port says ''it was laid under the table |
amid cheers"
Your committee has met each day since |
its appointment, but not a sign OF recog- |
milton has come from either OF the confer |
ence committees, and as valuable time is |
being exhausted, and the hour for c0mpr0-
mise and fusion is at hand and passing, |
your committee would report The following /
that can he done under the complications of |
the political factions which surround Us:
ReS0lved, That this committee report to |
the convention tomorrow, October Is, |
1872, that no progress has been made, but |
that the organization remain intact, TO ne
gotiate with any party that will do it JUS
tice; and in case it should become our duty
to affiliate with party Objectionable to any |
individual member of the convention, on |
account of previous pledges or sympathies, |
that he viii not be censured for Withdraw |
ing from the convention or party; and
Whereas, The honorable propositions |
made By the Independent Republican party
of the city and parish of Orleans were |
treated with silent contempt by the Reform |
party, and -insultingly rejected by the |
Democrats; therefore,
Res0LUed, That while we sincerely regret !
the non-0fhcial action of the conference |
committee of the Liberal party, yet the in- |
diYidual assurances of the members of the |
convention indicate friendly and appre- |
ciative feeling; and this committee report |
that we still hold friendly relations to the |
Liberal party, and recommend recogni- |
ton OF that party in any nominations that |
may be made.
ResotEed, That this committee of confer