New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-06
VIEW ORLEANS, THURSDAY, JUNE g. 1872.

Mr.. H. D. Ogden-I call the gentleman t.
order. The only way to accomplish any
business is to bring up the main question
and vote upon it.
Mr.. Roberts. of Winn-I offer the follow
ing resolution:
WHEREAS, The success of the people Of the State
Ia rPdeeming Louisiana from further degradation
depends upon the wise decision Of the convention
Resolved That political issues are dangerous tC
the interests of Louisiana, aud do not influence the
course OF the convention in making nominations
for State ticket.
Resolved That preiudices on account of past DO.
lltieal differences are dangerous and unWise and
detrimental to the suTest and safest plans Of re-
dempt!on of Louisiana from further degradation.
Mr.. Blackman-I would ask if the chair
man of the committee on resolutions is
ready to report
Mr.. Hunt am instructed to say that
until the committee is ready to report we
have no resolutions.
1t was announced that the committee
were ready to report.
Judge w. B. Egan, chairman, took the
stand and read the proceedings of the COM
mittee, stating that at five o'clock he had
received letter, which he read annOune-
| ing the willingness of the Reform committee
| to confer. As early as possible, after the two
! committees had met, the question was di-
rectly asked whether they intended to pre-
serve their independent organization, and
| the answer was, they did.
| A dense mass of people in all the gale
ries, boxes and circles.
The difficulties of arriving at an accom-
mediation were unsurmountable, and feeling
| that we represented the stronger party and
| bOdy, we felt disposed to use Cancellation
| The following resolutions embody the re-
| port and recommendations Of the COM
| mittee:
WHEREAS, It results from the Joint deliberations
Of the conference committees Of the Democratic
ana reform c0nFenJions-
l. That neither party will relnquish its separate
| organization.
3 That the difficulties in the way of joint action
by the Two conventions in common session are in
| superabe.
8. That cooperation must either be abandoned
or must be remitted to committees of the respec-
| tive conventions. Therefore,
Resolved, That we recommend to the respective
conventions to appoint committees Of eleven
! members each, with powers to determine and hX
a basis of cooperation between the two parties
to agree upon common ticket for State officers
to be recommended for the support Of both con-
ventions, and to make such other recommends
tons as 10 the general policy of these parties as to
them shall seem MT; 1t being distinctly understood
that the report Of these committees shall be sub
ject to the final ratification and approval of the
respective conventions
We found such difficulties in the way as
would preclude further action without more
instructions. You must confer larger powers
than is usually conferred upon committees,
and unless clothed with such powers all
further attempts at negotiations are useless.
Mr.. Fuqua-Am ! to understand that
either party is to nominate district and
parish tickets.
Judge Egan-The disposition was most
cOncilistOry, the object being to unite upon
one State ticket and secure party success.
1t is impossible TO cooperate without com
mittee is appointed with larger powers. 1t
was not understood that a parish ticket
should be nominated as a State convention
has nothing to do with parish tickets.
Mr.. Lingan-Was it understood that a
separate ticket
Judge Cotton inquired if the Reform COM
mittee had made any stipulations in refer
ence to a ticket?
Judge Egan-To the honor of those gen
tleman be it said that they made no stipula-
tiOns as to certain offices or officers
nothing.
A mere suggestion was made that the best
way of arriving at a basis upon which to
treat was for this convention to nominate
certain officers, and their convention to
nOminate-but it was a mere suggestion,
and that is all. Neither committee insisted
on nothing;'S preferred no claims. The
proposition was merely suggested.
A number of inteTrOgatOries were pro-
pounded to Judge Egan, who looked more
and more ike a witness in the box.
Mr.. Scanlan-I don't like to ask any more
questions. may be a candidate. 1t was
wondered why so many men of intelligence
as we have here should sit down quietly
while others did all the speaking.
This was answered, that there were so
many candidates for offices they were all
afraid of committing themselves. loud
laughter and cheers.
Judge Egan-There was but one question
in the committee as a qualification for
ofice-hOnesty, capacity and availability.
Mr.. Wicklitfe-I move the report of the
committee be adopted.
Mr.. McGloin suggested it would be the
proper course to take the parish ticket into
consideration.
Judge Egan, for one, thought it to be out
of the province of the committee.
Mr. H. D. Ogden-I !believe that resO-
luton reported by the cOmmitteel is the
end of our difficulties
Mr.. Bryan call upon Judge Manning,
as a member of the committee, to state his
views on the question. Applause
Judge Manning taking the stand when
the committees met we felt the task was
delicate but not difficult. Every member
of the convention, when taking his seat in
the convention, felt a union in the Reform
party was a fOregOne conclusion. We felt |
that these were members of our household, |
and had only departed from the family |
circle to be reclaimed at our own invitation. |
The determination of the Reformers to |
maintain their own party organization was |
not due to any hostility to the Democratic |
party, but to the cause that they could ac-
complish more good for the State, as some |
people were afraid of the Democratic name, |
and among them a large number of those |
who had arrived here of late. 1t was |
impossible to unite or fuse the par
ties-the RefOrmers would keep their /
own name, and l need not inform |
II Ill
upon to merge its existence with that party. /
The best plan is to call a subcommittee, |
who shall prepare a platform. 1t is not |
are but three words in this; /
honesty, capacity and availability. 1t was
each committee should devise a
plan of office. 1t was fortunate we did not /
go there to chatter about offices, and no can
didate, actual or in perspective, was pres
ent We had no aspirations ourselves, nor
had we charge of the aspirations of others.
Our committee had labored under the idea
that the Democratic party was the strong
est of the two satircalI but l do not
think this opinion is shared by the Reform
ers, and also think they imagine a strength
in the country, while the country dele
gates, knowing they have no strength there,
imagine they have great strength in the
city. For these reasons we had agreed Oppn
these resolutions.
Ex-Governor Hyams-I represent one of
the largest constituencies in the State. We
have heard but one common cry coming up
out of the bowels of Louisiana to redeem
our State, and we will do anything cOnsis-
tent with honor to accomplish that result.
So far as necessary to secure cooperation,
there is no division. There are some san
guine people who believe that we can carry
The State without assistance. But 1 am not
Of that class. Why should we not cooper
ate with allies The most ultra Democrat
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