New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-08
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
CONFERENCE COMMITTE SPLIT
The Nominations Hung Up

The fifth day Of the Democratic Stat
! Convention opened similar to the other four
with large crowd in the galleries, fift7
| parishes present, and Mr.. j. 7. Head, presi
| dent, in the chair.
| Mr.. Declouet, chairman of the expens,
! committee, rose and made statement tina
the entire expenses lOf the convention
reached $2275, entaillng upon the head O
| each delegate present the payment of a
! least SS, the pro rata method being th'
only one which could be availed to cleal
| the books.
Judge MAJ ng was excused from serving
| on the committee OF resolutions, and Judge
Overton nominated in his stead.
Mr.. Carlton Hunt said the committee OF
conference would report in a short time
and suggested that the committee on resO
lutioDs meet in the directors room.
The chair animadverted severely on the
disOrderly conduct of certain persons in the
gallery on the previous day, when the cries
of ''sit down" were so frequent and con
fused, depreeating its existence. and saying
that he who would make use of it was an
enemy to the public peace.
The house then went into regular pro
ceedings.
Mr.. Fox-I offer the following resolution
as a substitute for the resolution offered by
Mr.. Kelly:
ResolUed, That every member be limited
TO twenty minutes, except with the consent
Of the house.
Mr.. Fox cOntinued-The time of the CON
ventiOn, sir, has hitherto been taken up
with speeches which bring in outside issues,
and, sir, under cover of personal explana-
tions, speeches have also been delivered
which bring in political defenses. There
fore, it is necessary to have some restric-
ton on the length of such discussions.
Mr.. Scanlan-I move that be laid on the
table. AS | want to make some long
speeches myself, | do not want to be re-
stricted.
The resolution was almost unanimously
tabled.
Mr.. Wickliffe-I now renew my motion to
go into an election of delegates at large to
the Baltimore convention.
At this stage of the proceedings the con-
venti0n went into nominations of delegates
at large, out of which six were to be Sc
lected. The nominations were made in a
hurry, sometimes three and four names be-
ing mentioned at once. After the secretary
had called the list out he was asked to cali
it again and then again, while motions for
recess were made, members asked for infOr-
nation and rose for an explanation, besides
soliciting, as if for something new, for the
names to be read again.
Mr. Ryan-Will it require the six highest
or will a majority elect
The ehair-In the absence of any action
rule that plurality vote elects.
Mr.. A. W. Walker tpersistentlY, five or
six times will the secretary please read
the names again We wish every name to
be copied
Time was also taken up in the correction
Of the parishes to which the nominees be-
longed, the secretary having on the first
Ir1,-
to Orleans. The names being r5ad for the
last time, Mr.. John NJ. Sandidge announced
himself from the parish where he had lived
for thirty years, from BossieI: and E. L.
Jewell represented Point COupee. Though
no motion for a recess prevailed, the mem
bers fell into temporary confusion, as they
divided out in groups of consultation.
Mr. Ryan decline, sir; won't be
delegate.
MI Frank Wheeler-I beg leave to with
draw my name.
A member-I move for a recess of ten
minutes.
Mr. McGloin-I move to amend; half an
hour.
The chair-Reeess of ten minutes.
The assembly of delegates then poured
out of the auditorium, and retired into
various hooks about the building to talk
over the selection of delegates at large,
one objection being that it was necessary
to ascertain before hand whether the nom
inees could attend, as it was a useless mat
ter to elect and then have the State unrep-
resented. The house being again called to
order
Mr.. Kelley-Tt has been suggested to me
that, before the election of the delegates,
we should take up the resolutions offered
by Mr.. Ballou, as several nominees have
openly stated they would not serve, if in
structed.
Mr.. Bryant move the motion to 90 into
election be recOnsidered, with the Object of
taking up the resolutions. This was lost by
a viva yOce vote.
Question, six times repeated-DOes a
plurality or a majority elect!
The Chair, decisively-A plurality elects
in the absence Of anY motion.
Mr.. X. NJ. I. HunteT-I move that the
great Democratic rule of "a majority shall
elect" be Obeyed.
This was adopted by unanimous consent.
The following is the entire list of nOmina-
rions, together with the result Of the bal
oting, the votes OF each parish being an
viva vOce.
Major J. S. Ashton, of Caddo.
Judge H. ID. Ogden of Orleans, POT
D. f. Sturcken of Orleans.
Judge T. B. Tompkns. OF Union. .l73
John NJ. Sandidge, of .l34
B. ROst of St Charles.
g. Howard MeCaltb, of Orleans. .109
Fergus Fuseher, of Orleans. 81
Walter H. Rogers OF 70
lanes Brewer, of orleans. 56
B. L. Jewell of POinte COupee 81
anthony SambOla, of Orleans ans................. 49
VI. Carroll, Of Orleans. AZ
)urant Da POnte Of Orleans. 80
2. P. Rareshde, of Orleans.
R. TAYLOR of Orleans l3
J. FL. Wingfeld of Orleans. ...,'.........'..... u