The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-15
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

COHnHA1ttee anu ASKING 10 DC authorized
to confer further with other political
parties. The majority had previously
stated that all honorable efforts toward
fusio had been made and failed, and
that In their judgment nothing more
in that connection could be accom-
plished.
The majority report was not adopted,
but was rejected. This action resulted
from two causes 1st, the friends of a
coalition with Warmoth wanted further
efforts at a fusion made, and End, there
We're some Democrats who were con-
sistently opposed to ticket headed
by Reformer on the ground, that, hav
ing nearly all the votes, the Democrats
were entitled to the leadership. TO
this latter class the writer of this be-
longed.
Propositions to adjourn sine die and
call a new Convention for some time
in August, followed the rejection of the
Conference Committees recommcn,la-
ton. AS these propositions included
renewed troubles, delay, great expense
"
ton of Republicans whose nltimatum
had already been rejected, they were
voted down. Late Saturday afternoon,
after six days and nights of most ardu-
Gus, earnest and exhausting labor, came
the motion of Col. Lott to proceed to
nominations. This motion prevailing,
the delegation from East Feliciana, half
the Natchitoches delegation and two
delegates from East Baton Rouge with
drew. The Convention then proceeded
to ballot, and in a short time concluded
the ballots with the following ticket:
For Governor-John McEnery, of
Ouachita; :, .1-.
For Lt.-Gov.-B. F. Jonas, of Orleans;
For Secretary OF State-A. II. Boar
man, of Caddo;
For Auditor-Allen Jumel, of Iber-
vile;
For Superintendent Pub. Ed.-R. NJ.
Lusher, Of Orleans;
For Attorney General-H. N. Ogden,
of Orleans.
These nominations were all made
unanimous, and were nearly all made
without having a second ballot. Col.
j. b. Eustis, of Orleans, was nominated
as Congressman at Large.
Our readers VII pardon us, who have
talked the Convention issues and
troubles over so much as to desire Il
brief respite, for not extending this sy-
noPsis to greater length. But we feel
it is due to the men who composed the
Convention and to the truth of history
to put upon record our belief that no
Democratic Convention ever assembled
in this State composed of men of greater
worth or ability, or of men who more
patiently, earnestly, devotetiiy, or UNI
der circumstances half SO trying, sought
to arrive at the wisest, best and safest
solution of the troubles presented for
their consideration. Six days and
nights, with the thermometer in the
nineties, is long, II very long, session
for political convention. 1t is some
thing for men to neglect their business
all this time and perform their unre-
Quilted public labors at their own indi-
Nidual expense. 1t is something for
men to undergo the fluctuations of
hokSe, tue tOEnentS OF temporary de-
spair, the Kisses of the lobby, the ,jcers
OF the press, and the pertinacious at
tacks of scheming marplots. 1t is not
every man who would do this even to
save the State, much loss with the hope
OF saving it. Only great and absorbing
purposes coupled with the public good,
or the evil Vaccinations of mon bent
upon ACKNOWLEDGMENT and loss of !
popular rights, would go through such
six days struggle as that just ended.
Which of these two classes, reader,
think you, has triumphed: Is the
hcket composed of men, honest, caps,-
bic, efficient and true: Could Won
have expected more: Did YOU oven
nope for IA much: Perhaps YOU are
not exactly pleased but did YOU want
Warmoth, or one of his satellites to he
placed on the ticket, to remind YOU
every time you saw the names, that
you were supporting n man who aided