New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-10
L. BUSH, Chairman.
HEADQUARTERS CENTRAL COMMITTEE, }
Regular Republican Party Of Louisiana,
New Orleans August T. 1872
FURTHER REPLY

/ HEADQUARTERS CENTRAL COMMITTEE
| Regular Republican Party of Louisiana, )
| New Orleans, August Z, 1872. }
| hon. L. Bush Chairman Conference Committee Of
the Liberal State Convention;
SIR have the honor to herewith trans
| nit the accompanying resolutions adopted
! by this committee, and to state that we will
| he in readiness, if you think it desirable, to
meet your committee in further conference
! to morrow at nine o'clock, or at such hour
as you may designate, and to request an
answer at your earliest convenience.
HUGH j. CAMPBELL.
ResOlved, That in the Judgment of this
committee our original proposition, that the
nomination of H. c. WarmOth as Governor
would be the most acceptable to the con-
ventlOn of August 9, and that the Secretary
OF State, Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton, Congressman at large and three
congressman to be indicated by that con
ventiOn, would be O fair and liberal basis of
union between the two conventions, is still
the careful and deliberate opinion of this
committee.
ResOlued That the president Of this com
mittee be instructed to state to the com
mittee on conference of the Liberal party
that the resolutions of last night presented
to them are not intended to be regarded as
a sine qua non, but simply as an expression
of opinion that with Governor WarmOth as
the head Of their ticket, we believe that its
Endorsement can be more easily obtained
by our convention than with another name.
ReSOlCed, That as the mature conviction
of the committee, and to be taken in place
of all former expressions as to the head of
the ticket, we are of the opinion that the
nomination for Governor of o known Re
publican who has been identified in the past
with our party will the more readily enable
us to secure the Endorsement of tie ticket
by our convention.
ResOLUed, That inasmueh as the Demo
cratic and Reform conference committees
have not responded to the proposition sub
United to them by this committee as we
conceive should have been done, yet, waiv-
ing all points Of etiquette, and obeying the
instructions of the Liberal convention now
in session to exhaust all means to bring
about reconciliation and fusion Of all the
conservative elements Of the State, we now
respectfully submit the following distinct
proposition:
ResolUed, by the conference committee of
the Liberal party, That the following COM
binatiOn be proposed to the conference com
mittees of the Democratic and Reform par
ties, and regular Republican party of
whose central committee Hon. Hugh j.
Campbell is president, for the purpose Of
forming joint ticket to be supported by
all the opponents of Grant and Kellogg in
the State of louisiana, and that said pro-
posed combination be submitted to the
Liberal State convention, with our recon-
mendatiOn that it be Endorsed and adopted:
WHEREAS, The Liberal party OCcu-
pies the intermediate ground be.
tween the combined Democratic and
Reform parties on the one hand, and
the regular Republican party on the other;
and
Whereas, 1t is manifest that neither of
said parties would support candidate for
Governor nominated BY the other; and
Whereas, We consider il the noble mis-
nFf " n
possible, all elements, now conflicting in
some respects, but aiming at the redemption
of our State and nation by the success of
the candidates and the triumph Of the prin-
ciples put forth by the Cincinnati and Bald
more conventions; and
Whereas, The Liberal party in this crisis
is incapable of acting upon prejudices and re-
sentiments, but is fully capable Of remaining
steadfast in constant advocacy Of the true
interests of LOuisisn, il il the opinion of
this committee Of conference that the fol
lowing plan of combination be adopted:
First-That the Liberal party shall nomi
nate the candidate for Governor on the joint
ticket.
Second-That the combined Democratic
and Reform party shall select the candidate
for Lieutenant Governor.
Third-Tbat the Liberal party shall select
the candidate for Attorney General.
Fourth That the regular Republican
party, of which Hugh j. Campbell is chair
man, shall select the candidate for Secretary
| of State.
Fifth - That the combined Democratic
and Reform party shall select the candidate
| for Auditor.
Sixtb--That the Liberal party shall nom,
| mate D candidate for Superintendent VI
| Public Education.
| Seventh-That the said regular kepuo'
| liean party shall select the candidate 1or
! Congressman at large
| Ei9hth-That the combined Democratic
| snd Reform party shall select one eandi-
! date for presidential electOr at large, and
| that the liberal party nominate two candi
dates for presidential electors at large
Ninth-That the Liberal party shall nom
mate the presidential electors for the hrstf
second and fifth Congressional districts, and
that the combined Democratic and Reform
narty shall select the presidential. electors
for The third and fourth congressional dis
Tenth-That the regular Republican party
shaIl eeIeof the candidates for Congress N
th6 second ard third congressional districts
ths combined Democratic and Reform par