New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-13

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With Charley Jaegers harmonious pre-
Iude the convention started upon new
day of its less harmonious proceedings,
this time with faiTer show of arriving at
4 definite result than heretofore.
President Campbell in the chair.
The call of the roll by parishes showed
tbirtv-seven parishes represented and four
teen wards Of the parish Of Orleans.
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Armstead of Caddo.
NIL. T. Bentley, of Ascension, stated
that the committee on conference were now
reducing their report to writing, and asked
that the convention adjourn until one
o'clock
Previous to entertaining the nlpUiOnto
adjourn 1.-The president presented the report
of the special committee appointed by the
Republican State Convention o., LOUISIANA E
assembled in Turner Hall, New Orleans,
August 9, 1871 which the Secretary pro-
ceeded to read.
terrupting the secretary, and insisted that
this convention had nothing to do with
that of August g. and that the reading OF
the report was consequently out of order.
The chair ruled the point not well taken,
and ordered the secretary to proceed.
Mr. Dibbe moved to suspend the reading
of the report, and on this took the floor
and attempted to make a speech. he was
received With Kisses and ruled dOwn-by the
chair. finally and reluctantly taking his seat,
remarlSing, as he did so, that the delegates
present were unfit to represent free peo-
pie. -.
The motion upon suspending the fur
ther reading of the report was put, di-
vision called for, pending which, during
great deal of noise, the calling of the roll
by parishes was ordered.
Upon this arose an uproar, which the
clear head and strong right arm of the presi-
den5s s-ioeating the Anvil Chorus, found
ia impossible to suppress for some ten
minutes Finally lull was reached-eVi-
IDENTIFY the result of sheer exhaustion on the
part Of the noisy delegates.
The result of the vote was announced as
follows Yeas, 1877; nays, 1913; and the fur
ther reading of the report was suspended.
1t was then moved to adopt the report
as printed
Mr.: Dibble here took the floor TO speak
on the report. An uprOar fOllOYed, and
the only portion Of Mr.. Dibble's speech we
could hear was Damn you. fools, sit
down" Quiet being finally restored, Mr..
Dibble went on to say that the motion to
adopt the report was simply an attempt to
divert the support of this convention from
the national Republican ticket.
The committee of conference making
their appearance on the floor, the chair an
nOuuced the report in order as aprivlleged
I,'fIa NJ. Harris, chairman of the committee,
called upon Mr.. Bentley to read the report,
which he did. ~
COMMITTEES on CONFERENCE THEl
Regular Republican state Convention, Z
New Orleans, August H. 1872. }
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Convention
GENErFMEy-Your conference committee,
ofwhch Hon. A. B. Harris is chairman, met
the conference committee of the Custom
house wing of the Republican party, of
which Hon. j. Henri Burch is chairman, on
Saturday, August 10, and submitted to them
the following:
CoNurTEE. ON CoSFERESoR or THE1
Regular Republican State Convention,
New Orleans, La, August 10, l8T2)
The following proposition was submitted
by this committee to the conference COM
niittee appointed by the State Central Com
nlittee presided over by Hon. S. B. Pack
ard
First-That Mr. Kellogg's name should !.
be withdrawn from the State ticket nomi-
mated at Baton Rouge, and candidate for
Governor substituted who would be aceept-i
able to this committee.
Secoud-That Mr. AntOine's name should
be Withdrawn from said ticket, and the
convention which this committee repre-
sents to name a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, the remainder OF the State ticket
TO be subject to the future deliberati0n of
the conference committees.
chairman Committee on Conference Regu-
lar Republican State Convention.
L. K. BENTLEY, Secretary.
At the same meeting, the committee Of
which Mr.. Packard is chairman, sObmitted
to us the following:
STATE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE Committee
Republican Party of Lou siana Z !
August lpFl872. /
The following proposition is hereby sub
to hn EnnfarnNpa ftOTnmTffnH
sided over by Hon. A. B. Harris
"The convention presided over by Hon.
II j. Campbell is invited and requested to
ind0rse the national Republican ticket
nominated at Philadelphia, and the Repub- !
lican State ticket nominated at Baton |
Rouge"
T. w. DEKLYNE, Secretary.
Submitted by conference committee
j. HENRI BURCH, Chairman.
Another session of the conference COM
mittee was held at p. NJ when it was an
nounced by the chairman Of each committee
that the respective propositions submitted |
had been rejected
WhereupOn your committee submitted the |
following second proposition;
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCES , |
Regular Republican State Convention. |
New Orleans August TO- 1879 |
This second proposition was submitted by |
this committee to the conference committee |
appointed by the State Central Committee |
over which :. B. Packard pfesides
That the present candidates for LieUten-
ant Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts |
and Superintendent of Public Education on /
the State ticket nominated at Baton Rouge /
be withdrawn, and that the vacancies be /
filled by candidates to be selected by the /
convention which this committee represents. |
SSzhe reorganization of the State commit |
El9es, looking to a fusion of both into |
r = nd such other minor matters as natu- /
Tllle appertain to a coalition of the two |
FRO, to be subjects of after consideration
rose committees on conference.
Nalr A. b. HARRIS,
- kirman Committee Regular Republican
- Party.
L. E. BENTLEY, Secretary.
At the next meeting of the conference
committees, which was held at eleven
o'clock this morning, the committee pre@
sided over by j. Henri Burch submitted the
following reply to the foregoing:
SrATB CENTRAL ExEouTIvE COMMITTEE |
Republican Party OF Louisia9a. a.,
august II, 1879. }
At meeting of the committee held this
morning, on motion of Mr.. MurIRu, it was
ResolUed. That our conference committee /
be instructed to inform the conference COM
mittee presided over by Hon. A. 3. Harris
that we are unable to acoede to their pr0po
.sitions of Saturday last.
On motion of Colonel Ingraham, II was
resolved, that We hereby instruct our con-
ference committee to .reiterate to the con-
ference committee presided over by Hon.
A. B. harris, our proposition of Saturday
last viz: That If the convention now IN |.
'ssion at tie Mechanics Institute shall in
rse the national Republican ticket, for