New Orleans Republican., 1872-06-02
THE SITUATION.

The convention which ADJOURNED on
Wednesday night was probably the ablest
BODY of Republicans ever assembled in
this State. 1t was composed of two hun
dred and thirty of the most active, earnest
and intelligent representative men of the
party. This convention was not the Lib
eral Republican Convention. 1t was the
regular Republican Convention called by
the committee of which Lieutenant Gov
ernor Pinchback is chairman, for the pur-
pose of sending delegates to the Philadel-
phia convention, and for the nomination
of State ticket. The friends Of Cover
nor Warmoth, having acted with this COM
mittee up to the time of the meeting of the
Cincinnati convention, determined to at
tend it, with a view of influencing it, if pos
sible. not to send delegates to Philadelphia,
but to secure the Endorsement of Mr..
Greeley and the Cincinnati movement
The first object was accomplished, and
the convention is thus conspicuous as the
first and only Republican regular conven-
ton which has met within the last four
years that did not pass resolution in
dorsing Grant. SO far all was well; but
the attempt to commit the convention to
the Cincinnati ticket was found to be i'm
practicable for two reasons
1. While majority Of the conven-
ton was undoubtedly for Greeley and
Brown, there was large element in it fa-
vorable to General Grant, not so much on
account of their approval Of his admins
tration, as for fear of the long train of
evils which they believed would follow
the success of a Democratic ticket in this
State.
q While large number of the dele
gates, probably majority, were in favor
of Greeley and Brown, they were i'm
pressed with the conviction that the plan
of the Democrats and Reformers was to
unite on straight State ticket, and to as
sure its election by taking advantage of
the division among Republicans, and that
to this end they would reject coalition
with any branch of the Republican party.
The question presented to the conven-
ton was whether to subordinate national
to State issues, as the Bee and Picdytne,
with the Democratic and Reform orators,
have persistently advised, and to wait and
bide the results of the Democratic and
Reform conventions or to break up the
convention by springing the Presidential
question and forcing showing of hands.
The facts had just as well be stated at
once. If the Democrats and Reformers
unite on State ticket composed only of
Democrats and Reformers, and refuse an
honorable coalition with the Republicans
who.are the friends of Greeley and Brown,
the Republicans will do the same by max
ing straight Republican ticket, and viii
do as their opponents propose to do
subordinate the Presidential and all other
questions to the issues presented in the
State contest.
There are a large number of Republi
cans who earnestly desire and will do all
they honorably can to secure change in
the local administration of the State gov
ernment, and who want to meet with the
Democrats and Reformers on a fair State
ticket to accomplish this object. This has
been proposed time and again and advo-
Gated by the REPUBLICAN, and, We have no
doubt, would secure the Endorsement of
a majority of the convention which is to
meet at Baton Rouge or such place as may
be indicated by the State committe. But
no dishonorable trade will be made; nor
will the Republicans, as much as they desire
to beat Grant and elect Greeley, consent
to any arrangement by which they will
not have full, fair and just recognition
on the State ticket, running in the interest
of the national movement. IF this fair
and honorable proposition is ignored and
rejected by the Democrats and Reformers,
they may expect that the two Republican
will unite and run a State
ticket, subordinating all questions to
saving the State from men who care more
for the success of the Democratic party
than for reform in the State and national
administrations.