New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-22
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TO-DAY
Special to the New Orrean. Rep ubIican.I
First Dispatch.l

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BATON ROUGE, La, June q, 1872.
The convention assembled this morning
with the burden of nominations upon them,
and were long time getting into business
The first thing done in the morning was
the sudden ejectment Of j. Sella Martin,
who was Billings man, and hence an OBJ
ject of distrust to the chairman.
Again the chairman was particularly care
full not to appoint any sergeants-atarms un-
less they were Kellogg men. 1t was thus evil
dent that the latter division of delegates
were triumphant.
1t appeared that the roll had been doc
tored, and that the names of several among
the prominent Billings men were scratched,
much to the surprise of those members, who
found out suddenly that their names were
not called by the young man DeKlyne.
A fight took place over the rules and their
adoption, and the convention resolved not
to enter into nominations until after the
resolutions or platform was adopted.
Now came resolution calling for COM
mittee on conference, which instead of
being Immediately voted down, was re-
ceived in silence, non-cOmmittal feeling
being developed by number of trifing
motions and flibustering. The chair first
decided that the resolution was debatable
and then took it back. A motion to sus-
pend the rules which required resolutions
to be referred was made and lost Mr.. W.
L. Evans protested, saying that he did not
want the dlsuniting of the Republican
party laid at his door. The resolution came
up again, but met with the same result,
Notwithstanding Mr. Ladd called for an ex-
preston OfOpiniOn on it, and protest against
being chOked off. 1t required two-thirds
vote to suspend the rules. The one-third
who voted against it, composed Of white
men, are strict Customhouse men OF are
officials in the building.
The convention is in the most awful con-
fusion. Nobody has any control over him
self. Ingraham retired with bloody nose,
Weber was called to the chair, and Pack
ard in vain tried to persuade Ladd and De-
vezan into their seats, who are in a spasm
of protest against gag law, while William
Murrell is desirOus of having a fight with
tn6 CHdif On Tue 5pOJ.
A resolution was offered that no flag OF
truce was possible between the lines Of the
two parties, unless the outside party should
indorse Grant. The efforts of the chair, in
the CustOmhouse interest, to gag down all
expressions in favor of union, produced by
degrees an opposite result, and the party OF
gradually increased until it mus
tered over half of the body. The colored
men, who had been talking over the streets
in favor of union, found expression in
strong terms. Ingraham announces him
self in favor Of compromise, but covers it |
by saying he wants the rules maintained.
The lobby was thrown open to citizens
after somewhat extended discussion. |
There was considerable impotence to get at |
the nominations, and the convention in
structed the committee to report at four |
o'clock. Finally an ultimatum was put re-
luiring the Pinchback convention to indOrse |
the nominations of the Philadelphia plat |
form before any committee on conference |
was appointed or effort at Cancellation made.
Packard takes the floor, and, seeing the |
temper of the body, which grew, little BY |
little, overwhelmingly in fovor Of union,
advocates this himself, tender-footed and
cautiously, and urges that it should also be
made condition that the convention re-
call the Endorsement of Governor War
moth previously made.
Wharton, postofice agent, insists on an
with this sense: Repudiating
The Cincinnati convention and Governor
Warmoth. Rodriguez was in favor Of it,
saying, "LOok out for H. @. Warmoth YETI
The lobby doors being open, the members
IF the Pinchback convention filed the entire
Jpaee. The sense of the body was that the
members of the other convention should not
be admitted to seats and votes.
A. J. Whittier was down on aHHation in
my shape or form, There could be- he
,aid, mo compromise with rebels and with
he Pinchback men. They went from us,
lot we from them. The other body should
come and ask forgiveness"
The first resolution for conference was Of
'ered by Mr.. Huff, and gave rise 20 a ma
ority vote against it. Then Packard, ind
ng It was growing until it became the sense
1f the convention, put his own name on it,
90 that it appears as the product Of both.
Mr.. Keating made a violent speech
against the Pinchbaek convention, saying,
Let us 90 forward and nominate ticket,
and if there are any good Republicans in
that body they win support it." Burch took
back his position of the night before, and
came out for compromise after the nomina-
ton Of a ticket. Other speeches followed,
in the adoption of the resolution
calling for conference in case the Pinch