New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02

and adopted, VIZ;
To the President and Members of the Republican
State Convention;
COMMUNICATIONS committee on rules
respectfully recommend that the rules of
the House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana be adopted for the govern
ment of the convention.
Second-That the delegates present rep
resenting any parish shall cast the whole
vote of their respective parishes.
Third-That all resolutions introduced
into this convention shall be referred to the
committee on resolutions without debate.
Respectfully. etc,
j. HI. H. CAMP.
CHARLES E. HALSTEAD,
D. YOUNG,
p. HARPER.
Mr.. Cage, of --, moved that the
convention do now proceed to the election
of permanent president.
Carried.
Nominations for president being in order,
Mr. Barrett nominated Hon. P. B. S. Pinch
back, Mr.. Quinn nominated Hon. A. B.
Harris, Mr.. ROades nominated Hon. w. L.
'McMillen, Mr.. Barber nominated Hon. H.
J. Campbell, Mr.. Brown nominated Hon.
II. G. Dibble.
Messrs. Pinchback, harris and McMillen
declined their nominations.
Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, moved that the
nominations be closed. Carried.
Mr.. Camp, of Orleans, moved that three
tellers be appointed by the chair. Car
ried
The chair appointed the following:
Messrs Camp, Matthews and MahoLey.
Mr.. Vigers moved that majority of the
votes cast shall elect. Carried,
Mr.. Butler, OF Plaquemines, moved to re-
consider the vote whereby nominations
we're closed.
Mr.. Carr moved to lay the motion to re-
consider on the table. Carried.
Messrs. Campbell and Dibble being the
only nominees, the convention proceeded to
the election of a president
The secretary called the roll of delegates,
and the following is the result Of the cleo
ton:
Hugh J. Campbell. lS8
Henry C. Dibble. SO
Total number of votes cast. 1876
Mr.. Campbell having received a majority
of the votes cast, the chair declared Mr..
Hugh j. Campbell duly elected president
Of the convention.
Mr.. Dibble moved that the election Of
Mr.. Campbell be made unanimous. Car
lied.
Mr.. Quinn moved that committee of
three be appointed to escort the president
elect to the chair. Carried.
The chair appointed the following:
Messrs. Quinn, Dibble, DeslOnde.
The president-elect on taking the chair
thanked the convention for the honor con-
terred, and in few remarks reviewed the
condition of affairs within the party and
State since the assembling of the last con-
ventiOn, etc.
Mr. Young, of Concordia, moved that
William II. Green be elected secretary by
reclamation Carried.
Mr.. Pinchback moved that A. Pluche, Jr.,
be elected assistant secretary. Carried.
Mr. Butler moved that o. G. Thibault be
elected as assistant secretary. Carried.
Mr.. McMillen moved that a committee of
nine be appointed by the chair on resolu-
tiOHs. Carried.
Mr. Young, of Conc0rdia, moved that the
convention take a recess Of half an hour.
Carried
The chair declared a recess of thirty
minutes at P. NJ.
RECESS.
At 1875 P. NJ, pursuant to recess, Presi-
dent Campbell called the convention to or
der, and announced the following as vice
presidents:
Henry c, Dibble, w. Jasper Blackburn,
j. P. Newsham, II. L. Swords, w. w. john
son, w. R. Fish, Ebert CAN'T, L. Duffy, HI.
Boutte. L. A. Thibault, Z. Butler, W. Tay-
lOr, S. L. Henry, E. P. DuclOslange, j. e.
Oliver, Peter Harper, G. Y. KelsO, George
King, Samuel Armstead, c. S. Abel,
Thomas H. Johnson L. ii. WOrraD, G.. H.
Moore, General A. L. Barber, David Young,
P. g. Deslonde, l.. Z. Lahore, Charles
Smith, William Briggs.
The president further announced that he
had appointed the following sergeants-at-
arms:
p z. Canonge, D. A. Ward, N. w. Green,
D. Bianehini, J. II. Brett, d. Fisher, Joseph
Garcia, George Jones, r. G. Howard, II. q.
Flowers C.. Z. Frank.
Doorkeeper, Jefferson Stokes.
Assistant dOorkeepers, William johnson,
William Moore.
The following committee on resolutions
was also announced:
General w. r. McMillan, Hon. 2. B. s.
Pinchback. Hon. o. F. Hunsaker, Major
Thomas Isabelle, Rev. S. Armstead, Colonel
n. Underwood, Judge H. G. Myers, F. Mar
tin. ESQ, Hon. p. G. DeslOnde.
Mr.. Matthews, of Tensas, called up the
report of the committee on credentials IN
reference to the delegation from Iberia
parish.
Mr.. Smith, of St. Mary, moved that the
delegates from the parish of Iberia be adj
mitted to seats as delegates.
Mr.. Butler, of Plaguemines, moved to
amend, that the word Liberal" in the GER
tificate Of election be stricken out.
Carried.
The motion of Mr.. Smith, as amended,
was then adopted.
Mr.. Young, of COncOrdia. moved that the
convention proceed to the nomination and
election of delegates to the Philadelphia
convention.
Mr.. Young subsequently withdrew the
motion.
Mr.. Matthews, OF Tensas, renewed the
motion made by Mr.. Young.
The chair ruled that the motion should be
reduced to writing, with a view of refer
ence to the committee on resolutions.
Mr.. Matthews appealed from the decision
of the chair.
Much discussion ensued on the question
of appeal, in which Messrs. Matthews, DID
BILE and Barber took part, during which Mr..
Barber moved, that in order to enable the
committee on resolutions to report, the con-
vention adjourn till tomorrow at 10 A. NJ.
Mr.. Demas, of st. John, moved as an
amendment, that inasmuch as tomorrow
was considered as a national holiday, that
the convention adjourn to Friday, thirty
first, at 10 A. NJ.
Mr.. Pinchback rose to privileged ques-
ton, and after addressing the convention,
moved that the convention adjourn to
2. NJ, twenty-ninth instant, which was
The chair declared the convention ad-
iourned to 2. M.
EVENING SESSION.
At seven o'clock the convention was
called to order, II. j. Campbell in the chair.
Secretary Green called the roll, l5l mem
hers answering to their names.
Mr.. Underwood requested the secretary