The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-08-17
Majority and Minority Reports of the Lib.
eral Conference Committee, Relative
to Democratic Coalition.
MAJORITY REPORT.

| MAJoRIIN NEioltf
| NEW ORLEANS, Aug. ., 1872.
Hon. w. w. Pugi, President Liberal Con-
: vention:
ts1,-The ConferenceC Committees have
the honor to report, that obeying the
letter and spirit of your instructions,
Immediately after the organization OF
the committee, the respective parties
designated in your resolutions We're re-
specially invited to meet us in confer
| cnce as early as practicable.
The different organizations responded
by accepting our invitations, and con-
| ferences We're begun at 2 p. NJ. on Au-
gust 6, and We're almost continuous up
to = y. NJ. of this inst. The result of our
labors briefly told is this:
We endeavored earnestly and hon
estly to conciliate and harmonize with
the Democratic and Reform parties,
and the regular Republican party, pre-
sided over by Hon. II. J. Campbell, and
failed.
We presented basis upon which, in
our judgment, all parties could reason
ably and honorably combine, but we
regret to state our propositions were de-
clined by all parties.
We felt that we were not authorized
to vary materially this basis, and there
fore declined the counter propositions
submitted to us at a late hour last night.
We received from the Committee Of
the regular Republican party a COM
munication enunciating as we under
stand it merely the opinion of that
Committee, and not distinct PROPOSE
tions. We therefore refer that con1mu-
nication to this Convention.
In that communication the following
suggestions are made:
THAT in tho nninion nf l,n ( :. too
of the regular Republican party the
following propositions could be adopted
by the 9th of August Convention, and
said Committee agree to advocate the
same.
That the Governor shall be some
known Republican, who has been iden-
tilted with the Republican party.
That the Secretary of State shall be
colored Republican.
The Congressman ut large shall be Il
cOlored Republican,.
The Superintendent of Public Euuca-
tion shall be a Republican,.
That for the Second and Third Con-
gressional Districts Republicans shall
be nominated; and, finally,
That for the places conceded on the
shall be indicated by them, and that
the whole ticket shall be nominated by
both Conventions.
We announced distinctly, ut the out
set, to the Committees of the Demo-
cratic and Reform parties, that We felt
authorized to state that the name of II.
G. Warmoth would not be placed in
nomination for Governor in the event
Of those parties combining with the
Liberal party.
The propositions last made by those
committees to us are substantially as
follows:
That the names of John McE,ncry,
b. +. Jonas and IL. N. Ogden he retain
ed as nominees for Governor, Licutcn-
ant Governor and Attorney General.
That the electoral ticket presented
by said parties be withdrawn, and that
the Liberal Convention make all nom
nations, except the three above indi-
Gated.
AT O'Clock this morning we notified
the committee of the Democratic and
Reform parties that any further COM
municatiOn they might desire to make
would be presented by us to the con-
vention.
1t is simply impossible to prepare in
the limited time allowed us an clabo-
rate report. We therefore call your at
tention to the fact that the minutes of
our proceedings contain full and eX-
plicit details.
In conclusion, we desire to state that
while we recognize with regret the fact
that the people of Louisiana are seem
ingly widely separated in political
opinions, we are, nevertheless, pro-
foundly and mistakenly impressed
with the conviction that through the
Liberal party alone can Louisiana be
politically regenerated and redeemed.
LOUIS BUSH, Chairman:
r. LAURANCE,
TEOs. J. FOSTER,
ROBT. l.. PRESTON,
Jos. "A. BEAUN,
JAMES n, GILLESPIE,
THOs. GREEN DAVIDSON,
j. PINCKNEY HARRIS,
a. II. LEOSARD,
LOUIS TENADA,
r.. a. BURKE.
+. w. ROBERTSON.
Mr.. Bush announced that there would
be read minority report, stating
moreover that it was read to the Com
mittec just before they left for the
Convention, and that although as far as
he heard it it met with his approba-