New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-14

was an accredited delegate from Mach
| tOches to this convention, and held tn
| proxy of the parish of Sabine, he could not
| in justice to his constituents, sit in an
| convention but this. no matter what hi
personal feelings or private conviction
| might be.
Mr.. w. B. Barrett, Of Orleans. move,
that Colonel A. 2. Field be nominated At
| tOrney General by acclamation. Carried.
MIR. Young, of COncOrdia, moved that
| committee of three be appointed by tn,
chair to wait upon the gentleman and ap
prise him of his nomination, and reQues
him, if he was willing to serve on tn,
ticket, to signify his acceptance. Carried
The chair appointed Mr.. Young, of Con
cOrdia, and Messrs. Barrett and Fisher, C1
Orleans.
Mr.. Weeks, of Orleans, moved that Mr.
w. q. Brown, Of Orleans, be nominated fOI
Superintendent Of Education by acclama
ton. Carried.
Mr.. Brown made a few very neat re-
marks in accepting the compliment ten.
dered to him by the convention.
Mr.. Pinchback moved that Judge Henry
G. Dibble be nominated for Congress at
large. Carried.
Mr.. Dibble accepted.
Mr.. Green, of Orleans, moved that the
convention now take a recess of one hour
parishes to retire and form themselves into
district conventions, to designate their
choice Of congressman, presidential elect
Ors, and three members of the State Cen
tral Committee. Carried
At four O'Clock the convention was again
called to order to receive the nominations
from the congressional districts. They
were announced as follows:
First district For Congress, Edward
R1Ti Of q, IL
Lanabere, of Orleans; for central commit
tee, w. d. Floyd, Of St. Helena, L. P Pi-
jOux and William Weeks, of Orleans
Second district-FOr Congress, A. f. Bar
Der, of Orleans; for elector, w. R. Fish, of
Orleans; for central committee, w B. Bar
rett and 2. Creagh, of Orleans, and Will
liam Murrell, of Lafourche.
Third district-FOr Congress, Thomas H.
NOland, of Iberville; for electOr. Milton
Morris, of Ascension; for central committee,
P. G. Deslonde, Of Iberville, c. Z. Lange,
of East Baton Rouge, and George Wash
inGton, of Assumption.
Fourth district-FOr Congress, j. Madi-
son Wells, of Rapides, for the long term,
and +. II. Flowers, OF Grant, for the short
term; the nomination of electOr was left to
the delegates from the parish in the central
committee; for central committee, L. j.
SOueT, Of AvOyelles, Ratord Blunt, of
Rapides.
Fifth district-For Congress, David
Young, of COncOTdia; for eleotor; L. L.
Brooks, of CatahOUla: for central commit
tee, Thomas Reber, OF COncordia, S. Mar
win, of CatahOula, and E. w. Wall, Of Con
cOrdia.
Mr.. Young, in behalf of the committee
appointed to wait on Colonel Fields, intro
duced that gentleman to the convention.
Ia =,
1f Attorney General il few well received
Mr.. Pinchback moved to refer the selec-
ion of the three presidential electors at
arge to the State central committee. Car
led.
Mr.. Montaldo, of Orleans, moved that
he LOuiSiatlj m be chosen as the official |
organ of the Republican party OF Louisiana,
carried.
Mr. Pinchback moved to add the pres
dent of this convention Hon. H. c. Dibble.
0 the State Central Committee, and that |
e, the president, be authorized to appoint |
Inc members Of the committee at large. |
Iarried.
Mr.. Montaldo, of Orleans, moved to re-
uest the State Central Committee to pav |
he sergeant-at-arms and his assistants for |
heir services during the sessions Of this
Onvention. Carried.
MI iJOuCIy VI aNOS cites, EuDnltJbQ Iue !
blowing report of the committee on resOlu-
ions:
RcS0lrcd That we reafirm the following
esolutiOns adopted by the Republicans
tate Convention assembled in Turner
iall, in this city, on the ninth day Of Au-
ust. 1871:
ReSoired, That we declare the Repub-
can party OF Louisiana In full sympathy
18th the national Republican party.
ReSOtUed, That we pledge our party to
he reduction of taxation, and we insist
pom an economical administration of the
0yernment. We condemn indiscriminate
appropriations to individual enterprises,
nd we urge upon the Legislature the cur
iilment of its expenses.
Re50ired, That we will advocate policy
nd will invoke the aid Of the national
Ongress that will secure to the South its
Ill quota Of assistance to the improvement
our harbOrs and rivers. We believe that
e are entitled to an appropriation to assist
opening the mouth Of the Mississippi and
constructing our levee5.
RcSoi0ed, That we believe that the con
ressiOnal measures of reconstruction have !
rOVed complete success in our State. We |
dOrse those measures and all laws of Con
'ess enacted i'll the interests Of order and
vii liberty. We believe that if honestly !
y W |
ice to the prosperity Of the South and to |
e strengthening of Republican institu-
Dns,
RcS0IrGd, That we especially indOrse those
anks in the Republican platform which
edge our party to the faithful payment Of
q public debt.
ReSOlred, That we advocate the reduction
national taxation and redistribution of
e impOsts in such q manner as to impose !
e least possible burden upon the people. |
ResOtCed, Thatw pledge ourselves and |
IT party to the faithful execution of the
and statutory provisions for
e public education of all the children Of
e State, without distinction.
ReSolUed, That we insist upon the en-
rcement of the constitutional and legal |
larantees of the civil and political rights
all men, without distinction of race, color
previous condition.
I1eSOiUed, That we indOrse the national |
attorm adopted blythe Philadelphia con
ntiOn.
ReSolred, That we indorse Grant and
ilsOn, the Republican candidates for
resident and Vice President, presenting
EN- as Our choice, and pledge to them our
lqualifed support.
j. SOuer, Schuyler Marvin,
avid Young, Thomas RebeT.
illiam Weeks, w. II. Green,
ere MaglOire, II. Mahoney,
iford Blunt, Committee.
The resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. f. A. johnson, Of Orleans, offered the
lowing: p
Resolred, That in the negotiations of this
dy with the Republican branch of the
rty with whom we are at issue, we have |
und in Colonel James Lewis, their candi-
tie for Congress at large, the only candi-
tie whose magnanimity and patriotism
duced him to tender his resign atom as
Oh for Ea Of La ,r+ ba |