The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-29

MONROE, La, JUNE %, 1872.
UNPUBLISHED HISTORY OF THE DEM
OCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
The June Democratic Convention
was composed of delegates having hon.
est and sincere convictions. Take it
all in all, it was composed of trust
worthy, well-meaning men, and in its
divisions and differences was infiu-
enced mainly by considerations look
ing to defeat or success. Outside Of the
Convention there were men, and num-
purpose was to secure justification for
their treachery, desertion, or contem-
plated injuries to the people. In the
Convention, these influences had little
or no weight.
Until the last day of the Convention
the chances alternated between the
Democrats in favor of not making fur
ther overtures to the Warmoth Repub-
ltcans (olias Liberal Republicans)-t
'sthe only solution'' offered by them
not being acceptable-and those Dem |
ocrats who favored making further
advances toward Warmoth colnbina-
tion. rive use the qualification, War
moth, because he was, and is, the head
of the Liberal Republican faction, and
controls, absolutely, its movements
Tn 4Hv4< mi,
ton the Convention stood, when Col.
Sandidge offered his resolution for an
adjournment to a day fixed, and invi-
ting "the world and the balance OF
mankind," Grant Radicals excepted,
we believe, to send delegates to that
session of the Convention.
This resolution at once exposed to
the delegates assembled the impo1icy
and rank folly of longer delay. They
had seen the irreconcilable nature of
the different plans submitted by Demo-
crats; and rightly inferred, what would
be the hubbub and distracting causes
which would concentrate in Conven-
ton of Democrats, and Republicans
opposed to Grant, combined. So, the
resolution of Col. sandidge was, by
call of parishes, votesl down.
Thereupon Col. Fl. II. Lott, Of Car
roll, moved to go into the selection of
State ticket at once, which motion
was carried by large majority.
Meanwhile, the delegation from East
Feliciana and one delegate from Match
itoches formally withdrew.
What followed? Names of several
leading Democrats We're at once pro-
posed for Governor. The calling of
roll
Now, we believe we are about to
state an indisputable fact. The recent
action of some of the parishes that vo-
ted first and last for the present nomi-
nee for Governor renders the point one
of great significance. These parishes are
now seeking to get up an opposition to
the Democratic State ticket, and are
looking, for that purpose, to Il coalition
OF some sort with Gov. Warmoth. 1t
is our purpose to remind them of their
sacred pledges.
When the first ballot was taken
we write from nlemoryit was found
that the parishes of Ascension, Clai-
borne, East Baton Rouge, and, we be-
iieve, Rapides, voted for McEnery.
At all events, it WAS known, and is yet
known, that all the parishes that had
favored a coalition with the Warmoth
Republicans, and had no local favor
ite, voted for Col. Nc Emery, and sw ell
ed his vote to 70, the highest on the
list. This fact cannot be ttenied' Upon the
second ballot, the wavering vote Went
to McEnery, knowing him to be a
sound and honest Democrat, and the
result of that ballot wits his unanimous
nomination..
Now, we call, directly, upon Major
A. $. Heron, Capt. w. r. Blackman,
Col. Lewis Texada, Gen. Allen
Thomas, Col. J. q. Fuqua and others,
who We're understood to favor q Re
publican coalition, to say whether or