New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-19
Independent PeIitlcal ActIou.

Under a call published in the papers
for convention of delegates from the
various independent clubs of the city OF
the Liberal, Democratic and Reform par
| ties, to consider the actions of the recent
| conventions and conference committees of
those parties, meeting was held last even
| ing at the rooms of the Seymour Legion, on
Canal street.
Some twenty odd clubs were represented,
some Of the delegations by action of their
clubs and others by appointments OF dele
gates by the presidents of such clubs as had
| not had proper notification of the call and
| objects of the meeting-the Democratic
clubs, under the circumstances, being
more generally represented.
Mr.. r. H. Mari presided and Mr.. J. O.
Nixon Jr., acted as secretary.
After discussions of various matters of
| minor Importance, the following resolutions,
offered by General H. 7. Hays Iiberal],
expressive of the purposes Of the meeting,
were adopted:
! Rcsolred, That the conference committees
| of the Liberal, Reform and Democratic
! Parish Executive Committees be notified
| that the independent clubs Of said parties
| are now III convention assembled.
| ReS0lced, That the object of said conven-
ton is not to embarrass said conference
committees, but that this convention insists
| on judiciOus nominations.
Res0Iged, That in the event of the failure
| to make such nominations, this convention
will take such steps as may be necessary to
| place before the public ticket emanating
| from the people.
PocpIr0I 'J'IaE of +Iloca -acoI1-fiovc
| be sent to the Democratic, Reform and Lib
erel Parish Executive Committees of the
| Democratic, Reform and Liberal parties
| respectively, and to the conference COM
mittCes now in session.
The committee called for by the resolu-
tions was appointed, and waited on the Re-
form and Democratic committees, who hap
pened to be in session, and in response
thereto a comnittee from those parties,
consisting of Messrs. r. r. FOrman, Archi-
bald Mitchell and others, appeared before
the convention, and reported that the Lib
eral committee had retired from their con-
ference to consider among themselves after
a fusion had been arranged for all offices
except those OF Administrator of Improve
ments, Administrator of Waterworks and
State Senator from the second district.
4 copy of General Hays resolutions was
also directed to be furnished to the Liberal
conference committee, when in session, and
action thereon to be reported to this con-
vention at its next session, which is to be
held at seven o'clock this evening in the
hall of the Constitution Club, on ST. Charles
street, opposite the St. Charles Hotel.
We understand that the Democrats and
Liberals are disposed to unite on Major E.
A. Burke for Administrators of Improve
ments. and that only the Reformers insist
on Mr. n. E. Bailey.
The name of Mr.. G. w R. Bayley, we
further hear, is brought forward by the
Democrats or Reformers, in opposition to
the nomination of Colonel I. S. Williams.
for Administrator of Waterworks. Both
gentlemen are we'll qualified as fine en-
gineers for such a position.
We also hear that Captain Younnes is in
clined to withdraw in favor of Captain w,
c. Harrison for Administrator of Police.