New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-10
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
First Days Proceedings


chair, discOursing eloquent music, and
may be hoped is an augUry of harmOniOu
proceedings on the part Of the assemble,
delegates.
The convention was called to order b,
the president, General II. j. Campbell, VIII
ordered call of the roll of the delegate
present at the previous sitting of the con
ventiOn.
The roll was called by Captain w. H
Green, secretary of the convention, VIII
announced III original delegates presen
and AZ parishes represented.
The president called upon Rev. George
w. Merritt, of New Orleans, to open pro
ceedings with prayer.
All members of the State central commit
tee were invited to seats on the platform.
! Thesecretary then read the cali of the
convention issued by the State committee
on the twenty-sixth of June
The chair made a brief address to the
delegates, cOnjuring them to conduct the
business of the convention in a spirit OF
sOlemnity, dignity and harmony, as in the
| careful deliberations of the convention are
| involved the future fate of the Republican
party and the cOlored people of the State.
| Upon this convention rests a fearful re-
| spOnsibility, and if the delegates fail to
| weigh all measures prudently, carefully and
| dispa6siOnately, the waters of the ocean
| of the wOrld-will not be broad or deep
/ CuUuku " HApD Oug lAAO DOAA5 VI IAD SADdG
mistake.
| Mr.. Harris, of Concordia, moved to refer
| the credentials of the newly elected dele
/ gates to the committee on credentials, ap-
| pointed at former meeting of the conven-
ton.
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved to amend
| by filling two vacancies on the committee.
The motion, as amended, was unani-
mously adopted.
| The convention then, on motion of Mr.
| Murray, of Orleans, took a recess of thirty
minutes.
At halfpast two o'clock the convention
| was again called to order by General Camp
bell, who stated that the committee on Gre
dentials. would not be able to report for
some twenty minutes.
Harry LOtt of Rapides, CustOmhOuse
candidate for Congress, arose to question
of privilege, and stated that since his first
election to this convention his constituents
had reassembled and withdrawn his Gre
dentials, and elected another in his place,
therefore he withdrew from the convention.
The convention then took another recess
for fifteen minutes.
At three o'clock the convention was again
called to order, and the committee on ere
dentials submitted their report.
Mr. Pinehback, chairman of the commit
tee, stated that there were some ten or
fifteen proxies, which he reported back to
the convention without recommendation,
subject to their action.
The secretary read the report, which,
after suDdry clerical corrections had been
made, was received.
Mr.. j. b. Gaudet, of jefferson, moved to
strike the name of j. Sella Martin from the
CaddO delegation.
. Loud cries of mo, no" and the motion
was withdrawn.
Mr.: Pinchback moved to take up the
proxies one by one for action. Carried.
At this iuncture Mr. Sterrett, of CaddO
made a vigorous speech in defense of j.
Sells Martin as delegate from CaddO par
ish, and resented the imputatiOns cast upon
him and his constituents by Mr.. Gaudet.
He was properly elected by his people, and
they wanted him here.
The proxies were then taken,up.
jackson Murray, appointed proxy by
Richard Richardson, Of Tangipahoa parish,
was seated.
A motion to seat L. C. La Saliniere in
place of Raymond Barney, for the parish of
st. Charles, was laid on the table.
Speaking TO this motion, Mr.. Pincbback
said that the ink was not dry on this paper
when it came into the committee room. In
this case he thought the proxy should not
be received, though there are others that
are genuine and should be entertained.
MIR. Underwood, of East Baton Rouge, |
asked if there was any evidence before the |
committee to show that this was not bona |
fde proxy, properly signed by the party |
who named Mr.. La Saliniere to act in his |
stead
Mr.. Harris, of COncordla, was opposed to |
any person serving as proxy for parish. in |
which he did not reside
George w. Carter was then seated as |
proxy for +. j. Heron, of the tenth ward, /
New Orleans.
Motions to seat S. B. Sullivan as proxy
for j. Il. Laire, in Iberia parish and Daniel
George for NJ. Carr, in De Soto parish, were |
laid on the table.
r. HigginbOtham was then admitted as
proxy for A. ]. Brooks Of LafOurehe.
Also, Z. w. Wall for Owen Stewart, in
nell for E. @. johnson, in Orleans parish,
twelfth ward, -.
j. Jddica was admitted as proxy for
John b. Marsh in Iberia, and E. w.
Devices, for A. f. RinggOld IN Bienville.
A motion to seat d. F. Melvin as proxy |
for j.. NJ Lacey, of Cameron, was laid on
the table.
The list of delegates as amended was
read.
Ascension-CharlesN n. Lewis, L. E. Bent
ley, Charles +. Smith, w. G. Wilkinson,
Milton Morris.
Assumption H L. Swords, George
Washington, Robert Poindexter A. J. Es-
cheTria, Levi Williams, Thomas Devine,
Jonas Hughes, John S. johnson.
AvOyelles-L. j. SOuer, p. McGloire, G.
Peter, Charles F. Huesman, Henry Dupe,
+. Lattamore, William Greenhouse.
East Baton ROuge-T. w. Hurst, n. I'm |,
lerwoOd, G. G. Fisk, A LANCE, c. LeSage,
5. w. RinggOld, B. b. Branco, E. A. Beans.
Bienville-A. +. Coleman, George King.
BOssier-AarOn Harrison. G.. +. Abel,
John Williams, Charles P. Virgins.
Caldwell--A. w. Faulkner.
CaddO-M. A. Walsh, M. Fl. Crowell, s.
Armstead, John Jones, G. L. Smith, Moses
Sterritt, T. n Smith, j. Sella Martin, E.
Garry, Gus. Marshall.
CatahOula-S Marvin, T. Moore, r, L. |
Brooks, Nathan Brown.
COnc0rdia-A. B. Harris, David Young, |
Sven Stewart, George Washington E. w. |
Wall, j. H. Clay, Thomas Riber, Andy Wal
on.
Carroll-W L. Hc5IiIlen, John H. Green,
-ames Andrews, 4. B. Rhodes.
Claiborne-W. j. Blackburn.
De SotO-Henry Williams, NJ. Carr.
nan, j. L. Thorpe, George Washington,
inthOny Carroll, w. c. Williams.
FIanklin-N. L. Homer, G. Lewis.
Grant-William Ward, James A. John
on, Thomas johnson, f. II. Flores.
Iberia-Julian H. Levy, Abraham Carter,
Oseph A. Judice.
Iberville-Thomas II. Nolan, P. G. Des-
)nde, G. B. Loud, Daniel Askins, William |
ones, A. Durand, Stephen H. jackson,
ohm Phillips, S. Downs, Newman Garner,
harles E. Halstead Albert Perrett.
JeffersOn--R 9. Gardner, W. P, Green,
L. Henry, j. E. Parker, w. K Chapman,
William Brown, John Henry, jesse TascO.
Iichael Lee, Joseph Stephens, Joseph Bur.
II, Antoine SOuls,