New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-07
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS
PROPOSITION TO CONFERENCE
COMMITTEES.
REPLY OF THESE COMMITTEES

| The following communication to the con
ference committees of the Democratic and
Reform conventions, from the Liberal Re
publican State Committee, the executive
committee OF the Greeley and Brown rati-
fcatiOn meeting, and the Liberal Repub-
Iiean German committee, together with the
resolutions and reply of the joint commit
tees Of conference, are published this morn
ing for the information of our readers:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Liberal REPUBLIcAN)
State Central Committee Of Louisiana,
New Orleans, June 8. 1872.
To the Conference Committees of the Democratic
and Reform Conventions:
GENTLEBTEN--We have the honor to sub
NIT proposition agreed upon by the con-
ference committee of the Liberal Repub-
lican Executive Committee.
We submit it as the deliberate opinion of
the committee that it is. the only solution
of the difficulty in the way of an honorable
coalition.
Hoping that it may commend itself to
your approval, We have the honor to be
very respectfully, your fellow citizens and
obedient servants,
E. NORTH CULLOM,
Chairman of joint committee of conference,
Liberal Republican party of Louisiana.
COMMITTEE Room,
New Orleans June 6, 1872 5
In order to effect a thorough and efficient
combination of all parties in this State,
having national and State reform for their
object, the following arrangement is pro-
posed by the representatives of the Liberal
Republican party:
/. The Democratic and Reform conven-
tons to approve and accept the platform
of principles adopted at Cincinnati on May
4, 1872, by the Liberal Republican COnven-
ton.
.. The delegates chosen by the Demo-
cratic State Convention, now in session, to
represent Louisiana in the National Demo
cratic Convention to be held at Baltimore
on the ninth Of July next, to be instructed
to vote to accept the platform of the Gin
cinnati convention, and to indorse and rati-
fy the nomination of Greeley and Brown.
3. InasmUch as it is necessary to adopt
a State ticket on which Democrats, Re
formers and Liberal Republicans can unite,
it is agreed that each of the three organ
izations shall name ten persons to cOnsti-
tute an executive committee, which shall
be authorized to call Liberal Reform con-
ventiOn, to meet at some future day, to
nominate State, Congressional and Elect
oral ticket.
4. 1t being absolutely necessary that har-
mOny of action be assured, in order to ac-
cOmplish the purposes of this arrangement,
that national reform may be forwarded and
State reform guaranteed, it is further
agreed that the conventions shall respect
lively adopt the following resolution:
ResOI0ed, That we accept and pledge our
selves to support, in good faith, the State
and Congressional tickets to be nominated
by the convention to assemble in accord
ance with the above resolution.
Respectfully submitted by
E. NORTH CULLOM,
j. NJ. DIRRHAMAIER,
JOHN B. ROBERTSON,
JAMES LONGSTREET,
Liberal Republican State Committee. |
DANIEL w. ADAMS,
P. o. HEBERT,
THOMAS A. HARRIS,
D. B. PENN,
JACK WHARTON,
E. P. RARESHIDE,
Executive Committee of Greeley and Brown |
ratification meeting held at st. Charles |
Theatre.
J. HASSINGER,
WILLIAM P. GERHARD, |
GEORGE FORESTER,
LOUIS SCHWARTZ,
GEORGE STROMEYER,
)f the Liberal German Republican Com
mittee.