New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-11
NATIONAL AND STATE REFORM
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held at the St. Charles Theatre, jointly met
at the new headquarters of tie Liberal
State Central Committee, over Riley's
Hotel, corner Of Dryades and Common
streets, at half past seven o'clock last night,
united with members Of both the Re
form and Democratic conventions, the
object being to call the people together in
another convention. The meeting Of the
three committees was called by the confer
ence recently appointed. E. North Cullom
in the chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting
being read and approved, with some cor
rections, the name Of Professor Alexander
Dimitry was changed, at bis own request,
1 from the post of recording secretary, on ac-
count Of the nature Of his other duties, and
the name Of P. O. Hebert was inserted in
stead
Mr. E. North Cullom, as chairman Of tho
committee appointed to confer with the
Democratic and Republican committees at
the St. Charles Hotel, reported that the
other committees said at first they would
kindly receive any propositions, but were
not authorized to act. These committees
finally did not feel disposed to confer at
all The propositions being rejeeted-they
were not placed before them as an ulti-
matum, but as simple propositions-t
committee had been invited to open negO-
tatiOns again, but, under the circumstances
positively declined. The proposition said
to have been unoticially rendered labout
placing three names on the ticket was not
rendered at all, and those gentlemen must
have been imposed upon by a canard.
Mr.. Foerster-I wish to know if this is a
mass meetings
Mr.. Sloanaker-I will inform my friend
that this is meeting of the three commit
tees, with members Of the late Democratic
convention, and with other friends of the
movement. That accounts for The new faces.
Mr.. Robinson--I would call Professor
Dimitry to the chair.
Mr.. Dimitry ALLOW me to respectfully
decline.
AIr. Wingfeld-I nominate General D.
w. Adams to the chair.
Carried.
Mr.. ID. w. Adams, on taking the chair
] am thankful for the honor, and believe
that tie time has come when, by a union
of an parties under the Greeley and Brown
banner, we will sweep the State. ZAP
plause.l / Irecollect similar movement to |
this in New York, where q corrupting ring
was hurled from power. Since my return
to the city have almost come to believe
that every man here had a party of his
own; but the time viii arrive when union
Of all the elements of strength will unite
in The formation Of new party. To carry
this objet, it is my idea to call a convention,
which shall.be fresh from the people, 2 not
made up of old party hulks, but.one which
shall be new. hereby tender the following
address, which is, of course, subject to such
amendments as you may offer. Here the
address settled upon was read, to the eyi-
dent satisfaction Of all parties.
Mr.. Cullom-I move the adoption OF the
report.
Mr.. Sloanaker-The address, you mean z
Mr.. Longstreet-I would suggest an
amendment-that the committee on resolu-
lutions be authorized to circulate and pub
lish the address, with fun power to act.
It was said, in the way Of explanation,
that the address was shown to several gen /
tlernen, and embodied the platform of the
three committees. The committee did not
speak for the Democratic convention, nor
had the committee anything to do with the
Democratic. party.
Mr.. Longstreet withdrawing his former
Taotiopi--I would suggest those who sign
the address should belong to the commit
tees united.
Mr. Wharton-We have met here to adopt
an address which shall be the voice Of the
three. committees.
Mr.. Collum-The address should emanate
from some authority; should be signed by
those who represent some committee, so it
will go before the people, not the result Of
an ordinary meeting, but the voice Of COM
mittees that each represent a party.
The address was adopted unanim opsly,
and the members then stepped up and
signed their names. These were the mem
bers of each committee and the names of
citizens and others, including delegatea
from both the Reform and Democratic con-
ventIons. The following is the purport Of
the
ADDRESS.
Tie two conventions recently Assem- bled |
in this city having failed to meet the re-
quirements the emergency demanded, we,
the undersigned, have determined to appeal
to the people of Louisiana, with view OF |
uniting allof the conservative political ele-
ments of the State, irrespective Of party |
and past political differences in order that |
we present an undivided front against |
ultra radiealism.
The action OF the convention, selected as
its members we're four months previous to /
IT'S meeting, and under a very different /
state of circumsta ances, could not have been |
expected to reflect the public sentiment, |
and the address having laid down the |
principles as above, reasons out the neees- |
sity of combining for a new party, under |
th6 leadership of Greeley and Brown, |
uniting nibtiOnal and State reform within
one noYefhent Of all conservative classes. |
Therefore, the address concludes. a cOnven- |
ton is called to meet in the city of New
Orleans on the first Monday of August, |
under these auspices, which shall nominate
an electoral State, and congressional
ticket, and combine all the elements Of po-
litieal strength in one party
Mr.. w. w Kiug-I object to the publica-
ton of this document, inasmuch as there is
not opportunity to obtain signatures. AS
it was said Of St. Denis, when his head was
cut of, on asking how he marched, ne re-
piled Cest le premier pas q,ti eOWte-every-
thing depends on the first step. want