New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09
THE CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION.
Conference Committee Appointed.

Conference Committee Appointed.
The Conservative Convention met yester
day at noon, Mr. Eugene May, temporar,
chairman. in the chair. and after few re
marks by the chair, in which he called for
cooperation in his duties on the part of thu
convention, it was announced the chairman
Of the committee on credentials was ready
to report.
The chairman having appeared, he stated
it was impossible to get the report in readi
ness before one o'clock, whereupon an ad.
journment took place until that hour.
After recess, Mr.. w. B. Kleinpeter, chair
man of the committee, submitted lengthy
| report, which embodied the protests and
process verbal of election OF the delegates,
and submitted the following list of those
| accredited:
First ward-Denis Brady, P. Moldey, j.
| G. Rose, B. Gallon, D. G. Donovan, D. o.
c. Brady, J. D. Baxter
| Second ward-Archibald Mitchell, E. H.
Cinden, D. Leary, j. S. Hodgkins, s. Barry
/ Thomas Dalton, James McGullOYich, G.
| Macmahan, B. J. Cr0zier.
| Third ward-[T The protest from this ward
resulted in the selection by the committee
| of the delegates whose names are annexed.
| NJ. Finnerty, John Hopper, E. E. Duffy, NJ
Mullen, George w. Watson, John BannOn,
NJ. Flatley, B. Meyers, Thomas Reynolds,
Dan Smith, Joseph Reed, J. B. Verges
Fourth ward-Antoine Esttin, L. d. Ter
rebonne Gustave \. Cast, Eugene G. Wal
lace.
Fifth ward-(The delegates from this
ward also had their seats contested, and
these were returned whose names follow
John Iouennes, ?. Capdevielle, +. Buisson,
o. Peyroux, A. Spaicio, A. Bellanger, w.
M. Dane, Jules Knoll, A. Schneider.
Sixth Ward-D. Faleton, A. Benicke, Hen
Mass j a EppD4any- Holm Rrourc4oT,
Thomas Buckley.
Seventh ward-Antoine Llambias, John
Ponstein, James r. Flood. Stephen Ruff,
George SchrOth, Octave Seuzenau.
Eighth ward-Jolfn K. Fitzgerald, James
Newell, Thomas +. Cullen, William Maher,
Hermann Meister.
Ninth ward-D. Dudenhoffer, w. Steven
son, Henry Wasson, c. V. GuiIlotte, P.
Munich, G. G. Fannin.
Tenth ward-Thomas Handley, F. Lauer,
George Buchert, Joseph Collins, NJ. j.
Sheehan, J. Reich, Joseph O'Conner, E. II.
Gannin, P, G!ynn.
Eleventh ward-W. j. j. Armstrong, j.
j. Kohl, Thomas Dunn.
Twelfth ward-Eugene May, Fred
Meyers, John Dietry.
Thirteenth ward-E. R. Chevally, VIII
liam Bokenfohr, H. P. Phillips.
Fourteenth Ward-James Sweeney, w. B. |
Kleinpeter.
Fifteenth ward-Oct Yallette, A. H. |
Swanson, James Hanley.
The above report was received and the |
committee discharged on a unanimous vote. |
llr. Archibald Mitchell was elected per
manent president, Mr.. P. Collins having |
declined, and on taking his seat made a
few remarks, in which he called upon the
to lay aside party feeling and
prejudice for the good of the people. His
speech was well received.
Mr.. ". J. ]. Armstrong was elected vice |
president.
Mr.. Sam Burns was elected secretary.
On the appointment of deputy marshals,
the president announced that cOmmunica-
-ions'were in order. Pending the reading,
however, motion was carried that no dele
gate be allowed to speak more than ten
minutes, and only once on the same ques.
ion.
A communication from the Democratic
md Liberal State central committees was
'eceiyed by the body. 1t called for the for
getting of past differences insisted on a
hearty fusion, and was sighed by Emile
Iasere and Tom Bynum.
The resolution from the Democratic pars
sh committee was received, which brought !
he convention to an Endorsement of the |
andidates for judgeships selected by mem
,ers Of the bar as worthy of the highest =,
OmmendatlOn." A strong vote being made ,
o table this, the president said that the
Ommittee having been called upon by the
lembers of the bar, were compelled in
ourtesy to recommend some action
A resolution was adopted forbidding any
elegate to run for an office.
The resolution to appoint a committee Of
difference was offered by d. Brady, OF the
rst ward, and it provided for the appoint {
lent Of committee of fifteen, one FROM
ach ward, to confer with similar commit /
ees from other parties. This resolution e
alled for the election by the wards of the V
lemhers OF the committee and was adopted
fter the rejection Of motion that the I"
resident appoint. =
A recess for the purpose Of selecting the :
)mmittee on conference was taken, after d
hich the following list was announced as Y
)nstituting the committee: t
First ward, Patrick MeaIey; second, A. j. +
odgkins; third, G. W Waters; fourth, U. =
i. Terrebonne; fifth, w, NJ. Dane; sixth; i
Brewster; seventh, g. Seuzenau; eighth II
ames Newell; ninth, F. Dudenhotfer; tenth, t,
)seph Collins (chairman); eleventh, w. j. :.
Armstrong: twelfth, f. Meyers; thir- =,
enth, E. R. Chevally; fourteenth, w. B. q
leinpeter fifteenth, A. Fl. Swanson. h
On passage of a resolution that mem r
II of the Democratic committee assist =,
G conference in their deliberations the u
invention adjourned until six o'clock this v
eninp. o.