New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-26
REPUBLICAN, sTATE CONVENTION.
Third Days Proceedings.
BATON ROUGE. June 70. 1872.


suant to adjournment May %, 1872
Hon. Hugh j. Campbell, president, ii the
chair.
Roll of parishes was called, forty parishes
represented.
The reading of the minutes Of May %
were, OF motion, dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Underwood, Of East
Baton Rouge, all proxies and alternates,
representing absent delegates, were ad,
mftted to seats, and the secretary author
lied to enter their names on the roll.
Mr.. Swords, of Assumption, offered the
following, viz:
WHEREAS, The interests of this State, and
| of the people we represent, are deeply
| bound up in the unity and harmony of the
Republican party; and
| Whereas, We, the representatives of the
| Republican party, feeling the grave respOn-
| sibility resting upon US, have, at great ex-
| pense and with much toll and sacrifice, re-
| assembled In this city to make last and
earnest effort to effect a reconciliation of all
the elements Of the party in order that,
| should the flag of our party and the dearest
hopes of our people go down in internal
strife to a long and hopeless defeat, the
responsibility of such disaster shall not
| rest upon us; therefore, be it
ReSOlUed, That a committee of seven
delegates be appointed to confer with a
similar committee from the convention
assembled under the call of Mr.. S. B. Pack
ard upon the terms of union between the
two conventions, and that said committee
report all action it shall take in the prem
ises to the convection for ratification.
ReSOlUed, That all negotiations between
the two conventions shall be carried on by
committees of conference until the details
of the union are fully agreed upon and rati-
fed by both conventions.
ResOIred, That the president of the con
ventiOn be ex-oficiO member of the COM
mttee.
Mr. Blunt, of Natchitoches, moved to in
sert, in lieu OF the word appointed" the
word elected"
Mr.. Barrett, of Orleans, moved to lay the
motion on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Barber, OF Orleans, moved to add the
words ION terms of perfect equality" after
the word convention" in the last line of
the second resolution. Carried.
Mr.. Pinchback, of Orleans, moved to in
sert the word eleven" in lieu of "seven."
Carried.
Mr. Young, of Concordia, moved that a
committee of nine be appointed to draft res
olutions.
After an animated discussion the resolu-
ton was adopted.
The chair announced the following as the
committee on conference, viz:
II. L. Swords, of Assumption; P. B. S.
Pinchback, of Orleans; NJ. H. Twitchell of
Red River; H. Mah0ney, of Plaquemines;
C. E. Halstead, of IberviIle; David Young,
of ConcOrdia; H. c. Dibble, of Orleans; A.
B. Harris, of COncOrdia; Octave Rey, of Or
leans; w. 2. Green, of Jefferson.
On motion, the convention adjourned to
meet at P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
Pursuant to adjournment, the convention
was called to order at 1880 P. NJ, President
ii. j. Campbell in the chair.
The roll was called, and a quorum of
parishes was found to be present.
The president called Mr.. Harris, of Con-
cOrdIa, to the chair, and, on behalf of the
committee on conference, submitted the
copy of the letter of transmittal forwarded
to the convention assembled at Pixies Hall,
in the city of Baton Rouge, viz:
BATON ROUGE, June 10, 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Republican State Convention, assembled under
the call of the committee presided over by the
Hon. s. B. Packard
Observation-Disclosures to a resolution
adopted this day by the Republican State
Convention, assem- led under the call of the
committee, presided over by Hon. P. B. S.
Pinchback, a certified copy of which is
herewith transmitted, have the honor to
inform you that as president of the last
IdLlGu COuF CuItOn 4 nave dpDU1ulbu LQb IOl-
lowing named delegates, to wit lion. H. L.
Swords, of Assumption, Lieutenant Governor
P. B. S. Pinehback, General A. E. Barber,
Hon. II. III. Twitchell, Hon. H. Mahoney, G.
Z. Halstead, ESD, Hon. David Young, Hon.
H. G. Dibble, Hon. A. B. Harris, Captain
Octave Rey and W. P. Green a committee
to confer with you upon important ques-
lions concerning the integrity, harmony and
success of the Republican party in this
State. The object of the proposed confer
ence is to deliberate upon, and, if
possible, devise such measures as will |
reconcile the present divisions in the
party, and again organize it upon a COM
mon ticket and platform of principles. The |
above named committee met this day at 2 |
P. NJ, and organized by electing General |
II. j. Campbell as chairman and w. II. |
Green as secretary. The committee re-
solved that its chairman be requested to |
forthwith transmit copy of the resolu- |
tions under which it was appointed to your /
honorable body, and to inform you that we |
request you to appoint SINH |
lar committee to confer with this committee |
upon the subject named, and awaiting an |
answer to our request al your earliest CON |
venience, have the honor to be, respect |
fully, yours, ETC.,
H. j. CAMPBELL,
President Republican State Convention.
On motion, further time was granted to |
the committee on conference.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, moved to
adjourn to 10 A. III. tomorrow, twentieth !
instant, but subsequently withdrew the
notion, in order that the president could |
announce the committee on resolutions.
The chair announced the following dele
gates on the committee on resolutions, viz:
David Young, of COncOrdia; p B. S. Pinch
pack, of Orleans; o. +, HunsalzeF, of ST.
James; S. Armstead, of CaddO; N. Under
wood, of East Baton Rouge; H. G. Myers,
If Natchitoehes; F Martin. of Lafayette;
P. G. Deslonde, of Iberville; William Bar
'ett, of Orleans.
Mr.. Barrett, of Orleans, moved that the
president Of the convention be added to the
committee
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, renewed the
notion to adjourn to 10 A. NJ. June 20,
which was carried.
Fourth Days Proceedings.