New Orleans Republican., 1872-09-01
CLUB MEETINGS LAST NIGHT.
The Fossil Gnards.

were then elected:
President, r. L. Bruce; vice-presidenEs,
Joseph II, DeGrange and Richard LambeFt;
treasurer, D. w. c. Peck; marshal, Captain
0. F. Peck; assistant marshals, Captain y.
D. Edwards, L. Forno, Alfred T. Baker and
w. H. Beanham,
The most of these officers was elected Nv
| acclamation.
Some eighty names were signed to d
rolls.
The uniform Of the last campaign W ks
adopted, consisting of a. white military cap
with red band, white caps trimmed with
red, with the name on the back, bIadk
pants and white gloves.
| a committee, consisting Of Captain @. T.
Peck and Mr. W. Nice Jones, was ap-
pointed to procure uniforms for the club.
Messrs. D. w. c. Peck, J. H. DeGrange
and F. Collins, Jr., were appointed 8 COM
nittce on rooms.
Messrs. w. McC. Jones, Baguie and Cap
| tain J. Edwards a committee on consti-
tuition and bylaws.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
j. H. DeGrange, was unanimously adopted:
ReSOlced That the Fossil Guards heartily
ratity the nomination of Greeley and
Brown and the fusion ticket, and cheerfulIy
enter the campaign prepared to use ali en-
deaVors to promote their success.
The chair callad upon Mr.. j. G. Fleming
former vice president of the Guards, who
addressed the meeting briefly He was
pleased that the fusion ticket had been
ratified, and he regretted to see some signs
Of dissatisfaction among certain parties
with the personnel of the ticket. Here
GREETED particularly to see in the public
print some men on the ticket attacked, more
especially Mr.. Sheridan and Mr Graham.
The speaker reviewed the political situa-
tion and the various phases it has assumed
since the meetings of the State Democratic
and Reform conventions in this city, and
the nomination and withdrawal of Colonel
Williamson, and down To the appearance Of
the united State and Liberal State tickets
in the fields
lie spoke Of the Liberal Republican
movement as one that by force OF numbers
and influence challenged. consideration, |
and said that the only way to defeat the |
Kellogg combine ton and give the State to |
Greeley was by according recognition to |
that element. This very organization, foar
years ago, had attempted to divide the |
negro vote, by organizing under It's protec-
ton negro club; but the movement was
premature, and failed.
The conference committees had recently
met and agreed unanimously upon a ticket. |.
The committees had come together in q
spirit Of mutual concession and conciEation, !
and had the speaker not been O member +
he would eulogize their action There was
no feeling of mutual distrust, and no at
tempt to Overreach each other. The com
mittees felt the grave responsibility resting
upon them, and they saw that if they failed
to agree at this time they would be held re-
sponsible for the future calamities of the
people Of the State, and they fully realized
that only by mutual concessions could unity
be rt ached
lie was, therefore, Toxed that those TWO
men on the ticket should lie objected to by
his Democratic friends. But one name
now stands that stood on the Liberal
ticket. The Liberals arc entitled to great
,redit for the concessions they had Dede
Having retained for ourselves the three
most important places on the ticker-the
nominations for Governor, Attorney Gen
raj ana Superintendent OF Public Educa-
could we reasonably expect to
10 less tfran permit them to name their own
nen for the other places
La regard TO Mr.. Sheridan they argued :
Can you point to anything he has ever
one except to hold a collector Office, tLa {
ercentage upon the receipts Of which is
recisely the same as it was before the var.
nd is larger in amount only, because the
ate of taxation is large Can it be shown &
hat he has in any way Wronged and out- l
aged our people On the otder hand, is It
OF to his credit that he went before the {
tst Legislature, and endeaFored to have
ne revenues of the office he held reducedF
Ee could not deny this, and so could have !
0 honest objection to him,
We did ask them to name another raan in
lace Of Nr. Graham, but we were rect by
le fact that he was the only man named
n the State ticket Of the Liberal party
hom it was proposed TO retain. Has not d
r. Graham lived among US a great many
ears And was there ever g breath
reathed before that tarnished his integ-
tyS Has he not always borne the reputa-
on OF being an honest mans No man can
lestion it, And were he disposed to do -
rong hereafter, with our Governor and r
IT Attorney General to checkmate him, a
N he do any harm? \,
The great point now is to secure an honest t,
legislature The best information VIC get ~
ON the country parishes a, that though
e negroes may be a unit for Grant, they
i'll not be by any means g unit for Kellogg,
Id with q oolOred man on our ticket we N
II not fail to draw from the colored f.
rength. We have been oensured for plac- &
g a colorcd man on our ticket for the IN nj
5nitcant Office OF Secretary of State. This
a political experiment. Ii We teil 10 d.
De the colored vote, and if the c6lored se
ople will hold together as q party OF e,
emselvea, none Of US may ever live to cal ST
late the consequences. We have made n
g attempt in the interest of the future k1
'u-being of all classes of our people; we m
We taken our stand on advanced ground; re
we fail, we shall be justified in the eyes fit
the whole people. nj
Ir. Fleming concluded amid prolonged re
plause. ~,
lie was then elected the first honorary NJ
'mber of the Fossil Guards. III
The meeting then adjourned unt;i Taacg- eb
V evening uavt