New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-02
the names of the delegation from.

Iberia.
Mr.. Pinchback moved that the name of
A. G.. Banks be entered on the rolls as a
delegate from Winn parish, Mr.. Banks hav-
ing produced his credentials.
The report of the committee on resolu-
lions being called for, the chairman Of the
committee, Mr.. McMillen, read the follow
ing report:
ReS0IUed, That we declare the Republican
party of Louisiana in full sympathy with
the national Republican party; that we in
dOrse the platform of principles laid down
by the Chicago convention.
ReSotCed, That we pledge ourselves and
our party to the faithful execution Of the
constitutional and statutory provisions for
the public education of all the children OF
the State, without distinction.
ResOlUed, That we insist upon the en-
fOrcement of the constitutional and legal
guarantees of the civil and political rights
of all men, without distinction Of race,
color or previous condition.
RESOLVED, That long train of evils must
necessarily result from the effort being
made by the Democratic party to obtain
control of our State government, through
dissensions in the Republican party. Among
these we may mention the repeal of the
civil rights law; the establishment of quail
fed suffrage; the destruction of our COM
mon school system; repUdiatiOn of the State
debt, and the subsection of union and col
ored elements to bitter political and COM
mercial prescriptions; and, as abundant
evidence is to be found in the tone Of the
press, and in speeches, that the sole object
of the Democrats and RefOrmers is our pO-
litical overthrow, and to this end they are
subOrdinating the Presidential and all other
questions; therefore,
ResOlced That in order to save the State
from Democratic rule, and TO perpetuate
free government, it is highly important that
all Republican elements in this State should
be united upon ticket to be composed of
true and tried Republicans, and to secure
this end we recognize and tolerate existing
differences of opinion upon national affairs
ReSOlUed, That we condemn the action of
the federal officials in this State in attempt
ing, through arbitrary and illegal exercise
of power, to interfere with the right of the
people to peacefully assemble; to over
throw our State government, and through
combinations with our political enemies, to
overthrow the Republican party.
ResOlUed, That we recognize in Governor
Warmoth an officer who has combined with
an efficient discharge of public duties an
unimpeachable fidelity to the principles
and the policy of the party by which he was
elevated to his high position; that to him
the Republican party largely owes what
ever of credit may be its due for the fulfill
ment of those obligations which it assumed
toward the people of the State, in carrying
out the principles of justice and equality
which are the basis of its organization;
that the public owe to him chiefly the pre-
serVatiOn and maintenance of public order,
in spite of perils which were surmOunted
only by the exercise of extraordinary wis
dom, courage and discretion; that, with his
powerful cooperation, the State may hope
for a deliverance from many evils, the ex-
istence of which can not be disputed, and
the continuance of which would be dis
graceful to the Republican party; and that
he is our first choice for the office Of Gov
ernor at the next election; that we present
him as our candidate, and urge all other
Republican organizations to indOrse and
support him.
ResOloed, That as all true Republicans are
devoutly DESTROYS of averting the dangers
which beset their party, and of reuniting
that party for common purpose; there
fore,
ResolUed That in our hOnored fellow citi-
zen, Lieutenant Governor Pinchback, we
have a bold, able aud manly leader in the
Republican party--One who can be trusted
in the future with its interests as he has
been in the past, and that we indOrse him,
and declare him to be our first choice for
Lieutenant Governor and we present him
as our candidate and urge all other Repub-
Iican organizations to indOrse and support
him.
Res0lred, That when this convention adj
iourn, it do so to meet at Baton Rouge on
the nineteenth of June next, or at such
other time and place as may hereafter be in
dictated by the State Central Committee, for
the purpose of making efforts to assure a
union Of all Republican elements in this
State.
ResoIred That there shall he a State Cen
tral Executive Committee, to be composed
of twenty-One members: The delegates in
this convention for each congressional dis
trict shall elect two members, the president
shall appoint ten members from the State
at large, and he shall be a member Of the
committee.
The report was, on motion, received and
adopted.
Mr.. A. B. Harris. of ConcOrdia, took the
floor and said that the convention, having
concluded its labOrs, he moved that it now
adjourn to meet in the city of Baton Rouge
on the nineteenth day Of June next, at
twelve o'clock NJ.
The chair announced that the delegates
representing the several congressional dis
tricts would meet at II NJ. to-day, at the
Mechanics Institute, to elect members to
the State Central Executive Committee.
Mr. MontfOrt, of Orleans moved that the
thanks of the convention be rendered to
Hon. H. J. Campbell for the able manner
in which he has presided over its delib-
eratiOns. Carried.
On motion of Mr. A. B. Harris the con-
ventiOn then adjourned to meet in Baton
Rouge on the ninteenth of June.
HUGH J. CAMPBELL,
President Republican State Convention.
Attest:
WILLIAM H. GREEN, Secretary.