New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-08

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| to the committee presenting ticket TO tn
| convention, and in view of the cOmpIca
| tlons which had arisen, were in fOvOr of re
| mlttlng the nominations to the convention
| itself. W. F. BLACKMAN,
T. GIBSON,
J. C. MANNING,
w. NJ. LEVY,
HENRY HIRSCHLER.
/ join in the first ground stated; as fol
harmony, would have aceeded to the second
In regard to the third ground, | fully con
Gun. with the minority report, with leave tC
state fully my reasons in regard to the move
Of making nominations.
E. J. ELLIS.
Mr.. BIackman continued-The proposi-
tions were unanimously rejected. General
Adams said, We retire, but shall await any
counter propositions you may have to make
Upon the question in the joint committee
to receive more propositions or return, the
vote was close, being at first ten to ten, and
then eleven to nine 1t was considered last
night that all further propositions with
these people were cut off, This morning
Judge Sloanaker said, unoficialIy, that ia
take Governor WarmOth on the ticket would
be acceptable to them. 1t was mere state
ment, an opinion, and did not come from
the committee. We belle we'd it to be our
duty, under all cireumstances-it was our
duty-tO set at rest the question of coalition
with these people; and the second one was
that we should report the whole matter to
you, for, unless you desire it, all conference
is at an end.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Con
vention-As stated by the chairman of the
conference committee in his majority re-
port, there were very grave, responsible
duties placed upon that committee in the
discharge of the duty imposed upon us,
and | viii say that fairly did these gentle
men discharge their responsibility, with a
feeding of dignity, honor and patriotism.
The same can be said of the committee
from the Reform party. The proposition
OfEthe Liberal Republicans was not made
in writing, but their purposes were made
known in speeches before the committee
We asked Judge Cullom why they did not
make their proposition in writing. He said
they would that night. / was surprised
very much at the proposition submitted
to us. r7ftu ry
In the evening, when the propositions
were made to us, / asked Judge Cullom
why the Liberal Republican committee did
not make the same propositions as were
made III the morning. He replied that it
was on account of the nOn-action of the
joint committee in not receiving them;
they considered the propositions rejected.
In their communication, which you have no
doubt all read, they demand the indorse-
menU of the Greeley-Brown ticket. and
asked for third of the State ticket, an
equal representation, without saying what
the offices were that they wanted or who
they intended to place in these positions,
which was fair.
The propositions which came in writing
we're rejected by the committee, as stated
to you by the chairman. We endeavored
to ind out if these were the only PROPOSE
tiOns the Liberal Republicans would make.
General Adams arose in the committee and
asked if any counter propositions would be
received. A resolution was immediately
introduced to test this question, whether
we should seek to make anv more PROPOSE
tions to the Liberal Republican party, or
whether we should close the doors TO coali-
ton and proceed to nominate a State
ticket At first the vote was ten to ten,
and then eleven to nine. There seemed to
be a determination ON the part of some of
the members to do anything that was Just
and honorable to save from ruin the fair
name and fame of the State of Louisiana
They were determined to receive any prOpO-
sitions that they might make. But it was
seen By the committee last night that no
further alliance would come off
The resolution passed last night was sub
mitted to you.
Now, gentlemen, have informed you of
the proceedings Ct our committee, and the
reason why we make this minority report.
] do not propose to make a long speech. /
am not addicted to long speeches, but 1t
is plainly evident to my mind that the
Democratic and Reform parties are not
strong enough to carry this State alone.
They can not be successful. They must re-
3eive assistance from some source, and they
can not be successful unless they form
coalition with some other organization in
this State. This Republican party has a
majority in the Legislature, although ad-
hitting that they were placed there
lnconstitutionally, and by. usurpa-
lion they hold their positions The
Democrats must know their power
"a this State. In 1868 you had
forty Democrats in the House of Represen-
5atives and an equal proportion in the Sen
ate. In 1870 you had twenty-fOur. Now,
attend to prove by facts and figures the con-
iition of affairs, and the necessity of CO.
llitiOn. The speaker here proceeded to
show how much the negro vote was in ex
eess of the whites in different parishes,
By this / intend to show you said he, your
chances of success in the next election.
You can not get possession of the Senate
md House of Representatives without
coalition. In the eighth senatorial district
here is a majority. OF 4040 negro votes.
Can this be carriedl Now, l ask you, can
we take possession of the Senate unaidedl
think not. l know we can not. In
The Senate there have been elected thirteen
Senators for the long term. Now they have
,nly to elect six more to get a majority
These are figures and facts. just think
thirteen Republicans in the Senate; nine
cen make quorum. They are bound to
nave a majority in the Senate; and | say
low that it is almost an lmpossibility to ]
axe possession of the Senate. Applause /
You know how your Democratic members
lave been reduced in numbers in the Legis-
ature.
a voice-Who done it
Mr.. Blackman-WaImOth and the Repub-
ican party. THE speaker here showed the |
trength of the different parishes, and the !
utter impOssibility of the Democrats to |
AIRY the State unless they form coalition |
We well remember the eloquent speech |
+ Colonel Fuqua, who depicted the foul |
niquities that are perpetrated at his home |
ow the people suffer under negro rule. |
he most of the parishes have a cOlOred |
majority. This prove by facts, figures and |
tStistics, which no man can for moment |
isbelieve; and they are bound to send
majority to the Senate, Now, compare your
trength in 1868 to the present day.
a vOice-Was there not number of thou
and Of disfranchised citizens at that time
Mr.. Blachman-Not more than 5000,
ir Take it for granted that WarmOth
7as the founder of these unjust
nd obnoxious laws, what can you
o about it2 You remember in Jan
ary and February. when the patriotic
itizens of the Crescent City strOve to take
he State House by storm, and put into
leir positions the legal representatives of
ne State, you know how they were met
ou know the result. They were met with
le menials of the national government
ith fixed bayOnets. The epeople were told
they fired a single shot in defense of their
berties, they would clear the streets be-
,ra then, So vnu saa uitb r7bo+ 30, bo,-o !