New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-10
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5 | entirely absent. The buzz of conversation
swarmed about the forthcoming report [
the conference committee in a genera
I hum, and before the call to order. til
swarm settled on the conclusion that theT
would be final report yesterday. Henc
the interest was positive.
The call of the roll, showing fortv-fv
parishes and all wards present, having bee
concluded, the motion made and car
RED to dispense with the reading of tn
minutes, pause took place, the reason 70
which did not become apparent and the re
quest OF the secretary that each member O
delegation furnish his pOstoffice address
with view of sending documents. Thu
president stated that the report of the com
mlttee on conference was in course of Dre
paration and would DE ready in a few
minutes.
Mr.. Thomas S. Manning rose to speak il
answer to repeated calls, but declined
speaking until the report of the committed
was heard.
1t seemed to be the intention of the hons,
to pass away the intervening time witt
speeches from favOrites, and calls were
made for Blackman, Harris, Sloanaker
CullOm, OCOnnell, but all declined, Mr.
Ryan taking the same ground as Mr.. Man
ming. Kisses coming from the gallery dur
ing these calls. the sergeants-at-arms were
called on to do their duty, and the time
passed YEARLY enough.
COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE.
At eleven o'clock the committee on con.
| ference assembled the stage, and Mr. Louis
Bush took the stand and said the report
| would be read by Mr. LOunard, who pro.
| ceeded to read as follows:
New ORLEANS, August 9, 1872.
Hon. W. W. Pugh, President Liberal Convention
! SR-Tbe conference committee have the
| honor to report that, Obeying the letter and
| spirit of your instructions, immediately
after the organization of the committee, the
| respective parties designated in your reso-
! lutiOns were respectfully invited to meet US
| IN conference as early as practicable.
The different organizations responded by
| accepting our invitations, and conferences
were begun at 2 p. M. on August 6. and
were almost continuous up to A. NJ. of this
instant. The result of our labOrs, briefly
| told, is this:
We endeavored earnestly and honestly
to conelliate and harmonic with the Demo
| cratic and Reform parties, and the regular
Republican party, presided over by Hon. H.
j. Campbell, and failed.
We presented a basis upon which, in our
Judgment, all parties could reasonably and
honorably combine, but we regret to state
our propositions were declined by all
parties
We felt that We were not authorized TO
vary materially this basis, and therefore
declined the counter propositions submit
ted to us at late hour last night We re-
ceived from the committee of the regular
Republican party a communication enun-
eating, as we understand it, merely the
opinion of that committee, and not distinct
propositions. We therefore refer that com
munication to this convention
In that communication the following sug-
gestiOns are made:
That in the opinion of the committee of
the regular Republican party, the following
propositions could be adopted by the ninth
OF August convention, and said committee
agree to advocate the same:
That the Governor shall be some known
Republican, who has been identified with
the Republican party.
That the Secretary of State shall be a
cOlOred Republican.
; The Congressman at large a coIored Re
publican.
The Superintendent of Public Education
shall be a Republican.
That for the second and third congress
siOnal districts Republicans shall be nomi-
mated and, finally,
That for the places conceded on the ticket
to the Republicans the names shall be indi-
Gated by them, and that the whole ticket
shall be nominated by both conventions.
We announced distinctly, at the outset,
to the committees of the Democratic and
Reform parties that we felt authorized to
state that the name of H. G. Warfnoth
would not be placed IN nomination for Gov
ernor in the event of those parties cOmbin-
ing with the Liberal party.
The propositions last made by those com
mittees TO us are substantially as follows:
That the names of John McEnery, B. F.
Jonas and II. N. Ogden be retained as nom
inees for Governor Lieutenant Governor
and Attorney General.
That the electoral ticket presented by said
parties be withdrawn, and that the Liberal
convention make all nominations except the
three above indicated.
At two o'clock this morning we notified
the committee of the Democratic and Re-
form parties tbat any further eOmmUnica-
tion they might desire to make would be
presented by.us to the convention.
1t Is simply impossible to prepare, in the
limited time allowed US, an elahNIate re-
port. We, therefore, call your atsSdtion to
the fact that the minutes of our procee1-
ings contain full and explicit details.
In conclusion, we desire to state that,
while we recognize with regret the fact that
the people of Louisiana are seemingly wide
ly separated in political opinions, we are,
nevertheless, profoundly and mistakenly
impressed with the eonvic ton that through
the Liberal party alone can Louisiana be
politically regenerated and redeemed.
E. LAWRENCE,
THOMAS J. FOSTER,
ROBERT L. PRESTON,
JOSEPH A. BREAUX.
JAMES N. GILLESPIE,
THOMAS GREEN DAVIDSON,
J. PIECKNEY HARRIS,
A. B. LOUNARD,
LOUIS TEXHADA,
E. A. BURKE,
Z, w. ROBERTSON.
The names Of HcEnerY, Jonas and Ogden
were loudly cheered from the galleries
while the body eff the house eYinced their
appreciation at the mention OF particular
sentiments in the report itself. .
The chair-What action will the conYen-
ton take on the reports
Mr.. Farmer-There is a minority report,
sir.
Mr.. Louis Bush-I have already an
nouneed that there is a minority report
The tone and temper met my appreciation,
| but not having time to investigate it, was
not prepared to sign it. lApPlause from
| the galleTiesl
MI. Farmer, of Ouachita, then read the
| following minority report;
/ To the Hon. ". ". Pugh, President Of the Liberal
State Convention, and to the delegates CON-
| prising the Convention
| GENTLE1EEN-The undersigned, minority
| of your committee, constrained by Ssense
/ of duty, beg leave most respectfully to sub
NIT to your convention the following re-
| port:
committee for the formation Of oombina