New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08
The Independent RepubIicnn Convention

The Independent Republican Convention
: This body assembled in the Senate cham
bers m Mechanics Institute, at twelve
o'clock yesterday, and was called to orde.
, by Thomas Isabelle.
General II. j. Campbell was elected TEN
porary chairman, and Charles DeFores
! secretary.
The call of the convention, . as published
by order Of the parish committee was read
by the secretary.
I On motion of Mr. Carroll, Of the twelfth
, ward, committee of seven was appointed
on credentials, consisting OF Messrs. g. G.
Fisk, OF the fourteenth ward; M. G. Carroll
OF the twelfth ward; A. j. Moore, Of the
seventh ward; F. Miles,, of the eighth ward
james Isabelle, of the first ward; Otis
Remlck, OF the fourth ward, and Fl. II.
Helm, of the eleventh ward.
Mr.. George Dodson was appointed tenn
porary sergeant-atarms.
The convention then took recess TO en-
able the committee ON credentials time to
submit their report.
Shortly after one o'clock che convention
reassem bled, and the committee on creden-
tials submitted the following list Of dele
gates:
First ward-GeneraI NJ. jeff. Thompson
James Isabelle, Ed. Brown and E. j. Doc
ley.
Second ward-Charles Labuzan. E. Lu-
geOn, H. Morrison and }. Balton.
Third ward-H. II. Yates, Thomas Lynne,
George Zeilman, A. j. Davrono William
| Walsh and T. H Daily
Fourth ward-Otis Remick, J. Jordan. >,
| Drish and E. Terrence
Fifth ward-A. Perpere J. Haberln, NJ
Herrera, J. B. Foullard, w. Seirs and J. E.
| Garlepied
Sixth ward-H. j. Campbell and j. r.
| Francois.
Seventh ward-Anthony Miller, E. Eng
| lish, G. Nichols, j. E. Galee, Alex. Carumear
and ". J. Moore.
Eighth ward-T. Miles and D. Mcmillan.
Ninth ward-J. Tulley, J. KinselIa, A.
| Spicer and H. Brown.
Tenth ward-J. G. Weaver, C. A. Faucett,
| D. McMickle and f. K. Hyde
Eleventh ward-A. J. Burkett, P. Ian
dry, D. Fisher and D. H. Holmes
Twelfth ward-M. c.. Carroll and J. v
Winter
Thirteenth ward-Hugh McCollum and
Fourteenth ward-R w Todd and G. G.
Fisk.
Fifteenth ward-J. H. Il. Camp, H. Car
roll, H. Buckley and Benjamin Buchanan
The report of the committee was re-
ceived, accepted and adopted.
General Hugh j. Campbell was then
elected permanent president and Mr.
Charles DeForest permanent secretary of
the convention.
On motion of Mr.. j. II. Fl. Camp, of Al
glers, the chair was instructed to appoint
committee of conference with other bodies
now in session, tO-consist of one from each
district.
The convention then adjourned until
seven o'clock, when the committee will be !
announced and other business transacted. |
The convention met, according to adjourn |
ment, at seven o'clock, General Hugh j. |
Campbell in the chair.
The following named gentlemen were |
agreed upon as vice presidents of this con-
vention Messrs. G. G. Fisk, F. Torrance,
4. p. Billings, q. 4. LabUanv II. Il. Helm !
and j. v Winters.
The president announced ehe following |
committee on conference: II. j. Campbell |
chairman, NJ JEFF Thompson, A. Perpere,
W. j. Moore, j. c. Weaver, j. He H. Camp
and NJ. G. Carroll.
No other business of Importance appear
ing before the convention, General Thomp-
son was called upon for an address. He
briefly responded, in favor of honest men
for office, without regard topolitics, or race,
or color, or previous conditions He said
there were few offices this party would
claim, and if for those few places the men
named were not of the first class-if there
was one wrong thing to be found against
let them be dropped. If we
have not got men of the purest integrity in
our ranks, he said, then let us go into other
ranks to find them; but let them be selected
purely on their merits, whether they be
black or whiteo The men we select must
stand on their own merits. There are
5wo or three thousand colored men | :
md the same number of white men, who
we're making this bitter fight tor integrity t
md against prejudice. They all know '
Greeley is better Republican than Grant, t
)ut there was something more to be consid-
red than that. They every day ran across t
his sentiment: 1--WE have bought your 2
master, and we don't care for you fellows" '
IOw we all know WarmOth started in good a
aith in this good cause, and that he was
nost grievOusly wronged. Had he been t
dominated on the ticket, victory would
ave been surely ours. As it is, victory is il
ot so sure. In all the North the plan of 4
has been purely and sincerely
beral. With us it has not been so. Thus a
louisiana is in a worse condition than anv Il
eOple in the whole nation. The speaker G.
oncluded by demanding fair, square and
onest show, ana, he said if the other par
es, working for the same purpose with
S, do not accept our terms, let the blame
nd the results rest upon themselves. Z
No other business being before the conven- q,
on, Judge A. B. Sloanaker was called upon -
address the body. He had never been a Ii
emocrat and knew no white mans party.
e was Liberal on liberal grounds, and ~
Ould allow no man to be Ostracised for =
zee, birth or color. If there ever was q =
ir election it is coming now. 1t is so ar v
ged that no party can swindle another
at no man shall be counted out by any q
Ddy.
The Judges remarks were largely ex- p1
nded, and were responded to by General of
lompson, and the meeting finally ad- er
lrned until tomorrow.