The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-17
THE LIBERAL STATE CON
VENTION.
Fruitless Efforts for Fusion.
Nomination of a State Ticket.
POPULAR ENTHUSIASM AROUSED

No business could be transacted by
the Convention on Thursday, as the
Conference Committee was still at
work endeavoring to effect a coalition
of the Democratic Reform and Pinch
back Republican with the Liberal
parties, SO the session of that day was
short, like those preceding, and was
occupied in speech-making, the inter
changing of ideas, and discussion of
the situation, actual and prospective.
On Friday the Conference Com
mittee presented its report to the Con-
yention setting 10th fully their earnest
and prolonged labors to effect the
object for which they were appointed,
and expressing regret that those eff
forts had been fruitless of bringing
about fusion of the parties opposed
to the election of Grant and Wilson
and the Kellogg State ticket. 1t is
due to the committee of the Liberal
Convention to say that they worked
untiringly and faithfully, and that the
failure to effect the desired fusion
was no fault of theirs, but due to the
impracticable and obstinate spirit ex-
hibited by the Democratic Reform
Conference Committee and the pre-
dominating element of the Pinchback
Convention.
AS the delegates composing the
Liberal Convention had become
wearied with tile prolonged session of
that body, proposition to go into
the nomination of State ticket was
received with unanimous favor and at
once adopted. The appearance of
Gov. Warmoth upon the stage at this
juncture was the signal for much APP
plause, and when that gentleman
came forward and announced that to
relieve the members of the Convention
completely from the imputation cast
upon them by many that they were
there in his interest, he should de-
cline to become a candidate for any
position before them, the burst of en-
%Io4 H.
imagined than described. Nothing
like it was ever before witnessed
within the walls of the popular place
| of amusement where the Convention
was assembled. That one noble act
of self,abnegation on the part of Gov.
Warmoth made him the most popular
man in the State among the very class
that has heretofore reviled him, and
on Friday evening of last week the
name of Warmoth was in the mouth
of nearly every one on the principal
thoroughfares of New Orleans, and
none spoke of him but to praise him.
All the prejudices of the past seemed
to be forgotten, and the man who had
been so bitterly slandered and per-
secuted was suddenly lifted to the
highest pinnacle of popularity and
complete vindication by simply de-
elinihg to become candidate for Of
fee, thus demonstrating the purity
and sincerity of his motives in en-
gaging in the great Liberal move
ment, which is to redeem the State
and nation and infuse honesty and
economy into all departments of the
Government.
Nominations for Governor being de-
clared in order, Davidson B. Penn, OF
Orleans, and A. S. Heron, of East
Baton Rouge, were named as scandi-
dates. AS the call of the parishes pro-
ceeded and the vote showed largely
in favor of Penn, Mr.. Heron arose in
his seat and withdrew from the con-
test, paying glowing tribute to the
opposing candidate and moving his
unanimous nomination. Great en-
thusiasm followed the adoption of this
motion, which broke into a perfect
fury of cheering and applause when
Gov. Warmoth led Mr.. Penn to the
front of the stage and introduced him
as the next Governor of Louisiana"
So great was the excitement and re-
joicing among the delegates and the
immense crowd in the galleries, that it
was deemed advisable to postpone
further business until the next day,
and consequently the Convention ad-
journed.
AS the dense throng which had
crowded the theatre poured into the