New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-27
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-.iDation of a Liberal for Governor,
49, ev Governor KOerner will be nom
80 although strong efforts viii be made
:. bebaIf of Senator Trumbu1. Neither
Convention will probably do more than or
ganize to-day.
THE Liberal convention met at noon. The
Hall of Representatives was crowded
General Palmer was elected temporary
chairman.
MI. Wentworth moved that the Demo
cratic convention be notified that commit
fee had been appointed to confer with the
committee from their convention.
The Cincinnati platform was unanimously
adopted, and the Cincinnati convention was
Endorsed amid great enthusiasm, when the
convention adjourned to three o'clock
The Democratic convention reassembled
at F. NJ. The chairman announced that
q representative from the Liberal Repub-
ican convention was in the hall waiting to
make a report TO the convention. The an
nOuncement was greeted with cheers. The
delegate in question was escorted to the
platform amid tumultuOus applause, anG
announced that the Liberal Republican
convention now in session here had
appointed a committee Of nineteen,
one from each congressional district,
to confer with a similar committee
from this convention upon questions of in
terest to this State. The announcement
was greeted with loud and long continued
applause.
). T.. Allen, temporary chairman. was
chosen permanent president, Colonel Daniel
Cameron and James Ryker vice presidents
for the State at large.
A telegram was read from the president
of the Democratic and Conservative con-
ventiOn Of Mississippi now in session, send
,ing greeting to the Democratic and Liberal
Republican conventions of Illinois, and pro-
posing to clasp hands with them across the
bloody chasm made by war. The dispatch
was received with cheers.
A dispatch was read from Mr.. Hendricks,
of Indiana, expressing regret at his ina
bility to attend the convention, and the
hope that their deliberations would result
in nominating a ticket which will be sue
Cessful at the coming election.
The committee on credentials reported all
the counties in the State as fully repre-
scented.
The motion that committee be appoint
ed TO select and report names Of electors
from the several districts, and from the
State at large, was opposed on the ground
that this matter would be disposed of by
the conference committee of the two con-
Ventions, and the motion was temporarily
tabled.
The committee appointed to report the
names of delegates from the State at large
and from the congressional districts to the
National Convention, report the following:
At large-W. +. CoOlbaugh, of Cook cOun-
"; J. J. Phillips, Of Montgomery county;
Aaron X. Shaw, of Richland county; A. NJ.
Craig, of Knox county, with a full list of
district delegates. Adopted
A resolution instructing delegates to Bal
timOre to cast their votes for Greeley and
Brown was adopted almost unanimously
The following platform was adopted by
reclamation
Resolred, That the platform of principles
adopted by the Cincinnati convention, to-
gether with the clear Interpretation of the
same in the letter Of Horace Greeley in ac-
cepting the nomination of that convention
for the Office of President Of the United
States, offers common ground upon which
the liberal men of all political parties can
consistently unite in opposition to personal
government and its attendant official cor
ruptiOn.
Resolced, That our delegates this day
chosen to represent us in the Democratic
National Convention to assemble at Balti-
more July be instructed to act and vote as
a unit in the spirit of the foregoing resolu-
ton.
These resolutions were adopted by &C
clamation, and the convention adjourned
until this evening.
In the evening session of the Liberal con-
vention the committee on credentials re-
ported all delegations full.
The committee on permanent Organiza-
ton reported for president Governor John
NJ. Palmer, with a number of vice presi-
dents, and for secretary Sidney Thomas,
with four assistants. Adopted.
The president read congratulatOry and
fraternal dispatch from the Mississippi
Democratic and conservative convention.
lApplause.l A suitable response was or
deFed to be returned.