New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-25
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VOLUME VINO. 1876.
rHR FUSION CONvENTION.

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Quite large number Of respectable gem
uemen assembled ct the ST. Charles Hotel
yesterday morning in response to the call
Of the Committee Of Seventy. They then
adjourned to the COMMITTEE room," and
afterward proceeded to Grunewald Hall.
A band Of muaic on the gallery, playing
popular airs, attracted something like an
audience.
The assemblage of gentlemen, on fling
into the hall, found it very efficiently ar
ranged for their purpose. The hall was di.
vided midway by . barrier composed of
planks, tables and gentlemen wearing
badges Of authority. Over the platform
and in front Of the gallery were few flags
>and notices selected for their seeming ap-
propriateness. There were present on the
floor of the hall beside the members consti-
tuting the meeting, General Quesada, Gov
ernor Warmoth, Generals Sheridan and
Campbell, E. c. Hancock, Esq, Judge
Walker, Mayor Flanders and others.
At q little after twelve Il. H. Marr, Esq,
called the meeting to order, and for the
purpose Of . permanent organization nomi-
mated DR.. Samuel Chopin as temporary
chairman and Thomas L. Maxwell, Esq, as
secretary, who were Immediately chosen.
DR.. Chopin, in taking the chair, briefly
addressed the meeting, thanking it for the
honor conferred. 1t was q time when every
citizen of Louisiana should add his mite to
the general cause, and shrink from no re-
sponsibility,a therefore he accepted the
honor. He hoped that every deficiency en-
his part would be made up by the wisdom,
good conduct and patriotism of the gentle
men present-a sentiment which was con-
CURED in by hearty applause He then in
yited Rev. DR.. Tudor to open the proceed
ings with prayer. DR.. Tudor prayed.
At the conclusion of the religious pre-
imiDaries, in accordance with motion to
that effect, the chair appointed Daniel G..
Byerly sergeant-at-arms, who selected the
following gentlemen as deputies: F. x. Bar
Doe, A. Isnard, e. Terrebonne, Max
Banque, Charles Cavanac, o. j. Gauthreau,
J. Lahey, Samuel Cutter, William Budden-
dorff.
Governor Hyams then moved that COM
mittee on credentials be appointed, and the
motion being carried, the chair selected the
following gentlemen:
H. N. Hyaxns, of Orleans; Emile Lesant,
of st. John; Napier Bartlett, OF Clai-
borne; w. C. Duncan, of Tangipahoa; M.
Ryan, of Rapides; James Kavanaugh, OF
jackson; A. L. Tucker. of st. Mary; E.
Howard McCaleb, of Orleans; T. Fl. Ken
nedy, Of Orleans.
1t being suggested that Mr.. McCaleb only
appeared by proxy, the name of A. T. Janin
was substituted for his.
A motion was then made and carried, that
committee on Organization be appointed,
the chair named the following gentlemen:
R. H. Marr, of Orleans; w. B. Egan, of
Caddo; Frank Nichols, Of Assumption;
James C. Wise, OF Rapides; Alexander De-
Clouet, of St. Martin; DR.. j. B. Wilkinson,
of Plaquemines; H. R. Lucas, of Madison;
Alfred Roman, of st. James; Isaac Murrell,
of Webster; j. s. Goode, of Lafourche;
John L. Lewis, of Orleans: E. B. Olivier, of
Iberia; Robert Bubbington, of Washington.
At this point gentleman from the second
ward, who had already been five times on
his legs, addressing the chair as ''your
honor" nearly ruined the performance by
moving that the meeting proceed to elect
president. The chair informed him the
committee would attend to that, and he
anxiously sat down. A recess was then
moved, but al old gentle men desired to
know if the action of the committee would
be binding. He wanted the convention to
elect the president The chair saio the con-
yention could reject the report of the com
mittee if it saw fit.
A recess was then taken Of half an hour.
After an hour and half the chair called
The meeting to order to hear the report of
The committee on credentials.
The committee announced there were
from forty seven parishes
and more to come. There were none from
De Soto, West Felicians, Lafayette,
Natchitoches, Red River, st. Charles, St.
John and Vermilion. The list they pre-
,ented included every name that ever was
published as delegate and about five times
IS many ~ were owned by the gentlemen
present. The report was adopted. Some
inpatient gentlemen wanted to adopt it
without reading, but the majority wanted
% hear their names read.
The committee on organization required
. little more time to arrange their ticket SO
t would slide through, and finally reported
". B. Egan, Esq, Of Caddo, as president.
This was accepted. Judge Ogden thought
here was no Feed of vice presidents, but
he meeting tabled the idea with his motion.
The chair appointed committee to wait
N Mr.. Egan and inform him of his election.
The committee then reported Thomas L.
Maxwell "a secretary, with Napier Bartlett, |
# Claiborne, and j. II. Kennedy, Of Bos- |
Ter, as assistants, and retired to deliberate
n vice presidents.
After short interval they returned with |
he following names, and the meeting &C.
epted them:
H. NJ. Hyams, Of Orleans w. A. Shaffer. |
f Terrebohne; James d. Murrell, of Iber-
lille; "A. L. Tucker, Of St. Mary; Michael
:yan, of Rapides; James C. Kavanagh, of
ackson.
Mr.. Egan, ON taking the chair, addressed
he meeting in an exceedingly calm and