New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-06
KEPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Firsr Day.

All the corridors and empty ante-rooms
of the State House were filled yesterday by
delegates and spectators long before the
hour appointed for the convention to as
semble The doors of the new House of
Representatives were guarded till twelve
o'clock, and no one allowed to enter. At
that hour. Mr.. w. H. Green commenced
calling the roll of delegates with view of
excluding from the floor all others. In spite
of this precaution, at least sixty persons
who were not entitled to the privilege, OBJ
tanned admission. At twenty-five minutes
past twelve, Mr.. S. B. Packard, chairman
of the State Central Committee, called the
convention to order.
Rev. J.R. V. Thomas offered prayer.
Mr.. packard said:
Gentlemen of the COnvention-YOu are
assembled in accordance with the call of
the State Central Committee, to meet this
dav, and your business is the welfare of the
Republican party. l may congratulate you
on the good appearance this convention
presents, and l hope your proceedings will
he conducted with good order, be marked
by good feeling, and made conspicuous by
the absence of bad blood.
The secretary will read the call for the
convention, and afterwards the roll Of dele
gates.
Mr.. w. H. Green read the call, as fol-
lows:
A CALL FOR STATE CONVENTIONS:
RooMs STATE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE CoxMIrTEE,)
Republican Party of Louisiana: I
New Orleans July l, lS74.)
At meeting of the committee it was
0f fhn y "a
publican party of Louisiana be and is here
by called to meet at New Orleans on
Wednesday, the fifth day of August, 1874,
| at twelve o'clock NJ, for the purpose of
nominating candidate for State Treasurer,
choosing a new State Central Committee,
and to transact such other business as may
| come before it.
Resolred, That at this convention the
| delegates elected from the first, second,
| third and sixth congressional districts shall
| nounate candidates for Congress for their
respective districts.
Resolred, That the several parish COM
mittees of the Republican party in the
| State are hereby authorized and required
| to call elections of delegates to said cOnven
| ton. and forward to the president of the
| State Central Executive Committee the
proper credentials of the delegates elected,
contersigned by the secretaries Of their re-
spective committees, on or before the time
| fixed for the holding of the convention.
Resolred, That the basis of representa-
ton in said convention be as follows: Ev.
ery 500 Republican votes, as cast at the last
| general election in each parish and in each
ward OF the city of New Orleans, shall be
entitled to one delegate, and an additional
delegate for remaining fraction of over
one. half of that number; and, provided
further, that each parish and each ward iI
the city of New Orleans shall be entitled
to at least one delegate; provided further
that if in any parish or ward of the city o1
New Orleans the number of Republican
votes cast at the general election Of 1871
should exceed the number cast at the elec
ton of 1872, then the basis of representa-
ton in such parish or ward shall be com
puted upon the vote of 1870.