The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

act did lid. not express disapproval with
Governor Pinchback, but that con.
scious of his high regard for that
gentleman, and the party'h deter.
mination to. stand by him, it had
simply expressed justice to othe,
Republicans who had done some
service for the party. The cam.
paign Of 1872 was then discussed;
and the party's progress attested;
and the outlook for success to-day
and folly of the Democracy Sc,
forth.
At the conclusion Of his address
it was moved that MI. Chas. A
Baquie be elected Secretary unan'
imously by reclamation.
Adopted.
-Four candidates for Assistant
Secretaries were named, of whom
Mr.. Badenhauser was elected.
Rules suspended, and elected BY
reclamation. I Also four sergeant.
alarms,
C. y. Miller elected doorkeeper.
The election of Vice-Presidents
gone into.
The Hon. P. B. s. Pinchback, on
motion of Mr.. Young, elected First
Vice-President, by reclamation, as
representing the State.
/. Mr.. Morey asked leave to have
the pending bushes suspended,
and tho following resolution, on
motion, adopted:
Resotred, That a committee of nine
members be appointed by the Chair to
constitute q Committee on Resolutions.
KesolDea,: That q committee, to con-
sist OF fifteen members, be appointed
by the Chair, to be known as 'the
Committee on Peace and Order" and
whose duty it shall be to collect all in
formation concerning the organization
and objects of the White League and
kindred organizations; the policy adj
vocated by said League through the
press and through public speeches,
and to report in what manner and to
what extent ostracism, intimidation
and violence has been exercised by
said organizations.
Mr.. Morey, at some length, ex-
planned his resolution.
MI: Randolph, Of Iberville, also
spoke on the subject, and replied to
charges stated to have been made
in the Times, and. other kindred
Under the impetus of the previ-
Gus question, the resolution was
adopted. r
Mr.. Il. Il. Ray, OF East Feliciana,
moved the unanimous adoption of
the following resolution, as a sub
stitute for one nearly similar, pre-
sented by Hon. G. B. Darrall, and
which that gentleman in IN elo-
quent speech strongly commended
and desired:
Resoloed, That We reafiirm our rnll-
terable allegiance to and confidence in
the Hon. P. B. s. Pinchback, United
Senator elect from Louisiana,
and while we regret that he has not yet
been seated, we have every faith that
the Senate of the United States will, in
due time, honor his credentials as one
of the representatives of the sovereign
State of Louisiana. But in case it
be deemed necessary for the
General Assembly of Louisiana, at its
next session, to ratify his credentials
as United States Senator, we hereby
nominate and re-indorse the Hon. P.
D. D. 14uCllOACk It's QUIZ unanimous
and only candidate for United
.tatesSenator from this State; and d.
rect all the Republican members of
the General Assembly to put in force
and execute this declaration of the de-
[iberate wisdom of the Republican
party in Convention assembled.
Unanimously adopted by a stand
ng vote, with rousing cheers by
The Convention.
MI. Gair,. of East Feliciana, Of
cred a resolution relative to the or
.anization of the State Central
Committee.
Adopted.
MI. - of --
introduced a resolution,
:ommendatory of the Fort ST. Philip
canal project.
On suggestion of Mr.. Pinchback,
'eferred to the Committee on Reso-
utions. As also, on motion, all
'esolutlons.
The Chair announced the follow
ng committees: