New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-30
Compromise.

On two former occasions leading men of
the Republican and opposition parties have
met and attempted to agree upon terms OF
compromise. but each time their efforts
resulted in failure. Not to be deferred,
however, q final effort was made, which
resulted yesterday in an agreement being
signed by Judge A. A. Atocha. in behalf OF
the Republicans and D. +. Kenner for the
opposition. which is to be submitted to the
Republican State Central Committee, the
State Central Committee of the "White
Peoples Party" and the Committee Of
Seventy for ratification or rejection. The
cartel was arranged by the following named
gentlemen representing the Republicans:
w. p. Kellogg. S. b. Packard. A. A. Atocha,
i. F. Flanders. James Lewis. o. +. Blan'
din, w. G. Brown, B. +. Joubert, and the
opposition was represented by John Nc
Emery. d. B. Penn. B. f. Jonas. Samuel
Chopin, Albert VOORHEES,. D. F. Kenner. c.
Beard. G. w. Mott. d. S. Cage.
The following is the agreement in full as
finally adopted:
The committee representing the Coneer.
vative Peoples party pledge themselves to
cause all violence and intimidation, if any
exist, to cease throughout the State. and to
assist the constituted authorities III main
tanning peace and insuring 3 strictly fair
and impartial registration and election.
Also to GiscOuntenance acts and threats OF
personal violence, and all improper influ.
ences to control the will OF the electors.
and render assistance and use every effort
to subject to the penalties of the law all
persons who may commit acts Of violence
or intimidation. or conspire to to do the
same.
.. In order to guarantee a far registra.
ton and election. there is hereby cOnsti.
tuted and established an advisory commit.
tee. composed of five members, namely:
Messrs. Albert VOorhies and +. A. Burke.
selected by the representatives of the Con.
servative Peoples party. and Messrs. S. B.
Packard and B. +. JOuberf, selected by the
representatives of the Republican party,
and Of an umpire, namely: DR.. NJ. F. Bon.
zano, who has been jointly selected.
This advisory committee is to supervise
and carry on the registration throughout
the State on behalf Of all parties, to the full
extent of suggesting changes in the registra'
ton officers, and the manner of conducting
and carrying onOthe registration.
Governor Kellogg, in the interest of
isir and impartial registration. of his own
accord pledging himself to act upon the
advice and suggestions of the advisory
committee, 90 long as such advice and sug.
gestiOns ara in cOnsOnance with and per.
mitted by the existing laws of the State.
1t is agreed that two persons shall be
named by the representatives OF the Con.
servativa Peoples party, who shall be
elected according to law to fill two vacan'
cies which shall be created by resignation
in the returning board within twenty
days.
1t is understood the Republican State
Central Committee will meet to-day to take
action upon the proposition.
Governor Kellogg has signified his &C.
ceptance Of the terms of agreement in the
following communication. addressed to
Judge Atocha:
STATE o. EorisfANA.>
I Executive Department., ;
[ New Orleans. September %. 1874.
NavinS been officially notified Of the
agreement entered into by the committees
of the Conservative and Republican parties
lately in conference, and having been de.
sirous from the first to assure q tair regis'
tration and election. I hereby ratify the
agreement in SO far a. it depends upon me
for its execution, and will strictly adhere
to its provisions so long as the State Cen.
tral Executive COMMITTEES and other respon.
sible bodies in the combination Of parties
recently formed at Baton Rouge, known
under the general term Of the Conservative
party. shall carry out their part OF the
WILLIAM 2. KELLOGG.
Governor.