The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-25
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
THE BASIS OF COMPROMISE.

| Inc ioilo"lnS Is Salu 10 De the pfopoS1tlOn
made and acted upon by the Conference Com
mlttees at their recent meetings, and we sup
pose the same Ill be brought up az lin shoul(
tn Sc committees agree to further conference
At first, our committee demanded:
First-That Kellogg and Antoine resign Nc
state.
Second-That the election be held under Penn
commissioners OF registry aid election being APP
pointed by him in equal proportions from eacI
| party
This was declined by Pa ,kard and the Repub
| cans. The Conservatives then proposed that the
election be held under military COVE rnor. This
was rejected by the Republicans, who notified
the other party that they could not confer except
on the registration and election arrane ements
insisting that Kellogg first be declared tn Lawful
Governor.
THE DEMOCRATIC BASIS COMPROMISE.
Inc following propositions were then submitted
by the Democrats
First-Gov Kellogg to appoint new registrars
all over the Stale, allowing an equal number to
be appointed from each party with equal power
to conduct the affairs Of registrat on, and the
registration already IN progress to be entirely re-
vlsed by the new registrars.
Second-The same rule to be observed in the
appointment OF the supervisors of the elections
and the Returning Board as in the appointment OF
registrars.
Thlrd-The election in November to be held
under the auspices Of this fair election and regis
tration.
FouIth-The Legislature thus elected to be at
once convened in extra session to form a new
government in the most feasible and expeditions
manner.
Fifth Gov. Kellogg ard Lieut.. Gov. Antoine
and their State officers, and Gov. McEnery and
Lieut. Gov. Penn and their State officers, to re-
sign so as to allow the new government to go
into operation, and assurances satisfactory to
both parties shall be given that the foregoing
Will be complied WITH
This was declined peremptorlly by the Repub-
leans
REPUBLICAN PROPOSITIONS.
the Republicans presented the following
and his authority having been reset blisGed by
the President OF the United States, he shall
peaceably exercise the functions of his office, and
with him all the subordinate officers recognized
by him throu .hou the state.
This was agreed upon as a preamble Each
party was then to make concessions to the latter.
The claim Packard made was as follows:
That the citizens representing the people,
combined under the general term of the Conser-
vatlye p~rty, pledge themselves to cause all vio-
lence and intimidation to cease throughout the
State, and to assist the administration Of Gov.
Kellogg IN maintaining p' ace and lnsuring a
perfectly fair, impartial Legislation and election
throughout the State; also, to discountenance
acts ana threats OF WOLF nee, and rsn der assist
ance and use every effort to subject to the pen
alties OF the law all persons committing acts of
or con-piring to do the same.
The Democrats claimed that the registration
was not progressing fairly, ano to satisfy them
the Republicans offered the following:
An Advisory Committee is established, COM
posed Of one member selected by the representa-
tives of the Conservative Peoples Party One
member selected by the representatives OF the
Republican party, and Of an umpire, nam ly:
Bonzano, who has been jointly selected; this Ad.
visOry Committee to supe, v'se and carry on the
registration throughout the State on behalf of all
parties to the full extent Of suggesting changes
n the registration officers, and the manner Of
conducting the registrars n, Gov. Kellogg, in the
interest of an impartial registration, Of hi. own
lccord, pledging himself to act upon the advice
Ind suggestions Of the Advisory Committee, so
ong as such advice and suggestions are in con-
onance with and permitted by the existing laws
II the State.
The Conservative party would have accepted
his with the exception of the returning
BOARD, in which they demanded that three |
members Of the present board should resign
me vacancy to be filed by our party and the
'ther by the Republicans the third to be
elected by them jointly. This the Repub-
leans rejected, and the conference Was dis
olved by mutual agreement.