The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29
After the reccss the chair announc

After the recess the CHAIR annOunc
ei the following committee on reeo
lutions and address WIN. NJ. lie
w, Of Natchitoches, chairman a
DeClouet, Of st. Martin, A. II. Leo
narti, Of Cad.lo, J. G. White. Of IA
pi,lcs, r. T. Lewis. Of St. Landry
John Caffrey. Of St. Mary, w. r
Spencer. If Concordia, w. u. j
Warner. Of St. Helena, Fl. NJ. Fav
rot, Of West Baton Rouge. Alfrc,
Roman, Of St. James. z S. Good'
of Terrehonne, 3. +. Jonas, Of q!
leans, A. Voohries Of Orleans. II
N. Ogden, If Orleans, E. A. Burke
Of Orleans, Will Steven, of Orlcan!
jules Tuyrs. Of Orleans. I'd Booth
ofOrlenns. X. G.. Cobb. ofO"acI'i'a
Dr. J. b. Wilkinson, Of Pla1uimiur
and w. S. Booth, of East na:o,
Rouge.
tx Gov. Monton, Of Lafayette
read q series OF resolutions the
purpOrt of wliri, was MS follows:
LIST. That only white men should
be nominated for office.
81. That only white men shonld
be voted for Cor Office.
ST. That Kellogg is an nsurl,er
and he moved that they I've referred
to the Committee on Address and
resolutions Will. instructions to re.
port on them.
The motion was put by the chair,
and decided by him in the aftir'na.
tive.
A division was called for. FIX.
Gov. II. NJ. Hymns moved to divide
the resolutions, so ~ to allow u
vote upon the resolutions separate
" from the instructions to the Com
anittc to report.
Mr.. Il. I. Lewis Of st. Landry
rose to II point of order viz: that
the question had already been de.
cidcd by the chair in the atlirma-
tive. The point Of order was sns-
tanned. Gov. Uynms then moved
60 reconsider the vote.
The chair declined to put the mo.
ton to reconsider, because Govern
or Hyams had not voted in the az
6rMative. The motion was made
by some one else who had voted in
affirmative. A motion was then
made 10 lay on the table the motion
to reconsider. The vote on the mo.
stion to lay on the table was taken
ky rising and resulted as follows {;
yeas 134. Nays -.
Hon. b. +. Jonas, Of Orleans,
moved that the rules Of the House
II Representatives, Of Louisiana Of
1860, DC adopted as the rules to
govern this convention, adopted.
Motion to refer all resolutions to
the committee on resolutions, with
out Being read. was adopted.
On motion, Gov. John McEncry
was requested to address the con-
vention, which he proceeded to do
IN q Mastcrly manner, in u speech
Of about an hour, review ng the
events Ut the past two years, deal
ing the usurpcr and his satalitcs
blow upon blow with telling effect,
and amidst the greatest applause.
A petitiO" from the Hives, II pol
itical organization in New Orleans,
was received and read, aud on mo,
tiOD the representatives Of the ne.
titiOners, were accorded seats upon
the floor Of the convention for the
purpose Of being heard.
On motion, the convention al
journcd until to morrow morning at
IL o'clock.
SECOND DAY.
President Mari, called the con.
ventiOn to order at III o'clock, our.
suant to adjournment, and intro.lu-
ced Rev. DIR. Strong who offered !,
prayer.
The chair announced that the
first business il order was The nom
ination of u candidate for State
Treasurer and the following gentle.
men were placed in nomination.;
John 9. MOncure of ,ad,lo, Martin
VOORHEES, Of St. Martin, VIM. s.
Pike Of Orleans, Gen. Frank Mich
OILS of Assumption, Roht. Hare Of
Orleans, and Judge Mayo.
The names OF Pike, Nichols, Hare
and Mayo were withdrawn. II
Mr.. POche Of st. James moved {
that the vote he taken by wards I
and parishes viva voc', adopted.
The candidates before the con
were Mr.. Momcure IF Cad. t
do, and Mr.. VOORHEES, Of st. Martin. I
The convention then proceeded
10 ballot but before the vote was !
announced Ex-Gov. Mouton who ]
had placed Mr. VOORHEES, in nomi.
nation, moved that the nomination t
IF Mr.. Moncure be made unani- s
nous, adopted. {
A communication and platform Il
rom the "lives" was received, and r