The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

emoluments, whlcn gave MN Tn
large power Of patronage, with it
persuasive influence; while he di,
not fill the seat to which he wa
chosen, and had no money to pur
chase votes for, the pushing of mea
sures on this floor.
Mr.. Gair resumed: He was no
so actuated, and never had been
and in the faith of his simple hope
fulness trusted no member of th,
Convention. He wanted. peace
desired harmony. But no ma,
could withstand the resistless fore
ct the Republican party. It wa
bound to succeed, and he VIII
stood in its path, whether of higl
or low degree, would surely b
crushed.
MIR. Allaine, Of West Bato,
Rouge, next spoke, and defended
the report of the committee. H
moved the previous question. Sec
onded, and the Chair so ordered.
The main question was put ant
carried.
The question then required OF
the adoption of the report. Messrs
Blunt, Dumont and Brewster ap
pointed tellers.
VOTE ANNOUNCED.
Yeas, 1876; nays, sc. The reporj
was thus declared adopted. 3.
Mr.. Montaldo then moved thai
the vote just had be re%considered
and that that motion be laid on the
table.
Cries Of ":Ayes!" and "Noes!'
The Chair put the question, and
declared it carried.
MI. Pinchback moved that the
names of Charles Bib and A.. B
MIXER be stricken from the rolls.
MI. Herbert made the point Of
order that the motion just made
could not be entertained, because
of adoption of the committees re.
port.
The Chair was unable to decide.
MI. Pinchback Withdrew his mo.
ton.
Mr.. Ray, of East Feliciana, mo
we'd that the Convention go into the
election OF permanent officers.
Adopted.
Mr.. Green, of Orleans, moved
that the Convention elect a presi.
dent and vice-presidents, one from
each congressional district; one Sec
and one assistant secretary,
acclamation.
Adopted.
Mr.. w. W. johnson, nominated
P. B. S. Pinchback.'
Mr.. Basil Graves, of Assumption,
nominated S. B. Packard
Messrs. Brown, Dumont, Montalao,
Allen and Brewster were appointed tellers.
Those voting for Mr.. Packard were
Beutly, Maher, Hill, Armstead, Graves,
Souer' Nonguez, Huesman, Pages,
Rice, Berhel, Benjamin, Whitley, Lane,
Shoten Beauregard, Allan,
Gla, Dickey, Barber. Antoine,
Smith, Harper, Heffner, Vaughn,
Harris, Meng, Faulkner, Alex
ander. F. F. Morey, Hawiey. J. J. John
son: Gair, DeGray, Ray, Weber, Ward,
Phillips, Riddell, Wakefield, Deslonde,
Davidson. Randolph, c. j. Green, Den
aison. Mills, Lombard, Fisher, Hiestand,
Murrell of Lafocrche, Taylor, Crosier,
Brown, Grant, Miller, Creagh,
Cripps, Montaldo, Herbert, Ken
1er, Duffy, Lanebare, Belot, Poirier, Alix,
rreviegue, Gradere, W. II. Green, Hut
on, Bray, Seaton, Douglass,
Miller one-half,
Bibb one-half,
Pinchback one-half.
Ballard. John Lewis, Bruce, Gartskamp,
Dumont, Loan, Hill, Joseph Lewis, Brew
ter, Jones, Break, Honore, Thos. Jones.
cwitchell, Devices, Lynch, 0. J.. Fla3,gg
lcCutcheon, Essex, Reese. Dickinson,
'imms, Cohen, Coombs, Nash, Can't,
.orescott, Hill, Gordey, Sutton, Shadrack,
)arrall, Leet, Rochan, Delahousaye, Col
Wilder, Steel, Mathews, Harlow,
5age, Marie, Wright, Patton, r. B. Taylor,
Kelly, George. y:
Those voting for Mr.. Pinchback were:
1essre. Lefert, Washington, Burton, Young,
:, ". Armstead, Swazie, Deslonde, Davidson,
randolph, jackson, Cole, Ellis, Lombard,
fisher, Hicks, Mu1rel of Madison, w. w.
ohnson, Watson, 7. H. johnson, Thompson,
1erwig, Eichols, Woods, Foy, Packard, Carl
,ee, Fiaton, Harrison Powell, A. Raymond,
!. B. Stamps, Hill, Bird, Mahoney, Sarpy,
Johnson, Bonn, White, Wells, Ke1so,
)auaughton, Lewis, Coombs, Nash, Bryant,
Goyer, Bfrnt, Raby, WV. Thomp-
on, several names having been answered in
o weak q manner that The reporter could
ot learn their votes. They seemed to be
fraid to let their neighbors know how they
id vote.
The total vote for the candidates summed
p amounted to 122 for Packard, Picchback,