New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-06

G. w. Tompkins. j. D. Watkins, A. j. Col
bert.
Winn-George A. Kelly, William A.
Strong.
The committee recommended that no
proxies shall be admitted, except when
prese tinted by persons residing in the parish
| or wards in the city of New Orleans whence
the proxies emanated.
On motion of Mr.. Deloney, Of Carroll,
| the convention went into a permanent or
ganizaton.
A delegate from North Louisiana nomi-
| mated Hon. John c. Moncure, Of Caddo,
and DR.. Robertson, of st. Landry, nominal
! ed Duncan S. Cage for president of the
convention.
Mr. Moncure received $40 votes; Mr..
Cage l3l votes.
On motion of Mr.. Cage, the election of
John C. Moncure was made unanimous.
Each OF the candidates voted for the other.
A committee then escorted Mr.. Moncure
to the chair, after which the following
named gentlemen were unanimously
| chosen vice presidents in the order named:
Duncan S Cage, Af Roman and Henry l..
Garland.
Messrs. O. Arroyo and A. ID. Henriques
were appointed secretaries, and Charles
Carroll sergeantat-arms.
The organization having been completed,
| Mr. Moncure addressed the convention as
| follows:
Gentlemen CT the convention, l should be
more than human if l were not fAttered,
| iatensly tattered. by the vote which you
| have given me as your permanent presiding
officer l am tlattered, gentlemen, at being
| called upOh to preside over such body OF
| men as l see before me. Gentlemen from
| every portion Of the State-represeIt tative
| gentlemen from every portion of the State,
and l can not but presume that the deii5er-
atoms Of this convention will surely re.
| suit in good to our State. This convention,
| gentlemen, is an iml Ortant One-lmportant
bee ause it is the first expression OF public
sentiment in view of the approaching cam
lana is more deeply interested than in any
that has preceded it, because in all
preceding campaigns. by one device
| or another, louisiana has been de-
frauded of her just rights. 1t is
to be hoped. at all events, whether
| by those machineries we may incur the haz-
ard of again being deprived of the fruits
| VI OuE 6uCCtSSs IL 10 az lCoSV W VO AOpCU
| that the good people of Louisiana who are
represented on this floor to-day will be
| unit in that coming campaign. Gentlemen,
| l khave kto earnestly urge you to per-
| NIT no element of discord to enter into the
deliberations Of this body. and call upon
| those gentlemen who voted for me, and OF
| whom may be considered the representa-
| tive, TO frown down all elements of discOrd,
and to look alone to the union of the white
| people of Louisiana and TO the marshallng
Of til ose people in one solid bod Y. without one
| single missing man, against the vile cohorts
of radicalism that are sapping and are con-
tinuing to sap, the very life blood of US.
beg OF you, gentlemen, one and all. l
know there are elements not of discord.
hope, but of differences of sentiment among
the gentlemen who compose this conven-
tion but l would fam believe, and l earn
estly hope that these differences are merely
differences in respect to policy. and where
we differ only on questions OF policy, diffe:
only as to the means of attaining common
end. Surely there is iberality and intelii-
gence enough in the gentlemen composing
this convention. whom l see before me, to
sink those differences, and to unite upon a
common plan to attain an end devoutly to
be hoped for by all.
| l earnestly hope that it shall be tne pur-
pose and the object OF every member OF this
convention, at the nrst appearance OF any
| cleLu6uU VI ulsCOIu, II IL uOCo AoL Al 20 %
matter of principle, to suppress it, and let
our deliberations IN this convention be har-
monious. as they should be; harmonious,
because we are suffering under burdens
that never before oppressed a people.
Gentlemen, beg you will bear and for.
bear with me. will promise You that while
/ have distinct convictions upon ali matters
rions upon all matters of pOlicy-l am no
partisan among my own people. l thank
you most earnestly for the honor conferred
upon me, and l will strive earnestly to dis
charge those duties imposed upon me to
your satisfaction; will certainly discharge
them according to my own conviction OF
what is right Loud cheers
On motion committee of eighteen on
resolutions, consisting of three from each
congressional district, to be selected by the
delegates of the respecting districts, was
ordered
Colonel John McEnery was on motion of
Mr.. f. Bczorier, of Orleans, invited to q
seat en- the platform and was escorted to it
by committee of three, and like courtesy
was extended to Colonel D. B. Penn, on
motion of Robert McClelland, OF Feliciana.
A special committee was ordered on
motion of Mr.. r. II. MARI to inquire into
and report upon the subject of municipal
aud State taxation. All resolutions offered
hereafter were On motion of E. 81. McCaleb
ESQ. ordered to be referred without debate
to the committee on resolutions, and on
motion of Mr.. Mari, committee of nine
was created on memorial and address to
the Congress of the United States upon the
condition of Louisiana affairs"
On motion of Ex-Governor Wicklifie the
convention then adjourned until seven
O'Clock this evening.
Evening Session.
The convention was called to order at a
quarter past seven o'clock in the evening,
Hon. John C. Moncure in the chair.
The secretary announced the committees
as appointed under the resolution adopted
at the morning session:
Committee on State and municipal taxa
A. Mitchell, of Orleans; Amedee Tete. OF
Assumption; j. L. Scales, Of De Soto; Cen
eral John Young. of Claiborne; Thomas M.
Moore. Of St. Landry.
Committee on Resolutions-A. VOorhiee,
, of Orleans, chairman; DR.. j. B. Wilkinson,
of Plaqueminee; Mckinley Gibson, of Or
leans; j. Al Rozier, of Orleane; B. f. Jonas,
of Orleans; F. P. Poche, of St. Jamee; Cen
, eral A. Tomas, OF Assumptions; Edward
. MOuton, of Lafayette; Don Caffery, of st.
Mary; L. 7. Texada, of Rapides; A. H..
t ster; E. E. Kidd. of jackson; C. H. Moore,
| Of RichlaDd. T. " Reavea of Teneas: F. t.