New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-30

day on Thursday. The committee was
elected, the presidential electors chosen,
all g God men, and then there was lull.
Then came committee from the Liberal
convention requesting by resolution q
conference committee, and believing in
reform, asked for nominations in thor
ough accord with the national nomina-
ton, and with the true interests of the
most advanced political reform" In this
respect the Saratoga convention satisfied
them.
The address Of President Francis, the
platform and resolutions; the speeches of
Mr. Phelps in presenting Governor Nor
gan's name; of Mr.. Curtis nominating
Mr.. Evarts; of Mr.. Dspew naming Judge
Robertson, are ali admirable, but too
lengthy to be presented here. The ballot
should be reproduced, and is here given:
Mr.. Hale moved that the roll be called.
and each delegate as the name is called
shall name his candidate for Governor.
which was adopted. The result OF the first
ballot was as follows:
Whole mum per Of votes. .....................4l 40
Iec
Evafts. .......'.'. '...iao
Robertson. ~
Ao"useuo' 10
Mr.. Curtis then arose and was received
with applause. He referred to the fact
that at the Chicago convention of 1860,
when on ballot it was found that another
than Mr.. Seward had secured majority Of
the sutfrages. William NJ. Evarts moved
that the nomination of Abraham Lincoln
be made unanimous. So now in the name
OF Mr.. Evarts, and Of all who had go nObly
supported him, Mr.. Curtis moved that the
nomination OF Mr.. Morgan be made unani
nous.
Mr.. Dspew seconded the motion.
The motion to make the nomination
unanimous was adopted, and was followed
by enthusiastic cheers.
And so the next Governor of New York
was selected, and, if Democratic journals
are to be believed, SO ends the whole
campaign. Who, in all the Empire
State, can be found to say one word
against Governor Morgan? He has been
tried over and over again. He is in the
hearts of the people Of that State, as was
John A. Andrew in those OF Massachu-
sets.
He has been a good Governor of
great State. He could have governed
longer, but he chose to retire. He carried
with him the regrets of all coed people.
More than that, his character was so
high, his ability so great, his rectitude so
supreme, that even a bad man could not
be found to throw mud at him. Now he
comes forward in this national emergency,
and his name alone brushes the railroad
lawyer
he will win. He won New York when
the sachems sat waiting to know how
much the city must fling into the hopper,
that the grist of the State might be Demo-
cratic bread. He won New York in spite
of the renewed coalition, after Tweed
smashed Morrissey and Jim O'Brien, in
April, 1870. It was Tilden that helped
Tweed then, it is Tilden now that would
like to have Tweed at hand to help him.
There is no division in the Republican
ranks in that State. The letter of with |
drawal of Mr.. Cornell is gem of the
All will work and help and
speak for Morgan. The lower wards Of
New York can not pile up again such a
vote as they did for Tweed for Senator
after he was indicted. Like the State of |
Louisiana, that city is going to get free
and fair election. The result will be a
return Of Governor Morgan to the chair |
he once filed so well, and walk over for |
Hayes and Wheeler.