New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-15
WHOLE NUMBER 1882.

we fight nobody; we assail no mans repu:
try and help to elect him. ZAP
plause.I All we want is = man in
the first place who is honest. GCheers.] In
the second place we want . man Of com.
prehension enough to know what is right
and what is wrong. (Applause.] And in the
third place We want . man VINO 10 brave
and strong enough to carry out his convic-
tions. (Cheers ] Give US man OF great
purity Of private life and an unexcepticn-
able public record, and count on Ohio next
November. (Great cheers.
Rev. Higland Garnett-Mr. President,
try in your deliberations to put in q little
plank that will give security to the freed
men of the South, that the sufferings which
they endured in consequence of the rascal
ity and villainy of the managers of the
freedman's savings banks shall be set
See that you do it, and yOu will have the
gratitude, love and respect of that much
injured people.
Mr. LoriDg, from the committee 'oD per :
manent organization, reported as follows:
President, Edward Macpherson, of Penn
sylvania; secretary, Irving NJ. Bean, of
Wisconsin; also Q long list of vice presi-
dents. Mr.. McPherson, On taking the chair,
made q brief speech. The committee IN
rules reported they were not ready to re-
port, and the convention, at 3:45 P. M, ad-
jOuIned until nine O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Resume of the Proceedings and tho
Work to Fellow.
The proceedings of the convention to-day
were marked by harmony and good nx-
ture. There were no apparent symptoms
of the intense eagerness with which every
body was looking forward to the business
OF tomorrow. To-day for the first time has
anything been said on the subject of res lu-
tions, and even then not as much as was
heard in the convention of 1868.
The first reference to the platform was in
the opening remarks by Governor Morgan
whose assertion that nothing must be done
to interfere with the speedy return to specie
payment, met with applause from perhaps
One-ffth of the convention and with no eX-
preston of dissent. His suggestion con-
cerning q six years presidential term was
warmly welcomed by but few. After the
msnent organization made it report, recon-
mending Mr.. Edward McPherson for pre-
siding officer. The c0mmittee's first selec-
ton was Norton MacMichael, Of Philadel-
phia, but he was unwell and unable to pre-
side. Both Of them are for Blaine.
The committee on credentials will sub
init its report tomorrow morning, and the
A10O0AA4o
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions will follow, and then the business Ct
the convention will begin in earnest.
The Struggle fer the Nsminasios.
So far a. the nominee for President is
concerned, there is an apparent and ad
mitted change since yesterday. It has
been to weaken Blaine, but seemingly not
for the benefit of any other objective
candidate. As far as the causes
to which this falling off is attribu-
table, they vary with the presidential
preferences Of the person who states them.
The Bristow men say it is due to tho repub-
which they claim had never been read by
some of the delegates, and hurriedly read
and never thoroughly considered by others.
Some C0nkling men say that it is Que to an
impression that the nomination Of Blaine
will result in the defeat of che Republican
party.
The Blaine men are said to have 263 votes
for the first ballot. His opponents claim
that that is his entire strength, and thai
he can not gather any more into
his fold. His friends assert that he he has
$50 pledged votes, though laet night they
put it at near 300. He has thereby pros
pect of getting about 300 ON the FIRST ballot.
A majority of the Pennsylvania delegates.
they say, is surely for him, though DON
Cameron and his associates, who lave
made tremendous efforts to ewing the dele
cation for Conkling. deny it, asserting that
Pennsylvania is solid for Hartranft,
and will remain so first, last and
all the time. This is certainly in
accord with the action of the eau
Gus to day. But when 1t becomes evil
dent that Hartranft has no chance, from
forty to forty eight Of the delegates will, it
is claimed, vote for Blaine. Overtures look
ing to q combination with the Conkling in
terest have been made, but were not sue
ceesinl. Hartrsnft's friends want him at
the head of the ticket. Their determine
ton in this respect brought about prom
ise that in the event Of CoEkling beng
dropped his strength would be given to
III Hartrznff