New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30

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for such representation. The conclusion 81
rived at was that it was no necessary
decide whether frauds were actuali
committed. It was sufficient to know tina
the Diamond party retained in their hand
the mower to commit frauds, and exerclse'
that power under such circumstances as t
induce the other party to believe tha
frauds would be perpetrated. The minorit.
of the committee therefore considered tn
election held by the Diamond party abso
lutely null and void. On the other hand
they were constrained to declare the sepa
rate election held by the Shakespeare party
as equally illegal, their judges and com
missioners not having been appointed by
proper authority.
| A hot debate followed the reading Of this
report.
Mr.. Matt Lagan indignantly complained
that lifelong Democrats of the second
ward like himself should be run over by
q lot of lads who had never been Democrats
in their lives.
Mr.. Duncan F. Kenner declared that if
he and his friends had supposed that frauds
would be charged upon them at this late
hour, they would have brought affidavits
by the bushel to disprove the charges.
Mr.. Walter Rogers attempted to pour oil
on the troubled waters by moving that
| each delegation be admitted on half vote,
| as had just been done in the case of st.
Landry.
The motion was tabled by vote of 27l v
to 661e.
The majority report, seating the Shake
speare delegation, who had no legal cre-
dentials, and unseating the Diamond dele
cation, who had legal credentials, was then
adopted.
coLoRED CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS IN
THE SEVENTH WARD.
A minority report from the seventh
ward, signed by J. D. White. r. H. Mari
and others, objected to the credentials Of
the delegation headed by Mr.. McCaleb, on
the ground that their crede ntials were
signed by the parish committee, instead Of
by the president of the ward club, Mr.. j.
D. Edwards.
Here also the color question came into
play. The McCaleb crowd charged the
Edwards delegation with receiving the
votes of colored Republicans. The Ed
wards men admitted the soft impeachment
as far as regards the color question, but
pleaded that their supporters were Con
servative Republicans
Mr.. McCaleb took the floor and made an
excited appeal in behalf Of his delegation.
He said they came before the convention
with credentials representing ll25 of the
white voters of the ward, while 200 colored
people, 200 colored Republicans, were al
lowed to vote on the other side.
Mr.. O. NJ. Tennyson-No, sir; Conserva-
tive Republicans Laughter and applause
Mr.. McCaleb-Why, you have colored
man among your delegation. [Derisive
cheers.l ask the gentleman from the
seventh ward, whose fair tace blazons on
the escutcheon Of the White League, how
he can consistently complain of negroes
voting in St. Landry parish, and allow 200
negroes to vote in the seventh ward. up
roar.
Mr.. Mari moved that both delegations be
seated on a half VOTE LCries Vf mo, no."
Mr.. McCaleb-We won't accept that; we
will withdraw from the convention rather.
Mr.. Tennyson-The gentleman says he
will not accept half vote; neither will we.
Let this convention decide between US.
[Applause.l
Mr.. Marr-Gentlemen of the convention,
you know l seek nothing at your hands. l
ask nothing but your appreciation for what
have done and what may do for the re-.
demption of the State. [Applause. there
fore ask you to hear the reasons why
move that each of these delegations should
be admitted on q half vote. 1t appears
that for one of the tickets 200 colored citi-
zens, Democrats, voted
A voice-They said they were Conserva-
tive Republicans.
Mr.. Marr-No, sir.
A 6elegate-That's what the committee
calls them. [Cheers and uproar.l
Mr.. Marr-Gentlemen, you must face the
fact. The colored men of the State OF
Louisiana are politically your equals, po-
litically my equals. We have repeatedly
decla red our intention of according them
all the civil and political rights conferred
upon them by the amendments to the con-
slit ution. From one end OF the Radical
ca mp to the other it has been shaken in our
ia ces that We are hypocrites in making
this declaration, that We have no such in
tent ion, but desire to hold the colOred man
in perpetual sertd0m. 1 have endeavored
give the lie to this assertion. l have
ra ised my voice not only in this State, but
thr oughout the whole country, to deny
that those who make these statements rep.
res ent the people of Louisiana. We are
willing to give the colored people their
rights.
A voice-How about st. Landry! (Con-
fusion.
Mr.. Marr-With regard to the parish of
St. Landry the statement was that they
were Republicans. The parish of St. Lam
dry stands on q different basis. We are
told he president OF one Of the meetings
was a Republicans colored Republican.
Mr.. Estilette-No, sir, we deny it (great
upro ar); they were Democratic colored vo-
ters who voted.
Mr.. ksrr-Well, be that as it may, the
report signed in the St. Landry case de-
81 ares We are deeirous Of the support |
If the colored people on their own
honest convictions, but do not desire tho |
R apublicans, white or black, to take part |
n our primary elections. For three long