New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-28
% 1876
WHOLE NUMBER 2791.

ton for the respective congressional dis
| tricts within the said county.
| In the convention this morning Mr.. Nor
rissey denied that there was such IN Or
| 9anizati0n - Tammany Han in New York
| it was fraud and deception, what they
claimed to be; such Organization never
wins anything; it was without power .oz
influence; it could do nothing for the party.
You may let US in or not. Let me tell you,
adopt that majority report and you will see
more destruction in New York than you
have yet seen.
Nh. Kelly disclaimed that he dictated
what was done by Tammany Hall. Nor
rissey has complained of being turned ont
of Tammany Hall: We have rules which
must be adhered to. That gentleman held
meeting Ia laborers' meeting) in Cooper
Union which denounced Tammany Hall,
and it was found necessary to expel her
enemies. As to his Kclly's) motives, he
said he had NO motive concerning Tammsny
Hall except that of raising her up ont Of the
mud and miro. where she had been dragged.
In the past this was his motive, and the
only motive which governed him. He had
devoted years to this wish, and spent thou
sands of dollars in it.
A motion was adopted that the contes-
tants be admitted to the privilege Of the
floor.
The anti i-Tammany delegates here left the
hall u body.
The majority report was then adopted.
Committees on permanent organization,
resolutions and delegates to st. Louis were
announced and the convention took re-
cess until noon.
A permanent organization was then ef-
fected, with Mr.. Jacobs as chairman.
Governor Seymour addressed the con-
vention.
The resolutions were reported and
adopted.
The committee on delegates reported the
following at large: Francls Herman, VIII
liam Dorsheimer, Henry C. Murphy and
Abraham S. Hewitt.
District delegates we're reported,
The report Of the committee was agreed
to.
Among the district delegates are Con-
gressmen Cox and Bliss, John Kelly, Roger
A. Pryor, August Belmont, Oswald Often.
dOrfer, Mant0n Marble, Augustus Schell
and Mayor Wickham.
The platform renews it's fidelity to the
principles set forth in the platforms of
1874-75. The Democratic party of New
York readopts also their resolutions adopt
ed in the State conventions of lS64-66-72,
to wit:
Resolred. That tie delegates to the Dem
ocratic National Convention, to be ap-
convention as . unit, in accordance with
the will of majority of the members
thereof, and in case any of its members
shall be appointed a delegate thereof by
another organization, and should not forth
with, IN writing, decline such appointment,
his seat shall be regarded as vacant, and
the delegation shall proceed to fill the
same, and they are hereby also empowered
to fill vacancies by death. absence, resgna-
ton or otherwise.
The Democratic party of New York, while
committing to their delegates the duty of
joining with the delegates of their fellow
Democrats of all the States in the mo-
mentous, deliberations of the national
convention, declare their settled prin-
ciples: The frugal expenditure and the
administrative policy Of the founders of the
republic as the first and most impeSious
necessity Of the times. The command.
the Union, and they suggest with re.
spectful Difference to theiF brethren Of
other States and with q cordial ap-
probation of other renowned Democratic
statesmen, faithful like him to their political
principles and public trusts, that the n0mi-
nation of Samuel j. Tilden to the Office of
President would insure the vote of New
York and would be approved throughout
the Union as the recognition of this supreme
issue, the pledge of our high purpose and
the guarantee of successful achievement
of this arduous work of national regenera-
ton and reform.
California Republican Convention.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27-The platform
expresses confidence in the Republican par
ty; favors modification of the Burlingame
treaty, effectually preventing the influx Of
Chinese; return to metallic currency;
restoration of silver to constitutional
equality with gold; declared Democracy
not to be trusted, as it proposes to pension
etc., which would entail another war.
There are seven district delegations for
Blaine, one for Bristow; three delegates at
large for Blaine, one for Bristow. The
res eolutions are highly laudatory of Blaine,
but leave the delegation unembarrassed by
instructions.
Arkansas Republican Convention.
LITTLE Rock, April 2.-The Republican
State Convention organized by the election
of General Upham, president, and elected
the following delegates 10 Cincinnati:
Powell Clayton, s. w. Dorsey, John Nc
Brooks, John NJ. Peck, 0. A. Hadley, c. C..
Walters, John H. Johnson, Frank Gallagher,
Asa Hodges, j. v. Vaughan, H. o. Miller.
e. A. Fulton, James Torens, w. H. Walsh,
II. McComber, NJ. w. Gibbs, William Kee-
nan, j. H. Glendening, M. w. Benjamin
and r. II. Caldwell.
The committee on resolutions reported a
series, ending with enc declaring the Hon.
O.. Morton the choice Of the State for
President.
Another set of resolutions, leaving dele
gates entirely uninstructed, were intro.
duced, and, with the original resolution,
were referred back to the committee.