Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-06-16
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meeting of the Louisiana delegation
Gov Kellogg did not attend, and OF
those who act with him in the party
only United States Marshal Packard
and Chief of Police Lear of New Or
leans were present. There was gen
eral understanding that the meeting
should be considered informal, al
though its decisions are just as Bird
ing upon the delegation as that passed
in the meeting of other States. Pinch
back introduced a resolut Oh directing
the vote of the Louisiana delegation
to be cast as unit on all questions
arising in the convention. Packard
objected to the adoption of this reso-
luton, He said that he was willing
to cast one vote for senator Morton IN
accordance with the instructions Of the
State convention, but after that he in
tended to vote for MIR. Blaine as long
"a he is q candidate. Should Blalnn's
name ever be Withdrawn lie should
then vote for the Presidents candidate.
He objected to the resolution on the
theory that the State convention had
no right to instruct the delegates
further than as to the first ballot.
Pinchback is said to have followed i'll
a very excited speech in which he
spoke of Presidenc Grant in terms
Of disrespect aud attributed to the
policy he had preserved the res
emit almost hopeless condition of the
party in Louisiana The troubles in
the party began, he said. on the day
when the Casey Packard custom house
convention III New Orleans refused t"
admit n certain class of republicans
and enforced the refusal by the use of
Getling guns. In conclusion he as
serted that am 4 all the corruption
and mismanagement which has cursed
the South since the war and for which
the Northern adventures, who have to
SO great an extent held control there,
are principally responsible. Not Il
single negro political thief has ever
yet been convicted IN the courts of JUS
tice. This cannot be said of the white
politicians. He announced BristOw as
his second choice. A resolution by
CONGRESSMAN Nash that i'll accordance
with the instructions of the Louisiana
convention the delegation vote as u
unit on all questions i'll the convention
and that PInchback be spokesman of
the delegation was adopted.
1t is thought the platform will not
be striklngly different from that of
former years. It will declare for hard
money but wi be carefully drawn.
California insists npon Chinese plank
Pie German delegates to the con-
vention elected Judge Dillenhoefer Of
New York president and u. Stroback OF
Alabama secretary. They will report
a resolution to the convention setting
forth the needed securement of the
full German support TO the ticket.
LATER-The convention met III EX-
position hall which contains seats for
five thousand people and is a cool aud
pleasant place for the purpose. Gov.
Morgan called the Convention to or
der, when prayer followed. The tenn
porary chairman was not named but
his speech has been coming by teIe-
graph for over an hour.
The friends of other Candidates do
not make their votes public. A rumor
ia afoat however that the Conkliug,
Morton and Bristow men will unite to
defeat Mr.. Blaine by nominating Gov.
Hayes for the Vice Presidency. The
men now prominently named .ate Mr..
Bristow, Coy. Hayes and Gov. Bev-
eridge.
The strength of Blaine has been
ascertained by the following vote of
the delegations at their headquarters:
California 8, Delaware 6, Georgia s,
Illinois 80, Iowa %, Kansas 10, Mas
sachusetts Z, Maine IA. Maryland 16,
Nebraska 6, New Hampshire, 10, New
Jersey 10, North Carolina IA, Oregon
6, Rhode Island l, Texas 4. Tennessee
4, Vermont 2, Virginia 90, West Vir-
GINA 10, Wisconsin 20. Arizona 2, Col
orado 6, Dakota 2, Idaho 2, Montana
9, New Mexico 2, Utah 2, Washington
total 800.
C1NcINNATI. June -Night-Thos.
NJ. Pomeroy was made temporary
chairman, who gave al elaborate
story of the achievements of the re-
publican party. He urged adherence
to honest money. The roll of States
was called, emitting contested States.
A motion that when the convention
it be to eleven o'clock to-
morrow, when nominations should
begin and two speeches of ten or one of
twenty minutes for each nomination
was referred. The address of the Re-
publican Reform Club was read by
MFR. Curtis. The allhSion in the ad-
dress to specie payments was cheered.
A motion was adopted that all ad-
dresses, resolutions and memorials be
referred without debate. General
Logan addressed the convention. He
said the attitude of the opponents of
the republican party showed that the |
time had come again when every /
patriot should buckle on his armor.
The speeches made were of the |
usual character with some strong !
points in favor of hard money and |
civil service reform which we're ap-
plauded. The greatest demonstration
was over Curtis and his reform club |
Allusions to the war, the
freeing of A, O0O,0O slaves and points
of that kind were tamely received. |
The orators made no special alluslon