New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-09-21
STATE CONVENTION OF THss
NATIONALS.
rURBULENT AND NOISY MEETING

The convention Of The Nationals wae
called to order Thursday, in the Turner'S
Hall, on Lafayette street, at o'clock ~
Mr.. Frank H. Hatch, chairman,
The Committee on Credentials reported
and. after discussion the report wi
adopted. The Hebert delegation, froi
Iberville, was seated.
A motion was made and seconded 70
q calling Of the roll A motion was mad
to table. A cali for the votes and Pat
eral disturbance then. ensued, when "
Hebert asked that the chairman ms
the Sergeanf-at-t rms to clear the
Of all persons saye the delegates
HebeFt then moved that the CONVEX
proceed to nominate q candidate for
Treasurer.
MI. Thibaut, Of the Eighth Ward,
and asked whether or not General Be
gard had signifsd his intention 4~
cepting the nomination.
A motion was made to adjourn an3
several members arose and began arg y
Mr.. Fields, of Iberyilie, noun s
chair and endeaYored to address the
vention.
MI. Kearny, at this stage Of the biyl
ceedines, said that as it was well k p
that there were q number Of pc
present participating in the procee rl5
who had no right to do SO, he suge
that they be ordered to retire, and tn l2e
Secretary call the roll, and that the -ais-
gates be admitted as their names 20
announced.
The chairman so instructed the sert az
alarms, and in half an hour the co Ya7'-
| ton was again called to order. Ii
Nominations for State Treasurer rlg
1 A. uahart Of f1eFVlllp-
mated Mr.. Robert J. Ker; Il. A. Thih' IT.
| from the Eighth Ward, nominated ~
/ tain M. Kennison; I. A. Murphy, O lhe
/ Tenth ward, nominated DIR. J. s. l1arol-
ner: and H. Ballou. of the Fifth y ard
nominated General G. 7. Beauregsrd
/ T. M. Vance, in few remarks, rtAteu
that ID was well known that General
Reaureeard had declined to accept tee
i nomination; he would therefore call Ups
ali delegates to vote for DIR. Gardner
Mr.. Staes rose to point Of inforniss
ton. and asked the chair to produce The
telegram. If any had been received, Il M
General Beauregard, refusing to acoeps
the nomination. Calls were made ioE
the dispatch. Mr.. Francisco claimed TN
he was present to vote for General sea-
regard, and he would insist upon sel
oentleman's name remaining before q
1
received that he had declined, ;iad ,
would move, that if q telegram was r
ceiyed from the General that it be pras
duced and read to the convention. I38
suggested that an adjournment be- had
to Tomorrow, when the dispatch, if any
there was, could be produced.
His motion to adjourn was shouted
down.
of the parishes, said that the country wss
entitled to some consideration; that the
convention then assembled was that a tho
} National party; neither Kennison
| Beauregard, who had been placed in mo-
nation, was identified with the party,
: he thought it but just and proper tbs
National should be nominated, and tAa
National was DR.. Gardner.
Vance then jumped up, and notwitii
standing the uproar, managed to make
| himself heard. He urged that, as the
t TELEGRAM from General Beaurega9d was
/ In the hands of tho State Central Com
| mittee, that they be instructed to send ths
I dispatch to the convention.
, francisco made motion that recess O
Q twenty minutes be taken.
s Hebert moved that the floors be cleared
of strangers.
Uproar followed, and cries of Gus
patch Get the dispatch"
Herbert said that he understood that Ebe
: President had seen the dispatch from
q General Beauregard, and he would eaIl
Q for the ballot.
a A dispatch was then brought in and vas
: read, as follows:
New York, September 17.-My heaitg
s thanks for your offer and assurances;
! regret cannot accept.
q G. T. BEkuREsARD."
Mr. Reynaud moved that General Beau,
regard be declared the unanimous choi I,
Q of the convention. Tumult and confusi
It eusued. Hebert then Withdrew the maj
t of R. j. Ker in favor of Beauregard
a Thibaut withdrew the name of8keni
i son in favor of Beauregard.
A vote was then taken, which result
in Beauregard reeeiYing one hundred a
sixteen and Gardner eighty.four votes.
!, The chairman, amidst cheers, shou.
y and general yelling, announced Genei s
G, T, Beauregard as the choice Of Il
4 convention for State Treasurer
. Upon this announcement by the Pres
, dent the delegates favoring BeauregaT
J eheered, while the Gardner men protested
: and Fields again mounted his chair an
: urged the friends Of Gardner not 10 b
bulldczed, and asked them 10 leave Wit
3 him in body. Cries of letB adjourn.
y upsetting chairs, and calls for the "a
2 created such confusion that that the h
a siding officer left the rostrum for Z h
% minutes. Milton Jones, from Pointe CT
9 pee, stated that the ballot just taken +
I the strangest that he had ever kuowri
= one delegate had voted five parishe Il
Beauregard, while on the other sic ~
party, named Smith, he'd the proz
I three parish delegations ana voted !
8 Gardner.
\ The general disturbance having be, oal
= so great Mr.. George d. Bite steppe I
! the platform and requested the daleSess
y to make less noise, as there were 81
= people in the vicinity.
i A motion was made and carried titat
4 second ballot be held. More conirs Jta
a After half an hours mapping, the C'yse
"a man managed to restore tolerable crtiei
y when Mr. Hebert arose and said tist ]
q order to preserve harmony in the pa 4 q
would ask his friends to vote fou u
q Gardner and make his nomination ursj
u NOUS. Without second vote being tAss
, DR.. Gardner vas rushed on the pll ts5sl
8 where he attempted 10 make hia.sa
n heard, SO as to thank tho oongention Il
q his nomination, falling il which, a