The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-26
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On Wednesday last Messrs. Lionel 9. Levy
William A. Bell, Charles G. johnson, Glen
L. Walker and others, representing the Citi
zens' Association, held conference, solicited
by themselves, with the leaders of the Repub.
Y MGan party.
The meeting took place in the Custom
House. and all the influential faithful in the
city were present.
The Citizens Association. through thei1
committee solicited
THE SUPPORT OF THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY
for their ticket. They stated that they needed
but seven thousand votes, and II these were
guaranteed they would give the party in the
composition Of the ticket all that its repre-
asentatives could reasonably ask.
The leaders did not receive the proposition
as graciousIy, nor accept it as eagerly as the
committee evidently expected they would; in
fact they, to certain extent, declined to con-
slider it.
After some discussion the committee was
informed in effect, ii not in 50 many words,
that they "had come too late;' that the Ma
tional ticket was already in the field; that it
as one opposed to the Democratic nomina-
lions had drawn to it's support @ majority OF
the Republican voters of the parish, and that
IL the leaders Of the party were to advise the
support OF the ticket of the association repre-
scented by the committee, it would only split
the party and effect nothing. At the same e
time the committee was informed that it
would be matter Of policy for them to place
one or more Republicans on their ticket.
The committee called the attention of the
leaders to the name OF Aristide Marie but
the name was not acceptable.
The committee suggested that the leaders
fonld null down the National ticket and We're
thereupon informed that it was the duty of
the association it the committed represented
to get the National nominations out OF the
way, and II this was accomplished the lead
ers would guarantee the support OF the Re
It is reported that there was
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
Yesterday; this time between committee
representing the Citizens Association and
one representing the National party. The
result resi- Of the conference could not be ascer-
tained, but that the Republican leaders en-
tertained the opinion that the conclusion
reached would be satisfactory to them Is evil
denced by the fact that an address has teen
Tee urging the Republican voters to support
the "Citizens' Conservative Municipal
Tieket"
The reporter of the DEMOCRAT was allowed
to view the address as whole at distance
Sut he was allowed to read at close quarters
the concluding paragraph which contained
the appeal to the voters OF the party.
THE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
met last night at their usual place of meet
ing. No. SO Camp street, and remained in ex-
.ecutive session for some hours. After ad
5ournment the reporters were informed that
there was 'no news" but on inquiry it was
ascertained that there was special commit
tee representing the association in consulta-
tion with special committee representing
some other organization, and prominent
members of the Citizens Association prom
Used to furnish the papers with the conclu-
sions, IL any were reached.
Up to the hour of closing the forms no re-
port from the prominent gentlemen had been
received, and it is therefore fair to presume
that no conclusion had been reached