The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-07
TIE TREASURERSI[IP.
WONCUHE, BURKE AND RICHARDSON
I'M NOMINATION..


Report of the Committee On the Tenth
ward Observation-Disclosures Bfala0ts
Taken for Treasurer without Result
Congressional RDnsInatl0ns-Tnc Com
yentt0n AdJOurns Until To-HDay mt ID
O'Clock.
BATON ROUGE, Aug. G.-The convention
was called to order at IL m. by the chairman.
The committee appointed to investigate the
charges against certain members Of the tenth
ward delegation made tho following report,
which was unanimously adopted, and the
sergeant alarms Was instructed to cxpcl said
members from the hall:
TO tho Honorable Chairman and Members OF
the Democratic Conservative Party In Con-
vention assembled:
The undersigned committee. appointed to
investigate charges madc by j. ID. Houston,
Esq, delegate from the third ward, parish Of
Orleans, against E. ReddingtOn, FL. FL. Ti!ton,
Thos Mullen and VIM. Mulligan, delegates
to this convention from the tenth ward, parish
OF Orleans, of having offered to sell their votes
on may. and all questions before this conyen-
tibn, beg leave 10 HfsSKg tllB following report:
E5 Your committee hhve carefully examined,
into said charges, giving the accused full and
ample opportunity to vindCate their Charac-
ter, reputation and standing as delegates to
this convention. After said examination so
had, and weighing fairly and imphrtially The
evidence adduced, we ore under the palll1ul
| necessity Of reporting to the convention that
| the charges preferred against Il. Reddington,
| II. ii. TiltOn. Thomas Mullen and William
Mulljgnn have been fully and clearly sub
stantiatcd. They, therefore. recommcnd that
said T.. Reddington, FL. Il. Ttlton, Thomas
credited to your honorable body from the
| tenth ward, parish Of Orleans. be expelled
from the convention, and that the sergeant
at-nrms be instructed TO conduct them from
the hall in which the convention is assembled
| ROBERT G. W1CKbTFE.
| Chairman;
| DUNCAN s. CAGE,
| II. G. CALLAHAN,
| j. l.. BRENT,
| N. w. PORE.
| On motion, the remaining delegates were
allowed to cast the vote Of the ward in this
| convention.
| On motion the sergoant-at-arms was in
structed to remove said delegates from the
| floor of the convention.
| The committee on platform and resolutions
made q lengthy report, through its chairman,
which was unanimously adopted.
| On motion the convention proceeded to NOM
| inate candidate for State Treasurer.
| Mr.. j. G. Wise, of Rapides, nominated John
g. Moncure, Of Caddo
| Mr. G.. w. Dupro, Of Orleans, nominated T.
A. Burke, of Orleans.
| Mr.. w. W. Farmer, Of Ouachita, nominated
| Robert Richardson, Of Ouachta.
| First Bsllot--Moncure 1919. Richardson
93%, Burke 1872.
Second Ballot--Moncure 178lI, Burke 1877,
Richardson 95la, blank 4.
Third Ballot-Moncure 174M, Burke 14l
Richardson"05I, blank A.
Fourth Ballot--Mo1cure 184, Burke 1877,
| Richardson 90
Fifth Ballot--Moncure 1G8, Burke 100, Rich
ardsOn 80.
Sixth Ballot -Moncure 168, Burke 151, Rich
ardson %.
Ninth Ballot-Moncure 1G5, Burke15ls Rich
ardson 95.
/ At the fortietl ballot Major Burke received
n slight increase In his vote, and the ballot
was as follows: Burke 154, MOncure 1856
Richardson IT, blank 4, and ut this time the
forty-seventh ballot showed no change.
Fifty-seventh ballot--Burke 145, MoncurF
1874, Richardson II, Taylor, Of st. Landry, Al
The convention then adjourned until
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The several Congressional districts went int
nominations for Congress, and the following
candidates were nominated:
First District, r. l.. Gibson; Third District
JOS I'll. Acklen, Fourth District, }. B. Elam
= Sixth District, 4. W. Robertson.
HEARSEY.