The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-18
LETTERS FROM tee PEOPLE.
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FIRST CONGRESSIONAL
NEW ORLEANS, April II, 1880.

Dear .Sff4-As there seems to be some mie-
apprehension In regard to the nomination for
1cngress lately made by some OF the dele
kates from the First Congressional District
s 81 the convention which met In this city on
HE twelfth and thirteenth inetants, l deem
due to the voters of this congressional
: klstrict to make known some OF the facts
hlch have come TO my knowledge. The
reas OF the city have all given great honor to
len. Gibaon for what they are pleased to
<erm his "patriotic devotion" and have en-
&iraly failed to give any consideration to the
other aspirants or their friends. Pursuant
] "a the call and resolutions made by the State
central Committee on the sixth OF March
last, which quote
Erun STATE CoNvEsTIoN- OFFICIAL CALL OF THE
DaMJGHATlo STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
HEAbouApTNRs OF THE IEMoCRATICl
etate Central Committee, I
New Ocleana, March II. 1880
Il Al the regular meeting Of the Demncratie
Eta Central COMMITTEES OF the State OF Lou,ti-
ma, held on Ha urt ay. the sstb instant the fol-
lowing resolutions were adop'ed;
Resolved, A hat n onventirn of the pnrty be
calleu to meet In New ORR le on tbe tWtliIn
&iny OF ApIil. at such place a. may be seec'ed
&by the chairman Of thie ntttee Tor the pur-
nose of selecting delegates to the national CON
%rention 10 aas embie IN Cnninntt I'll on the twen
Il. .secon1 OF Jupe, and to desauae g the time.
nacs aud basis OF rsp fesontution Of the 80, eral
congreeeional conversions. 'n De he'h ior me
&purpoHe nf nominating candidates for Congress
= In eueh districts as have no central congress
<sional nommittes.
Zsaid convention sha,l be the same se ~ the
State convention which assembled Mt Baton
lsouRe, October g. 1879. except when the demo
efatio vote WIS Increased Ht he election on De-
tetnber o. 1870 In which case that vote shall ire
III. sotped. That the Parish Committee of the
~ NIL. nna 1 Dft mar
1ehes be tnstt uotsd to cause delegates to he se.
ected to said convention on the basis of said
tepreeen ation
the iutses Of the delegates were clearly,
specifically and perfectly defined. As will be
been they were sent to the convention: First,
TO elect delegates TO the national convention,
&to be held at Cincinnati; and second. to
&.'designate time" "a place of meeting" and
&ssagree upon the basis OF representation In
1.-THE several congressional conventions In the
*cistricts which were not already organized
and had no central congressional comm lttee."
] Further, from resolutions of the Parish Com
mittee, hereunto annexed
FTHE pARrsH CoMMITTEE-AN ELECTION CALLED
FOR THE TENTH OF APRIL
democrat. March "a. lssol
A ca,,Ai meet Ing ofthe Democratic Oonserva-
Ph sblsas Of wss sea sst psht he
chair. aud the following named delegates pres.
lent. James Barry. ID, Reagan, second ward !;
4 Adams. r. ]. Ford. fourth ward. O. ]. Laresche
Sr BE-, ws,sr. s Sid M T. Lewis tby proxy, sath ward;
yard; tina John L Newman Ss eighth ward Casey.
Hos. Luck, ninth ward: Jas, Reed, tenth ward |:
nS as Eesu f BEHnya = hsF9 arsns sy
tssnsS ward Wn9 Alex. e = Bsicher. l ounnlnsSam
% PRESIDENT Shields stated that the meeting had
been convened for the purpose Of taking steps
bold n or 70 ae
/ tion at Clncinnati. and on morton it was re-
solved that the election ehal be held on the
mary election shall govern, and that the pow
ers "a She delegates be limited TO the selection
ot deleeates ito the national convention at uin-
The Committee adjourned subject to call.
/ 1t Ia clear that under these instructions no
delegate had right to do other than follow
strictly the rules laid down, and 1t is equally
clear that no set of delegates had the right to
form themselves into a Congressional Nom
mating Convention" thus excluding other
&sspirants and their friends, who were OF the
Eopinion that they had no such right, and who.
/ I'm many instances, refused to VOTE viz: The
delegates OF the sixth, eighth, ninth and
fifteenth wards; those from the parish of st.
Bernard, and part of those from the fifth and
*seventh wards.
Some of the papers, and even Gen. Gibson
#himself, In his letter to MIR. Lionel Adams,
says that the honor Of the nomination was
hat Kim e 70 ha tv m that
What public duty or necessity. required his
presence2 He simply came to look after his
nomination. No one more fully appreciates
the valuable and eminent services OF the Cen
r,I ahaY1 + Ia. h,tf hn nrnf cal hat
no other man could so worthily fill the place"
ia one am not prepared to accept. His con-
stituents have already shown their high ap-
probation OF his services by electing him to
House now he would be obliged 10 leave 1t In
e1ss3 TO go to the Senate. What necessity
exists now for retaining him which would not
exist In 1888. Still, were he to receive the
district congressional convention would sup
port and assist him to the best of my ability,
and have no doubt that the gentlemen who
aspire 10 congressional honors as his successor
would do the same. Taking into considera
tion the manner In which he was nominated,
/ cannot see how he can accept 1t. He ewould
certainly have endeared himself more In the
heart OF the people had he definitely and at
once declined nomination rendered and Oh
tained in such manner. aud requested his
friends to submit his name to a convention
Regularly called under the established rules
land usages OF the party. No "snap judg-
ment," such as was practiced last Tuesday.
can be thrust down the throats" Of the peo-
pie OF thel First District. The General holds
boo high position In the councils of the ma
tion, and is possessed OF too much honor per-
sonally to allow himself or his name to be
used to further the political interests of his
somewhat indtscreet friends. There Is more
In this than the public or Gen. Gibson dreams
OF, and which will come out In time.
1t Is claimed by some of the papers that
spersonal claims should be made subservient
to party harmony or party unity" There
are no personal claims at issue except. per-
haps, those of the General himseif-since no
pne else was nominated the friends of the
other gentlemen refusing to place them In
nomination, not wishing to cause split In the
nor Gen. Gibson can well afford to assume.
It Is we'll known that he when elected Sem
ator) expressed himself as not desiring this
nomination; and further, that he did not in
tend contending or ocompetlng for it; that he
had had enough, and should give some one
else an opportunity.