The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-27
LOUISIANA'S TICKET.
Several Of the Nominees Decline &c
Accept.

/ 2CCOPGs
! NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26-The Republi-
can convention completed It's labors about
O'Clock this morning and adjourned The
following delegates to attend the Chicago
convention were elected: w. II. Kellogg,
P. F. Herwig, p B. S. Pinchback and Col
James Lewis
Gov Warmoth was not on the floor Of the
convention. He has been N poor health for
some time, and yesterday afternoon was
confined to his room. Col Frank Morrey,
in an interview last night, stated tn t a
number of prominent Republicans were
with Mr.. Minor at a late hour
Tuesday night using every endeavor
TO induce him to accept the first place on
the Republican ticket, but he declined to
allow lis name TO be used upon the ground
that the planting interests OF himself and
the members Of his family would require 80
much of his time that he could not possibly
give proper attention to the duties OF
Governor. 1t was with great reluctance
that Mr.. Minor consented TO take second
place on the ticket. Mr.. Minor, who Is
about As years of age, is one Of the most
successful and wealthy sugar planters IN the
State
Pattey, who is the only colored man on
the ticket, is an attorney practicing law in
st. Marys aud adjoining parishes. tie was
born in st. Mary's parish. He is grad
uate of Straight University, and about ~
years Old.
Mr.. Pero is a native of New Orleans and
a well known notary. During the war he
was Major, commanding a battery of
the famous Washington Artillery in the
Army of Northern Virginia.
MIR. Forsyth is a native OF Ireland, and is
% years of age He is lumberman aud
merchant, and was at one time State SEN
ator.
Mr.. Wylie is about 50 years old, wealthy
cotton planter, and has for eight years been
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of
Louisiana.
Mr.. Flanders is an Ex-Governor of Louis
lana and an x-Mayor of New Orleans, and
formerly was United States Sub-Treasurer
at New Orleans
The following have been elected delegates
to the National Republican Convention:
Second Distiict-Andrew Hero, Jr., and
Thomas Wickham.
Sixth District-Joseph Breaux and Ma
poleon Lastrappes.
Third Distrlct-Thomas A. Cage declined
to serve and W. c. Minor was elected.
This completes The list oil delegates.
DECLINE TO RUN.
New ORLEANS, Jan 26, P. NH. G.
Minor, who was nominated yesterday by
the Republican State Convention for the
office of Lieutenant Governor, stated to-day
that he would not under any consideration
permit the use of his name on the ticket
Ex-Gov. Flanders, who is on the ticket for
the office of Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation, will also decline, according to the
statements of his friends
The First Congressional District Conven-
ton yesterday adopted a preamble and res
olutions denOuncing J. Hale Sypher for as
Stunning to represent the Republicans of
Louisiana. He is declared among other
things to be a nonresident.
A dispatch from Vicksburg to the Pcdy-
u1le says: Judge w G. Wylie, of East
Carroll parish, Louisiana, was in this city
to-day. He stated that he would not accept
the nomination for Attorney General on
the Republican ticket and would not be a
candidate under any circumstances