Year: 1872

on Wednesday night was probably
the ablest body of Republicans ever


assembled i'll this State. 1t was com
posed of two hundred and thirty OF
| the most active, earnest and intelli-
| gent representative men of the party.
| This convention was not the Liberal
| Republican Convention. 1t was the
regular Republican Convention, called
by the committee of which Lieut..
Governor Pinchback is chairman, for
the purpose of sending delegates to
the Philadelphia convention, and for
the nomination of State ticket. The
friends of Governor Warmoth, having
| ctedwith this committee up to the
time OF the meeting of the Cincinnati
convention, determined to attend it,
with view of influencing it, if possi-
bic, not to send delegates to Philadel-
phia, but to secure the Endorsement
| OF MIR. Greeley and the Cincinnati
movement. The first object was ac-
complished, and the convention is
thus conspicuous as the first and only
Republican regular convention which
has met within the last four wears
that did not pass q resolution endors-
ing Grant. So far all was we'll but
the attempt to commit the convention
to the Cincinnati ticket was found to
be lmpracticable for two reasons:


l. While a majority of the conven-
ton was undoubtedly for Greeley and
Brown, there was large element in
1t favorable to General Grant, not so
much on account of their approval of
his administration, as for fear of the
long train of evils which they be-
lieved would follow the success of a
Democratic ticket in this State.


,. While a large number of the
delegates, probably majority, were
i'll favor of Greeley and Brown, they
were impressed with the conviction
that the plan of the Democrats and
Reformers was to unite on straight
State ticket, and to assure its election
by taking advantage of the division
among Republicans, and that to this
end they would reject coalition with
any branch of the Republican party.


The question presented to the CON
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national to State issues. as the Bee
and PicayHne, with the Democratic
and Reform orators, have perSistently
advised, and to wait and bide the re-
suits of the Democratic and Reform
conventions, or to break up the con-
vention by springing the Presidential
question and forcing showing of
hands.


The facts had just as well be stated
at once. IT the Democrats and Re-
formers unite ON State ticket COM
posed only of Democrats and Reform
ers, and refuse an honorable coalition
with the Republicans who are the
friends of Greeley and Brown, the
Republicans will do the same by max
ing Il straight Republican ticket, and
will do as their opponents propose to
dO-subOriinate the Presidential and
all other questions to the issues pre-
sented in the State contest.


There are IL large number of Re-
publicans who earnestly desire and
will do all they honorably can to Sc
cure Il change i'll the local administra-
tion OF the State government, and who
want to meet with the Democrats
and Reformers on fair State ticket
to accomplish this object. This has
been proposed time and again and
advocated by the Republican, and, we
have no doubt, would secure the en-
dorsement of a majority of the con-
vention which is to meet at Baton
Rouge or such place as may be indi-
Gated by the State committee. But
no dishonorable trade will be made;
nor will the Republicans, as much as
they desire to beat Grant and elect
Greeley, consent to any arrangement
by which they will not have a full,
fair and just recognition on the State
ticket, running in the interest of the
national movement. If this fair and
honorable proposition is ignored and
rejected by the Democrats and Re-
formers, they may expect that the two
Republican conventions will unite and
run a State ticket, subordinating all
questions to saving the State from
men who care more for the success of
the Democratic party than for reform
i'll the State and national administra-
tionS.