Show southern sugar men bolt find they are in reality republicans convention in new orleans goes over in a body to the national republican party new orleans sept 17 the sugar planters convention a today was large and enthusiastic assemblage of thi leading planters of louisana and some of the roost representative tuen of new or leans the balters from the democratic party had everything their own way and resist anoe to the program was but feebly made the convention went over to the national party in a body mr K N bagh called the meeting to order and ex naval officer kernochan was made temporary and ex mayor permanent chairman of the organization all three having heretofore been rent democrats A representative body was entrusted with the resolutions which were adopted by an overwhelming majority the resolutions endorse the proceedings of the recent guear convention held here believe in protection for all american in destries dus tries declare the people never asbed congress for a bounty but when the bounty was passed it was regarded as a pledge for fifteen years and caused the mortgaging of plantations and the expenditures tures of immense sums ol 01 money in the purchase of modern machinery and in the making of elaborate improvements improve menti for the manufacture of sugar urge the organization of clubs committees and conventions the stat with a view of electing members of congress who will stand by the national republican party in the organization of the house and finally declaring that the causes which have led to the inauguration of this movement are of a financial and industrial nature the president is directed to appoint a committee of eight five with fall power of the convention to be known as the state committee of the national party |