New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-31
WHOLE NUMBER 932.
GERMAN REPUBLICAN VETERAN CLUB
SEVENTY VETERANS IN COUNCIL
They Indorse the Governors Appointments
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS AND RESOLUTIONS

The seventh regular meeting was held on
Monday evening at No. 203 Camp street.
President Sprauley opened the meeting.
making few appropriate remarks. con.
graduating the club on the rapid increase,
the harmony prevailing among them, etc.
Ten new members were then initiated.
A letter'from General G. Bussey, accepting
the honorary membership of the club. was
read and spread upon the minutes.
The Governors appointments were then
discussed, which brought out the true spirit
Of the club. Comrade FELTON, criticised the
Governors action sharply in ignoring tho
Germans, of which there were six thousand
vDters. Comrades Felsing, Won Werthern.
Sehrt and Schwind replied IN very eloquent
terms, eliciting great applause.
The president then spoke at length OF the
action of the Governor in regard to the Ger
mans here, saying we had no reason to COM
plain, as there was no organization OF
Germans Except ours) that ever spoke
word in favor of the Governor or Of the
great Republican party. He was of the
opinion that if we had to-day German Re.
publican club in each ward, the Governor
would have appointed at least one from
among the Germans as City Administrator.
He, also, thought if the city and State
officials had any patronage to bestow, this
German Republican Veteran Club had the
best right to the same, 1t being the only out
spoken Republican Club in this city.
Comrade Bsdenhausen then spoke in elo-
quent terms Of the appointees. He thought
them the right men in the right places, who
could and would bring order out of chaos.
and save the city from bankruptcy. He
| thought we would ere long be proud of these
gentlemen and thank Governor Warmoth
for their appointment. He stated, further.
| that he was personally acquainted with three
of them. He knew them to be gentlemen
and, what can not be said of many, they arc
honest men.
The following resolutions were then intro
duced and unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That we the members of the
German Republican Veteran Club, hail with
| delight the appointments OF Mayor and Ad-
| ministrators made by the Governor under
the new city charter for the city OF New
| Orleans, and that we heartily endorse the
| same.
| Resolred, In order that the claims of over
| six thousand German voters in this city may
be recognized and consulted. and also re-
ceive an equal share of patronage from the
city, State and national governments, We
| therefore call upon all our German fellow
citizens to come forward and organize
themselves at once into clubs in every ward,
and join the great national Republican party
and thereby make ourselves respected, and
| a power in the community.
On motion of Comrade Won Werthern, the
following preamble and resolution, lying
over from last meeting, were ordered to be
published:
WHEREAS, In consideration of the valu-
able services and the uniform courtesy of
Felix Spranley, our president, to eachmem-
ber of the club. we deem it not only pleass
ure, but duty to render him some public
acknowledgement Of our appreciation Of the
same; therefore, be it
Resolued, That we unanimously tender to
Captain F. Spraney, our president, the
hearty thanks Of the club for his untiring
energy, faithful devotion and liberal gene
rosity, and that we are greatly indebted to
him for the use of his rooms for club meet
ings and that to him, above all others, sre
we indebted for the success of our club.