New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-22
THE ELECTORAL JURY AND THE GOVERNOR
VISIT TO GOVERNOR WARMTH YESTERDAY
TIE FEW CITY OFFICERS
NAMES OF GENTLEMEN SUGGESTED


NAMES OF GENTLEMEN SUGGESTED
The electoral jury" supposed to be COM
posed of about sixty bankers and merchants
of the city, and headed by that well known
and highly respected citizen, DR.. Mercer,
called yesterday afternoon on Governor
Warmoth, to recommend to him number
of gentlemen for the offices OF Mayor and
administrators of the city Of New Orleans.
The Govern or received them with polite
ness, and invited them to be seated. Al
ter reading the declaration of principles ana
the names proposed, the Governor said thaI
he was very glad to see them; that ne SUI
fered embarrassment from the grave respon-
sibilities which had, against his ADVICE,
been forced upon him by the General AS
sembly, in making it his duty to appoint
the Mayor and Administrators for the city
of New Orlean that he felt the force OF the
proposition of the committee, and believed,
with them, that the municipal government
ehould not be placed in the hands OF
mere political managers or partisans, ana
while he should not forget the party to
which he belonged, he should make an ad-
mipistration for the city which would, from
the known character for ability and integ-
ritv of it's members, secure at once the con-
fdence ofthe whole community, irrespective
Of party; that he did not intend to use the
| power of appointment to reward political
friends or to punish political enemies; but
nf
| from it's present embarrassment, and for the
| prosperity and substantial good of the whole
| people.
| The Governor, speaking of the list OF
names prepared said he knew many OF the
| gentlemen personally, and others by reputa-
| ton, and, from what he knew of them, he
| had no doubt any of them were capable OF
| dscharging, to the satisfaction OF the pub
lie. the duties of the offices for which they
had been recommended. He said that he
should be pls>sed to see aid confer with the
committee, or any of its members, at any
time they or any OF them would dc him the
honor to call on him. The gentlemen COM
posing the electoral jury then retired.
The following is their declaration OF prin-
ciples, and their suggestion of names from
which to select the new municipal officers
New ORLEANS, March 10, 1870.
| To lis Excellency, Governor H. O. Warmoth:
DEAR s1R-The electoral jury, composed Of
fifty citizens of this City, beg. leave to pre-
sent to you the following platform which
the jury have adopted regarding our city
rhreugh gross mismanagement, incapac-
ity and an utter disregard OF the Interest
| and welfare of our people On the part o.
those interested with the administration O.
the affairs Of our city, they are now
| in a most deplorable and dlsgracefu
condition. Her streets and Wharves are
| shamefuily neglected, her treasury is empty
7 her lust debts are unpaid, and are swelling
in anoun. from month to month; ne
5 | credit. once deservedly so high, has sunk Il
the lowest ebb. At the present rate o
l taxation, an honest and faithful COLLECTION
| and disbursement of her revenues Woul'
enable her to meet her current expenses q
i well as the interest on her outstandln;
, bonds, and to pay for all necessary improve
| ments, and leave large surplus, to be ap
piled toward the liquidation OF her indebted
| ness.
i With the view of using their endeavor
u to bring about an honest and efnclen
q | administration Of our city affairs, thl
| association has come together, and it be
ing their belief that there is not nee
. | essarily any connection whate yer betwee
Il our municiual affairs and national poll
10 tics, and that the introduction OF part
: politics into our local elections has bee
e productive OF great and manifest evils, the
2 propose to devote their efforts and intiuenc
to having our municipal offices filled wit
|, citizens of acknowledged worth and ability
e without regard to party or other considers
tions. ,
IS Also, they desire to call your attention t
G the following named gentlemen, who are st
}, Iected by the Jury as suitable names for cit
Offices, and believing it of great moment
e get the proper men in these offices, the jur
j. ask your especial attention to these uame
= when making your appointments under th
y recent act of the Legislature.
FOR MAYOR.
John S. Wallis, Thomas Gilmore,
James T. Tucker, n. E. Bailey.
l. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
William De Larue, Joseph R. West,
y Adolph Schreiber, Bernard SouIle.
g FINANCE COMMITTEE.
i Carl Kohn, John S. Walton,
81 John Connolly.
p ASSESSMENTS.
q, Adolph Dupre, R. j. Palfrey,
Frederick Durive, D. 3. McCarty.
s: C.H. slocomb, Eugene Waggaman,
a John Hughes.
WATER WORKS.
J" Charles Leeds, E. Mont egut,
4. d'Hemecourt.
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE..
,Ss S, H. Kennedy, S. G. Emley,
os Charles E. Slayback.
Ne POLICE.