New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-23
THE PARISH CONVENTION
ADJOURNMENT I'll IL TO-DAY

nominate candidates for several Offices to be
voted for at the November election, met yes
terday at the Mechanics Ii nstitute.
The convention was called to order by the
Hon. Thomas Isabelle, chai irman of the Par
ish Committee, and Hon. III. c. Dibble was
appointed temporary chairman. Captain
Evans was named as secretary and Mr.. J.
A. Craig assistant secretary pro tenn.
The full number of delegates, being fifty
one, were declared to be present.
The Chair then appointed the following
committee on credentials, to report forth
with:
Messrs. b. P. Blanchard. Third Ward; F.
P. Benedict, Sixth Ward: w. F. Davis,
Second Ward; George Davezen, Third
Ward.
On motion of Paul Dunbar, Of the Third
Ward, the convention took a recess of one
hour.
A few minutes after two o'clock the con
vention re-assembled.
The committee on credentials made re-
mort in favor Of the delegates whose names
appeared ON the roll, as pre- viOusly called by
the secretary.
The motion made by Mr. Remiek, OF the
Tenth Ward, that the report of the Com
mittee on Credentials bt received and
adopted. called forth considerable discus
sion.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn called for
second reading Of that portion Of the report
relating to the Eleventh Ward, which was
done.
B. P. Blanchard, as Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Credentials, read the evidence
brought before the commit tee, and explained
the reasons of its action.
At this point, in consequence Of the over
crowded state of the roo1!., it was resolved
to adjourn to the Senate Chamber below.
The convention having rtassembled in the
Senate Chamber, the motion to approve the
report Of the Committee on Credentials was
renewed, and carried after some fOrtissimO
debating.
1t was then moved to elect permanent
president, and the Hon. " j.. Dunn being
nominated. was elected by Reclamation.
Captain Evans and Mr.. ]. A. Craig were
also elected by reclamation as permanent
secretary and assistant sectetary.
A motion was made that Governor War
moth, then present, be invited to seat on
the platform. Carried unanimously. The
Chair in putting the motion. stated that the
Governor would be welcome without the
! fOrmality of a vote.
On motion of Mr.. Blar9 9chard, the chair
appointed as Sergeants- -Af-arms, MessIs
Stokes, Mason and Robinson.
In order to prevent confusion, 1t was re-
solved to yacata the chairs and, calling the
roll of delegates, let the members OF the
convention take their seats III answer to
| their names.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn, on taking the
chair made short address on the necessity
of avoiding all excitement in so important
! a business as the convention would have
before it, where the permanent welfare OF
| the Republican party del ended ON its jul
| diciOus action and there the interest OF one
| was the interest Of all the others. The adj
dress from the chair had IN evident effect
| and the proceedings went pm with as much
| harmony as was consistent with the tact
| that there were several hsplrantS Tor the
same Office, and each had his friends and
| advocates.
| Il Judge Dibble offered a resolution that
committee of three be appointed by the
| Chair to report on the order OF business,
| which resolution was seconded and carried
The President named Messrs. H. c. Dib-
ble, of the Second Ward, A. NOlasko, Of the
| Third Ward, and j. b. Ga udet, of the Thir-
| teenth Ward, to constitute the committee.
The committee retired to frame report,
| pending which there was an attempt ON the
part Of some of the delegates to have the
meeting adjourned, but without success.
This was tried several times, and once the
| yeas and nays were called fOr, but the con-
vention refused to adjourn.
| The committee on the order OF business
| rpnOrted tO the following effect:
| That the convention shal Al nominate a can
| didate for Mayor, then proceed to the choice
of candidate for Administrator of Police,
| and next in order choose candidates for Adj
inipistrator of Assessments Administrator of
Commerce, Ciyi! Sheriff and Criminal
Sheriff The convention will then divide.
and the delegates from the Second. Third
and Fifth Districts elect a candidate for
| Coroner, and the delegates from the First,
Fourth and Sixth Districts will choose a
| candidate for their section of the city the
results to be reported back to the cOnven-
ton. The convention will afterward divide
| into ward and district sections, and proceed
| to nominate candidates for the offices of JUS
| tees of the Peace, Consthbles and for the
| House of Representatives the result Of their
action to be reported to the convention.
The report on the order OF business was
unanimously adopted.
| It was then moved that the convention
90 into nomination for Mayor of the city
| of New Orleans. Carried, and the Chair
declared nominations in order.
| The following candidates were put in
nomination.: Messrs b. F Flanders. w. K.
| Fish, B. F. Joubert and Joseph H. Wilson.
! The Chair appointed Messrs. A. Dumont,
| of Algiers: w. w. johnson, of the Third
| Ward. and s. Schmidt. the Fifth Ward,
| as tellers.
On the first ballot fifty-one votes were
cast, twenty-six being necessary to choice.
| The following was the result: B. +. Elan
ders 20; w. K. Fish IL; p. +. JOubert Is,
and Joseph H: Wilson votes. No election.
| The second ballot resulted as follows,
Mr.. Wilson being dropped as having the
| lowest number of votes, in accordance with
| a previous resolution: b. F. Flanders 90; w.
| K. Fish Ia, and B. +. Joupert l8 votes. No
election. On this ballot ffty-two votes
were cast: being one more than the number
of delegates.
ceived twenty-one, w. H. Fish ten, and b..
| +. Joubert seventeen votes. No election.
! The fourth ballot show ed the following
result: b. F. Flanders twenty-six, w. K.
| Fish and B. +. JOubert sixteen votes, and
two votes scattering. The result being an
| nonced by the tellers, tile chair declared
BENJAMIN F. Flanders to be the duly chosen
candidate of the Republican party for Mayor
at the coming election in November next:
| A motion to make the nomination Of Mr..
Flanders unanimous was carried.
| A motion to adjourn was voted down.
! The convention then went into nomlna-
ton for candidate for Administrator of
Police, and E. w. Pierce and James Lewis
and Thomas H. WYNN were nominated.
| William Baker was also nominated, but at
the desire of Mr.. Baker his name was with
1 drawn.
| The Chair named as tellers Messrs- Dib-