New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-09
FROM ST. JOHN PARISH.
Meeting of the Parish Executive Commit
tee of the Republican Party of the
Parish 0f 81. John the Rautist

| tee of the Republican Party of the
| Parish of st. John the Baptist.
In compliance with resolution of the
committee at the last meeting, held August
| 3, 1871, the new parish committee met on
the second instant at the courthouse, at
| two o'clock P. M. The meeting was called
to order by Mr.. G.. w. Combs. On motion
| of Hon. Henry Demas, Mr.. Combs was
| called to the chair pro TEN, and Mr.. A. c.
| Babeock secretary pro TEN.
A motion by Mr.. Demas prevailed. au-
thorizing the chair to appoint committee
| of five on credentials, and that a recess of
| ten minutes be taken.
| The recess having expired, the committee
| on credentials reported as follows:
| Your committee on credentials, after hay-
ing carefully examined all the credentials
handed in, find the following named gentle
men entitled to seats:
First Ward-A. C. Babcock Andrew Fox
| and Joseph Jones.
Second Ward-George w Combs, Daniel
| Williams and Henry Demas.
Third Ward-Richard Gordon, Evan Cal
vim and Moses Randall.
Fourth Ward-James Cole, Coleman But
ler and Sterling Glover.
Fifth Ward-John Hall, JOhA Ben and
| Daniel Seaphasson.
Sixth Ward-Tony Smith, William Hill
| and John Cayoll.
| The report was adopted. The roll being
| called, on motion of Mr.. Demas, the follow
| ing delegates answered to their names:
Babcock, Fox and Jones, First Ward; De-
mas, Combs and Williams, Second Ward;
| Calvin, Gordon and Randall, Third Ward;
| Cole, Butler and Glover, Fourth Ward;
| Hill and Cayoll, Sixth Ward Absent:
| Daniel Seaphasson, Fifth Ward.
| Mr. Demas moved that the committee go
| into a permanent organization, which was
carried.
Mr.. Williams nominated NJ. G. w.
| Combs for president. No other nOInina-
| tions. A vote by reclamation resulted
unanimously for Mr.. Combs as president.
Mr.. A. E. Babcock was duly elected secre-
| tary. The following officers were unarl-
mously elected: James Cole, vice presi-
| dent; Henry Demas, treasurer and Ben
| Allen, sergeantat-arms.
The organization being effected, Mr.. Bah
cock presented series of bylaws for the
government of the committee, which, upon
| being read, were adopted.
Mr.. Babcock then introduced the follow
ing resolutions:
Be it ResoIrcd That we, the members of
the Parish Executive Committee of the Re
publican party of the parish of st. John
| the Baptist, in convention assembled, here
by fully indorse the national and State ad-
| ministrations, and to his Excelency, Henry
| able manner he has evinced in his capacity
| as the chief executive of our State; that
| we recognize him as an able leader or re-
| publicanIsm and in the vanguard of Re-
| publican freedom he has hOnorably earned
| the support and deserves the svmpath!es,
| of every Republican of Louisiana; that
| through his wisdom the prosperity OF LOUIS
ina. both morally, politically and fnan-
| cially. is indebted for its success; that. his
| administration has been wise and prudent
at all times deterential to the will of the
| people, and receives our hearty support.
Resoleed, That the action of the so-called
| Republican convention, which assembled
at the CustOmhOuse, meets with our I'M
qualified condemnation, for the reasons
|. The usurpation of power exercised
| by Mr.. S. B. Packard, late president OF the
| State Central Committee, in demanding
| that credentials of delegates should be for
warded to him, in furtherance OF a scheme
to reject delegates chosen by the people
whose sympathies would not accord with
his in defeating the assembling OF Re
| publican convention.
2. In demanding that none should be adj
| mitted to the convention without having
previously procured from him tickets of
| admission. and resOlting to every means TO
provoke the peaceful assembling OF Re
| publican convention.
g. In unwarrantably, and without cause
| OF authority, procuring tho dSolotduSS VI
United States forces in the furtherance of a
preconcerted plot to prevent the free ex-
| preston of public sentiment, detrimental
both to Republicanism and in violation of
the provisions of the constitution of the
| United States.
Res0lred, That we heartily indorse the
action Of the convention held at Turner
! Hall on the ninth and tenth of August,
| 1871, of which the Hon. p. B. 5. Pinchback
| was chairman as being cOmDOsed of honest
men whose actions were the expression Of
the will of the people. thereby emitting
! them to the faith and confidence repOsed in
| them by the Republican party of Louisiana.
| ReSolced, That we add our voice in sup
| port of the allegations contained in the
| communication of our worthy State Super
| intendent of Public Education, Hon. Thomas
| w. Conway, to his Excellency l. S. Grant,
and appearing in the New Orleans RE-
| PUBLICAN.
| Mr.. Demas moved the adoption of the
resolutions, and the motion 10 adopt being
put, it was carried unanimously.
| Mr.. Cayoll moved that a copy of the pro-
| ceedings of this meeting be forwarded to
! the New Orleans REPUBLICAN for publica-
ton. On motion of Mr.. Demas, Mr.. Cayoll's
motion was amended and adopted so as to
read New Orleans REPUBLICAN and Lou
isidniaH.
A motion by Mr.. Cayoll to adjourn sine
die was carried.
GEORGE w. COMBS, President.
!. c. BABCoCK, Secretary.