New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-03
POLITICAL NOTICES.

Proceedings of the Parish Convention
81 1871.
The Convention met pursuant to a call from the
Parish Executive Committee, and elected Henry
Hall president and Robert +. Guichard secretary
Motion was then made to nominate a candidate
for delegate to the State Convention, to be held in
the city of New Orleans, August 9, 1871, and after
notice from the chair that nominations were in
order, the Hon. Thomas ODg was nominated, and
there not being any other nomination. Thomas Ong
was declared unanimously elected as the delegate
for this parish to the State COnvention after
which the following preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Republicans of the parish of st.
Bernard, in convention assembled, having
abiding confidence in the administration of Presi
dent Grant and his able cabinet of the affairs of
this nation, and evidence of the great states
manlke ability of the present federal administra-
ton have only to point to the settlement of the
Alabama claims and to the eminent financial policy
inaugurated by the administration of General
Grant and successfully carried into effect by his
able Secretary of the Treasury. George s. Bout
Whereas The affairs of this State having been
so ably and faithfully conducted under the guild
ance of H. c. Warmoth, our ever faithful Repub
hcan Governor therefore be it
Resolved, That do fully indorse the federal
administration of General Grant and his entire
foreign and financial policy and that we do pledge
our individual as well as united efforts to Sc
cure the denomination of U. s. Grant for President
in 1872, which nomination is equiv alent to An cleo
ton; and be it further
Resolved, That the administration of the affairs
of this State by the Governor, II. c. Warmoth, has
times and under all circumstances proved himself
to be the true faithful Republican Governor that
expected to find him when elected in 1853 and that
We the Republicans of st Bernard in invention
assembled. do pledge ourselves to use our indivi-
dual as well united efforts to secure the re-
nomination of H. G. Warmoth for Governor of this
State in 1872 believing, with his at the head
of the State ticket at the election next year. this
State is for 10000 Republican majority; and be
it further
Resolved, That while we deprecate the present
misunderstanding on the part of certain persons,
whom we recognise Republicans, and Governor
WarmOth, we think every means should be
plOyed and every effort put forth to harmonic the
different factions; and, be it further
Resolved, That our delegate to the State COnven.
ton, which is to meet in New Orleans August 8,
1871, is instructed to every exertiOn to secure
harmony and perfect understanding between the
conflicting elements of the great Republican party,
SO as to secure tn state to the Republican candi
date for President in 1872, and complete triumph
of the election of all the Republican ticket in the
state of Louisiana; and, be it further
Resolved That the proceedings of this cOnven-
ton be published in the New Orleans Republican.
At this point in the proceedings of the cOnven
ton one Of the members, Mr.. Izah Johnson, dele
gate from the Sixth Ward, asked permission to
make few remarks, for the purpose of informing
the convention that one J. NJ. hOyle offered him
twenty dollars to vote for HIM (HOyle) a dele
gate to the State Convention, and wished his re-
marks TO be spread on the minutes of the conven-
ton and made part of the proceedings which was
adopted.
motion made to elect a parish committee
to act for the coming year, and the following
named citizens and Republicans of the parish were
chosen to serve i'll that capacity:
Henry Hall, chairman, Sixth Ward.
Robert F. Guchard, secretary, First Ward.
G. g. o. Chapman, First W .rd.
Spencer Jones, Second Ward.
William Edon, Third Ward
Joseph Robert, Fourth Ward
Joseph Drozan, Fifth Ward.
Izah Johnson, Sixth Ward.
HENRY HALL, President.
ROBERT +. GulCHARD, Secretary. aus 1t