New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-30
LIVINGSTON PARISH ALL RIGHT.
The 80 Dltchers RepudIared.

At a Democratic meeting of the people of
the parish of Livingston, held at the court
house in the town of Springfield, on Satur-
day, the twenty-seventh day of July, 1872,
the meeting was called to order, and on
motion, Hon. Thomas g. Davidson was
elected president.
On motion, William B. Round and w. L.
Rose were elected secretaries.
The object of the meeting was explained
and business proceeded in, when, on mo-
ton the president appointed committee
of FIVE, viz: A w. KInchen, William L.
Round, Simpson Kemp, NJ T. Carter and
Benjamin Wall, to draft resolutions.
On motion of A w. Kinchen, the meet
ing took a recess for fifteen minutes.
The meeting being called to order by the
president, the committee made their report
which is as follows:
WHEREAS, The Democratic party of the
United States did, in their convention which
assembled in Baltimore, adopt the platform
which had been proclaimed by the Liberal
Republican convention held at Cincinnati,
as the profession of their faith; and
Whereas The Baltimore convention in
their wisdom did agree to select as their
standard bearers the same candidates as
the Liberal convention put in nomination at
Cincinnati; and
Whereas, We have full confidence in the
ability and integrity of the delegates who
composed the Baltimore convention; there
fore
Resolred, By the people of the parish Of
Livingston in mass meeting assem- oled at
the courthouse, in the town Of Springfield,
That we approve of and indOrse the noml-
nations of Horace Greeley for President
and B. Graft Brown for Vice President, and
! we pledge to them our earnest support.
Rcs0Ired, That we approve of the call for
| A convention of the Liberal Republican and
| Democratic party created by the action Of
! the Baltimore convention, to be held IN New
! Orleans on the fifth day of August, 1871
! and instruct the president of this meeting
to name five delegates from each OF the i've
wards Of this parish and fifteen delegates
at large to represent the parish of Living
| stOn in said convention, to be held in New
J Orleans on the fifth day of August, 1872.
/ RssOlred. That the president of this
| meeting name seven persons to act as a
parish committee whose duty it shall be to
organize the parish of Livingston and TO
call all the public meetings OF political
! nature which are to be held in said parish.
Resoired, That we disapprOve of the dis
trict convention held at Amite City on Sat
urday, the twentieth instant, as premature,
and we propose to the people OF the par
ishes Of St Helena, TangipahOa, Washing
ton and St. Tammany to join US in a dis
.trict convention to be held at POnch&Oula
on Saturday, the seventh day OF Septem
Der next, and fix the base of representation
of five for each parish, and to that END We
instruct the president to name two dele
oates from each ward of this parish tt
represent the parish of Livingston i'll said
| convention,
Resolced That the proceedings of thi.
meeting be signed by the president anC
secretaries; that the same be published II
the New Orleans Tunes and New Orleans
REPUBLICAN.
~ On motion, the resolutions were adopted
WhereupOn the president appointed thu
following delegates to the State convention
First wards. X. Terry, James TOney
S. P. Holden, George WestmOreland, An
tome Hoover
: Second ward-WiIliam Hill, H. P. WO
mack. James Turner, Daniel Chandler
! Third ward - Henry Castle, William
Hood P II. Spear, Henry COrkem, Huber
| Fourth ward-A. w. Kinchen, Simpson
Kemp. William S. Round, NJ. I. Carter
Peter Jones.
Fifth ward-Peter COrney Peter L, BouI
geois, C. Halker, William Hammond, Emo
Ellis.
The following is list of the delegates a
j., large-Beniamin Wall, James Turner, J. j
TUT. William A. Davidson, James F. Cain
i, Samuel Dixon, E. Cooper, Lewis Watson
Henry. Hood, Alfred Singletary, Fran
Mlscar, l. F. Fielder, James Chandler, j
H. Massey.
The president also appointed the follow
ing delegates to the district convention t
he held at PonchatOula, September 7. l67;
First ward, S. P. Holden, 5. R. Terry
second ward, w. A. Davidson, Levi higet
: third ward. Joseph Cooper, L. Jones; tOurt
ward, A. w. Kinchen, Simpson Kemp; lift
; ward, William Hammond, Enos Els.
Parish Central COmmittee-A. W
Kinchen, Simpson Kemp, William
Round, T. B. Kemp, I. J. Wall, Josep
Cooper. 5. D. SHINES.
On motion of NJ. T. Carter
RcSOlrcd, That the president and secrt
! taries of this meeting be added to the LIS
I of delegates to the State convention at Ne'
7 Orleans and the district convention at POn
chatOula.
On molten of William S. Round tn
course pursued by A. w Kinchen at tn
: district convention held at Amite City, o
the twentieth of July, was ratified and al
proved.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
, THOMAS GREEN DAVIDSON,
l President.
WILLIAM B. Round,
WILLIAM l.. ROSE,