New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23
Permanent Organization of the Parish
Committee of the Liberal Party of the
Parish of ORLEANS

Permanent Organization of the Parish
Committee of the Liberal Party of the
Parish of Orleans.
In obedience to the published call of the
chairman of the State committee, the gen.
tlemen appointed as the Liberal Provisional
Parish Committee of this city assembled
last evening at Riley's Hotel, corner of
Dryades and Common streets, and perma-
nently organized by the election of the fol-
owing officers:
President, Judge A. B. Sloanaker; vice
presidents, A. H. M'Arthur L. E. Lemarie
and DR.. w. S. Mitchell; treasurer, ]. B.
Lockwood; recording secretary, J. D.
O'COnnell; assistant recording and official
reporter, Harry Wilde; corresponding Sec
retary, j. H. BernOs; sergeant-at-arms,
John kinsella.
committee on permanent organization
Of the business for the committee for the en-
suing canvass reported as plan of proceed
ing for various sub committees to be an.
pointed by the president, which was
unanimously agreed to, and the president
announced that he would appoint the COM
mittees, to be announced at the next meet
ing, and that in addition thereto he wOuld
announce, as the advisory board of
this committee, delegates at large there
to the following named gentlemen: D. B.
Penn, George H, Braughn and J.. Hassin-
ger, these three gentlemen having cOnsti-
tuted the presidents of the old committees
previous to consolidation into the Liberal
party. Therefore, he said, they would bet
ter advise the work of the canvass.
On motion, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
ReSOlUed, That the officers publish call
to the various Greeley and Brown Liberal
Clubs formed IN the districts and wards
of this city, requesting them to report TO
the president the following facts fmmedi-
ately as to their organization: First-Time
OF organization, where organized, and under
what authority convened. SecOnd-List
of all their officers and the number of their
membership. Third-The place of their
regular headquarters and nigh5s of meet
ings.
A communication was received from Mr..
Secretary WOOdlief, stating the objects the
State committee had in appointing the
parish committee, and advising them as TO
a plan of operation for the canvass, which
was received, and its binding effects unani-
mOusly eoncurred in. President Sloanaker
stated that this parish committee being but
provisional in its character, it would cease
to exist on the twentieth dav of next
July, as the central ward clubs, when
would elect members of a |
parish committee from each ward at the |
same time and manner as they elected rep
resentatives to parish convention to elect /
delegates to the August convention, con-
fOrmatory with the call of the State Cen
tral Committee of the Liberal party of |
Louisiana. Therefore, this committees |
principal labor would be to hasten on and
supervise the permanent organization of
the ward clubs of the city, so that they
might have an organized constituency to
comply with the spirit of the call for the
Liberal State Convention.
On motion, it was resolved that all future
sessions Of the committee should be beld
with closed doors, and no person allowed
to be present except members and officers
lf the committee, after which the meeting
to meet at the same place on
next Thursday evening. The meeting was
arge and harmonious, and comprised the
principal workers Of the old parties, which
argues well for the success Of Greeley and
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