New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-19
P1ECHBAOK TAKES THE HOUSE

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announced, that proceedings affecting thu
N'psrpetuity OF the Republican party" wer'
to take place, and accordingly, 1t being
Saturday night, a thrOng of members o.
the club assembled and talked politics lens
before the meeting began. 1t was called tt
order by Mr.. Devezan, the president, about
eight o'clock, and proceedings began in the
reading of the minutes.
The minutes being approved, the report
szf the committee on orators was called for
but without response, and several other
committees having been invited to report
without replying, the committee on resOlu.
Cons was given further time, when an In
asrval of silence eDsued broken only by
snch conversation as this:
II wish somebody would shoot that dog. y
glow are you, HenryW
I'm well, my SON."
A communication that the pay of the city
Eaborers should be increased twenty-five
.Ber cent was read, and it contained the
proceedings Of the Second Ward Club in
Ieferenee thereto.
The reading having been concluded a
Ha0taOR was made to adopt, followed by one
q, table, the last of which was not recOg-
RiEed as it was made by ga man from the
second ward" Mr.. Lewis then rose and
went on to read document.
Mr.. Barrett rise to a point of order.
A vOice-Sit down.
Mr. Barrett-WhO's that said sit down?
The chair in despair-I cannot recognize
two points of order at the same time.
The point eff order of Mr.. Coleman was
the same as the others that nothing was in
srder but second reading.
The chair-Mr. Coleman, sit down.
1Tr. COleman-All right, you'll rue it.
A voice-0 hush up!
The tangle was unraveled by a second
reading of the document embOdying a resO-
EHtiOn to pay twenty-five per cent additional
wages, or at least to provide for additional
compensation.
Mr.. Lewis, as a member of the City
Council said that any report asking for an
increase of pay he would be in favor of,
and such an action met with his approval;
but he did not recognize the Second Ward
Clab nor its action under the present cir
Samstances. He said the Council had only
enc eonstituent-that was the Governor.
That a number of the employees of the city
we're paid off on Thursday, instead of on
Saturday, to attend a Greeley meeting in
tie Fourth District.
Mr.. Barrett answered Mr. Lewis by say |
ing he would be glad to recognize that club |
about election time, and also that the Gus |
1emhOuse employees were also taxed for |
Azndy etc.
A vOice-What side are you on?
Ar. Barrett-Ill tell you. I'm on the side |
81 Of peace and harmony in the Republican /
party. There are great many of you here /
who dare not say what side they are on, be- /
cause their bread and butter depends upon |
&C.
A voice-Pm Customhouse man, and l
deny it.
Mr.. Barrett-Pm an administration man,
and deny it.
"A vOice-We all deny it.
AnOther-SO we're square. Cheers.I
A voice-Are you for Grant
Mr.. Barrett expect wen all be on that
side after awhile.
Hurrah He's for Grant. ICheers.
Mr.. Barrett-If the fact that the resolu-
1ion came from the Second Ward Club con
gtitutes the only objection, in my opinion
It is a very lame one. The club is purely
Republican, and one deserving of cOnsidera-
ton.
The remainder of Mr.. Barrett's speech
consisted entirely of personal criticism of
Mr. Lewis, to whom he constantly alluded
as captain, and was equally as often cor
rected by the crowd repeating Colonel" |
The point of ordering business broke out
afresh on the conclusion of Mr.. Barrett's
remarks, ending in Mr.. Barber asking a
question whether it was the intention of
the ward to permit few speakers to mo- |
mOpOlize the attention of the club.
The chair explained himself and Mr..
Lewis held the floor. He stated that one |
of the signers of the resolution William
Baker, was not Republican, for he went
to Cincinnati to break up the party. |
TCheersl He recognized no such man as |
the one who brought up the resolution. He
was a friend of the labOring man. Would
bring up the resolution in the Council, but
It would not be adopted he knew it. He !
wanted harmony as much as any man, and |
was satisfied of the Importance of union in !
Che party. But he moved the resolution be :
Mr.. Barber fighting for the floor.
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IA 8he midst of which nearly all the MEM '
hers of the club rose in their reats, Shrek q
ing frantically, question, question, and Mr. 7
Barber still continuing on the floor. The 6
president ruled Out all proceedings but the q
reference or returning of the resolution. '
aEr. Barber still on the floor, this time on a t
point of privilege, when he finally gained I
the privilege of speaking just two minutes q
STOans, yells, hOOtings, Kisses, splutterings, '
EEoWlings, mutteriDgs, shrieks and demo- 8
a1ao laughter, drowned all but this in his |
speeeh, that the Republicans would rise in
their might and put down such practice. b
The resolution was finally referred to the a
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Sixteen or more members of the club are G
now on the floor at the same time, all strik- d
ing out their hands, all shrieking point OF t
0rderm This throng contained persons of b
oil cOlOrs and in all sorts of dress-One g
gentleman walking, around with his shirt d
S4Oslde OF his pantalOOns, and making HIM o
self particularly prOmisCuOus, U
A resolution fOrbidding the recognition of v
4r. Casey, inasmuch as he did not recognize Il
oolored men in any capacity, was read. 81
of the time was taken up in f
forcing those around the table to sit down. a
This resolution 'oalled on Mr.. James +. O
Casey publicly to resign" "
Keep order. O
Sit down, will your f,
Read it again. E
Don't you catch hold O. me. O
Mr.. President lby everybody q
A resolution indOrsing j. Randall Terry
Is a good Republican was read as offered
sy Edward Webster, and it also indorsed | b
.he said Terry as the correct man for Col o.
actor of the Port. n
Mr. Barrett-Is that the same gentleman O.
Who carried the black flag with a skull and a.
srOss bones on it, crying death to all Union Il
neng b
Mr. Terry said (propriG personal, rising p
as suddenly as the ghost of Banquo, that 1t a
Eas not so. k
Mr.. Welch-I want to know if that's the v
same Terry who wrote a card after the riot G
Of 1867 He advanced, shaking his hands Il
in the very teeth of Mr.. Terry, ii
who finally wilted, and was roared down t.
by loud, long and persistent yelling. "
Mr.. b. l.. Lynch made a speech eulOgiz- 81
ing Grant for several minutes. "But Grant
can't please everybody" said the speaker. Id
A vOice-"NO. but he pleases mel Il
There are 10000 Office-seekers and 60. 900 VI
officers. Are the American people kept | 81
down by these ofice-hOlders3 [Cries Of
mot Trumbull, one of his opponents. had | az
been an Ofice-holder for seventeen wears. TX
he hadn't done anything in that time to re- ii