New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-18
THE FOURTH DISTRICT
ANOTHER GREELEY AND BROWN CLUB
GOVERNOR wARmOTH PRESIDENT

INC corner OF lnlru anu magazine streets
with the object Of forming Fourth Dis
trict Greeley and Brown Club" A glance
: at the attendance showed it embraced all
classes and politics. Men were there who
had been prominently identified with the
Democratic and Republican parties, and
who now met as friends upon the same
platform ColOred men were also there,
and the whole meeting embodied in itself
all the heretofore political opponents
Having been called to ORDER the roll was
rendered for membership, and it being OBJ
jected that there we're signers who were
not residents Of the district, a committee
was appointed whose duty consisted in a
revision of the roll.
The ballot for two opposing candidates
for the presidency was carried on in the
midst of much excitement, and, as it turned
out, unnecessary acrimony. The assem-
blage fell into temporary disorder, in
which various calls for speakers were made,
coupled with the usual signs which betOken
! two sides, and coming from the canvass of
the rival candidates for the presidency, in
! the midst of which Governor Warmoth was
announced, and was forthwith elected presi-
dent by acclamation, the meeting answer
ing in a unanimous style. The Governor
thanked the meeting for the honor con.
ferred, saying he would endeavor to per
form the duties to the best of bis abilities.
The following list embraces the officers OF
the Fourth District Greeley and Brown
Club:
President-H. G. Warmoth.
Vice Presidents-H. G.. Pierson, j. D.
O'Connell, Mr.. McLamore, Judge Meyers,
0. NJ. Redon.
Secretaries-JOhn Kaiser, c. r. Pitcher.
Committee on Constitutiou-Judge Mey-
ers, J. D. O'Connell, Mr.. McLamore, Mr..
Woodward.
Loud calls were made, after the list was
read out, for Judge SlOanaker, who came
to the front in his usual good humored way
and Immediately obtained the symp athies
of the club by his recital of story illus
trating the lafe contest for President.
After he had concluded, Governor War
moth was called for in an enthusiastic,
manner. and made a speech short hand,
earnest and vigorous. ''We had met to lay
down a new line" was about the substance
of what he said, Gin which all parties were
blended, and all past differences united.
Republicans were here as well as Demo
Gratis, and oolored men, all in determined
opposition to the policy of President Grant
as evineed in using the military arm to con
troll our affairs. They claimed to be the
only holders of the Republican banner aud
all who did not agree in this part of
the world with James F. Casey must
be read out of the Republican
party. This meeting is a solemn protest to
such policy and all are united against it,
being determined that no use of patronage
of Office nor Ku-Klux bill should be exer-
cised in the control of our affairs. This
meeting is solemn affirmation that we of
Louisiana have, in spite of usurpation,
virtue enough to take care of our own
affairs. [Lou d applause.l And all over
the country protest had arisen against
the violations of the constitution by Grant,
resulting in the nomination of Greeley and
Brown, and when November came, the man
with the white hat would be President.
[Applause.l
Governor Warmoth concluded in the in
PRODUCTION of J. G. Roche, "the man with
the white head"
Mr.. Roche, who, by the way, wore a white !
hat "Of the old school, advanced to the
front, and said in thunder tones:
son deck!"
The crowd refused to be satisfied with |
this lacOnic and expressive speech, but cry
ing out aloud for a speech, Mr.. Roche an
sweTed in louder tones than before:
"HoOp her up Greeley and Brownp
Here a general and indiscriminate assault
was made upon the white hat. Blows
rained upon it from all sides, and Mr.. Roche
was twisted about to his great discontinue
and the crowds great good humor.
Several speakers and familiar names now
pealed from the crowd. Mr. Lionel Adams
being loudly called for took the stand and
made the following speech, which expressed
the sense of the entire meeting:
We have gathered here tonight actuated
by the same motives, imbued with the same
spirit that prompted the glorious revolution
which has given us the only republic that
has ever been reared as an asylum for suf-
fering humanity-we, too, can feel chOk-
ing in the throat, a quickening of the pulse.
a cleaning of the eye and a throbbing of
the heart as we look to our government and
find its dearest prerOgatives invaded, its
purest institutions desecrated and defiled:
we, too, can bury past differences and dis
sensiOns, and meet here as LOuisianians
and Americans, all laboring for one common
cause.-The prosperity of our State and the
publication of our national temples
Casting our eyes around us. we find en-.
cOuraging prospects looming up in the dis
tance; we discover the silver lining in the
cloud. We see through the length and
breadth OF our State and our country the
citizens assembling together and determin-
ing to bring back the halycOn days of our
past; to revive the good old times, when un-
der an honest and prOvident admnistra-
ton, State and national, our rivers were
chOked with the produce of the valleys, and
the busy hum of industry rolled sweetly
through our cities; when our laws were
executed with impartial justice, and our
people revelled in the enjOyments of a CON
stitutiOn expOunded with all the patriotism
and philanthropy that characterized the in
fancy of our republic.
We have gathered together to vindicate
our rights as freemen, and to secure an ad-
that will reduce the burdens
that bear so heavily upon our people; to
secure the right of suffrage guaranteed in
the constitution, and TO advocate the prin- |
ciples and platform of the Liberal Repub-
ican party. We have blOtted out the di-
viding lines of partisansuip, and meet in
unity as the friends of peace and progress,
and the champions of justice and American
liberty. Here Republicans declare that
they are still fighting in the ranks for the I