New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-22
Libernl Senatorial Convenrion.

The Liberal Senatorial Convention TO
the sixth senatorial district was called t.
order at II NJ. at the courthouse of St J0hl
the Baptist parish on the twenty-seyentl
ult1mo, by Edward Henderson, ESQ.
Mr.. A. G. Brice, of Jefferson, was chosen
temporary president, ard A. G. Babcock, o
st. John the Baptist, temporary secretary
On motion of C. w. Besoncon. of Jetfer
son, a committee on credentials was APP
pointed as follows:
c. w. Besancon, of Jefferson; w. j
McCune, of Jefferson; Clement Labarre
OF Jefferson; George A. Burthe, Sixth Dis
| trlct OF New Orleans; Henry Demas st
| John the Baptist; Peter Harper St. Charles
parish; Edward Henderson, st. Charles
| parish
The committee on credentials made the
| following report:
Parish Orleans, twelfth ward, four votes
F. G. Burthe, c. j. Cox, Ernest REVERE
| +. l.. Preston, James Bendernagle.
Thirteenth ward, four votes Charles l.
| Piper, L. A. FOurnier, John T. Michel
| Fourteenth ward, four votes-George F.
Burthe, r. Stolzenberg, y. Hebert, j. w
Hillmau.
Parish of Jefferson, left bank, twelve
votes-R G.. Brice, f. G. Hester G. NJ.
Shepard, G. w. Besaneon, L. w, Miller,
William Mithotf. Sr., L. G. Perrett. j. NJ.
Bowles, L. A. Burthes j. G. HOLMAN, NJ.
Bowman, P. Mitchell.
Right bank-R. Garderee G. s, Labarres
w. j. McCune.
St, Charles parish, eighe gotes-Peter
Harper, Edward Henderson, J. NJ Bailer,
VaIsin Baptiste, Valcom Benahy, Edward
Cobb, John w. Halsey, Adam Cooper.
|. St John the Baptist parish, four votes
George w. CoOmbs, Daniel Williams, Tony
Smith, A. G. Babcock, Andrew Fox, ETaD
Calvin, Henry Demas, Coleman Butler.
On motion OF Henry Demas the Bepors
, was adopted.
On motion of r. Stolzenberg of Sixth Dis
trict, New Orleans, a committee of seven
was appointed on organization as follows:
r. Stolzenberg, Sixth District, Orleans9
F. &. Hester, parish of Jefferson; Henry
Demas, of st. John; L. A. Burthe, OF JEFF
tersOn; w. j. McCune, of Jefferson.
The committee on organization after "a
short recess, reported as follows:
The committee on permanent organization
respectfully beg leave to suggest that we
do organize now as a convention for the
purpose of nominating a Senator for the
sixth senatorial district, and that we go into
an election of q president, three vice presi.
dents and one secretary.
r. STOLZENBERG. Chairman .
On motion, Judge oBrice was elected per
nanent president, and A. G. Babcock; per-
manent secretary; also the following vice
presidents: George j. Burthes John No
Bailer Henry Demas.
On motion of Henry Demas the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolced, That when this convention ad-
jOulns it will adjourn to meet in the city Of
Carrollton September %, 1872, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidate for Senator
in the sixth senatorial strict
A vote of thanks to the citizens of Sto
John the Baptist for the coVrtesies extend.
ed to the members of the convention was
unanimously adopted
On motion Of Henry Demas, it was
convention be published in the Louisiana
State Register and the News Orleans REPUB
LICANo
On motion the convention adjourned
a. G. BRICEo Pgesidengo
&C. BABcocK, Secretaryo