New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-10
ORLEANS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 1872.
For Administrator OF Improvements-N

For Administrator OF improvements
E. Bailey.
For Civil Sherif-Joseph F Dick
, For Criminal Sheriff.. w. Patton.
For District Attorney-E. ]. Ellis.
For Judge of First District Court-Ed
mund Abel.
Second District Court-A. j. Where.
Third District Court-F A. Monroe
Fourth District Court-Paul E. Theard.
Fifth District Court. W. Gurley.
Sixth District Court-A. Saucier.
Seventh District Court. Wharton CO.
lens.
Eighth District Court-W. A. Elmore.
Coroner First, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Dlstricts-Dr. Thomas Layton.
Coroner Second and Third Districts
Dolphin Bienvenu.
For Clerk of the First District Court
Charles Cavanac.
Second District Court-Leonce Bouny.
Third District Court-W. P. Richardson
Fourth District Court-GeOrge D. Logan
/ Fifth District Court-W. B. Duncan, Jr
Sixth District COurt-A. w. Stewart.
Seventh District COurt-W. H. Marks.
Eighth District COurt-Judge Thomas Fl.
Kennedy.
Senators-First district, Edward Booth;
second district, Carleton Hunt; third dis
| trIct, net agreed upon; fourth district, B. f.
Jonas
Justices of the Peace-First, John T.
| Sawyer; Tom Rice, constable; second, Sam
uel Jamison NJ. FurlOng, constable; third,
| Jules Lemonier P. F. Schneider. constable;
fourth, John Kain, Edward w. Curley. con
stable: fifth, not named; sixth, j. NJ. Hard
| ing, William Foley, constable; seventh, j.
| joaquin, Piper, constable.
! epresentatives-Firs ward, Hiram Gro
| yer, James TimOny; second ward, Joseph
| A.sShaksp' a e, Ed. Burk, D. III. Fitzpatrick;
| third ward, d. 2. Seaman, E. H. McCaleb,
| w. .. Denegre, Hugh McCloskey; fourth
| ward, Ernest Forstal, John Fredercks;
fifth ward, '. 0. King, Fergus Fusiier;
| sixth ward, q. D. Rogers; seventh ward,
Arthur Garnck, II. Deitrich eighth ward,
Patrick Clancy; ninth iward, w. c. Ray
mOnd Alphonse Laine; tenth and eleventh
wards, James Mcconnell, j. A. Blatfer,
| Charles KummeI; twelfth, thirteenth and
fourteenth wards, Frank McGlOin, Theo.
Forstall, fifteenth ward, Octave Valette.
The communication was courteOusly re-
ceived, and laid on the table subject to call.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr Bendernagle, of the twelfth ward:
WHEREAS, 1t is reported that combina-
tiOns have been formed in the interest OF
certain candidates for office, which will
have tendency to interrupt and defeat the
object for which we have been sent to this
conyentiOn-i, e., for the purpose of bring
ing about fusion of parties, and the selec-
ton Of proper men to I'LL our public offices
who will be satisfactory to the people gen
orally.
Resolred, That the members of the con
ference committee appointed by the presi-
dent Of this convention be instructed that
If they, or any of them, have entered into
any compact wherein the interest of any
person or persons is to be advanced, or con
sidered with reference to, in connection
with any office or Offices it is the wish and
request OF this convention that such. com
pacts be broken, and that they shall remain
perfectly free to act for the public good,
and only considering the matter they were
selected to attend.
This resolution was carried, after per-
sOnal explanation was offered by the gentle
man who presented it.
Mr.. M. B0rges, Of the fourth ward, of
fered a resolution prohibiting any delegate
to this convention from being candidate
for Office at its hands.
An amendment was offered. making eX-
ceptiOns of ward nominations.
A motion to lay the whole matter on the
table prevailed by a vote Of 43 yeas TO %
NAYS.
The following from the first ward was
read by the secretary:
New ORLEANS, October 9, 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members of the |
Liberal Convention:
ENTLEMEN-Ha aving learned, after the |
adjournment of the convention yesterday, |
that hIr. c. I. Howard the gentleman from
the first ward whom you appointed on the |
conference committee, had withdrawn in |
favor of W. j, O'ConnOr, we now wish to |
inform you that Mr.. w. J. O'ConnOr has |
withdrawn in favor of Mr.. James Waldron |
and We, the majority of delegates from the |
first ward, now respectfully request that you |
appoint Mr.. James WaldT0n on said com
mittee from our ward.
GEORGE MURPHY,
W. j. O'CONNOR.
THOMAS MURPHY,
Y. j. LAMBERT.
Mr. Rar9sbide, of the first ward, an
this nomination to be UNANIMOUSLY /
in by the delegates Of the first |
ward.
The chair, after a personal explanation,
then announced the appointment of Mr..
James Wallron on the conference commit
tee.
Mr.. Arthur Wallace, of the ninth ward,
asked to be excused from serving on the
conference committee and Mr.. z Roy was
appointed in his stead.
A resolution from Mr.. Hackett, of the
5hird ward, excluded from the floor of the
all but delegates and members
If the press and of the State and Parish
Central Committees
A protest was received from Messrs. w.
F. Duncan, G. L. Sweet, w Z. Bancroft,
md H. Raynos, Of the Algiers delegation,
against the appointment by the
hair of r. Covert on the conference com
nittee.
The protest was laid on the table b7
-Ote Of 48 to Is, and on motion Of Mr.. Bal
,er, of the third ward, the names appointed
~ the president on the conference come
nittee were approved and ratified almost
Mr. L. E. Lemarie, chairman of the com
nittee on conference, was called upon for
epOrt. He stated that communication
lad been received from the Democratic
onference committee, inviting the Liberal
onference committee to meet them at the
Democratic headquarters at twelve o'clock
o-day. The Liberal committee accepted
he invitation, and was promptly on hand
hey waited more than half an hour, and !
he Democratic committee did not arrive,
0 they withdrew to await the making of
Qrther arran ngements.
The convention then adjourned uDtiJ ten
clock to-day
Declines the HONOR
Our genial friend, Major John W. Swords.
nds it necessary to intimate to the Liberal
arish convention that he is not desirous
lat his name be placed before it as can
idate for civif sheriff. Some of his partial
,ian1s qy-ho nv tho vrcv orn +Ranl-nd for