New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-16
PARISH CONVENTION.
Election ofDeleGates to the State Csnven.
sion Of COlered NIen-AdOptiOn Of Res
OIutfOns IndorsiDg National and State

si0n Of COlored Men-AdOptiOn Of Res
OIuti0ns IndorsiDg National and Stat
governments and Senator Pinchback.
Pursuant to the call of Hon. Pierre Lar
dry, president of the Republican paris
executive committee, the delegates from tn
various wards met in convention at tn
school room Of tho Methodist Episcopa
Church, to-day, at ! p. NJ, for tn
purpose of electing delegates TO represen,
the parish in the State Convention of Col
0red Men to meet in New Orleans on thu
seventeenth instant. The meeting wal
called to order by Mr.. Landry, who nomina
sed Rev &. e. Burnett for temporary chair
elan, and p. A. Jones, Esq, temporary sec
vetary.
The roll was called and all wards, *
s~pting the eighth, were found to be repre-
scented as follows:
First ward-Raphael Anthony. y. II. Mul
ien, Louis Butler.
Second ward-P. A. Jones, William Bur
fey, John Russell.
Third ward-George Turner, James Bay
Tor, Washington Mitchell.
Fourth ward-Pierre Landry. =. c. Can
frelle, John Baptist, James McCray. y. NJ.
Conway.
With ward-G. III. Hill, Aaron Hill.
Sixth ward-Isom Thority, William Ken
Ger.
Seventh ward-Robert Allison. Arthur
Burnett G. G. Burnett
On motion of Hon. Pierre Landry, a com
mittee on resolutions was appointed, TO
sVit: Messrs. p. Landry. 6. II. Hill. Robert
allison.
On motion the convention tool. q recess
OF ten minutes.
Upon reassembling Hon. G. II Hill was
chosen permanent president and j. 4. Jones
permanent secretary.
A motion to go into an election Of four
delegates to the State convention of colored
men prevailed, and the following gentle
men were unanimously chosen: Hon. Pierre
Landry, Messrs. Arthur Burnett, isom
Thority and G. II. Hill.
The committee on resolutions presented
She following report, which, was unari.
snOusly adopted:
Resolred That President Grant has
proven himself wise, honest and upright
executive, and while remaining true 60 the
principles of the great Republican party,
which placed him in the highest office OF tho
government, he has at the same time pur-
sued such line OF official conduct as JUS
sice and wisdom dictated TO be most con
slucive to the interests of the whole people,
irrespective OF party, race or other distinc-
zion. His prompt and decisive action look
SIG toward the settlement of the political
tronbles which agitated cur State last
Sinter and Threatened to prscipitate disas-
erous civil strife confirmed our opinion of
ais marked executive ability, sterling in
eegrity and fearless devotion to the cause
OF equal rights. The administration Of
PRESIDENT Grant has our FULLEST con 6d~nce
and warmest support. !
HcSOlrcd That we gecognizs the State
government now in operation az being che |
legal administration, by virtue Of the will I
Of the people, and considered that the re. J
sent expose of the glazing frauds perpetrate6 !
ln the interest of the Fusion party last
election has convinced the country that che |
slaims of our political opponents to official !
Nower are groundless and ridiculous. /
Res0ired, That we earnestly petition she
State Convention of Colored Men ts, use
livery means in their power to obtain a full I
and proper representation OF the ''Louisians
Ease" before Congress at the approaching
lessi0n, with the view of securing the right |
pf our beloved leader and chosen reppesen-
'ative, Hon. Z. b. 8. Pinchback, to take Che I
Ieat in the Senate of the United States to
which he has been legally elected Iy tie
General Assembly of Louisiana.
Rcsotred That these proceedings Hc pub
'shed in the Donaldsonville Shief aud New
Orleans REPUBLICAN.
On motion OF Hon. Pierre LANDRY. the !
convention resolved itself into a committee l
If arrangements for the celebration Of the |
lay of emancipation, to Fake place on the !
irst day of January, 1874.
The convention then adjourned !