New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-02
PARISH OF TEKREBONNE.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES 70 THE COLoRED
CONVENTION.


| CONVENTIONS.
HoUMA, October IS, 1873.
At a mass meeting Of the Republicans OF
| TerrebOnne, October rs. 1873. A. Simms,
! Wright, secretary. On motion of Hon. T.
| A. Cage, the chair appointed committee
! OF five. composed Of T. A. Cage, chairman,
| Isham Pollard. W. H. Keys, Ben Penny
! and Sam Hill.
Mr.. J. Dupart then addressed the conven-
ton.
| The committee on resolutions submitted
the following. which were unanimously
| adopted:
| Resolred That we hereby tender TO Gen.
! eral U. s. Grant, President OF the United
| States, our heartfelt thanks for the pat
! rlOtic manner in which he has administered
| the affairs of our nation; recognizing, with
| ont regard to race or color, the freedom Of
| all our people, and maintaining them by
| the Just ntovcement Ut al! the laws OF our
nation.
Hes0lred, Tha: our thanks are hereby
rendered to Governor w. T. Kellogg, for
the able and impartial manner he has con-
Quoted the State government, though beset
by troubles such as have been encountered
by no other State executive !; therefore. we
pledge TO him and his administration our
undivided support.
ReSOlred. That we earnestly and emphati.
eally declare that the Hon. p. B. S. Pinch
back is our first and only choice for the
position of United States Senator, to which
position he was fairly and honestly elected
by large majority OF the General Assem-.
bly, of this State.
ReSOlred, That a copy of these resolutions
be forwarded TO the New Orleans REPUBLI.
CAN and 1er1ebonne Banner.
The president then announced the object
Oh the meeting TO be to elect delegates 70
th<..
city OF New Orleans. on the seventeenth of
November. 1873. Messrs. Cage, Keys.
Simms, Drayton and Wright were put i'll
nomination. Mr.. Dravtcn declining. Hon.
L. A. Cage, Hon w. K. Keys, Amos Simms
and +. K. Wright were unanimously elect.
ed. The meeting then adjourned
AMOS SIMMS. President.
+. Il. WRIGHr, Secretary.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
HEApGrAKTERs PARISH EXECUTIVE OF rHs3
Nations al Republican Party, ;
Terrebonne, La. October rs. 1873.
Under the call of the president, the parish
executive committee convened this, the
twenty fifth day of October. A. d. 1873. at
twelve o'clock M. Hon. w. II. Keys, presi.
dent. in the chair.
On motion of Hon. r A. Coge. duly sec
ondet amt carried, the calling OF the roll
was dispensed with
The Rev. Isaiah Lawson then opened the
meeting with prayer.
Hon. L. OHara, IN few touching re-
marks moved the appointment of com
mttee OF five to draft appropriate resolu-
tloos expressive Of the feelings of this COM |
mlttee upon the death of three of its mem |
bers. which being duly seconded and car
RED, the president appointed the following |
gentlemen on that committee, to wit: z. |
OHara, chairman; Anthony Dravton, Esq, |
+. K. Wright, Esq, Hon. James J.. Belden |
and Hon. I. A. Cage.
The committee then retired, and upon |
their return presented the following resolG- |
tons, which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. It has pleased the Almighty TO |
call from our midst Jordan Futriel, Paul |
Enidry and Victor Bbolet and
Whereas, We recognized in each Of the |
deceased honest and pure men, and devoted |
Republicans and valuable members OF this |
committee: and
Whereas. We recognise IN their death
great and irrerarab!- bereavement: there.
fore, be It
Resolred, That we the fnembers of this
committee do profoundly deploge the death
Df our departed frieds.
ateSotced. That We sympathize TitA the |
families OF the deceaseI in this theis sad
bereavement.
Resolted, That a copy of these resolutions
be sent by the president and secretary 70
their respective families
ReSotred5 That these resolutions be sent
for pu blication 10 the New Orleans REPCIS
AICAN and TerrebOnne Patriot.
On motions duly seconded and Garfield.
he committee adjourned subject to the call
It the president.
W. fl. KEYS, PRESIDENT
aHoNAs - kHERBURNEs Secretary !