New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-16
CONVENTION OF THE
PARISH OF ORLEANS.
Fourth Day.

At eleven O'Clock the convention assem-
bled, seventy-nine members and a quorum
present. President T. B. Stapps in the
chair.
Prayer offered by Rev. John Webb.
The minutes OF the previous day were
read and adopted.
The formal acceptances Of Nessrs. La
batut for Mayor, James Lewis, for Ad-
ministrator If Improvements and John
Calhoun for that of Finance, were received.
The committee on resolutions and plat.
form asked further time to make their re-
port and it was granted.
The president then announced that nolni'
nations were in order FOR the rest Of the
city officers according to the schedule pre-
sented by the committee Oh rules Snd
which had been adopted.
Under these rules nominations for Admin.
strator of Public Accounts were declared
ia order. ......
Mr.. Gaudes nominated Mr.. L. }. Highly,
and there being no name offered in opposi.
ton, he was chosen by reclamation.
Mr.. Herbert here made a personal ex.
PLANTATION in regard 70 his controversy With
Governor Kellogg on the previous day, and
eaid that he had made no assault on the
Governor by shaking his fist At him. as had
been reported.
On motion Of Mr.. Sansoni. the following
committee was appointed to inform Mr..
Highly of his nomination.:
4. J. SansOni, Z. +. Stsmps, +. +. Her
wig, A. J. Redmond, J. Riordan, II. Marc
ney, ). 7. Claiborne. G. b. Augustus.
Mr. Devonshire then nominated Mr.. r.
r. Dumas for Administrator Of Commerce.
and his nomination vas Immediately made
| unanimous.
On motion, che following committee vac
appointed to wait upon Mr.. Dumas:
A. Paterno, r. Devonshre, P. Boutin. B.
B. Edgeworth, E. Mullvin. Paul Bruce and
Thomas Freeman.
Mr.. II. Bonzano was then unanimously
made the candidate tor Administrator Of
Assessments.
The following committee vas then ap.
pointed 70 obtain Mr.. Bonzsno's accept.
ance:
Messrs L. D. Herbert. J. B. Gaudes, F..
Faguet, E. J. Brunet. NJ. E. Perrault. E.
Williams p. w. Green.
The call was then made for nominations
for Administrator OF Waterworks.
Mr.. McCune in short speech nominated
Mr.. A. Sparicio. Mr.. Dupasseau named
Mr.. w. H. Bell. the present City Surveyor.
Mr.. Herbert named Michael GernOn, and
Mr.. Williams Henry Ballard.
On the first ballot the result was Sparicio
"A, Bell l, Gernon 50, Ballard A. total lOl.
second ballot was demande d, and the
vote stood, Messrs. Bell and Ballard having
been withdrawn ny their nominators: Spa
ricio 5S, Gernon 43 total l0l.
On motion, the following committee was
then selected by the president to inform
Mr.. SpariciO of the action of the convention:
Messrs. C. 2. Vigers, NJ P. Creagh, 81. Pa
terno, j. Jordan. NJ. Brown, L. D. Herbert,
w. II. Dorsey.
On motion of Mr.. Creagh the nomination
was made unanimous.
President Stamps then called Mr.. L. D.
Herbert to the chair
Mr.. Stamps said that he desired to make
from an element of the community which
had always supported the Republican
party. To the Germans was due recogni
tion as we'll as to other parts of the party.
The name he would present would com.
mand respect, and when the contest was
over every man who voted for it would
think Of his action with pleasure. He
named John Garstkamp.
Mr.. Creagh desired that good Repub-
lican should fill that office, and placed the
name OF w. +. Loan before the convention.
Mr.. Perrault nominated Captain Peter
Joseph.
The result of the ballot was as follows:
Loan 80. Garstkamp -. Joseph 20; total
lO4.
On motion the following committee was
appointed TO call on Mr.. Loan and obtain
his acceptance: John Lewis, Ralph Sher.
wood, G. H Duhart, John Campbell, Sam.
uel Green. J. B. Gaudet, Richard Miller.
The following nominations were then
made Tor civil sheriff:
BY Mr.. Middleton. Charles ". Ringgold:
by Mr. Reynolds. J. l. Herwig: and by Mr..
Efgeworth, John L. Swords.
Balloting was Immediately proceeded
with. and resulted as follows: Herwig 81.
with sufficient changes to make his vote IS.
Ringgold IA Swords 10. and votes
changed from him, blank ,; total 9s.
Mr. Herwig was declared nominated. and
the following committee appointed to wait I
upon him: John Reynolds, William Vigers, !
Joseph Maget,. E. Malen, Ed. Jones. P.J.
Maloney, Thomas Freeman.
President Stamps resumed the chair.
Mr. Gaudet then said that in making the !
next nomination he desired TO say few
words. On the ticket as already presented,
nanv diverse natonalities had been recog- !
lized, but as yet no justice had been done !
% the colore6 creole element. He nOmi. I
nated tor criminal sheriff Joseph Boutts
Mr.. Devonshire said that there was man J
who was to-day lying on bed OF illness, |
suffering from wounds he had received be
;ause OF his devotion to the Republican |
party His name, he shought. should be
placed before ali others when he asked for
. vote. and he asked the convention to vote
or his nomination-General A S. Badger.
Mr.. William Eigers claimed and obtained I
he floor. te rose to second the nomina-
ion OF Mr.. Boutte. for that nomination was
ne that at this moment the colored voters
II the Republican party claimed as the,
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