New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-12
Hall Fifth Ward Radical Republicn
The attention of the Republican voters

The attention of the Republican voters
OF the third ward OF this city Is respectfully in.
vited to the following copy of an advertisement
published in Sunday MAY lO) issue of the Re.
publican:
commissioners pointed by this club in selecting
the fol- wing named gentlemen: Thomas HouIihan,
third ward; R.. Davis eleventh ward. A. Du.
mont, fifteenth ward; G. F. Glaudin, G. d. Geddes,
second ward; J. W. Quinn, A. E. Barber. third
ward; L. NJ. Kenner, fourth ward; F. Nick. Dunn
Esau Carter DR.; Johnson, T. II: sseptoe, third
seventeenth ward; J. B. Gaudet. thirteenth ward;
T. W. DeKlyne, fifteenth ward; Joseph Beutte.
Paul Bruce thirteenth ward; w. F. Loan, fifteenth
ward; Colonel James Lewis. fourth ward G. L..
Norton, first ward; H. Ballard, eleventh ward, and
also. submitted to leave the matter OF selecting
the seventh ward to s. B. Packard, president of the
State Central Committee, knowing them to be
honest, upright and trustworthy Republicans. in
whom any class of men ought to be satisfied for q
fair and honest decision.
President Third Ward Central Club.
JOHN P. PuLLuM, Secretary.
Differing honestly, as the undersigned do, with
some OF the past proceedings Of the organization
Of which =. +. Ladd, ESD, is the president, it
by record our hearty concurrence in the compll-
mentary resolution above quoted. But in order
that your minds may be relieved from any suspi-
cioa of our dissent, it becomes necessary to ex-
plain that the gentlemen appointed by MIR. Laid
to ferve in conjunction with the unders gned as
com missioners met repeatedly for the purpose Of
electing some whose fidelity as a Republican
and character an would render him accept
able.
Unfortunately for the harmony .ought to be eff
fected, these efforts were uEavailins until the
evening of Friday, May 8. when the name Of A.
Dumont Esq of the fifteenth ward, was suggested
as the additional commissioner, and on the follow
ing day Hon. Charles MOntaldO, one OF the commits
sioners appointed by Mr.. Laid, and r. J. Heating,
one of the commissioners selected by Mr.. Antoine,
waited upon Mr.. Dumont and notified that gentle.
man OF the facts hereinbefore rected.
Between the hours of and p. NJ. of the same
day Mr.. DumOnt gave to Mr. Heating note, OF
which the following is correct copy:
NEW ORLEANS, May 9, 1874
Messrs. Montaldo, Heating, HebeIt. Elliott and
GESrLEMES-I sincerely regret inability to ac
cept the appointment you rendered me. Previous
engagements and Ill health prevent my accept
ance
ent servant, A. DUMONT.
The names published in the complimentary res
olutiOns heretofore quoted were offered, and only
offered during the time intervening between the
transmission to Mr.. Dumont of the intelligence OF
his selection as commissioner and the receipt OF
his reply. This explanation is due to you as
in the settlement of the local disputes
| of which We whose names are aP-
pended have been called on to act, and we are
at loss to understand the publication of the res
oution to which reference has been had, unless
| indeed, its object was to create the impression
that the gentlemen named in it were obnoxious to
the undersigned, impression in direct Opposi
ton to the high esteem in which we hold them
The only end 10 be desired is harmony, and to SO
I.
in the selection of any sound Republican, who is
not directly or indirectly interested in the result
of the dispute. in which, unhappily for the genera
good, the Republican party OF the Third Ward Ii
now engaged.
| In conclusion we desire to state that the names
| of the following named gentlemen were submitted
E. Longpre, fourth ward; Dr. c. II. Thompson,
| Thomas Lynn, Rev. Anthony Ross, third ward
| James Moore. tenth ward; W. DeCoin, Captain &
P. Chase, Justin Holland, J. NJ Livingston, Rev Mr.
| Goold, Joseph Plnta, third ward j. L. Montieu six
| teenth ward; John Lawrence. Paul Bargier, third
| ward; Rev J. Vance, H A. Corbn fourth ward
| John Fitzpatrick, third ward; Jules Lanabere
| fifth ward; C. J. Ado.phe, seventh wa,d Louis
| Degre, Colonel Emile Detiege, Octave Rey. fifth
ward; J. A. Mascot, J.J. MOnette, w. II. Green
| P. F. Bechtel, seventh ward General A. s. Badger
| fret ward; Hon. B. +. JOubert, sixth ward; Arts
| tide Marie, fifth ward.
The gentlemen whose names are above writer
were suggested because of the high reputation
| they enjoy for the loyalty of their Repubcanism
| their character as INSTRUMENTATION thai
would combine to fit any one OF them for posi-
ton that requires at desire for party sue
GEES and integrity. These facts are known to you
aud it is with sincere regret we the fact
that the commi 4sloners appointed by Mr.. Laid re
jected each and every one OF the gentlemen whose
names we had suggested.
In the profound hope that all of you, in your in
dividual capacity, may labor to secure the union
and harmony so essential to success and tina
collectively you may oppose the attempts of mere
| politicians to destroy the party. we remain.
Z. j. HEATING,
PAUL w. DUNBAR.
my12 A. d. DRISCOLL.