New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-15
CONVENTION or THE
PARISH Of ORLEANS.
Third q aye

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PARISH Of ORLEANS.
Third Nay.
Attws.yc O'Clock yesterday the conren.
ton feaseeMO!eG.
The secretary. Mr.. George G. Noscrose.
called the roll. and six'y.tive members an
swered 70 their names.
Prayer was then essred ~ Rev. John
Webb.
Tao minutes Of tho previous days. pro-
ceeding- were read and adopted.
Mr.. c. r. Sigers moved that committee
Of one from each ward on platform and
resolutions BE- appointed. and the president
selected the following gentlemen:
Charles z. vigers. chairman; j. K. Torres.
Thomas Flanagan. L. d. Herbert. Joseph
Aud, A. Capls. A. A. Denis. J. l.. Dupas'
seau, D. Douglas. 7. +. Mcguire, Ed. VIII
iiams, u. e. Woodruff. J. L. Gaudst. Joshua
Hogan. Charles Hill. T. Mccormack, Rich.
ard Miller.
Mr.. Gaudet presented series Of resolu.
tons which were referred to the committee
on resolutions for subsequent action.
The president then announced that nomi-
nations were in order.
Mr.. William yigers then nominated Felix
Labatus Us candidate for Mayor, aud asked
that the vote should bs taken ward By
ward. No other name was presented.
Mr.. G. I. NcCuNe then obtained the floor.
and made the following remarks:
Gentlemen Of the Observation-Disclosures we
proceed to . nomination. beg the privi.
iege Of few remarks. In the important
slider. above ak else. the absolute necessity
Of only putting On the ticket men who viii!
represent the honest and good people OF
the parish. Even it that were not our
| duty, the desire for euccses would induce
US to follow such an idea. II We do not
put in the field better and stronger
| ticket than ors opponents have a1reac y
| selected. defeat Is certain. Let ns make
our nomiu atoms without regard to color.
nation o. politics. but only select names
| that will be sure to command the respect,
even if it does not secure the vote. of every
honest citizen. Lay aside claims Of friend
ship. or otbes influences. and consider fair.
ly the Ineiits Of every man that comes be.
fore us. Then will New Orleans secure
her due. just aud fair Representations OF
her interests.
Tho roll was then called. and Mr.. Labatut
received l0i votes. NO ons voting in the
| negative.
On motion Of M. Torres the following
committee was then appointed to call on
Mr.. Lsbatut, and inform him of the action
Of the convention: J. Il. Torres. 7. McCor.
mack. +. c. Hester. Emile Provost, Frank
Senegal. P. ]. Ma!oney. n. McCune.
On Mr.. Eerbert's motion. under the rules
the convention proceeded to nominate.
ward by ward. candidate FOR Administra-
tor Of improvements. and named James
Lewis.
On the vote being taken it resulted: Yeas
%. nays II. blank l. And Mr. Lewis was
declared the nominee.
On NJ. Reynolds ,rotioa the following
gentlemen were selected to call on Mr..
Lewis and inform him Of his nomination {:
John Reynolds. John Z. Claiborne, Thomas
II. Wynn. E. j. Brunei. J. b. Gaude:.
Charles Middleton.
Mr.. Lewis was .hen introduced. and
said:
Mr.. President. gentlemen OF the convention
and iviends.-f am before you to day again
TO thank son for placing the under renewed
obligations to You. I have to thank you
for the coDfidencs you express in your hun.
bic servant and the desire you show that l
should serve ycn longer. You have before
you duty more important perhaps than
any parish convention has yet had. 1t is
upon your shoulders that the duty rests of
selecting Il tcke: tina: will carry the parish
Of Orleans for the Republican party. I
might say that every one you will nominate
will almost lead !Orlorn hope. but even
then ] may again express my thanks that
you have called upon me to be one Of them.
There are divisions in our own party, IN.
timidatioa and threats from our opponents.
weakness and vacillatiOn among our
friends, but nevertheless if wo ali do our
duty we can win. Today there are
men who have never affiliated with the
Republican party standing on every corner
watching yOur work. They arc willing to
Join hands with you. but they wait Tor good
,idinss that yoE have made a ticket that
will not only command the support Of the
Republican, party. but ths respect Of the
whole people. tell you today that if the
party is defeated the fault will be yours
and the blame mast rest on your shoulders.
Let no cii!ues cOnttO! you. no outside in.
Huence move Tou: turn neither to the right
nor the left. but put before the people such
names as wise judgment. honor. patriotism
ard integrity OF principle would select.
Dnr opponents have presented q ticket
which IS already objected to. Many white
mac today.whc mig ght have been made even
u White Lacquer. ;s !oOk;n. to you to see if
more Justice. right and American sense
will not be expressed in your nominations.
II sou 90 that then they can accept them:
and when the day Of baIloting comes many
Of them vii! go to the polls and slip in
Republican ticket instead Of a White
I4eague one. There are many things which
tend to turn the ideas Of white men 10 the
Republican party Of Orleans. There is
too much Know.Sothingism still left in
Democratic politics Of this Staie-too much
class exclusiveness, and too much under.
current and ostracism. Our German. Irish
and other newly iycreafed Americans feel
this heavily. and only seek fair oppor.
tunity to Join q party whose foundation
stone supports none Of these ideas. But If
they come to Us it will he in honor and
honesty, and it is you that must otter them
leaders they can follow.
dread the coming campaign, because
fear t:eaehery: and ] fear also that this !
con vention may not p ace as good ticket I
in the field as it can. Men stand together
to-day and ask. with anxious faces, what Is |
the convention going 10 do! hope can
60 forth before the people when it has Cd. !
iourned and say it has done right. Many a |
man. with his family crying tor bread, is |
liable to be influenced by money, and throw |
as look around in this convention, I can |
not see 3 man whom think would be in !
nuenceu BY pecupiary cOpsideratioB in |
giving his vote.
will refe! briefly to come personal con. I
in 1879 vas alao+o1 hr ror