New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-08


Resolred, That we thank the Chamber of
| Commerce of the city of New Orleans,
Captain C.. w. Howell, of the corpsOf.United
| States engineers, and all others who have
used their influence and judgment in ad-
vocating the Fort st. Philip canal
Resolred, That We condemn the jetty
project, in it's application to the mouths OF
| the Mississippi as chemerical, humbug not
worthy of second thought.
Resolced, That we are in favor of the
| general government taking entire charge of
| the levees of the Mississippi, as the only
| means of saving the same from overflow.
The chair announced the following COM
mittees:
Committee on Resolutions-C. C. Antoine.
of Caddo: J. E. Trimhle. of Union: Paul
| Trevigne. of Orleans; Fl. Il. Steele, of Ten.
sas: o. j. Flagg. of ST. Charles; Oscar
| Crozier of LafOurche: John Gair, of East
Felcana; NJ. T. GOrdy, of St. Mary; John
| Lynch, OF st. Bernard.
Committee on Peace and Order-Elbert
CAN'T, of st. Landry, chairman; Henry
| Shorten, of Baton Rouge; C. +. Dunn. of
| Morehouse: j. A. Brooksheer, of Vermilion:
j. M. Wells, OF Rapides; w. H. Green, of
Orleans; NJ. H. Twitchell, of Red River 7.
B. Stamps, of Orleans; Ernest Delahous.
save. OF St. Martin: C. J. Greene, of Lincoln
T. A. Cage, of Terrebonne; H. c. Myers, of
Natchitocbes: l.. NJ. kenner, of Orleans; j.
| Il. Alexander, of Catahoula w. w. John
son, of Madison.
| following:
WHEREAS, The patriots of Cuba have for
more than four years made a gallant and
| organized resistance to the oppressive rule
| of Spain and have maintained a provisional
government despite the extraordinary ef-
| forts of their Spanish foes, and in the alb.
sence of the benefit to a struggling people
| of either neutral or indefinite rights from
| the great towers of the world;
Whereas This struggle involves not only
| the political independence of Cuba, but the
personal freedom of more than hundred
| thousand human beings now kept in the
most cruel bondage; and,
Whereas Not only equity and humanity,
| but the commerce and trade of this nation
| demands and renders necessary the relin-
| Guishment by Spain of the control held by
| them over the island of Cuba, and the
establishment of an independent republic
| therein; therefore, as expressive of our SEN
| timents. and those Of the constituents repre-
! sented by us, be it
Resolced, That we sympathize with the
patriotic men in Cuba who fight for liberty,
| and that We urge upon the national Con-
gress in behalf Of this State, early recogni-
ton of the independence of Cuba, and here
| by request and instruct our Representatives
| in Congress to use their best efforts and in.
| Huence to this end.
Resolced, That copies of these resolutions
be forwarded to the several Republican
State Committees throughout the United
States. with the request that such proper
steps may be taken by them in the premises
as will impress upon Congress and the
President that it is the earnest desire of the
American people that action consistent with
our antecedents may be promptly had in
| this, the cause OF Justice, humanity and
commerce.
Mr. Young, of Concordia. desired to pro-
! long the days session, and finish the busi-
| ness of the convention, but on motion of
Mr.. Blunt, of Natchitoohes, the convention
adjourned to 10 A. M. today.
First Congressional District Convention.
The convention met pursuant to appoint
! ment after the adjournment of the conven-
ton; all the delegates present.
Mr. B. F. Joubert, sixth ward, Orleans,
was unanimously elected president, and Mr..
" L. Gardere, seventh ward, Orleans, Sec
retary.
Mr.. Green, seventh ward, Orleans, moved
that the convention proceed to the nOmina-
ton Of a candidate for Congress. Carried.
Mr.. Green nominated General j. Hale
syRher: T i,. , ee., =. -, o.,o,
| nominated j. A. Reynal.
The nominations were closed and the fol-
lowing tellers appointed Messrs. Montaldo,
third ward, Orleans: Dumont, fifteenth
| ward Orleans, and Mahoney, Of Plaque
mines.
The first ballot resulted as follows: Sy-
pher "a, Raynal7.
General Sypher having received major
ity of the votes cast, was declared elected,
and the nomination was made unanimous.
The convention then made the following
selections for members of the State Central
Executive Committee 3. +. Joubert, Will
liam f. Loan, C. f. Ladd, Royal A. Bray
all of Orleans.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
Second Congressional District Convention.
The convention was called to order, and
P. B. s. Pinchback was elected president,
and j. G. Badenhausen and r. 3. Baquie,
secretaries.
Harrison Powell, of Orleans, fourteenth
ward, moved to proceed to the nomination
OF candidate to represent the second dis
trict in Congress. Carried.
Nominations being in order, the following
gentlemen were nominated:
Mr. DennisOn, of Jefferson, nominated H.
c. Dibble; Mr.. Demas, of st. John, nomi-
mated I. B. Stamps; Mr.. Bruce, of Orleans,
twelfth ward, nominated l.. A. Sheldon;
MIR. Thompson, of Orleans, first ward, NOM
mated 7. Morris Chester: Mr.. Miller, of
Orleans, tenth ward. nominated John A
Walsh.
The following gentlemen were appointed
tellers: Messrs. Demas, of st. John, and
Miller, Flatow and Glaudin. of Orleans.
The following is the first ballot:
Chester 6, Stamps 81a, Dibble 6, Walsh l,
Sheldon 3l2 blank l; no choice.
Chairman Pinchback, at this stage of the
balloting withdrew the name OF f. Morris
Chester in favor of T. B. Stamps.
motion to adjourn was lost by vote OF
IL yeas to ii nays.
The second ballot resulted as follows:
Stamps ii, Dibble is, Walsh l, Sheldon
l, blank 2; no choice.
The convention then proceeded with a
third ballot, resulting as follows:
Stamps IL. Dibble Is, Walsh /; no choice.
The convention then adjourned to meet
again at nine o'clock this morning.
1t may be stated in connection with the
failure on the part of the convention to
choose candidate tina it was owing to the
tact that the tenth ward OF Orleans, the
delegates of which were only allowed one
half vote each, was counted as casting tour
votes, thereby increasing the. number OF
delegates to thirty-one, when there should
nave been only twenty-nin votes cast.
Seventeen of the delegates, however, who
voted for Judge Dibble have signed GER
tificate, which the judge holds, that they
cast their ballots for him. and it can be
safely predicted that Judge Dibble's noml-
nation will be ratified when the convention
meets again today.
Third Congressional District Convention.
The delegates to the Republican State
Convention from the third congressional
district assembled in the hall of the House
OF Representatives at 9 A. A., pursuant to
the call.
Hon. T. A. Cage, of Terrebonne, brought