New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-30
State Central Executive COMMITTEES.

State Central Executive C0mmittee.
The members of the State Central Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Republican party
of Louisiana met pursuant to q call Of the
president at twelve o'clock M. yesterday,
at the State House.
President s. B. Packard called the COM
mittee to order and called the roll.
The following members answered to their
names:
Messrs. Allan, Bentley, Blandin, Bray,
Burton. Casey. Cage, Devices, Flanders,
Hahn, Harris, Joubert, Kelso, Ladd, Lewis,
Loan, Lowell, Rlard, Souer, Stamps.
Absent-Messrs. Antoine, Blunt, Breaux,
Darrall. Gair, Greene, Herwig, Hill, Long
street, Pinchback.
The president reao>the following extract
from the official proceedings of the Repub-
city of New Orleans. August 5, 1874:
"Mr. Gair offered the following:
"Resolced. That the State Central Commit
tee of the Republican party be composed
as follows: That the president of this con-
vention shall be member and president of
the committee; that there shall be elected
for each congressional district four members;
that the president of the convention shall
appoint six members at large; these shall
be constituted the entire committee.
"Resolred, That this committee, so consti-
seeded by a new committee, designated by
the next Republican State Convention con-
vened for the nomination of State officers"
The following named persons constitute
the committee:
First District-B. F. Joubert, William f.
Loan r. A. Bray and G. +. Ladd.
Second Distrlct-Michael Hahn, 7. B..
Stamps, j. L. Herwig and p. B. S. Pinch
back.
Third District-T. A. Cage, F. Rard, l..
E. Bentley and Levi Darrall.
Fourth District-C. G.. Antoine, E. w.
Devices, George Y. Kelso and Raford
| Blunt.
Fifth District-J s. Harris, Allen Greene,
j. Ed. Burton and ID. e. Hill.
Sixth District-T. Z. Allan, John Gair,
| John E. BreauX and l.. j. Souer.
At Large-Beni amin +. Flanders, James
| F. Casey, James Longstreet, james Lewis,
| G. w. Lowell and o. G. Blandin.
| Mr.. Lowell offered the following
ResOiced, That the officers OF this com
mittee shall consist of one vice president,
one recording secretary, one corresponding
secretary, one treasurer, to be elected Dy
| the committee, one sergeant-at arms, to be
| appointed by the president; a sub-executlve
| or campaign committee OF thirteen mem
bers the committee sto be appointed by the
president. who shall be president Of the
| sub. eXecUtive committee. Adopted.
Mr.. Allan moved that the committee
| proceed to a permanent organization. Car
| RED.
| Mr. Allan nominated Mr.. Charles Hill as
recording secretary.
Mr.. Hill was unanimously elected.
| Mr.. Lowell nominated l.. Lamanlere, Jr..
as assistant secretary of the sub-executive
committee.
| Mr.. Lamaniere was unanimously elected
Mr.. Ladd nominated, for corresponding
| secretary, Mr.. Charles A. Baquie.
| Mr.. Lewis nominated Mr.. John 4. G
| Pitkin.
| Mr.. Baquie having declined the nomina
| ton, Mr.. Pitkin was elected unanimously
| Mr.. Lowell nominated as treasurer, Mr.
| B. +. Joub bert. who was also elected unani
mously by reclamation.
The following communication was read
by the secretary:
| CONVENT PcsToFFICE, ST. JAMES La, I
| August %, 1874.
| To the President and Members OF the State Cen
| trail Executive Committee, Republican party
OF Louisiana:
| The Parish Executive Committee of St.
| James on the day of June last issued &
call for a parish convention to meet at the
| courthouse on Saturday, the first day o.
| July following, for the purpose OF electlng
delegates to the State Convention, called t.
meet on the fifth Of August, 1874. In &C
cordance with this call delegates were
| elected in all the wards, and in two o.
them, the third and fourth, resolutions were
adopted authorizing their delegates to rep
resent them in the convention then called
and also in the convention to make nom
nations for parish officers. In none of the
other wards was such authority conferred
| The convention. after performing the work
| of electing delegates to the State Conyen
ton, for which purpose they were convened
adjourned subject to the call of the presi
dent Of the convention, with the under
standing that they would meet at some
future time and nominate a parish ticket.
Your opinion is respectfully requested al
to the regularity of these proceedings, many
contending that a new convention shoult
be called. W. r. JACKSON,
Corresponding Secretary St. James Par
ish Executive Committee.
| The communication was on motion OF Mr.
Devices, referred to the sub-executive com
mittee when appointed, with power to &C
and send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Lowell moved that the treasurer b.
made ex-officio member Of the sub-executiv'
and finance committees. Carried.
| Mr.. Hahn moved that the chair appoint {
committee of three to wait upon the Gov
ernor and ascertain whether or not the
Office of State Auditor of Public Account
is vacant, according to Mr.. Clinton's resig
nation published in the official journal.
The committee retired, and after a reces
of fifteen minutes returned and reported
that the Governor had informed them tina
he had received no official resignation from
MIR. Clinton, and therefore he did not con
slider the office of Auditor vacant.
A communication from Mr.. p. B. S. Pinch
back, appointing Mr.. George E. Paris as hi
proxy during his absence, was read and FLEE
without action.
Mr.. Laid moved that the chair appoint
committee of five on address. Carried.
The chair appointed the following com
mittee: Michael Hahn, B. F. Flanders
James Longstreet, B. +. Joubert, o. G
| Blandin.
The committee. on motion OF MIR. Elan
ders, adjourned subject to the call of tn