New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-29

| OF delegates from the people assemble IT Il
supreme because the people are supreme
He desired q committee composed OF on'
member from each ward.
Mr.. Wilson offered substitute, which
was accepted By Judge Dibble, as follows
Resolred, That the chairman appoint 1
| committee, to consist of one member from
each ward of the parish of Orleans, to de
Il wise plan for the reorganization of par
| ish committee for the parish Of Orleans
and in wards where there are two delega
tions. that the chair appoint two delegates
each tObe allO wed half vote in said com
| mittee.
Senator Pinchback said that organiza
ton should not be supported merely be
cause it was the Organization of certain
prominent men. Individual interests were
not to be considered. One who came or
the floor and was not willing to submit his
case to the people did not represent them
He hoped to see the next ticket in the field
one that would call to it's support all peo
PIE, without reference to questions of race
1t was the most Important question. and
race was qualified to use the privilege that
had been conferred on it. Candidates
should not only receive the votes of the
people, but represent them when elected
1t is better for the black race that it should
lose this State in struggle for jnstice and
right than it should succeed by putting in
Office improper men. The resolution of Mr.
Wilson met his approval. His plan would
be temporary parish committee, which
should entirely reOrganize the parish.
Judge Dibble suggested that in appoint
ing from the wards where there were two
delegations, it was very proper that two
should be appointed with half vote each.
Mr.. Bechtel offered the following:
Provided, that no plan shall be submitted
by the committee tending toward taking
away from the people their right of electing
said delegates in their respective ward
clubs.
He said that the privilege of electio n
should not be taken from the people. There
was disposition to make q parish COM
mittee by the convention, and this he was
opposed to. He thought tHe people should
have a. voice, and was not afraid tO. go
again before them.
Judge Evans thought the committee
should be untrammeled, and moved to
table the provisO, but the motion was lost.
Mr.. Vigere called for the adoption of the
pr0viso which was carried. ....t.
The resolution of Mr.. Wilson with the pro-
visO was then adopted.
Senator Pinchback offered the following:
Resolped, That q committee of seven be
appointed on resolutions, one being selected
from each district. D, u. .s
MIR. Vigers desired that one should be
selected from each ward.
Mr.. Pinchback said it was important that
the committee should be q practical one
composed Of gentlemen familiar with the
subject tor its report should foreshadow
the policy of the Republican party. 1t had
been bis experience that the smaller in
number such q committee was the better
the work they performed.
committee of seven was agreed on.
The president then appointed the follow
ing gentlemen to serve on the committe on
First District-H. C. Dibble; Second Dis
trict-J. o. Egana; Third District-M. E.
Perrault; Fourth District-R. r. Davis;
Fifth District-J. II. Fl. Camp; Sixth Dis
trict-J. Boutte; Seventh District-J. T..
Claiborne. ...-.......-.....
On organization--Second ward, David
Wilson, chairman; first ward, j. w. Wick
ham; third ward, George Devezin and j. H.
Perkins; fourth ward, p. B. s. Pinchback
and James Lewis; fifth ward, William vi
gers; sixth ward, Edy Davis; seventh ward,
w. II. Green; eighth ward, Jules Denim
gon; ninth ward, j. w. Edwards; tenth
ward, +. C. Hester; eleventh ward, Ed.
twelfth ward, P. Bruce; thir-
teenth ward. c. B. Augustus; fourteenth
ward, w. H. Finnegan and N. Bush; fif-
teeenth ward, Robert King and George Phil
ips; sixteenth ward, T. w. Martin and
rheo. Mccormick; seventeenth ward, F.
Oiebel.
The convention then adjourned till Mon
lay at II NJ. as ....