The weekly Louisianian., 1874-06-20

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Clubs-E. G. Routh, B. ]. Walker, ]. D.
Dora. e
Third Ward, Wide Awake: Club-Solo-
NOR Shaifer, Moses Gibson, VIM Price,
Elias Owens, James Snaifer.
St Joseph Club-H. r Steele, James
8. Matthews, Wesley Dixon. ~
Grant and Dunn Club-John A. Green
ani A. N. Gould.
Warmoth Club-M. Blue, E. L. Whit
new, Clark Harrison, John Wiggin. j
Avondale Club-JohnP T. Harlow, James
:Briscoe, Paris T. Burckett -. r..
Ever Ready. H. Bird and Louis
Payne.
Fourth Ward, Pinchback fioneers-J.
Ross Stewart, G. S. Kinney, William Pc
Grant hagnolias-M. Baker, J. H.
Henry, G, O. gordill.l
Fifth Ward, Lincoln Club-P. G. Tyler,
William Solver, Reuben Gasby, Mark
Allen. -
Sixth ward-J. P. Porter, G. W. Tifsy,
Henry Jones; F. W. Winston, Alfred
Fairfax, "a. Davis, proxy, Lyman Boss,
Caesar Ray.
Seventh Ward-Isaac Johnson, I'd.
Barnes.
The report was received and unani-
mously adopted.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton submitted their report, as follows:
Fresident-Hiram R. Steele.
vice Presidents-A. j. Bryant, N. Blue,
NJ, Coolidge, J. A. Green, G. @. Cordill,
Wesley Dixon, G. Harrison, Caesar Ray,
Fred Winston, Alfred Fairfax, Solomon
Shaifer, j. NJ. Gillespie, Paris Burckett,
B. J. Walker, Howard Thompson and
others.
Secretary--J. q. Bird-Assistant Secre-
tary--J. p. Porter.
Marshals-Brooks Gilmore, Nathaniel
Collins.
Report of the committee received and
adopted unanimously, and o permanent
organization effected by the election of tho
officers recommended. ,
The following resolution was offered:
Resolved, That the President of this
convention appoint a committee Of five,
who shall recommend to the convention
thirteen Republicans as q parish execu-
tive COMMITTEES; provided, that the dele
gates from each ward shall name the men,
Der of the executive. committee to repre-
sent their several wards,. and that when
elected they shall continue to act Is such
until the first day of June, 1877.
An amendndment was offered to the
above resolution, to wit:
That the executive committee shall con-
sist of fifteen members-one from each
ward and eight from the parish at large.
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adopted.
The chair appointed on said committee
the following members, to wit: E. L.
| Whitley, chairman; j. P. Harlow, NJ:
Blue, Caesar Ray, A. J. Bryant.
On motion tie chair appointed tho tcl-
lowing delegates q q committee on reso-
~lutions: c.. C. Cordil, chairman; j. NJ.
| Gillespie, Solomon Shaifer, Jordan Brown,
| Spencer Ross.
The committee appointed to select and
recommend fifteen persons to compose q
parish executive committee, reported as
follows:
From first ward, Gabriel johnson, &C.
cond ward, r. j. Walker; third ward,
=. Shaifer; forth ward, William Oweus
fifth ward, William Sylvan; sixth ward,
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ply,
From the parish at largo, II, R. Steele
A.. j. Bryant, J. NJ. Gillespie, NJ. Blue
William Coolidge, J. 8. Matthews, j. Ross
Stewart. W. H. Griffith.
For secretary Of the committee, J. P
Harlow.
The report of the committee was re
ceived and adopted unanimously,
The committee on resolutions reported
as %jollows: - =,
Whereas, We are again reminded BY
| the present disastrous overflow and thu
consequent destruction of property and
suffering among our people, that it is ar
impossibility for the States to protect tn:
valley from tho annual foods Of the Mis-
sissippi; therefore, be it
Resolved, That our levee interests are
paramount to all other interests in Louis
lana, and that we believe the ,nationa
government has q right under the consti.
tuition to protect and improve the naviga'
ton Of the Mississippi river by such OK
penditure from the national treasury a.
| may be necessary, and to maintain the
luyees. which nre incidental to the same
and that if the subject is properly present
ed and urged by tho members Of Congress
from this valley, our government will give
us tie protection: needed -.
Resolved, That We call upon our Re
representatives. from Louisiana, bothin Con
gress and our State Legislature, to make
every effort in their to bring this matter
before the national Congress and secure
the adoption of a national levee system.
Resolved, That we will support no maj
for Congress. or any State Office, who vii
not pledge his u~nceosing efforts to secur,
the. building of our levees by the nationa
government. ,:
Whereas, Many people of our parish or
suffering from. the effects Of the overflow
Of the Mississippi river, and unless SOM
immediate relief is afforded, great suffer
ing and distress will prevail, and man,
people will die of starvation; and
Whereas, The Congress Of the United
States has passed q law directing that pro
visions be distributed to those people Wit
are not able to obtain the necessafies O
life, and the people Of the East and Nortf
are contributing money.and supplies to th'
sufferers in the ovcraowed valley; there
fore, br it ..,..r*
to do oil in their power to secure . portion
of such supplies furnished, and to see tha
they are properly distributed to the suffer
ing people Of Tensas..
The report was received and unani
moasly adopted.