New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-05
PARISH CONVENTION.
Fourth Day,

Fourth Day.
The fourth days proceedings, adjourned
from last Tuesday, began at noon yester-
day.
Mr.. Dumont, the president, took the
chair. and MIR. Charles Baquie was at the
secretarys desk.
Colonel Lewis, of the fourth ward, noti-
fed the convention that he had appointed
Mr.. L. Kenner his proxy.
Mr.. Bush, Of the fourteenth ward, rose
to question of privilege, and quoted some
thing from the New Orleans Times, which
was not to his liking. 1t was report of
the proceedings of this convention last
week, which did not put him down fairly
on the record, and he wishes that the Times
may retract what it said about him.
The committee on organization handed in
the following which was adopted:
Resolced, That the functions Of the par
ish committee, created by this convention,
cease on the first day of May, 1876. 4.
Resolred, That the president of the parish
committee, OF in case of his absence through
sickness, neglect or other cause, then the
vice president or acting president, shall
issue a call to the several central ward
clubs on the first day OF April, 1876, for the
election of delegates to a new parish com
mittee, and that said parish committee
shall regulate the appOrtiOnment tor each
ward. q,
Resolved, That in the third, fourth and
sixteenth wards, in which contests exist be-
tween the clubs as to which constitutes the
central organization, an election be held
to elect officers OF the central club; said
election to be held on Saturday the twenty
third day Of May, 1874, between the hours
Of 6 A. M. and p. M, at the club room,
designated by the State Central Committee
as the central club of the ward; said cleo
ton to be held in the manner hereinafter
provided.
The elections in said wards shall be con-
Quoted under commission in each ward,
to be appointed as follows: The presidents
of the respective contendiDg clubs shall
each appoint three persons as commission
ers of election, and the six commissioners
thus appointed shall elect q seventh.
Said commissioners shall proceed to open
books for. a fair registration of all the bona
fde residents of the wards, and none shall
be permitted to register except residents.
The commissioners shall give due notice OF
the time of holding the registration, which
shall take place at the central ward club
rooms, and shall be completed on or
about the twentieth day of May.
1t shall be the duty of the commissioners
whenever objection shall be raised to the
registration Of q person applying for the
same on the ground of his nOn-residence in
the ward, to appoint committee, to be
composed of one person from each contend
ing party, the duty of which shall be to re-
pair together to the place given as his resi-
dence by said person and ascertain whether
or not said person is entitled to reglstra-
ton. No notice Of the opening Of the regis
tration shall he considered valid unless the
same is promulgated over the signatures OF
the entire commission, or q majority thereof.
After due notice of the time and place
shall have been given, as aforesaid, the
commissioners shall hold an election BY the
registered voters Of the ward to determine
who shall be the officers of the central
club, and their certificate, or that of ma
iority thereof, of the result of said election
shall constitute the credentials Of said Of
ticers.
After the commissioners shall have issued
their certificates to the elected officers, as
provided for in the provisions Of the fore
going resolutions, all persons refusing to
abide by the results of said elections shall
be deemed and held as disorganizers and
boilers from the Republican party. E.
Resolred, That the election of delegates
to the parish executive committee be held
on Saturday. the twenty-third, and that
said committee should convene Tor organi.
zation on June 3, at IL NJ, at Mechanics
Institute.
The committee on resolutions made the
following report. which was adopted:
First-Fully indorsipg the Republican
party, State and national
Second-Expressing gratitude for the
noble manner in which responses have been
made by distant sections of our country
for material aid to the overflowed sufferers.
Third--That Congress will understand
that the levees of the Mississippi valley are
objects for national care and aid.
Fourth-That we pledge our hearty CO.
operation in carrying out, in both the State
and national governments, such laws as
will reduce the burdens Of the people by
securing an economical and honest admin
istration Of public affairs, and such as will
guarantee the protection Of life, liberty and
property to every citizen. and the peace
and prosperity Of the country.
Fi1th-That in the present exigency OF
the party and the State, it becomes neces-
sary that discreet, sober.minded and honest
men should make and administer the laws,
and to that end it is matter OF prime i'm
pOrtance, and as such we commend it to the
voters of the State, that the people, in the
selection of candidates for office should
| make the selection themselves, and not
permit cliques to act for them; and that
they should see to it that the candidates
nominated are men competent to under
stand their interests and disposed to rep
resent them fairly, who will 60 into and
remain in public lite under the controlling
conviction that as officials they are the SER
| wants and not the masters of the people.
Sixth-That we, while recognizing the
services rendered by the national govern
ment, wherein in the interest of personal
protection, public quiet, and popular rights,
it has sustained the State government OF
Louisiana, frankness constrans us to affirm
that only partial justice has been done by
the national Congress to the State Of Louis
lana and the Republican party therein,
inasmuch as the Senate still halts, and has
failed in definite solution of the Senate,
rial question now pending before it; and
inasmuch as the same legislative body that
passed upon the returns of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor of the State, and has
made laws governing the people thereof,
did in January, 1873, as provided by law,
with great unaniinity, duly elect Hon. 2.
B. s. Pinchback as Senator from the State
of Louisiana for the terln beginning March
4, 1873, it is matter of justice not only to
Governor Pinchback but to the Republican
party and the State of Louisiana, that he
the Senator elect from said State, be
promptly accorded his seat.
Mr.. L. D. Herbert spoke at considerable
length advocating these resolutions.
The convention, on motion Of Mr.. Green
voted thanks to President Dumont and tt
all the other officers.
The business of the convention being fin
ished Mr. Howard moved to adjourn sine
die. Carried
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