New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-20
POLITICAL NOTICES.

New Orleans, May -, 1Ss4.-To the hon
orable President and Memte,s OF the Fourth
Ward Central Republican Club-Gentiemen: The
undersigned, duly appointed, under resolution
of this honorable club, for the purpose of har-
mOniziug the party and to fix upon place for the
registration of the voters OF this ward, and for
other purposes, respectfully beg leave to report
their actO.: That on the morning of May IL, lG'4,
your committee waited upon Messrs. Popnlns,
Mr.. Malcolm, for the purpose of comforting with
said gentlemen and to adjust any and all differ
ences existing between the opposing factions IN
ths ward. After several names had been sug
gested on both sides for the seventh man, which
names were in each instance rejected, the com
mittee adjourned until P. NJ. OF said day.
According to adjournment, the said committee
met and proceeded to business.
Your committee submitted the names OF the fol-
lowing gentlemen as the seventh man. VIZ; hon.
B. F. Joubert, Captain o. Rev, Hon. John r. Clay
Hon E. e Norton, Hon. Henry L. Rey, Colonel T.
Detege, Judge John Parsons, Justin Holland
Esq, Hon. Edgar Davis, L. Young, ESQ., and Hon.
octave BelOt.
The communication the other size submitted the
names of the following gentlemen as the seventh
Hon. George Y. Kelso, E. Alex, ESQ, L. a. Degruy
ESQ., and others whose names Your committee
can not recall to mind. The Hon Octave Bel0t
was accented by both said committees as the sew
enth man. feeling well satisfied OF his iDpal atty
ana his honorable mindedness, and his ability to
give perfect satisfaction to all parties
Mr. BelOt waited upon and si9n1hed his &C.
ceptance in writing. ...,
called
con, we were unable to come to any conclusion
the committee on the other side insisting on the
coffeehouse at the corner of Cont ana IRENE
streets a suitable place, and Your committee
insisting on this, the Mother Club room. The
reasons for our objections were that incur Iudg
ment. said place. corner Of Cont and IRENE
streets, is not suitable place on account of the
dsagreeableness of SAID place. which is notorious
resort for people OF easy virtue, being known as
gambling house and a beer saloon.
Therefore, being unable to agree, we adjourned
until last Saturday, sixteenth instant we met
according to adjournment, both committees be,
ing present and after conference lasting several
hours and still being unable to come to any CEN
c1usjon in regard to fixed place of registration,
your committee thought proper to adjourn, sub
ieet to the call of their chairman.
The chairman of your committee issued call
Oh the evening of the sixteenth instant for the
purpose of adopting some other plan Of acton.
After comforting together your committee pub
lished in the Republican of yesterday the follow
ing call. viz: ,,,, l,,.r,,,r
WARD-In accordance til the resolution
adopted by the Parish Convention May a. 1874. lhe
voters of the fourth ward are HEREBY notified that
the registration book will he opened on MONDAY
NJ. TO p NJ, daily, TO the twenty second instant
inclusive; said registration to take place at tine
Central Clubroon OIL Derbtgnv street, between
Cust0mhouse and Bienv.e. All residents of the
ward will take notice that they will not be per
mitted TO vote unless they are registered nndel
mis- call OCTAVE BELOT,
p. HOLTEN,
i. LONGPkE.
q. 4. GREEN.