New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-03
Proceed iugs of the Parish Republican
Convention. Held at the City of Baton
Rnu~e Anrfl VS 1874

Rouge, April rs, 1874.
In compliance with the call of the State
Central Executive Committee of the Re-
publican party of Louisiana, dated March
7, 1874, convention of the Republican
party Of the parish Of East Baton Rouge
assembled at the Murphy schoolhouse, in
the city Of Baton Rouge, on April Is, 1874.
The convention made q temporary Or
ganization by the election Of Charles G.
Pages, ESQ.,, as president. and Captain w.
&. Lane as secretary.
A committee of five on credentials was
appointed, composed of the following
named gentlemen: Messrs. Anthony Benia-
min, chairman; r. p. KennOn, Dennis Black,
Joshua p Wilson and j. L. Leblanc.
The committee submitted the following
First ward-Robert Brent, George A.
Griffith, William Hardy, Alfred Tanner.
Alex. Smith, Jacob Williams, L. A. Fuller,
X. P. Kennon and Charles G. Pages.
Second ward-W. G. Lane, F. Berhel.
John l.. johnson, A. Benjamin, j. L. Le
Blanc, Aaron Wilson and s. W. Campbell.
Heron, Samuel Tyler and Hally Childs.
Fourth ward-Andrew SHINES, BENJAMIN
Richardson, Thomas Robinson and Mack
Dickson.
Fifth ward-No credentials were pre-
sented.
Sixth ward-Harrison Washington, Den
mis- Black, Charles Williams, Joshua P.
Wilson, Philip Kleinpeter and John Reed.
Eight ward-John Hardy, Solomon VIII
liams and Henry Murray.
Ninth ward-Valcourt Anderson, Richard
Wilson, Louis Sharp and Alfred Brown.
Tenth ward-Frank EversOn, Samuel
Myers and Cato johnson, Jr.
Eleventh ward-Jaeob Kinchen, Joseph
johnson.
The following communication was read
by the secretary:
ROCKS OF THE PARISH CONVENTION,
Baton Rouge, La, April Is, 1874.
At a regular call for convention to
represent the several wards of the parish
of East Baton Rouge, it was resolved In
accordance to q committee appointed that
a compromise should be effected, and Hon.
]. II. Burch offered resolution, as follows:
Resolred, That committee of five be ap:
pointed to hold conference with said
party, and that the chair appoint said COM
mittee.
After the chair putting the question to
men to compose said committee: Hon. J.
II. Burch, Moliere LANCE, Joseph Israel,
Rev. George Bird and Daniel Rodgers.
/ hereby certify the above to be true
and correct proceeding.
MI. UNOERHILL, Secretary.
Upon motion of Mr.. Aaron Wilson, the
nronosition contained in said communica-
ton was laid upon the table, and the score
tary was instructed to notify IN. l.. Under
hill. secretary" Of that fact.
The convention was organized by the
election of the following officers: Pres
ident. Charles G. Pages; first vice president,
A. BENJAMIN; second vice president, Harrl-
son Washington; secretary, Felix Berhel;
assistant secretary, Robert r. kennon;
sergeant-at arms, Alfred Tanner; assistant
sergeant-at-arms, John L. johnson.
Hon. C. w. Bryant was elected an hon
orary member of the convention.
George A. Griffith, Esq, then moved to
reorganize the parish executive committee,
in accordance with instructions issued Oy
the State Central Executive Committee OF
the Republican party Of Louisiana. which
motion obtained, and the convention took
recess of ten minutes to enable the dele
gates to meet in caucus and select tneir
members for the parish executive commit
tee from the several wards. On 1neir 1ess,
semblage the following was announced az
the result of their deliberations:
For the first ward-Robert Brent, George
A. Griffith, William Hardy, Alexander
Smith, Jacob Williams and y A. Fuller.
For the second ward-William G. Lane,
IL. LIE Blanc, Aaron Wilson, +. berhel
and Anthony Benjamin.
For the third W6fQ-SaWucI AyioA, asa
dore Heron, Hally Childs.
For the fourth ward--Thomas Robinson,
Mack Dickson, Henry Morris.
For the sixth ward-Harrison Washing
ton. Dennis Black, Charles Williams, l. +.
Wilson. -, v.n;
For the ninth ward-V. Anderson, Rich
ard Wilson, Louis Sharp.
For the tenth ward-Cato johnson, Jr',
For the eleventh ward-Jacob hinchen,
Upon motion of George A. Grifath, Esq :,
Charles G. Pages, ESQ.,, was elected presl.
dent of the parish executive committee oy
acclamation; Anthony Benjamin nrst
vice president; w. G. Lane, second wee
president; George A. Griffith recording
secretary; Alex. Smith, corresponding sec,
reuary; r. P. Kennon, treasurer; A Al
Tanner, sergeant-at-arms, ana 0onn niein'
peter, assistant sergeantatarms.
Various speeches were made BY members
of the convention, and Hon. r. 5. Posey
was. on motion, elected an honorary mem
her of the con vention. The following resO
linton was them offered sby Colonel Alex
Smith, and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The course pursued Dy HON
J. Henri Burch in regard to the reorganiza
tion of the parish executive committee o.
this narish he's been revolutionary and pro
ductiye of discord in the ranks Of the re
nublican party Of our parish, thereby d
rridine our strength and opening the WAY
fnr the enemy 70 invade oar strouehold sne
rout ne in the coming election; and -
Whereas, The action OF the said ). henf