New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-22
NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY, MAY % 1874.
Genuine Republican Club.

Genuine Republican Club.
The above club has been formed during
the past few days. and is already one of the
strongest in the. city. It is recruited prin
cipally from the Butchers Association, but
numbers on its rolls many property holders
and business men, who own property or
have stores in the vicinity of the markets.
These men represent much of the wealth
and industry Of our city. Their wholesale
detection from their old party associations,
and spontaneous affiliation with the Repub
ican party. speaks volumes in proof of the
utter inetficiency of any other party in ef
fecting auy measures of true reform or solid
good for the workingmen of New Orleans.
These meu despair of ever reaping any ben
eft from the Fusion party, the Democratic
patty, or any other political organization
except the Republican party.
Convinced of this fact, they have, there l
fore, identified themselves with the Repub
lican party, and enrolled themselves under
the banner of the administration. They
pledge themselves to uphold the national
party of the country in all its measures of
reform and its various works Of good.
The hall of the Butchers Benevolent As
sociation, No. 2Ol Poydras street, was
crowded last evening, and most orderly
meeting was held. President A. Duchiron
called the meeting to order at eight o'clock
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
Tho fo11nvuinn
were proposed for honorary membership,
and were unanimously elected: General A.
s. Badger, Major P. Fl. Boyle and Major V.
A. Ryan.
The following letter from Hon. w. r.
Fish was then read. 1t had been the in
tention of Mr.. Fish to be present and take
part in the proceedings, but for the causes
set forth in his letter he was forced to
forego this honor and pleasure:
To the President and Mem mbers of theGeauine Re-
publican Club of New Orleans;
GENTLEMEN-Your polite invitation to be
present at the next general meeting of your
club is before me. / thank you for the COM
pliment and regret that pressing previous
engagement prevents my attendance. With
cordial wishes for the success of your
patriotic efforts to disseminate and support
correct political principles, l subscribe my
self yours very respectfully,
1t being made known that Governor Kei-
made by Mr. D. Gregoire that a committee
of three be appointed to wait upon his ex-
cellency, and invite him to a seat upon the
platform.
The motion was carried with great en-
thusiasm.
His exceiency was received with enthus-
Iastic applause, and on taking the stand
was greeted with three cheer. Several
honorary members of the club accompanied
the Governor, among them Marshal Pack
ard, Judge Hawkins. General Badger,
Major A. X. johnson, and Captain H. Con-
quest Clark These gentlemen were intro
duced to the club and were received with
true welcome and hearty applause
The reports of the various sections of
which the club is composed were then read
and approved.
President A. Dumestre, of the first sec
ton, reports one hundred and seventy no
members at the first meeting, and an
nounced that that number would be doubled
in less than fifteen days.
President P. Marzon of the second Sec
ton, reports one hundred and fifty men
present at tho last meeting, with prospect
Of rapid increase.
President L. SOule, of the third section,
reported two hundred and ten on the roll
and section daily increasing.
President 0. M. Redon, of the fifth sec
ton, reported one hundred and fifteen
members, with every indication that the
number will be raised to three hundred in
less than month.
President Joe Calliot, of the sixth sec
ton, reported seventy-fve members.
President Louis Lestrade, of the seventh
section, reported eighty men as present at
the last meeting
The fourth section did not offer report,
as they were holding meeting in another
portion of the city. Enough was exhibited
by the different reports to show that the
club is in most prosperous condition and
already numbers thousand voters. 1t is
the universal opinion that in less than
thirty days the association will have five
thousand members. ,.--,...
By request Governor Kellogg then ad-
dressed the meeting. He thanked the as
sembly for the honor conferred upon him,
and admonished them that the only way
that they could protect their own interests
was by putting good men in Office, and the
only way to get good men in Office was for
all good men to vote. The Governors re-
marks were long and loudly applauded.
Marshal Packard next spoke. briefly but
most forcibly. He referred to the past evils
resulting from bad government. He alluded
to the obstacles which hampered the present
State administration, and mentioned the
fact of the very large reduction in the rate
of taxation that had been effected under
Governor Kellogg's regeme. He warned
his hearers of the necessity of thorough
organization and concentration of every
energy.
Judge Hawkins was then called for, and
made most telling speech, fraught with
great good sense and sound advice.
General Badger, in response to enthusias-
tic calls, made short speech, in which he
thanked the club for the honor they had
conferred on him. He excused himself
from further speaking, as the distinguished
gentleman who had preceded him had go
ably expressed all that could be said.
Mr.. A. Duchiron, the popular president
of the club, after thanking his excel
lency, and the other distinguished wis.,