The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-21
POLITICAL.
Peoples Democratic Club, Third Ward.

The Peoples Democratic Club of the Third
Ward net at their rooms over the Cotton Ex-
change, Gravier street, last night. The at
tendance was larger than ever, and was with
out doubt the best meeting the Peoples
Club ever held At 1880 o'clock the meeting
was called to order, President f. Lalmant in
the chair.
The minutes OF the previous meeting were
read and adopted.
VIM. Conway, Esq, President Of the River
side Club being present, a committee of two
were appointed to conduct the gentleman to
chair.
The committee appointed to draw up an ad-
dress submitted the following:
IMPORTANT.
To the Voters Of the Third Ward, Parish of Or
leans
The state of Generalization which has per-
yaded political society in this ward for years
past, tostered and nourished, as it has been,
by the corrup pit officials of a government forced
upon US by reconstruction laws in the forma-
ton and execution of which We actually had
no voice, has so discouraged q great number
of the voters of this ward, that not one-tenth
of those who actually vote at the general cleo
ton, ever attend the meetings OF the Central
or mother club.
It's fact, at the last State registration
more than four thousand white men were
registered, md, that at the general election
in November, 1874, moro than thirty i've
hundred white Democrats actually voted In
this ward. 1t is also fact, that the meetings
of the central club of the ward were attended,
during the last campaign, by an average OF
about two hundred only. Such being the
negligence of the citizens of the ward, what
right have they to complain of bad nomina-
tons. bad administration, high taxation,
bankruptcy ruin and political degradation.
All that is necessary to redeem the ward
from these evils, is to attend TIE primary
meetings and elections Ct the Central Club,
select men of talent and inE gritty IS dele
gates to conventions anasan.'dates for office,
and use all your energies to secure their cleo
ton. The opportunity to lnsngurate this
reform is now pres ented TO you n he organ
izatlon. we'll established, and known as the
Peoples Democratic ,;iub, Tnird Ward. :
This club is composed # voters vel, known
on account Of their devstion to the Demo
cratic party and their interest in the sama.
and their identity with the honor s.ad pros
perity of the people of The ward, city ard
State. This club is open to all good
men of all classes, who are cordl-
ally invited to join our organization and at
tend our meetiuak which are held every
Monday evening ~ half-past o'clock, at oul
hall, over the Cotton Exeh>nge, entrance on
Gravier street, between Catondelet and Ba
rome streets.
J. r. S. Selleck, F. n Knapp, W. B.
Koontz, A. Micou Henry Hesin.
| Adopted.
The following resolution offered by VIM E
Todd, ESQ, was read, unanimously adopted
and on motion ordered spread upon the min
utes
Whereas, the following gentlemen, viz
| Ed Kennedy Mex. Gibson, James Cousley
John Douglas, Thomas Boylan, Q. J. Mile
more and T. M. Westcott, members of tn
PEOPLES Democratic Club Of the Third Ward
have been nominated by the Joint Conference
Committee of the following clubs, viz: John
son Ran gers, Gibson Guards, Young Men
Club, Claiborne Guards, and johnson Ran
gers, Branch No. 1;
Whereas, In our opinion, no man shoHld
be restricted from exercising his poiitica
rights as he may deem proa5f, but lnssmuct
as all communications from the Peoples Clul
to the above named clubs lave not been re
ceived with that due courtesy, which no pc
litical or other body shonli ever forget tt
render, regardless Of any existing differences
and as the above named rfsbs have persist
emily refused to confer With .his club, and IN
asmuch as the following clubs, viz: tn
Riverside Club, Crescent City Club and tn
Bulletin Guards, have exteaded to US tn
right hand OF fellowship, arr appointed con
ference committees with xaom we are t
confer in the selection or delegates to tn
State Convention, and dss regard for on
duty towards said clubs and a regard for tn
action expected by them firm US in the pre-
misses, compels US to take s1eh steps as shal
free our club from all suspisson of duplicity
therefore
cratic Club of the Third Ward pledge thei
earnest and undivided support, votes and al
legiance to the ticket which shall be place.
in the field by the General Conference Com
mittee of the Crescent City Club, Riversid
Club, Bulletin Guards and Peoples Club.
The President stated thai the Conferenc
Committees met last Fridsg night, and thf
by the next meeting of the club they woul
submit report.
On motion of DR.. KNAPP, it was ordere
that the Riverside, Bulletin Guards and Cree
cent City Club be invited to meet at the ha
of this club for the purpose OF passing upo
; the report of the Conference Committees, an
, then accompany them to the meeting of II
, mother club.
On motion of Mr.. VIM. E. Todd, it wa r.
solved that copies of the address be turnshe
to the BULLETIN, Picoyune, Times and DEM
crat with a request that tcey publish tt
same.
Whereupon the meeting adjourned.
We are glad to learn that the school of IL