New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04

PreceedinEs Of the Parish Executive
Committee Of the Republican fsrw Of
Iberville.
The committee met pursuant to the call
of the president at the request of . majority
Of the committee.
The president ordered the secretary to
call the roll, when the following named
members ans wered to their names, viz:
P. G. Deslonde, president; J. 8. Davidson,
James Whitako, E. A. Verret, A. l..
Durand. George Randolph. John H. Jack
son, e p. Durand, James Preston. Alcee
johnson, Gabriel Bese, Reuben Douglass,
David johnson, Alfred Butler, j. N. Car
vile, Charles DERRICK, Isaac Martin. Will
liam Page, King Holt, Aaron Parker, Eli
Smith and John Powell.
A quorum being peesent, the president
stated that the object of the meeting was to
call convention to elect delegates to the
State and national conventions, to meet
in the city of New Orleans, the election for
said delegates to be by ballot, and the
basis to be one delegate to every ono hun
dred Republican voters, and one to every
fraction over fifty.
NJ. Powell moved that Mr.. T. T. Allan
be admitted a. q proxy for Mr.. Cole. Mr..
jackson seconded the motion. After con-
siderable debate Mr.. Allan was admitted
to oct in Mr.. Coles place.
On molten Of Mr.. jackson recess OF ten
minutes was taken. After the expiration OF
the recess, on motion of Mr.. Jackson, the
committee proceeded to fill vacancies ex-
listing in said committee by wards, where.
upon the following named gentlemen we're
elected:
For the first ward, William o. Scott, vice
Dusuau HaipheD; for the third ward, Fred
Robertson, vice Louis johnson
The following resolution WAS offered by
Mr.. Allan:
WHEREAS, The State Central Committee
of the Republican party of the State of
Louisiana, on the seventh of March, 1876.
did Issue q call for two conventions to meet
in the city of New Orleans, the first c0nven-
ton to meet on the thirtieth day of May,
1876, to elect delegates and alternstes to
the National Republican Nominating Con-
vention to meet in Cincinnati on june IA,
1876; and
Whereas, The second convention is called
| to meet in the city of New Orlesns on the
twenty-seventh Of June, 1876, foI the pur-
pose Of nominating candidates tor State
officers, presidential electors and candi'
dates for members of Congress, and to elect
a new State Central Committee, the ratio
of delegates for Ibervile parish being five
| delega1os and five alternates for the cOns
| ventiOn called to meet on the thirtieth OF
May to elect delegates to the National
Nominating Convention, and the ratio OF
delegates for Iberville parish at said con
yention in June consisting of seven dele
| gates and seven alterustos to represent the
Republican party of Iberville parish in the
| State Nominating Convention called to
meet in New Orleans on the enty-seventh
day of June, 1876: therefore, be it
Resolred That q convention of the Re
publicans of Ibervil!e parish be and ie
hereby called to meet in tho town OF
Plaquemine on Monday. May 8, 1876, for
| the purposes above stated, and that the
presidents of the regular. Republican clubs
l of the parish are hereby authorized t. call
| meeting of their respective elubs on Sat.
urday, May 6, at l P. NJ, and proceed to
the election of delegates. as follows:
| First ward, 6; second ward. A; third
ward, 3; fourth ward, B. fifth ward, 2
| sixth ward, ]; seventh ward, 2; eighth
ward. g. Total, %
| Resolred, That the several presidents Of
| the ward clubs of the parish are hereby
authorized and required to furnish the
delegates elected from their respective
wards proper credentials, aud to forward
such credentials to the secretary OF the
| parish committee of Iberville, to be sub
mitted to the parish committee before the
meeting Of the parish convention.
Mr.. Davidson offered the following sub
stitute:
Resolred, That q convention of the Re
publican voters of this parish u hereby
called to meet at the Wharton Uniol
School, in the town of Plaquemine, on Sat
urday, the twentieth day Of May, 1876, a
twelve o'clock H., tor the following pur
poses, to wit:
First-To elect five delegates to represen
this parish in the State National Nominal
ing Convention to be held at New Orleanl
on the thirtieth day of May. 1876
Second-To elect seven delegates to repre-
sent this parish in the State Nominating
Convention and in the Congressional con
vention to which this parish is called on Il
send delegates.
Third-To select parish executive com
mittes tor this parish to serve for the en-
suing two years.
RESOLVED, That the basis OF representation
| in said convention being on the basis OF ont
! delegate for each 100 Republican votes cast
| 1t the last general election for A. Dubuclet
| State Treasurer, and one delegate for each
| additional fifty votes and number Owe
! ffty, less than 100 votes, is hereby fxet
| Votes Delegates
| First ward. ................ 'O11
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