New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-29

1tepUVlsC0u NEke0 EXECUTIVE NO"ultlCVs
The regular meeting OF this committee
street, with Colonel james Lewis, president,
in the chair, and Secretary. Charles A. Ba-
Guie at his desk.
The following members we're present:
Mess. Bush, Barrow, Bruce, Bauduit. Booth
by, COPELAND, Dejoie. Devezap, Dapasseau,
Edwards, Evans. Howard, Jones, Long,
Lewis, Leclere, Nichols, Stamps, TOetrick,
Vigers-twenty and quorum
The minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved. :,
Mr. Bruce moved that the secretary call
the names Of all delegates 20 the committee
WHO have failed TO attend the meetings
twice coEsecutive!y, in order that the rules
of the committee might be enforced and
their names s:riked from the rOlls.
Mr.. Vigers objected on the ground that
the rules prescribed three" meetings in
stead of two
Mr.. Evans thought tina. scch acton on
| the part Of the committee might create dis
| seneions among the Republicans OF this par
| ish. and moved, as q substitute, that the
| secretary be instructed to- inform the a.
septees that should they fail to attend the
next meeting O: the committee, the rules
would then be strictly enforced unless they
offered satisfactory reasons tor their ao-
| sence.
Mr.. Bruce accepted the substitute, and
the motion was adopted.
| M. Barrow presented communication
| from the seventh ward informing ,ne com.
uiv.ee Of the election Of tue following gen
| .lemer as officers Of the Central Club tor
| the ensuing year: c. j. Adoiphe, president;
| A. A. Denis, secretary; Arthur Mon.1oce,
treasurer, and other officers.
The commune alton was received, and Oc
| motion Of Mr.. TOstrick, the officers nen-
| toned therein were duly recognized as the
/ Of ho Central Gin IN of sI2s ward,
The secretary read q communication from
| tne fourteenth ward wherein the lanes OF
John Robinson and J. j. Gutierrez are pre-
serted as officers Of the Central Cub there
in. The communication was received.
Mr.. Bush stated that he was surprised at
the communication being forwarded 70 ,hls
committed after the regular officers had a.
ready been recognized by the committee:
He stated that the communication enanated
from five or SIX persons whose sole purpose
was 10 create disturbance. He hoped the
commit tee would rot entertain the commU-
nicatior, and moved that /: pe laid on the
table.
| bs referred to the committee Oh c4Gps' ano
i was go ordered.
Mr.. Devezxn offered the following:
| Resol;ed, That a. elections for officers OF
| Central Clubs. 70 be held before the frat
dsv of Nav, 1876, there shall De elected at
the came time two mem pers OF the Repnc-
iican Parish Executive Committee, who
shall take their seats upon the expiration
| of the term of the present members, pro
yided such elections do not conflict with the
! provisions Of the constitutions OF the re
spective ward clubs.
Mr.. Vigers opposed the adoption OF tie
| resolution, for the reason that II was not II
accordance with the provisions o. the reso'
, lutions passed by the STATE central Cou.-
l "a cnhjact.
Mr.. Evans advocated !ts adoption on ire
ground that it avoided the dissgreeabie ols.
orders and conflicts generally attending az
primary elections, and he was OF tfe CPin-
ion that the fewer primary elections there
were in the wards the better 1t would DC
for the welfare of the party.
, Mr.. Tostrick moved TIE adoption OF TIE
The yeas and nays berg called tie re-
salt was as foliows:
Yeas-Bush. Barrow, Bruce. Bandui-,
, | Boothby, Coupland, Devezan. Dupasseau'
, Edwarde. Evans. Howard, Jones, Long
Leclere, Nichols. Tostrick-lb.
. Naye-Deioie, Nigers-2.
. The resolution was ordered adopted.
Leave of absence was granted 70 George
) w Moore, Of the sixteenth ward, for sixty
days.
, | every two weeks. ~
MI. Howard moved az substitute tina
the committee meet the frs: and third FL
< day Of every month. a.
. Mr.. Dejoie offered substitute to MI
HowarG's motion, that the meetings D.
held every second and fourth Friday
each month. =, ,,
). Mr.. Howard moved to lay Mr.. Dejoie'
). substitute OF the table-yeas 4, nays To-
and the motion was lost.
Mr.. Deioie's motion was then adopted.
9 On motion of Mr.. Long, the Commute
q adjourned to meet again on Friday, teorr
p ary II, 1876, at Z P. NJ.