New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-13

Republican Parish Executive C00lRttteo.
The regular meeting of the committee
was held at the Crescent club rooms, No 20
ST. Louis street, yesterday evening.
Present-Colonel James Lewis, in the
chair; Charles A. Baquie, secretary, and
Messrs. Anderson, Barrow, Boothby, Ben
nett. Boutte, Creagh, Capls, Claiborne,
Collins, .Devezan, Diaz, Duhart, Evans,
Garstkamp. Green Fifteenth ward), Green
(sixteen nth ward), Howard, johnson, Lewis,
Labostrie, PnsoD, Sayers, Wright, VIII
SODA, and g quorum.
The. reading Of the minutes of the pre-
ceeding meeting was dispensed with.
The chair announced the following stand
ing committees:
SubExecutive Committee-Paul Bruce,
chairman; p. E. Bechtei, Alfred Capla,
George W. Wright, T. B. w. Evans. p F.
Herwig, Henry Green, j. V. Labostrie, John
Garstkamp.
Campaign Committee-Henry c. Dibbie,
chairman; George Devezan. II. BOutte,
John Barrow, William +. Loan, John T.
Claiborne, Amos S Collins.
Committee on Ways and Means-R. c.
Howard, chairman; L. A. PinsOn, Eli John.
SOD, David Wilson, w. Bennett,
Finance Committee - Patrick Creagh,
chairman; William Vigers, w. P. Green,
Joseph Diaz, c. w. Boothby.
Committee on Clubs-N. D. Bush, chair
man; Thomas Sayers, William Bauduit,
John Barrow, Henry Green.
Vice President Creagh in the chair.
Mr.. GaEstkamp moved that special COM
mittee of three be appointed to revise the
constitution, rules and bylaws of the par
ish executive committee, which motion was
adopted, and the chair appointed the fol.
lowing gentlemen: Lewis, Boothby and
Howard.
This committee was instructed to report
at the next meeting of the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Howard the committee
took ND for consideration the protest filed
by Messrs. Edwards and Lerouge, of the
ninth ward.
The secretary read the document, after
which Mr.. Boothby moved that Messrs.
Pinson and Wright, the delegates already
seated, be recognized as the delegates from
the ninth ward and confirmed in their seats.
Objections were made by Messrs. Green
and Collins, the latter moving to refer the
papers to a special committee of three.
Mr. Howard moved to lay the motion on
the table.
Mr.. Green called for the yeas and nays
with the following result: Yeas, II; nays, g..
The motion to appoint special committee
was lost.
Mr.. Howard renewed Mr.. Boothby's mo-
ton to confirm.
The yeas and nays being called for by Mr..
Claiborne, the vote stood rs follows:
Yeas-Anderson, Boutte, BO0thby, Bar
row, Creagh, Cspls, Devezan. Diaz,
Duhart, Garstkamp, Green fifteenth
ward), Howard, johnson, LabOstrie, Pin
son, Savers Wright-H.
Nays-Claiborne, Evans, Green (six-
teenth ward)-3.
Blank-Collins-l.
Messrs. S. A. Pinson and G.. w. Wright
were therefore confirmed in their seats.
Mr.. Claiborne. moved that the contest
matter of the tenth ward be referred to q
special committee of three.
Mr.. Howard thought the committee
could proceed with the contest immedi-
ately, and moved that Mr.. Claiborne's mo-
ton be laid on the table,.
The yeas and nays being called, resulted
as follows: Yeas, -; nays, 6, and the case
was called up.
The secretary read the protest.
Mr.. Green moved that Messrs. j. V. La
bostrie and Thomas Savers be confirmed in
their positions.
Mr.. Claiborne objected, as he desired to
hear all the evidence.
An additional statement was produced,
and was about being read, when Mr..
Howard moved that the further reading of
the document De dispensed with, and the
ga me action be taken as in the case OF the
ninth ward.
Mr.. Claiborne called for the yeas and
nays.
The following is the vote upon the mo-
ton to confirm:
Yeas-Anderson, Boutte, BOothby, Bar
row, Creagh, Capla, Devezan, Disz, Duhart.
Evans, Garsrkanp, Green sixteenth ward),
johnson, Lsbostrie, Pinson, Sayers, Wilson,
Wright-lS.
Nay-Claiborne-l.
Blsnk-Collins, Green Fifteenth ward)--2.
On motion of Mr.. Caple the following com
mittee was appointed to confer with Mr.:
rooms for the permanent use of the COM
mittee during the coming campaign: Messrs.
Capla, Howard and BOOthby.
On motion of Mr.. Creagh, the committee
adjourned to meet again on Friday, May l9,
instant, 1T 1880 P. N.