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


At large and enthusiastic mass meetin
ville, held on April ], at the courthouse, fol
4ho purpose Of 'denouncing the action Of
q 70 exeeative committee, Of the twenty fifth
Of March, 1876, in electing Themselves u
deleRstee to the national and State conven-
fiooS. - following na0ea ge0tlemon were
elected - officers thereof, viz:
President, Lucien Dardenne; vice presi-
dsats, Albert verret, Henry Jones, Spencer
Stewart, Rev. Henry Gaines, Samuel Pew,
wills Homes and Ollil Allen; secretary.
Jpdee James Crowell; assistant seereta-
Fise, r. L. Duhart and Albert verrett.
Tho peesideot hsving stated the object Of
fheneetipg. Judge Crowell addressed those
SUooenk and Va0 followed BY other gentle
1aa,Who I'll deoouneed the anti Republican
oeeiSn Of the Parish Executive Committee
q last Saturday.
IL following preamble md resolutions
Wess unan,Doualy passed:
Wa1RRAs, The executive committee Of
v1ls assenblsd ct tho courthouse Of said
pagish O March Is, 1876, upon the call Of
to pessident Of said committee; and,
Whereas, The object Of said call was to
an tho vacancies existing in said executive
sseaittee, caused BY death or otherwise;
whereas, Said executive committee took
npea themselves powers never delegated
. them BY any party usage, to elect dele
Q b hold In the city Of New Orleans. on the
4Aistieth Of Nay and twentyseventh Of
June, 1876; and
Whereas, Such proceedings are contrary
70 republican principles and to the most
sacred rights Of tho people, who ought to
eleot those BY whom they are to be repre-
oeated; therefore, be it
Resolved, That We, in mass meeting ~
0eobled, deem it our duty to denounce the
a0tion of the said parish executive commit
tee in arrogating to themselves the right to
State conventions a. being contrary to party
u1age and in gross violation of the estsb
lished principles of the Republican party;
b il further
Resolved, That the selection of delegates
- the above named conventions of right
belongs to the Republicans Of this parish,
70 whom the question has been referred.
6uch precedence and proceedings We most
1AAignantly condemn, and will not endure
O. support in any manner whatever; be it
Resolved, That. - there exists just in.
dignation ct tho bold usarpation of the said
committee, We deem it prudent and desir-
oble, with Wow to harmonic our party,
that the election of delegates to the M.
4i0oal and State conventions be referred to
tADRepublicans Of the parish, and . day
appointed to hold elections in the several
wards thereof, for tho purpose of electiua
delegates to tho parish convention; and b
further
Resolved, That We, the Republicans, in
mars meeting assembled, do cali . Repub
lican parish convention to BE- held ON the
thirtieth of May, 1876, 1T the courthouse, il
Pisuuemine, and that the basis of said
psrish convention will be one delegate 4
every 100 Republican votes and one delegst,
70 every fraction of fifty or over, based OF
the election of 1874, and that the differen
elubs through the parish cause an election
to be held to elect delegates to the sais
Darish convention; and be it further
Resolved, That these proceedings and re
solutions be published in the New Orlsen
REPUBLICAN, New Orleans LOuisiania'
aad Iberville Republican. 1850.
A true copy.
President.
JAMES CRowELL, Secretary.