New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-14
The misunderstanding i'm tho Tenth Ward
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:

Understanding that considerable discus
| sion has arisen in relation to the difficulty
| existing in the tenth ward, and also of the
action Of the Republican Parish Executive
Committee in its recognition of the officers
| elect of the Central Club of that ward,
beg leave to submit q statement of the pro
| ceedings had before that body, and the
causes which. suppose. led to the differ
ences between the Republicans of that
ward.
On Saturday, May %, 1875, the Parish
Executive Committee held a regular meet
ing. Among other proceedings, two com.
munications were received from the tenth
ward, one notifying the executive commit
tee of the election of p. B. s. Pinchback as
president, Thomas Boswell as first vice
president, and l.. E. Pradat as secretary;
and the other of the election of p. b. S.
Pinchback a. president, H. j. Bell as first
vice president, and eundry other inferior
officers.
Upon examination it was ascertained
that neither credentials were signed by the
proper authority; that Is, by the president,
whose term had just expired.
A member of the committee (Mr. Bruce)
moved that the credentials be referred back
to the ward ia order that they should be
submitted to Mr.. John A. Kaiser, the out
going president, for his approval and sigma
ture. The late secretary of the committee,
Mr.. Quote, was instructed to return these
credentials with the instructions suggested
by Mr.. Bruce; but instead of complying with
the directions of the committee therein the
secretary under date OF May %, 1875, re-
turned both communications to the Hon. p.
b. s. Pinchback with the folio wing indOrse-
ment:
"slay %, 1875,
"Respectfully returned for further con.
eideratiOn. An election will be called by
the recognized president, P. Is. s. Pinch
back, and the result of same forwarded to
this committee.
by order of the committee.
IS. NJ. QUETE, Secretary"
From the above Endorsement arose the
whole difficulty. No such instructions were
ever given to the late secretary.
At the succeeding meeting of tha commit
tee, on the fifth day of June, 1875, the cre-
dentials from the tenth ward were pre-
sented to the committee, signed by Thomas
Boswell, chairman Of the meeting held May
4, 1875, sttested by Fred X Hyde, secretary
pro tenn, and appended thereto was note
from A. Kaiser, the outgoing president,
certifying that the pro oeedings held May 4,
1875, we're regular in all particulars, and
the officers whose names appeared in these
credentials were the duly elected officers of
tee Tenth Ward Central Club.
The committee thereup0n, considering the
signature of Mr.. Kaiser as the only author
ity. recognized the following officers for the
Tenth Ward CLUB: President, Hon. p B
s. Pinchback; fret vice president, Thomas
Boswell; second vice president, Alexander
T. Randolph; third vIcs president, George
Grindley; fourth vice president, Edmond
+ ODD; secretary, L. E. Pradat; assistant
Frederick K Hyde; correspond
ing seoreta'y. Alcide Pocte; treasurer, A.
w. 7. Page; sergeant at arms. Frank Smith;
first assistant. Albert Munday; second as
eistant, George johnson; marshal, Thomas
Smith; delegate to parish executive commit.
tee, vice J. A. Paturel, H. C. Dupasseau.
At the last meeting of the committee,
held On the twelfth instant, the Hon. p. B.
y. Pinchbsck addressed q communication to
this body, stating that in accordance with
the Instructions received from the secretary
he had held an election for officers of the
club, and that he had been informed that
the instructions he had received we're erro-
neous, and requested that the committee
either recommit the whole subject matter to
the clob, or else settle the same cOnclusively
by such action az they might deem proper.
The committee adhered to its former de-
cisiOn, and notification thereof was ordered
to be sent to Mr.. Pinchback.
Very respectfully,
CHARLES A. BAQUIE,
Republican Parish Executive
Committee.