New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-28
VOLUME X.--NO. {
REPUBLICAN STATE CONykNrION.
First Days Procecdlugs.

Ss DuyNe HrVC6cOIu&Ss
Long before twelve O'Clock Dryade
stseet was crowded with people, delegates
candidates, contestants, friends Of every
body, and all who took an interest in th
convention about to be held. Before tn
hour designated hundreds were trying t
enter the old hall Of the HOUSE of Repre-
sentatives in the Mechanics Institute
After about twenty minutes of hard worl
the unauthorized found the work too mucl
tor them, and gave up the attempt to oye1
ride the arrangements for order Afte
that the delegates were passed in sinaly o,
presenting their credentials
A. twenty five minutes past twelv
O'Clock Ex-Governor Flanders called th
meeting to order. He said that it had bee,
assigned to him by the State Central Com
mittee, az its last dusysto cal! the convsn
ton to order and preside till the convention
chose temporary chairman.
Order being obtained, Rev. Mr.. Thomas
offered prayer. the, delegates rising and lii
tening in perfect quiet and respect.
Governor Flanders then called or Charlie.
Hill, secretary of the State Central Gem
mittee, and he then read the call Of the
committee, as heretofore published.
Mr. Llmaniere, assistant secretary, by
direction Of the chairman, then read the
roll OF delegates as furnished by the com
nittee:
Ascension--P. Landry, L. E. Bentley, Louis
Lef0rt, Morris Marks. Fred Fobb, w. w
n,v&p p~A
Henry Haymap, ohm Celestlne, James
Ferrier, H. o. Maher, P. A. Jones, Henry
+. johnson. Arthur Burnett.
Assumption-George Drury, G Gorge Arm
stead, A. j. Jones, Levy Williams, Gssrge
Washington.
Avoyeiles-Lonis j. Souer, Charles Grey
Wesley Coleman, A. L. Boyer, Louis J
Ducote.
West Baton Rouge-Oscar Holt, Frank
Delaney. T. T. Allan.
East Baton Rouge-George Bird, j. Henri
Burcn, b. Y. Barauce, f. Berhel, 0 H
Foreman. Jacob Shields, Augustus Will
Hams, A. Il. Holt. Alternates-Alex.S Smith,
N. Anderson, M. Windfield, A. Tanner. w.
G. Lane, NJ. Connor, j. 2. Wilson, J. P.
Furlow. Consestants-Henry Schorten, j
=. Wilson, @. Fl. Foreman Jake Williams,
Alex. Smith. w. G. Lane, j. P. Collins,
Charles 6. Page. AIternates- George P.
Davis, 0, A. Rice. L. C. LeSage. F. Jack.
scn, J K Lsbb, +. Stewart, S. fP. Wilson,
G. NJ. Hustled.
Boss.er-E. N. Thomas, P. Baker, A.
Hawkins, B. F. O'Neal. Al.ernates-Sam.
uel Thomas, Peter Mcdaniel, Il. w. Tur-
ner, by. Taylor.
ienville-Hodge Rsbenn.
Calcaeieu-Bernard Martin. Contestant
j. II. Perkins.
Caddo-Charles w. Heating, William
Harper, C. C. Antoine, George L. Smith
Extra-Rufus Renfro. Contestants-A.
SterritI, H. Adams, John Calhoun, Thomas
johnson. Extra-R. White. Alternates--
John Simms, James Butler, w. E. ohnson,
Z. Frank.
CaIdwell-Conrad C. Yarborouga AL
ternate-Paul G ,rham.
CameroD-L. j Fansey.
De Soto-J j. johnson.
Claiborne-Thomas Poland, David Leo
gan. Contestants w. Jasper Blackburn.
K. T. Vaughn. Alternate-Tully Black
burn.
Concordia - David Young. Wade II.
Hough, .William Ridgely, j. S. Harris, T.
p. Jackson, George 5. Sawyer, William
Butler.
CarroIl-B. Fl. Lanier. J. E. Leonard, J.
A. Gla. j. E. Murray, F. R. Barthoiemy, T.
J. Galbreatb, Cain Sartain. Alternates-
C. E. Moss, John Littleton, H. c. c. Ast-
wood, George Foster, James Andrews,
Peter jackson.
West Feliciana-E. L. Weber, john S.
DuIa, George Swaze, Andrew Duncan, L..
A. Weber.
East Feliclana-R. R. Ray, T. j. NJ.
Clark. Thomas II. jerks, Samuel Chap
man, f. A. Rigby, Henry Smith.
Frankln-Willis H. McVey.
Grant-Charles Thomas. Alternate-H.
Mcknight.
Iberis-P. A. veazy, E. Il. Eiddell. Sam
uel Wakefield. Contestants-L G. Allison,
Theo. Boudreau, Eli Boutte, I. L. BeldoD,
Iberville-P. G. Dsalonde, ]. S Davidson,
j. M. Carville, w. w. Wharton, James Pres
ton, L. Z. Duhart, L. Dardenne. Alter
nates-Basile Dorsey, F. Robinson, j. H.
Tate A. Butler, A. johnson, j. Il. Jackson,
A. j. Ennis.
Jackson-Isaiah Flournoy.
Jefferson-Leonard Roche, William P.
Ward, Amos Morrison, William King, c.
w. Lowell, James Dennison.
Livington-James H. Bailey. Alternate
Israel Rogers.
Lafavette-A Fortune Riard, F. Martin.
Alternates-J. F. veazey. Alfred Perot.
Latourche-C. Nichols, o. Crozier, A. Cur
Besttie. Aternates-J. NJ. Ricard, w.
Stafford. T. McWlllans, Robert Taylor,
James Cou,nn, S. Williams.
Lincoln Charles j. Greene, j. A. Greene,
Alternates--J ames Lewis, John Ray.
Madisnn---E. S. Dennis, p. J. WATSON, w.
H. Dinkgrave, w. w. johnson, A. n.
Brown, Thomas Shaw. Alternates- Philip
Mccoy, A. P. Roberts, A. P. Brown. Con-
testents-E. NJ. Cramer, c. w. Crawford.
Colonel j. II. Griffin, R. T. BlackmaD, Will
Liam Murrel'. Larkin Murrell.
Morehouse- - Schardt, T. De S. Tuck
er, C.. B. Wheeler. Alernates-George d.
Boyd, Randolph Randall, Jerry Nance.
Natchitoc ches-Raford Blunt, Henry Raby,
w. d. Tunnard, Fl. c. MYERS, 5. Van Dsu-
sen. Alternates-JOhn Hudson, Theo. Mc-
nette. J. f Breda, Edward Ezernack, D.
II. Boullt, Sr.
Ouachita-George B. Hamlet, j. w.
Hudson, p. Il. Dinkgrave, Sandy Bird,
Julius Ennemcser, Frank Morey. Alter
nates-Spencer Watson, Solomon G. Philips,
Robert Long, Eaton Logwood, Cyrus Price,
Frank johnson.
J. C. Miller. Contestants-Joseph Harris,
Second ward-Thomas H. Wynne, Philip
Perrin, A. j. Brim. Alsernates-Lawrence
Herman, w. II. johnson, Lewis Poree.
ts-George D. Geddes, Eli STAINS
bury, Seeby Cheevers.
Third ward-George Devezin, W. l..
Evans, j. w. Quinn, P. Creagh. +. &. An
tome, w. G.. Elliott, c. +. Ladd.
Fourth ward-Raphael st. Amant, A. B.
Sloanaker, Charles p. Vigers.
Fifth ward-Jules Lanabere, 0. p. Fer
nandez, Octave Rey, Victor Gerodias.
Sixth wards. b. Packard, Charles Ber-
geron. Gabriel Alcina. Alternates-Joseph
Mansion, William Rodolph, A. L. Young.
Seventh ward-JOhn Barrow, +. Rich