New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-24
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
THE RIvAL PLATFORMS
DE 4OCRATIC DEMANDS AND RE.
PUBLICAN REFORM.
TWO PICTURES FOR HONEST VOTERS
TO STUDY.

| lFrom the proee edings
Iof the DeTociatic Parish
G0D venfion, which met
lin this city, Sex tember
IS, 1876:
tFrom the report of I he
commit Q On credeu-
ltiAle:l
AMI In conclusion, Mr..
IChaiI man and gentlemen
|of the convention. We
would respectfully say
THAT he IL sue before the
|pe spls 10 no h ng else
Than the propfrgui lance
iof Otr primary ele c ton.
rhis, Mr.. Chairn an and
gentlemen OF the conven.
ton, o. ems to us to be
he only d ynand Of cut
icitizens. and mot Q low
QuAbb e f. r onc al emol
ument, but . demand for
the proper exer :iss Of
THOSE principle 8 upon
which our government
Twas founded, ard upon
the existence snd Ter.
Q. t.ati0n OF w,ich we
:|can Alere expect it
honest Ard happy cen.
!tinu Anco. Your commit.
ltse during its past week
lOf toll ard labor n gret
TO have it to state tnat
,the recent primary cleo.
tions b. Id IN some Of the
wards OF tie city have
been srch as to comm aud
tbe hone 1t condemn atm
of every 70 d citisen; and
that the inquiries made
and tho 0rSl and docu.
mental evidence addueea
20 to show that, II the
administrative powers Of
the Sta t. and Of this par-
',ish do not resort to some
system for the
proper control Of party
lpoli,ics in the different
wards IT this pafieN that
In every subsequent cor :
Ivention to be held the
Same turmoil and srlise
vill rontiauAlly exist.
Tho adop. ion Of eome
| |ol N In . body rol tic 10
the cause IT the pro
"a undA2 t solicituds Of al
|thou9hsfal eitisens. This
|solicitude il d. opened
and intensiAed BY events
|transpiJiug every 0Ny,
end is involving . public
sentiment which sooner
or lator will compel . re.
form in primary e,ec.
|tions in spite of the arbi-
|trary measu,ee resorted
70 by ONCE seekt 70 and
party Managers. Snd,
Them fore, 10 propose to
submit before the Id
j .urnment Of this con.
vention, rules and regu-
lat'ons for the proper
guidance Of primary cleo.
tisro in this parish.
The resolutions alopt.
ed:
WHRRRAs, There sre
before the Governor Of
the Sta'e, awaiting his
signature. bills fixing
the comrensaiioN Of tho
criminsl eheriH for tho
parish Of OIL, ans; to es-
tablish The tho fees Of
the civil she ri6 in and
for the citv of New Or.
leaps, pari-h Of Orleans,
and . bill to fix the com.
cf the clerks
n the First District
Court and ofthe Superior
Conrt of tie parish Of
Orleans; be it
Resolved, That each
aud every candidate be.
fore this convention be
required rnd unde sto6d
to pledge himself By the
fact Of accepting the
domination from the said
tiO1 to conform
to the above
acts from the moment
they become law by the
aignature Of the Govern
& without reference to
IL . pl - OF their b. ing
* post fact0 In effect.
Resolved, That in case
Governor ". P. Kellogg
not sign any Of
Iaid acts and that the
Dext Legislature should
sns ct laws ON the cub
gets shove il dicated,
zach and every nominee
" said convention 10 r..
quired end understood,
By the fact Of accepting
Nominations from said
,onverti0u, to p'edee
bimseH to conform to
Daid law without refer
.nee TO the pie . Of their
,ein9 * p3st post facto
n effect. .-'....-.....
Res lived, That 1t 10 the
Iepse Of this convention
hat the nominations foe
:Andidature to poeitions,
eaislative and judicial,
oe confined to men whose
houesty and prObity 10
lnquestioned ann above
luepicion, and whoee DO
Iitical record 10 cleer,
Ind shows no a0listion
With our erem'es In the
past, and no instance Of
promoting private inter.
sits to tho prejudice Of
he general GOOD.
Resolved, That any de.
.esa4e nominating any
person for the votes OF
this convention shall. at
The same time, furnish
the pledge Of said candi.
late, in writing, thst
whether he be chosen or
not he will Mithfully
abide by the decision Of
said convention, and will
not allow the use Of his
name, nor will he sup.
port any nomination In
to the choice
Of this convention, and
that no name shall be
submitted and no person
balloted for without the
frat submission Of said
in writing. which
shall be retained by the
secretary and turned
over to the parieh com.
mittee.