The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-08-23
THE SEVENTH WARD CONTROVERSY
&# NV OkrEANs August a. 1876.

To the Elitor Of the ~ o. Democrat:
Deay sn.-I respectfully submit Tor your con-
sderation the article hereto ANNEXED. II hMvinR
been handed TO Mr. Hancock. Of the Times. 4 +
publication. In answer to his statements Of our
case In the controversy pendiog betweed the
Edwards an Fernon factions Of the seventb
Ward. published In the 1bnes Of the 2ist lust
Mr. Hancock having positively refused to allow
our side the use Of his paper 10 correct mis-
statements made by him on this subject. take
the liberty. sIr. OF asking the use of our vaiua
bic paper to publish this answer to bis state
ment.
Hoping that You will sr nj us this favor. l re-
main, very respectfully. your obedieat servant.
A. ID. SAUcfER. y
To the Editor ~ the N. o. Times: et4a ss9a
In your edition ~ the 27d inst. you give What
purtif,rts 70 ~. bie tory ri the seventh Ward
De,l.oeI III te and Coiiservati W dissensions!S !.
Allow me. as one Of those aekuUw iedg & Dir.
Jas. ID. Edwards as the legally elected and legal
ly installed President Of the Central Club ~ the
ward. to call your attention TO what ! conceive
10 be- il few errors in which you have tailen.
!. iou say: Tie Fernon party claims thai
Mr Edwards had aiinOonost binssf cHn :
lidate ior re-el elton 10 the Presidency OF tue
Central Club before ne madB the appointment
of lhs Committee on Registration. happen
70 kn"w positively that hr Eswards n,d no.
desire to run, AMI IT. WAS with great dibiouity
that he was persuaded to allow his anne to be
put forward as Il candidate for re-election by
hi. ffiends VINO. reiuem Dertng that we had car
ried ths ward for the Conservatives for tie lrst
time. W tnouta d doubt u CO the WIFI unqer bus
leadership in 1914, conceived that We could fnd
no better Ut more worthy leader for the cam
paiEn Of 1876.
You s,y ron hs sas a;d ,5aa e. ssa q y Jans En-
ss sso ee grgea sls ia faet e sat
had heretofore been considered hODelts5ly Had 7
ieAl and 1t had not been considered OF sufii-
pa n a
tlon for the central Cl 40 OF the ward Thsretore
there being no authority vested in any ons save
DENT hs e cal q sihg 's e 4 ss ab d. III suod
adjourned from 1874 subject 10 The cait of He es-
.de Mr. Mcoasn q ais M .. ~ ana aaSfity q yt =
wards as Preside bad perfect ri.hf!o totton
b tie teue the instl v tt,onssof ihe3oid Parish
Committee In regard To reUrgan izaton.
g. You say tiiat after ths egeaion. or rather
ilnmytiiately prepaa I'll itneir eases and 10.
peared before ths larlsh Committee. deinanu-
ing to bs reco nizsa \ tie Centr1 Cub" Un
ths contrary. no one appeared except toe dele
gates claiming seats u the fas,s4 C2inia,'ts. Ut
Mr.. Edwards never submitted has claim To tue
presidency vi the wa d 1ciub 70 the decision Of
do 40 In the Ian uaxe 81 the minority report OF
the Committee on Credentials OF the Baton
Rouge Con,ention.w W hold that the retu Inns of
all elections sAouid be made TO te officer OF The
ward club II Anicn the election is hell for their
csru0cation !" ntter the election the old recrs
ary ar th sra cad 9, .as Sssfra s
report of tho election received. tn the eifett
that Jas. H.. Edwards had been re-etec,ed Presi-
dent aud certain other officers had b erected.
and the officers 50 ele ted we're then and tneru
installed Into Office, II is proper 10 state fsHt 1t
that meeting Nc. Edwards recused himse and
called MIR. II. Ceusls totne chait the Vice kresi-
dem, Joseph sosQnon. not being present.
becauss he was at that time suffering from sick
ness from which he IL still slowly recovering.
tn the D her hand we ctdut that Mr. fernon
never was regularly instAtled in office. = Il ~
Mr.. Fernon. simply relying on the decision OF
the parish CDmmitiee sealIng Messrs. Dun
Ward to the arsh tomnlittee, and ON said
Dunn and Rodgers declaring that MIR. Fernon
was el q cd, proclaimed himself President We
claim for the club presldei over by Dir. Edwards
the Iegitimate succession, and hold that the
club presided over by Mir. Fefnon Ia bastard
lnk'betwe+n his organization and the osg nj
1''.iVn You az say. two attempts have been made
at reconciliation, but they did not result In
bringing the factions any nearer toge,her."
You should have added tn both attempts
Edwards: that both attempts were spufned by
the fernon party, aud that third attempt IL
even now being made, and that NJ IL dOes not re-
sut ia reconciliation the responsible will
rest solely on the Fernon party.
Sof r. might add. We have purposely avoid
I'd making any ailusion TO Mr.. Fernon's previous
standing The party. II is a notorious fact
however. that a very large number OF voters. 10
say tie very least, look with suspicion on his
professed Democracy or Coaservaii IN. We
Think that a man occu pyiDg the position OF pres
ident of u Central Democratic and Conserv. tive
club Of ward should De above suspicion. a.
lours, truly. TO-