The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-16
Democratic Meeting in st. James.

Democratic Meeting in st. James.
On Sunday, February IL, 1876, pur-
suant to public notice duly given to that
effect, q public meeting OF the Demo
Gratis and Conservatives of the parish OF
st. james was held ut L. Billion s store,
in said parish, with the following Off
GERS:
President DIR. r. Gauthreaux.
Vice Presidents Il. X. Winchester,
Benjamin Poirier.
Secretary-E. A. Gabrielle.
The President explained the object OF
the meeting.
Captain +. p. Poche offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved by the Democrats and Con-
servatives OF the parish OF st. james, in
mass meeting assembled, that we cor
OF the State Democratic Convention
which met i'm New Orleans on the 9Th Of
January last, 1876 especially the me-
mortal to Congress, asking relief for the
State of Louisiana from the oppression
of an usurping government.
Resolved, That we earnestly urge
upon our members Of Congress to press
upon that body speedy decision OF the
Louisiana case.
Col. Alfred Roman was called upon to
address the meeting and after doing so,
submitted the following resolutions
which were unanimously carried:
Whereas, the utter faithl6ssness OF the
Radical leaders in Louisiana, and their
persistent refusal to cooperate with the
Democrats in the passage OF the reform
measures, promised and agreed upon as
| the basis Of the Wheeler compromise,
have virtually annulled and destroyed
said compromise, and fully. exonerated
the Conservatives from all further obi
cations consequent thereto;
ResOlred, That 1t has now become the
imperative duty of tho Democratic ma
jority OF our House Of Representatives
to lose no time in exercising all their
constitutional rights, and for that pur-
pose, to stop before no lawful remedy in
their power to protect the liberties of
our people, and thus restore peace and
tranquility to the State Of Louisiana.
Mr.. Gentil offered the following, which
was carried unanimously:
RCSOlred That u committee OF three
be appointed by the chair for the ptlr-
pose of forming instanter Parish Cen
trail Committee of the Democratic party
Of this parish, to be composed rs fol-
lows: two members for the parish at
large, and two members from each and
every ward OF said parish, and two sere-
taries, not members of said committee.
The chair appointed as members of
said committee Col. Alfred Roman,
Capt. f. p. Pochc and Mr.. L. II. Win
chester
The above resolution was subsequently,
amepded as follows:
That three members for the parish mt
large, instead Of two, be designated by
the assembly itself, and not oy the CON-
mittee of three, as originally proposed.
Carried.
Whercupon DR.. r. Gauthreaux, Col.
Alfred Roman and Capt. +. p bchc
were unanimously chosen as members Of
the Parish Central Committee TO; the
parish at large.
drew, and, after q short recess, stbmit-
ted the following names as members of
the Central Committee for the different
wards Of the parish:
First Ward-F. M. Brignac andA. Lii
vain Bourgeois. Second Ward Gen
til and Florestan Rome. Third Ward
r. II. Winchester and Jules Iornier.
Fourth Ward-T. Aristide Bourgeois
and Edw. Scannell. Fifth Ward II
Joseph GAMER and f. G. Mire. Sixth
Ward Florent Fortier and s. Alex Po-
Diet and J. V. Armant. Eighth Ward
Felix Falgout and Desire Leblanc. For
Secretaries, Emile L. Laiche and L.
Louis Gaudet.
The Committee also offered the follow
ing resolutions
Resolued, That the Central Committee,
composed as aforesaid, will By called to-
gether at an early day by thl President
OF this assembly, and will proceed at
once to its permanent organization [; any
six OF the members presentbeing q suf-
All nf bf.r 4N For
meeting
ResOlued, That said committee shall
elect from among it's own members, or
outside, the representatives. the parish |
of st. James to the Ddnocratic and |
Conservative Central Copmittee of the I
State of Louisiana, and shall, in the |
usual form, accredit sad representa- |
tive to said State Centrq Committee.
BE IL further resolved That power Is
hereby given to the Ontral Executive |
Committee Of the paris Of st. James to
fill any vacancy whiclTmight hereafter
occur among its members.
The report Of the Ctnmittee Of Three
was ratified by a unanimous vote Of the
assembly.
On motion, the mfnbers Of the Re-
form Committee wee notified to meet
at the parish Coft House, Satur-
day, Feb. 10, 1876, af2 o'clock p. m.
On motion, of CAT. f. P. Poche the
meeting rendered Il unanimous vote of
thanks to Il. Gent Esq, editor of the
Loetisianais OF st. Games, for his untir-
ing zeal and efficiht services in behalf
OF our cause.
On motion, it waresolved that the pro-
ceedings Of this heeting shall be for
warded to the LGisinnais Of st. James,
and to the Bee Ind DEMOCRAT Of New
Orleans, with refest that said proceed
ings be publishdin their nearest issue.
The meeting ajourned sine die.
I. GAqHREAUx, President