New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-19
Democratic Parish Convention.

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make nominations for parish and city offices,
to be elected Tor defssted) next November.
1t was we'll understood, long before the hour
for meeting, that there were at least two, if
| not more, factions in the field, each anxious
to take the inside track. Fully one half of
the wards were understood to have more
than one ticket in the field, consequently
contesting delegations to knock at the con
vention doors. This fact decidedly confused
the very few candidates who are looking
for nominations, and the aspirants could
not, with any certainty, approach persons
who pretended to be entitled to seats; this
state Of affairs quite upset everything for
| the day.
A few minutes after the hour set for the
convention to come to order, Mr.. E. O. Car.
| ter, president Of the Parish Central Com
| mittee. took the chair, and used the gavel
by virtue of his position
| Mr.. W. A. Bell was named and chosen
| president pro ten. That gentleman as
| cended the throne az if he had been there
before, and thanked his friends for honor
| ing him with such a high position. Mr.
Bell belongs to the sixth ward.
The subject Of electing a temporary sec
retary was entirely overlooked by members
who were exceedingly anxious to have a
committee OF credentials appointed; how
ever, Mr.. George Schneider was subse-
quently chosen for that position.
| Mr.. Emile j. O'Brien, first ward, having
| finally coughed down several animated
| members, proposed that committee of
| eleven persons, not frou contested wards,
| be appointed to ascertain who were en-
titled to seats.
| Confused motions for and against this
| proposition were made BY at least half a
| dozen members.
| Somebody from the ninth ward insisted
that the figure would be better for per-
| manent organization.
| just here Mr.. o Brien's motion to appoint
| q committee on credentials came to the sur
| face again, and met with some success. For
instance, Messrs. E. j. O'Brien, first ward
G. C. Sebastian, sixth ward; n. Bienvenu,
seventh ward; George Delamore, eighth
| ward; Alfred Moss, ninth ward; L. La
Combe, tenth ward; II. T. Lawler, twelfth
ward; E. z. Virgin, thirteenth ward; H.
Kelvin. fifteenth ward; o. A. Trevezant,
| sixteenth ward, and George BuIbeck, sev-
enteenth ward, were named by the tempo.
rary president.
Just how this came about was not alto
gether clear in the minds of most present,
and those who would have liked to make
objections evidently did not know where to
put in their work, so the thing stood.
A ninth ward member demanded that
committee of seven be appointed on perma-
nent organization.
This motion met with no expressed oppo-
sition, whereupon the following named un.
terrified were appointed: E. c. Payne, First
District; C. C.. Cain, Second District; E.
Marvin, Third District; Charles Ballejo,
Fourth District; E. Quinn, Fifth District;
G. L. Folger, Sixth District; George Hirrle,
Seventh District, and by courtesy, Mr.. Du-
denhefer of the ninth ward.
The gentleman who made the motion to
appoint committee on permanent organ
ization is not included in the above.
During the above named proceedings
few of the members made more noise than
q Gagged mocking bird on moonlight night,
which called Mr.. O'Brien to his feet in race
horse time, to remind those present that
they should act as gentlemen. While he
was speaking an opposition member rather
discourteously interrupted him. On this
Mr.. O Brien very emphstically told him to
shut up. Things beginning to get more
mixed somebody made motion to adjourn
until to-day. which was carried.
The following is list of the returned
delegates, also list Of those who are con.
testing for seats:
First ward-Emile j. O'Brien. Owen
Jamison, James Picket, Ralph C. Morgan,
A. T. Donovan, E. C. Payne, Captain A. H.
Murphy, r. j. Kelly, George Schneider, P.
Manning.
Second ward-James Barry, P. Gallagher,
Thomas O'Hara. 81. Hourbright, j. Dooley,
E: Il. Condor, P. O'Brien, j. Lynch, j. f.
Contestants-W. II. Reynolds, Fred. S.
Washington, P. J. Reilly, John McLeary,
E. Tomatis, John O'Neil, John II. Holmes.
James McGouldrick, Jerry Lyon. James D.
Gormley, j. A. Strasser, Charles Hemard.
Third wsrd-Thomas Eagan, ST., T. A.
Brandenburg, P. J. Mcdonald, John Culli-
nan, James Wright, Patrick Kane, IR. j.
Barnes. NJ: F. Dwyer, Thomas Griffin, Sr.,
John Mcneil, Frank P. Renton, Patrick
Sullivan, P. McDermott, w. F. Bulger, Ter
renee Reilley, John F. Finck, P. NJ. Garry.
Contestants No. ii. T. Gibbons, Thomas
Byrnes, William Conway, William Hart,
DR.. F. Loeber, J. F. McMullen, j. T. Petit
grew, A. &. Kicks, Edward Kennedy,
Thomas J. Reilly, NJ: Driscoll: J. H. Levy,
P. Glennon. J. H. Murray, George Swar-
brick, NJ w. Murphy, B. Myers.
Contestants No. 2-J. B. Durnon, Thomas
Reynolds, Mike Lyons, r. w. Aiken, Ed
ward Dillon, j. Carey, Daniel Taney, r.
Carey. J. McCord, j. Daley, Thomas Han
ley, Thomas Gregson, W. Lacey. NJ. j.
Hart, Andy Leonard.
p, P. J: MeDonsld .t'I e!a! and P. NJ. Garry were
Fourth ward-C Charles E. Kells, Henry
Mauberret, NJ. Welsh, j. II. Laugwel,
Thomas Davis.
Contestants Estein, Henry Weber,
G; Benoit, N: Joyce, A. Galatas, Val. Fuchs,
Fifth ward-Ralph D. Hubbard, Fernsnd
Rance, P. Il. Ford, CASTOR Brusle, Jules
Knoll, Henry Laoarre, Peter Daniels.
Poincy, Eugene D'Herete.
Contestants-Victor Demoruelle, Louis
Boisdore, Daniel Costello, v. Oehmioaen,
Gabriel Prats. Edgar Bouligny, William
Barry. E. d. Dean, Thomas Norton, John
B. Cefalu, John Buhler, Jr.
Sixth ward-C. c. Cain, William A. Bell,
Il. Sass, L. N. Gonzales, George c. Sebas
tian, s. B. Gill, P. Lsmia, E. Mestier.
Seventh ward-E. Marin, Felix Lambert,
George Hoffman, Frank Mascias, j. II.
Wilberding. C. Grillot, Octave Brugier, N.
Bienvenu, E. Davenport, NJ. j. Pous.
Eighth ward-James Corners, Lucas Nor