New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18

Yard Club, parish Of Orleans and Witnessing the

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Ward Club, parish Of Orleans. and witnessing the
whereas: SAID Charles Levi. did then and there
to the said J. l. Lin1ore. member hereof that he
weuld not be present st the convention called to
elected one Of the delsgates Aforesaid thus neg
Letting tho duty entrusted to him, and abusing the
oonidence rspossd 10 him By the sovereign Re-
placing any further confidence in the Integrity
Ssss and ID of the said Charles Lewis
Resolved by the Republican voters Of this the
twelfth ward. in club mestin. assembled. ON this
held On the tenth day q Nay 1876 in 20 far - Il
applies to the election Of the said Charles Lewis
be and the Same hereby Is repudiated. reconsid
Resolved further, That rsposing implicit conf.
dence in the ability. integrity, pstriotism an
elect and constitute him - delegate in place Of
the aAid Charles Lewis. to coope ate with the
to aa Z! ioe
sent the Twelfth Ward Central Republican Club,
parish Of Orlesns in said sixth senatorsl cenven.
Resolved further, That the president Of this
club be and is here oy instructed to forthwith for
ward . copy Of these resolutions to the senatorial
convention to meet ar the Carrollt0n courthouse
on Monday May IS, 1876, ct twelve O'Clock H.. TO-
day, - expressive Of the will and wishes of the
y
A. ANDERSON, President
JOHN MARKS, Assistant Secretary.
On motion tie committee was then allowed to
During the absencs Of the Committee, the Hon
T. stamps was called upon to explain the extra
d %
Of his remarks
On motion tho Hen. B. g. Pinchback vas also
called upon to address the convention. He cOun-
aeled unity and harmony and predicted the uls-
ate success Of the Republican party. after which
10 him r ri. sSs sdss 3t
The committee on credeutlals then made It's ap.
pearance and submitted the follow ing report. viz:
CARRoLLroN CouRrHousR.l
Seventh District, May Is. 1876 5
To the Honorable President and Member: Of the
Sixth Senatorial Republican dominating Con-
venti0u:
0EsrLIMxx-rbe undersig ,ed your committee
credentials respt ctfully report that they have
carefully examined all the credentials referred to
them. and after due elaboration beg leave to sub.
init the following as the roll ofthis convention to
PARISH or ORLnASS.
Thelfth ward-D. G. Woodruff. L. Anderson,
Thirteenth ward-J. B. Gaudet, a. Dejois. Joseph
Boutte.
Fourteenth wsrd-H. Powell. Eugene Claiborne.
Sixteenth ward Henderson McCray. 4. Tolbert.
PARISH OF jETtEesON.
A. J. Kemp. v illam Ellis, ]. @. Baumann, Aaron
Fisher, A. Lombard. c. 2. Brown
Parish OF St. Charss-Georgs Essex, 7: 4. Bour.
geoi., J. I. aorsnson. .. J. FAsg, B. G. Nc
Parish Of s.: John The Bspti:t Henry Dsnas,
John CayAlle p. Mathews
Total number of delegates thirty.
A. regards the Communication of the Twelfth
Ward Central Republican Club Of the parish Of Or.
leans, requesting the admission Of H. Richardson
instead OF Charles Lewis your committee deemed
it advisable to take no action, and respectfully
recommend that the convention pursue the same
Your committee further deem 1t their duty to re-
port to the convention facts ia explanation OF the
non. appearance Of delegates from the parishes of
St. Charles and st. John the Baptist in this con.
vention
dslesate from the twelfth ward, parish Of Orleans
intending to absent himself from the convention
disposed Of his proxy to J. T. Montieu.
voters Of the ward. meeting Of the club was
calied and such representation by proxy repu.
di .ted and further. large delegation was sent to
the convention to protest against MI M0nteus
At the time of the opening Of the convention
M %oud
ward by such proxy (which We assert here they
had no intention Of doing) 20 opposed BY AL tie
nepuD 'I prosestinS in peT:on H. nontsu with
drew. and the delegates from st: John the Baptist
and st. Charles withdfsw H,ta ad% d.,a.,a. ~b,,.
pretending to withdraw because they tneugnt
MI. Montieu would not Be permitted to cit e
and in the
cane idate and they found that they were in
minority and had no jpossible chance OF success
and they were seeking an opportunity and . pre-
We assert as a fact that the intention to bolt
existed and was threatened befsre Mr. Aont'eu
We believe that the failure to atten on the part
Of these delegates while depr1vins tnet cons.lsu
Convention majority or quorum, being present;
that the same all respects regular aad u fuiy
authorized to transact the business Tor winch II
We regret the absence Of these dee gates, but
We believe it their own fault, and solely because
thew found that in accordance with al political
precepts the majority and not the minority, must
rule If they, bsng in the inority, could have
ruled 81 ould not be called upon to regret tneir
We re port these facts to the convention to ex;
pain the absence OF the St John the Baptls. ana
proper lgat before the Republicans Of those par
iishss. Respectfully g su I%nFT hartman.
4. TOLBERT,
| J. C. BAUMANN,
a. POWELL
DC. WOODRUFF.
WILLIAM KERN.
On motion tho report of the committee on ere
dentals was unanimously adopted
On mot on the convention proceeded to per
mansnt org anlzstion By unanimously eiecting the
following officers =,
Hon. A. Dejo;e. president
W. B. Chapman, secretary.
T. =. P0ree, assistant secretary.
John Marks, assistant secretary.
C. B. Augustus, sergeAnt-atsrms.
Mr. Gsudet moSed that the convention do now
proceed to the nomination of candidate to repre-
sent the sixth SCI atoral district IN the State SEN
| Mr. McCray nominated the Hon. T. B. Stamps.
There being no other nomination. MI. Gaudet
moved that in order to give general % na9
the name and vote for the candidate OF his choice
Carried.
For +. B. Stamps-D. c. Woodruff. A. Anderson,
A. Dejoie, J. B. Gaudet. Joseph Boutte, II. Powell
&. Claiborne A Tolbert. Il. McCIay. William Kern
c. Baumann and William Ellis
Absent-Charles Lewis, c. r. Brown, George e
sex o. J. Flsgg, Peter Harper, ]. E. H0rane0n, n
". Combs, 4. BsbcocE, yohn Cayolle D. L. Ehr.
Hon. T. 3. stamps having received sixteen votes
representing the majority Of the del gates the
president declared bin the nominee of the party.
On motion the following named eentem m I'd
DIRE ssed the convention: Hon. J. Henri burch, Hon.
on motion of Mr.. a. Powell, the president of the
toral executive committee In and for the sixth
senatorial district: the ratio OF repres ntaton to
be the same as the former COMMITTEES. hereupon
| the president has announced the following named
| gentle men to constitute the said committee:
TS eisn Wara1 asudst JOSEPH Boute
| Fourteenth werd-H. Powell, bug me CiaiboIne
Sixteenth ward-A. Tolbert, John T. Claiborne.
| SIEVE nteenth ward-J D. Brooks, William Kern.
jefferson, right bank-W. B. Chapman, A. j.
Kemp 100
| Jefferson. left bank-James c. Baumann, William
81 is.
Parish of St. Charles-George Essex, H. G. Nc
Cutcheon J. 4. Harons Il.
Parish of st. John the Baptist-H. Demas G. W
Combs, D. L. Ehrman.
ON motion, it was ordered that the proceedings
| of this convention be published in the New Or
leans Republican, LOuisanian, Jefferson Sentinel
Louisiana State Register, St. Charles Herald and
| Meschacebe, of St. John the Baptist.
The convention, then, on molten Of A. ]. Ramp
( duly seconded, adjourned sine die.
| 4. DEJOIE
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