The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-18
ELEVENTH WARD CENTRAL CLUu
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~EH11NG EJER HELD IN 7HE WIko
President Cauthreaux C0mp,imented.

Pursuant to call for q special meet
Ing OF this club, the wigwam, corner of
Sixth and Magazine streets, was liter
ally thronged, there being no standing
room left. tsNn"l eH e sel
II appears that good deal OF feeling
has existed In the Eleventh Ward since
the election for ward officers one ele-
ment anticipating that they would be
denied representation In the commits
sioners Of the primary election for dele
gates. and contending that Mr.. aGau- :
threaux, though elected by a large
majority, would not discharge the duties
OF his office fairly. Under these cir
cumstances a stormy meeting was ex-l
pected, and varied we're the expressions
OF opinion 9 to the result sA3 atss
I Promptly at o'clock the meeting was
called to order by Mr. Gauthreaux. who
read the petition for the call OF special
meeting, signed by twenty voters OF the
ward, and explained the object of the
call. 1a18 Ii1asd bnB I9JnI
: Mr.. Gauthreaux then made an ex-
PLANTATION Of his position He under
stood that some members OF the club
had been rash enough TO anticipate that
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would be One-sided and unfair and he
wished it distinctly understood that all
he wished was fair expression OF the
Will OF the majority on the day of cleo
tion. All he wished was an opportunity
to show that hewould exercise the duties
OF his arduOus position with equity to |
all. He had heard that, throughout the
city, there was q preconcerted plan of
sending to Baton Rouge coDtesting
delegations, whether there were grounds |
for contest or not, and, so far as he was
to do away with anything that would |
give rise to any contest. He closed by
urging upon every one present to keep |
order, to hear every side OF the question,
and vote intelligently on every question. |
Col. Patton then took the floor to
introduce a resolution, which was ruled I
out OF order, the meeting being a special i
meeting, and the rules requiring to be
suspended before anything but special !
business could be entertained by the
Chair. - esbi aaoliorgsa eaS I'd
Mr.. Bosworth then moved that five |
names from each auxiliary club in the
ward be submitted to the President,
from which he (the President) should /
appoint two from each club; said ap-
pointees to constitute board of conn
mIssloners, with power to organize and
elect their judges and clerks. Also, II
that there be two allot-boxes-one from
A to X, and the other from l. to with II
one man from each club at each box.
Mr.. John Chaffe then took the floor !,
md spoke Of past differences. He was
much gratified to see the large number
and hoped to see union in the +,
party in the coming struggle against II
he common enemy, the Radical party.
Mr.. Merkle moved that Mr.. Bos- IA
vorth's resolution be carried unani-F !,
nously, which was done. ialg z a
The rules were then suspended to al II
ow Col. Patton to introduce resolu-
ion, but he withdrew the resolution. as
reigned and as the cause he h
lad for introducing it had been removed.
" the unanimity OF the meeting, un-
'araileled In his experience in the ward.
The meeting. then adjourned, amid
he best Of feeling on all sides.
Quite q number Of Mr.. Gauthreaux's
'olitical opponents came up to the F.
tand to congratulate him on the able 4
nd impartial manner in which he had
resided over such large meeting. II