The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-08-24

FOSSIL otJAHus.


FOSSIL suAsps. t~r
That worthy aud substantial political
organization, the Fossil Guards. will
In0et this tThursdey) evening. at No. So
%; Charles street, where President Pike
VIII nave somsthing to say To the vete-
rams oI tins club. Persons desirous Of
Jo'n'hg sre expected TO be present.
FIRST WARD
large anu ehttn1siastio meeting was
neld by the Murphy Guards at Peoples
Hall Emile Hilborn, President. In the
Ghair. and over 800 persons present.
Ths H0nf John McEDery, Tobias Gib.
son, Esq, and Alex. Dalsheimer, ESQ,
addressed the ci1b. After cheering for
the speakers the meeting adjourned un-
I'll Wednesday. 56th Inst.
Third WARD. z8
MT. H. III. FaTrar proposes to contest
the election Vt Mr.. John Fitzp,trieil be-
Tore the State Central COMMITTEES. The
grounds OF the contest are that Presi-
dent FiuDerty, at the election, Monday.
refused TO entertain n motion to vote by
ballot. and that the election was precip-
itated land gone through noisily aud
turbulently. .e#satf aHfIaeta
rounrH WARD AUXILIARY.
This club, Of which Mr. Geo. CronaD
is prssident, held q mestiug for routineg
4 business, Nftef which they were Ht-
dressedby Gov VoUrhies III foreible
speech. Ia which he particularly
the q 2 ss SsSGs ts,r sHssa q
70. the Legislature, regardless OF all
!, other local officials. 'F3gsA l*- 't7 .
Col. Henryx Andry followed. in a
Htr0ug argument against the Sitting
bulls, warriors and scaIpers Of politics.
Among the club business, u resolution
1 Wa passed, appointing q conference
CUfymittee to obtain from the Central
Club representation ut the ballot-b box
at the next primary election. ~. II
SEVENTH, WARD CENTRAL. "
1t was y mighty gathering, that which
occurred last night, at the wigwam OF
the Seventh Ward Central Club. The
AsSemblage must have numbered some
thing like twelve hundred voters, and
the exiguity Of the meeting room pre-
venting any possible business from be
Ing transacted, the main object-the
election of delegate to the State Cen
tral Committee had to be deferred.
The two candidates, Messrs. John II.
Behan and Henry Wassem, it Ia under
stood, will meet to-day to select day
when the election shall take place by
SbalfUs q kFtF8EErA 4&S4
TENTH wARb AUXILIARY CLUB. ss
The immense throng which rallied
last night Mt the call OF President
O'Leary, at the wigwane, corner OF st. |
Charles and Josephine streets, to elect
delegate to the State Central Commit
tee, also rendered itimpossible To 60
into an election on the simple plan OF d
division, aud 1t had to be postponed |
until Friday, when the voters will have
an opportunity to express their prefer I
ences by ballot from u. IN. till 8 y. IN. |
There are two candidates, Mr.. Samuel |
Flower and A.. ID. HeDriques, Esq,
The meeting wus then. addressed
at length by Judge T.. North Collum,
who. eschewing pariisa politics, de-
voted his remarks entirely 10 the rela. |
tions Of the white and black races, aud |
advised the whites TO treat them kindly |
and endeavor to inakethem understand |
that their interests were AeomlnOn TO |
open their doors TO the colored people |
and invite them to participate in their |
proceedings, and thereby convince the !
colored voter Of the sincerity Of the |
words embodied in the Baton Rouge |
platform. "a 80 $50 ES
Hon. H. II. Mari spoke next, and en- /
phaticaiIy declared his satisfaction that /
the declarations OF the Baton Rouge |
Convention. regarding the political
rights OF the colored man were uttered |
in all sincerity, and were intended to
secure the salvation OF Louisiana and |
and were In perfect accord with the de-
sire Of Judge Cullom. Mr.. Mari then
proceeded to urge his bearers TO tramp
under foot oil attempts to create disseus
sions in the party by dividing 10 into /
short hairs and silk stockings. He very |
forcibly illustrated his remarks by
establishing the affinities OF capital and
labor, OF the wealthy man and the I
IabOrer, the one being Incapable OF |
n h
other.
A motion was now offered, and unaD-
imously adopted, Inviting the colored
men ofthe ward to join the club, and
participate in its proceedings, like the
white men The club adjourned.
sToNEwALL CLUB OF THE SEVENTH WARD.
Alta meeting OF nearly two hundred
voters In the new wig wan Of the above
named club, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
TO every cilizen ell ths right; guaranteed t9
the several ss,se sna tne
carry out our said pledges 1t Is necessary that our
meetingsY should be composed Of all good cti-
zens without regard to their race. color or pre-.
vtous condition of servitude; and. whereas. all
citizens are i1tersstsd ~ he regenefatioa Of
pate in the good work; and whereas b, violence,
Intimidation and fraud our opponents did and
will again endeayor to prevent the lorna Ion OF
Democratic and Conser vatve colored clubs be 1t
hesOtved, That we pledge ourselves to protect
Mi tttizssns IN the free exercise n all their rights.
and that committee Of twelve be- appointed by
tho chair 10 be known rs the canvsssing com
m ttee. whose duty 1t shall be- to canvass tne
ward inviting all citizens to attend the meetings
of III IL club and become menibsrs thereof.
The meeting was addressed By Mr. Tobi
Gibson snd others.
THE TLIvINTH WARD ELECTION, To-MoR
now.
II IL gratifying TO observe the spirit in
which the contest for a delegate to the
State Central Committee from the
Eleventh Ward has ssheretofare been
conducted. .s-...
The Central Club wisely hold an open
election, commencing at 7o'clock Fri
day morning, the polls closing at sp.