New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-09
NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1876.

Republican Parish Executive Committee.
The first regular meeting ofthe delegates
elected to the above named organization
from the various wards of the parish of
Orleans took place last evening at the
rooms OF the committee, No. 20 st. Louis
street. The committee was called to order
by Colonel James Lewis, its late president,
and the roll was called by Mr.. C. A.
Baauie, secretary Of the former committee.
The following delegates were present:
Messrs. Anderson, Bechtel Boutte, Bar
row, Boothby, Bennett, Bruce, Bauduit,
Bush, Creagh, Claiborne, Devezan, Disz,
Duhart, Evans, Falls, Green, fifteenth
ward, Green, sixteenth ward, Howard,
johnson. Lewis, Long, Labostrie. Pinson,
Ssyers, Vlgers. Wilson and Wright-2S,
quorum.
On motion of Mr.. Bechtel, klr. vigers was
elected temporary chairman of the commit
On motion of Mr., Howard, Mr.. Charles
A. Baauie was elected temporary secretary.
The chair on motion of Mr.. Bush ap-
pointed the following committee on creden
tials: Messrs. Bush, Lewis, Bechtel, Boutte
and Boothby.
minutes to allow the committee on creden-
tials to retire and prepare its report.
After the recess Chairman Vigers called
the committee to order, and the committee
on credentials submitted the following
report:
Rooxs COMMITTEE ON rREDpSTrALs
New Or. cans, MaY 8, 1876.
To the President and Members Parish Executive
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Gre
dentials beg leave to submit this report,
and recommend that the accompanying
list of members be adopted as the roll Of
the committee.
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honorable body the consideration of the
protests from the ninth and tenth wards
of this parish.
Very respec fully,
N. D. BUSH, Chairman;
JAMES LEWIS,
II. BOUTTE,
C. w. BOOTHBY,
p. E. BECHTEL.
On motion of Mr.. Howard, the following
roll was read and adopted as that Of the
committee:
First ward-Peter E. BechteI and John
w. Anderson.
Second ward-Philip F. Herwig and
David Wilson.
Third ward-Patrick Creagh and George
DeveZan.
Fourth ward-James Lewis and r. c.
Howard.
Fifth ward-William Vigers and H.
Boutte.
Sixth ward-Joseph Diaz and Alfred
Capla.
Seventh ward-Charles w. Boothby and
John Barrow.
Eighth ward-Webster Long and A. H.
Duhart.
1yS;ns1 Ninth ward-J. A. pinaon and G. W.
Tenth ward-J. " Labostrie and Thomas
Savers.
Eleventh ward-Hen,y C. Dibbie and w.
Bennett.
Twelfth ward-I. w. Falls and Paul
Bruce.
Thirteenth ward-John Garstkamp and
w. Baudnit.
Fourteenth ward-EH johnson and n
D. Bush.
Fifteenth ward-William F. Loan and
Henry Green.
Sixteenth ward-John T. Claiborne.
SeventeentAward-T. B. W. Evans aud
On motion of Mr.. Bruce. the committee
proceeded to permanent organz alton and
suggested that the vote be taken viva voce.
Mr.. Barrow amended by saying ''by bal
lot," which was adopted.
Mr.. Bruce nominated Colonel James
Lewis for president of the committee.
Mr.. Wilson nominated p. T.. Bechtel.
Messrs. Boothby, Wilson and Howard
were appointed tellers.
The nominations being closed the ballot
ing took place. with the following result:
Bechtel, 5; Lewis, %.
On motion of Mr.. Bechtel the election of
Colonel James Lewis was made unanimous.
Colonel Lewis was escorted to the chair
by Messrs. Bechtel and Bush, and in few
appropriate remarks thanked the committee
for their renewed expression of confidence
in his reelection as president OF the COM
mittee.
On motion the committee proceeded to
complete its organization.
The following gentlemen were then elect
ed by acclamation: Mr.. Patrick Creagh,
of the third ward, as vice president, and
Mr.. Charles A. Baquie, the latter reelected,
secretary of the committee.
The commit lee proceeded to balloting for
an assistant secretary, there being two can
didates for the position.
The ballot gave for Henderson McCray II,
for John w. Roxborough 10.
Mr. McCray was declared elected.
On motion of Mr.. Nigers Mr. Anthony o.
Boyle was elected corresponding secretary
by acclamatiOn.
MIR. c. w. Boothby was then elected
treasurer of the committee by acc!amation.
The committee then elected James Cooper
and Anthony Skillman as sergeant and as
sistant sergeant-at-arms.
The organization of the committee being
now completed, the president stated that
he would announce the standing commit
tees of this body at its next regular meet
ing.
Mr.. Barrow moved that the committee
adjourn, to meet again on Friday, the
twelfth instant, at $50 +. Al.