New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-20

R 20, 1875.
REPUBLICAN PARISH CONVENTION.
The convention assembled at three o'clock,
and about . quarter to four O'Clock the con-
ference committee entered.
Judge Dibble then called the meeting to
order.
Mr.. Joubert, the chairman, stated the
committee was ready to report. and on his
motion executive session was ordered.
Executive session having bean raised. the
convention thereupon adopted the follow
ing report of the committee on conference:
New ORLEANS, October 19, 1876.
To the President and Members Of the Republican
Parish and City Con nventon:
GENTLEMEN-Your committee on confer.
ence have the honor to report that they
have met . committee representing the
Peoples independent Conservative party,
and said committee have submitted the
parish and city ticket hereinafter set forth.
Your committee now recommends the ador-
tion of the following resolutions:
l. Resolced. That in the opinion of this
COuV0uIlOU ID uOb U00u0O "a PCOAC0t w
nominate . Republican parish and city
ticket. Et-
2. Resolred, tt at the Republican Parrish
and City Convention now indorse the fol-
lowing People's Inde pendent Conservative
ticket:
Civil Sheriff-To be filled hereafter.
Criminal Sheriff-M. Mariguy.
JUDGES.
First District Court-Edmund Abell.
Second District Court-A L. Tissot.
Third District C0urt-F. A. Monroe.
Fourth District Court-To be filed here
after.
Fifth District Court-To be fillsd here
after.
Sixth District Court-A. Saucier.
Superior District COurt-Thomas j.
Cooley.
Eirst District Court George Cronan.
Second District Court-Julos Vionne.
Third District COurt-Charles A BsQuie.
Fourth District Court-Marion II. Marks.
Fifth District Court-R. Frederick.
Sixth District Court-A 8. Laiohe.
Superior Criminal Court-P. A. Clancy.
Superior District Court &C. Taylor
Gauche.
Superior Criminal Court-To be filed
hereafter.
CO6ONGkS.
Upper Districts-J. G. Roche.
Lower Districts-Dr. j. Freund.
CITY TICKET.
Msyor-E Pilsbury.
Administrator of Commerce-R. s. How.
ard.
Administrators Of Finance c. Denis.
Administrator of Aecounts-J. g. Brown.
Administrators Of Waterw0rks and Public
D-H n>>~~ "ohoN
Administrator Of Improvements-Thomas
O'Connor. .[-
Administrators of Assessments-E K.
Administrator Of Police-J. A. Letten.
3. RESOLVED, That Ne pledge ourselves,
and recommend the Republican party in
this parish ana city to support the fore
going ticket.
4. Reso,ved, That the conference commit
tee heretofore appointed be continued, and
that said committee be authorized to sit in
conference with the committee of manage
ment of the Peoples Independent Coaser-
vative party, and to agree with said COM
mittee upon nominations to fill vacancies on
said ticket.
s. Resolred, That when this convention ad-
journ it adjourn sine die
B F. JOUBEKT,
A. s. BADGER.
W. NJ. BURWELL,
r. A. BRAY.
w. F. LOAN,
T. B STAMPS,
HENRY C. DIBBLE.
The yeas:and nays having been called
on the adoption of the report, the vote stood
as follows:
Yeas-T. W. Wickham. A. S. Badger,
Peter Lightfoot thalf vote eacb). A. A.
Maurice, Philip Tavlor, C. F. Ladd, Will
liam Gottschalk, William M. Burweil, U.
NJ. Populue, B. F. Joubert, Lewis Cerre,
John Barrow, A. A. DeniP, r. A. Bray,
Isam Nichols, William Myers, Henry e.
Dibble, Victor Terrebonne, A. Anderson,
Joseph Boutte, c. b. Fab, William F.
Loan, David Mason, Thomas MeCormsck,
Nsys-William White, r B. johnson ZONE
half vote each). jerome Pascal, alternate
for James Lewis, C. J. Adolphe, Adolphe
Victor-4.
Blank-M. C. Oliver-l.
The report of the committee on platform
WAS read and adopted, - follows:
The administration of city affairs by off
GERS chosen solely on account OF their party
associations, has in the course of years con.
solidated . chronic mismanagement and
extravagance into large city debt, and a
yond the ability of tho citizens to bear. The
Republican party. by prohibiting further
increase Of this debt and restricting the
city administration to ''pay as you Co." has
arrested this evil. 1t remains to reform it.
The immediate agents of this debt bur
den and drain by taxation have been and
still are the Democratic party, as the repre-
sentatives Of the greater number and OF the
greatest property. The Republican minor
ity suffer in at least an equal ratio with
others. 1t ie, therefore, charged that this
Democratic incapacity aud extravaganza
has been manifested in the following par
ticulars:
l. In the failure to improve the foreign
or local commerce of the city by shipping,
railroads or otherwise.
9 Ia the decline of population and prop.
erty in the city, while the agricultural por-
tions of the State have increased in both.
3 In the dilapidated condition of Oul
public buildings, wharvee, bridges and
streets.
4. In the insufficient sanitary care of the
public streets, and the premises of the pco
pie.
5. In the famine of water, which results
from deficient public supply for domestic
use or property protection.
6 In an unequal distribution of official
patronage, labor. mechanical contracts and
street improvements; paving sad cleaning
streets in some wards while others have re
ce;ved no such care for years past; flushing
the cutters and laying the dust in some
places with . profusion of public watel
while thousands want enough to quenct
thirst or cook their victuals in other parta
of the city.
This partial policy gives to some ward'
having influence with the administrators al
undue proportion Of protection and patron
age, while other quarters, not 80 fortunate
are left to privation and ruin. In view
therefore, of these facts, your committee