New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-12
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER y 1876
Mass Meeting in st. John the Baptist.

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EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
On Saturday, September 9, was witnessed
one of the largest and most enthusiastic Re-
publican meetings ever assembled in this
parish. Early in the morning people from
this and adjoining parishes OF st. James
and St. Charles began to asse mble, and up
to three O'Clock in the afternoon the thr 1ng
kept pouring in. The meeting was adyer.
tised to take place at the courthouse, the
usual place for all public gatherings. but as
the time arrived for calling the meeting to
order it was evident that the courthouse
must be abandoned, as every available
inch of space in the room was occupied and
damned almost 20 sutfocatiop.
At eleven O'Clock the arrival of the speak
ers from New Orleans was announced by a
salute of several guns, and soon after the
meeting was called to order by George w.
Combs, president of the parish executive
committee. In the meantime an adjourn
ment had taken place to pecan grove adj.
joining the courthouse yard, where tenn
porary platform was hastily constr ucted as
q speakers stand, where ample room for
the vast assemblage was had, and speeches
conld be heard by all.
A perm anent organization was then eff
fected, by the election of Hon. Henry De-
mas as president, who appropriately
thanked the assemblage for the honor con-
ferred in electing him to preside over so
large a meeting.
A. &. Babcock, Esq, was elected sec
rotary.
The following vice presidents were named:
Coleman Butler john Cayolie. Dennis Bur
rel, Pierre Leban. Adolph Allen, Henry
Miles, Paul Turner. James Cole, Leonce
Sarpey, John Webre, Celestin Perret,
Amede Chabaud, D. W. Williams, Samuel
Brown. Tony Smith. Charles Vial. Samuel
Wright, Frederick Baccony, Emile Ber-
nard, Charles Smith, James Woods, Thomas
Washing op, John ForneI, Numa James,
Richard Gordon, Richard Cogswell, Judge
Evan Calvin, Jud &c Andrew Fox, Judge D.
L. Ehrman. Henry Taylor, Felix Martin,
Charles Alexander. Sylvant Junior, BeDjA-
min Allen, Glenn Lise, Benly Lee, James
David Luton, James Lewis, Adam Gordon,
Robert Blue, Caesar Brunly, John Davis,
Henry johnson, William Hill, Pierre Alex
ander, Gabriel Gauff, John Luper. Jules
Tfiche, Armand DeelOnde. John Baptist
Diendonne. Orner Joseph, John Frederick,
William johnson, NOrbern Smith, Abraham
Holly, Samuel Dargerfield, John Pryor, f.
Roussel, Francois Fife, Jr., Robert jackson,
Captain Reuben Strange. and many others.
Secretaries-A. c. Babcock, Eugene
Alpee, Terence voisoD; Daniel Scaphasson,
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lieu Cureau and Adam Hunter.
Speech making then became the order of
the day, and the first introduced was Hon.
j. II. Sypher, who reviewed the political
situation with moderation and ability. The
General was followed by Eugene Mccarthy,
who spoke in French. His remarks were
we'll received and listened to with marked
attention by the white Democrats, Of whom
quite Q number were present.
Then followed Judge Dibbie. l.. D Her
bert, j. Fl. Perkins, w. G. Brown, Paul
Trevigne, in French, Judge NJ Marks and
Judge Earhart.
The utmost good feeling prevailed
throughout the day, and rot q single cir.
cumstance marred the pleasures, and the
frequent booming of the cannon, and the
sweet strains of music from Kelley's band,
seemed to enthusiastically impress one with
the fet ling of Joy experienced Cfiener at q
fourth of July celebration, than at public
mass meeting. The number present was
estimated at between $500 and 5000 good
and tried Republicans. Then Judge of st.
Johns majority in November next.
Resolutions were read indorsing the
national and State tickets. from President
to the last official in the parish.
An adjournment IVES had, not, however,
until Mr.. Combs had invited the vast
crowd to step over to the courthouse and
discuss the barbecue question. There were
long tables prepared tor the occasion, fairly
loaded down with roaet OK, bread and
wine, each table presided over by walters,
whose greatest pleasure seemed to be in
administering to the wants of the crowd.
More beet, more bread and more wine was
the CRY until every body seemed satisfied.
Well, why nots Two large beef, two
casks Of wine and 10000 loaves of bread
was discussed, and night came on aud still
remnants of the vast crowd were to be eeen
congregated in email knots around the
courthouse, quietly discussing the events of
the day. AGO.