New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-17

REPUBLICAN, PARISH AND CITY CON
VENTION.

REPUBLICAN, PARISH AND CITY CON
vENTION.
Pursuant to call issued by the Repub.
lican Parish Executive Committee at its
meeting Of Friday night, the delegates
elected by the various Representative dis
trict conventions met in the Senate Cham.
Der in the Mechanics institute at twelve
O'Clock yesterday.
President James Lewis, of the Parish
Committee, being absent from the city,
Vice President P. Creagh called the con-
vention to order and directed Mr.. Charles
A. Baquie, secretary of the committee, to
read the call for the convention.
The roll of delegates was subse quently
called and quorum was found TO be
present.
Mr.. Dibble moved that the convention
organiza temporarily by the election Of
Hon. T. B. Stamps as chairman. The
election was made by acclsmation.
Mr.. Stamps took the chair, and in few
of consideration in electing him chairman
OF the convention.
On motion of Mr. Brsy the following
committee on credentials was appointed:
Msesrs. r. A. Bray, c. F. Ladd, w. F.
Loan, A. Anderson and c. 3. Fish.
The chair, on moti,n of Mr.. Ladd, ap.
pointed tie following committee on rules
and permanent organization: Mesers. c. F.
Ladd, T. w. Wickham, Thomas McCor-
mack, w. NJ. Burwell and b. F. Joubert.
On motion of Mr.. Dibble the convention
took . recess for one hour to allow the
committees to retire and prepare their re-
ports.
After recess, the convention being called
to order, the secretary called the roll and
found twenty-sight members present, and
Q qaOrum.
Mr.. Fish moved that Mr.. Charles A
Baquie be elected temporary secretary OF
the convention, which motion was carried
unanim Dusty.
The committee on credentials submitted
the following roll as majority report:
First wsrd--Thomas w. Wickham. Al
ternste, A. Campbell.
Second wsrd-A. s. Badger, Peter Light.
foot.
Third ward-A. A. Maurice, Philip Taylor,
NJ c. Oliver, Thomas Redwood. Alternate,
c. F. I4add.
Fourth ward = james Lewis. William
Gottschalk. Alternates, Jerome Pascal, +.
j. Perry.
Fifth ward-Wiliam NJ. Burwell, U. NJ.
P0pnlus.
Sixth ward-B. F. ,ubert, Louis Cuse.
Seventh ward-C.. J. Adolphe, John Bar
row. A. A. Denis. Adolphe Victor.
Eighth wsrd-R)yal A. Bray.
Ninth ward-IsaM Nichols.
Tenth ward-William Myers.
Eleventh ward-H. c. Dibble. Victor Ter
rebonne.
Twelfth ward-A. Anderson.
Thirteenth ward-Joeepb Boutte.
Fourteenth ward-C. B. Fish.
Fifteenth ward-William F. Loan, David
Macon.
Sixteenth ward-John T. Claiborne. Al
ternate, Thomas Mccormack.
Seventeenth warj-T. Is. Stamps
Mr.. Anderson submitted q minority re
polt in relation to the cOntesting delegation
Of the second ward and suggested that
both delegations be seated on u half vote
each.
Mr.. Badger stated that be was willing
that the committee should seat his oppo-
nents on half vote. as he thought it weuld
be conducive to good order and harmony
in the second ward.
Mr.. Lightfoot objected.
Mr.. Maurice moved that the majority re-
port be 50 amended as to admit both dele
cations with q half vote each.
The yeas aud nays being called, resulted
as follows Yeas %, nays4.
The report was amended and so ad0pted,
and the names Ct Messrs. William White
and r. B. johnson were placed upt u the
roll y ith half vote each.
Mr.. Lsdd submitted the report of the
committee on rules and permanent organ
izs'ion. 1t recommended the election OF
officers of the convention as follows: One
prt sident, eeven vice presideDts-one from
eavh municipal district, one secretary and
two ASSISTANTS, one sergeant-a.-3rms and
three ASSISTANTS, enc doorkeeper and two as
sistants, one committee on platform and
resolutions to consist OF five members. The
rules governing the House of Representa-
tives If Louisiana were recommended as
those of this convention so far as applica
BILE to this body.
The committee recommended the follow
ing order for nominations:
One Mayor, Administrator of Accounts,
Administrato of Finance. Administrator of
improvements, Administrator of Assess.
ments, Administrator of Commerce, Admin
istrator Of Wsterworks and Public Build
ipge, Administrator of Police, one civil
sheriff, ono criminal sheriff, one cor.
oner for the First. Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh Districts, one coroner
for the Second and Third Districts, one
Judge for every district court in the city
Of New Orleans, one clerk for every district
court.
The report was adopted, and the conven.
ton proceeded to organize permanently.
elected by exclamation president OF the
convention,
Mr.. Wickham moved the election be held
Mr.. Pascal moved to Icy that motion on
the table.
A call of the yeas and nays gave the fol.
loving result: Yeas 231a. nays 5la, blank l.
The motion to lay on the table prevailed.
and Mr.. Dibble was elected permanent
president of the convention.
Mr.. Wickham moved that Mr.. Charles A.
Baquie be elected permanent secretary OF
the convention. The election was effected
by acclamatiOp, and the convention COM
pleted its permanent organic alton by the
election of Messrs. Il. II. Blunt and Ii. &.
PILES as assistant secretaries.
The chair, under instruction from the
convention, appointed the following vice
Messrs. C. F. Laid for the First District,
3. F, Joubert for the Second, John Barrow
for the Third, Victor Terrebonne for the
Fourth. David Mason for the Fifth, A. An
derson for the Sixth, Thomas Mccormack
for the Seventh.
Mr.. James Cooper was then elected SER
geant-at arms with William ROdolph, James
Duffy and A. s. Killman as assistants.
Mr.. Lindorf was elected do0rkeepor with
Pat Griffin and Charles Williams as as
sistants. ---.s.ss--sa..s-s-
The chair announced the following com
an MIA nd n