New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-14
REPUBLICAN PARISH EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES.

The committee met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Vice President p. Creagh in the chair
and Secretary Baquie at the desk.
The following members answered to their
nance: Messrs. Burke, Bechtel. Bruce,
zan, Evans, Falls, Green of fifteenth ward,
Green of sixteenth ward, GarstkaDD,
Howard. johnson. Labostrie, Pinson, Vi
gers and Wilson-l9.
A quorum present.
On motion the reading Of the minutes was
dispensed with.
Mr.. D;bble, chairman of the campaign
committee. submitted q report, which was
adopted.
The report showed that the Parish Cam
paign Committee had. in accordance with
instructions received from the Parish Ex-
ecutive Committee, examined the contest
case in the second ward and after due
deliberation had recognized the delegates
elected on Tuesday, October 10. at the
poll corner of St. Joseph and Baronne
streets, as the duly elected delegates to the
second representative district convention
and entitled to seats in said convention as
such.
The committee also reported that the
charges preferred against G. w. Wright.
ESQ, delegate to the Parish Executive
Committee from the ninth ward, had been
dismissed. the parties making said charges
| having failed to appear and offsr their evi,
dence. although duly notified SO to do by
| the secretary.
The committee reported that they had
| concluded to adopt resolution requesting g
the Parish Committee to issue call for the
parish and city convention to assemble in
| the Senate Chamber, Mechanics Institute,
on Monday, October l6. 1876, at II NJ.
The proceedings OF the Second Repre-
sentative District Convention were read
| and received, and OIL motion were referred
to the parish and city convention, together
| with the credentials of other delegates to
| the said convention now on file.
| A communication was received from the
| seventeenth ward, informing the committee
that the seat of A. s. Collins, Esq q dele
| gate therefrom, had been declared vacant,
and Of the election of George Dexheimer,
Jr.. EsQ, as his successor.
Mr.. Devezan desired to be informed if the
resignation of Mr.. Collins had been offered
to the committee. The secretary answered
in the negative.
Mr.. Howard thought that no central club
was vested with the authority to declare
the seat of delegate to this COMMITTEES
vacant He contended that o club may re-
call delegate at pleasure, but can NOT
elect successor until vacancy has been
declared bv the parish committee, and the
notice thereof sent to the ward.
Mr. Devezsn moved that Mr. Collins
seat be declared vacant, under the rules
for absence more than three meetings.
Mr. Vigers amended by saying that thu
name of George Dexheimer, Jr., Esq, bt
placed upon the roll of the committee.
Mr. Green Fifteenth ward) moved to sus
pend the rules in order to take up this mat
ter properly.
Mr. Howard called for the yeas and nave
which resulted as follows: Yeas A, nays IA
The committee refused to suspend the rules
The question then recurring on tha mo
ton of Mr. Devezan to declare Mr.. Colln
seat vacant, it was carried, and the secre
tary was instructed SO to notify the seven
teenth ward.
Mr.. Dibble moved that the secretary b.
instructed to prOmulRate call for the par
ish and citv convention for Monday, DC
tober Is. 1876, at twelve o'clock.
Mr.. Vigers called for the yeas and nay
upon the motion.
The roll being called the following wa
the vote recorded:
Yeas-Messrs. Burke, Bechtel, Bruce
Bennett. Claiborne, Creagh, Dibble, De
vezan, Evans, Falls, Green fifteenth ward
Green sixteenth ward), Carl 'skamp. How
ard. johnson, Labostrie, Pinson, Vigers
Wilson-l9.
Nays-NOne.
The vote was made unanimous.
| The committee thereupon adjourned I
meet again next Friday. twentieth instant
| at 7:30 P NJ,