New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-26
DEMOCRATIC PARISH CONVENTION

DEMOCRATIC PARISH CONVENTION.
Fifth Dav. .-
This body. assembled to make nominar
tions for parochial and city oficee, met |
again yesterday, having adjourned last |
Thursday to allow the committee on Gre
dentials opportunity to hear what the con-
testing wards had to say. That committee |
worked very hard during the three days |
and yesterday morning, when it was an
nounced that two reports, a majority and
minority report. would be placed before |
the convention. Half an hour after noon
yesterday the doors were opened to q |
favored few, it being understood and pretty |
well carried out that persons seeking office |
should not be allowed to enter the hall.
The first work was to hear from the COM
mittee on credentials. The ma srity favored
the conference or O'Brien ticket in the first
ward-ten delegates.
Second war6-It was decided to give the
regular and contesting delegations seats on
half votes.
Third ward-This was the great bone of
contention, and which had caused more
trouble than any other ward. The Finnerty
ticket and the Ward ticket had put in
strong claims but the committee finally de-
termined to split the difference by giving
each delegation seats on half votes.
Fourth ward-The Kells or central club
delegation was seated.
Fifth ward-The Hubbard delegation was
seated.
Eleventh ward-The conference delega-
rion was seated.
Fourteenth ward-Each delegation half
| vote.
This settled, the contesting wards, as far
as the majority report went, and subse-
quent action adopted it.
| The minority re port favored the Shakes
peare ticket Of the second ward, as in op-
position to the Diamond delegation; the
anti Finnerty men in the third ward, and .
new election in the fourth and fifth wards.
Mr. Lawler, who submitted it, asked to be
allowed to read some of the evidence taken
in the contested cases, but he was ruled
down.
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majority report was finally adopted. The
vote stood for adoption-6O yeas, l3 nays.
The minority report was tabled.
This brought business down to q point
where permanent organization came in
order. A report from committee was read
and adopted, but before further proceed
ings could be had the roll had to be amend
ed to conform to the majority report as
adopted.
At this juncture somebody discovered
that the list for city and parish officers had
been tampered with, which caused the com.
mttee to retire for consultation. The error
was but trifing one and quickly rectifed,
and the list adopted.
The subject of permanent organization
was then resumed, on urgent mo lion Of M
Riley, of the third ward.
Messrs. w. A. Bell and E. j. O'Brien
were placed in nomination for permanent
president Mr. O'Brien received sOla votes
and Mr.. Bell 531a.
Mr.. O'Brien was escorted to his seat and
cheered. He thanked the convention foI
the honor. and reminded the members thai
order must be preserved; also hoped tina,
good men would be nominated.
Messrs. w. A. Bell and II. T. Lawler were
elected vice presidents.
Mr. George Schrieber was unanimously
chosen permanent secretary, and Messrs
Kelly and F. Armand assistants.
1t required call of the roll to elect {
sergeant t-arms, and only two nominations
Messrs. Flood and Stevenson were made
and Flood beat his opponent nearly two tt
one.
Mr.. NJ. Bienvenu, seventh ward, offered {
resolution, the preamble mentioning thu
fact that Governor Kellogg has in his hsnd'
an act to change the manner of compensat
ing the sheriffs, clerks of courte, ETC., ant
his resolution was written to hold nomi
nees hereafter, whether the bill became 6
law or not: that is, in case the Governor
signs the bill, nominees must not find fault
with the situation-whether in their favo
or asainst them.
RI A motion to adjourn was not carried, o.
the president announced that committee
of we'll known citizens desired to plac'
something before the convention. After I
short delny that committee appeared, being
composed of Messrs. W. c. Raymond, l. N
Marks, John l. Day, John Chaffe, E. d
Willett, aud two or three more. Mr.. Ray
mond read short speech, advocating th'
present city financial system inauguratet
by Administrator Pilsbury, and suggesting
, that any change would prove disastrous
In substance he, for the committee. advo
Gated the nomination of Mr.. 5. NJ. Todd fo
Administrator of Finance; also, Mr.. Pills
bury for Mayor; Mr.. Brown, the present in
cumbent, for Administrator of Public Ac
counts; Mr. T. H. Hunt for Administrator
istrator of Assessments. Mr.. Raymond
after reading the above, announced tha
Mr. Hunt had decided not to become q can
didate, therefore, no other name was sue
, gested Mr.. Marks read a long list Q
: signers, we'll known citizens, who approved
, of the above suggestions.
The propositions we're received by tn
, convention, and the committee informed
, that their document would be duly COZ
sidered.
: Mr.. Lawler offered resolution to tn
effect that the convention should be YER
, careful not to choose any but undoubtedl
honest and competent persons for the Legii
ture and judiciary, which was adopted.
The convention then adjourned until moo
to day.