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

The committee met at eight o'clock last
night, at their rooms, at Mechanics Insti-
tute.
present-Coionel James Lewis, president,
in the chair; Charles A. Baquie, secretary,
and the following members: Messrs. Ander-
son, Bechtel, Barrow, Claiborne, Devezan,
Duhart, Dibble, Falls, Green Fifteenth
ward), Green sixteenth ward), Howard,
johnson, Labostrie, Vigers, Wilson. Four
teen members and quorum present.
Mr.. Howard begged permission to appoint
Mr.. r. M. j. Kenner as proxy to serve IN
his stead on the campaign committee.
Messrs. Barrow and Devezan objected.
Mr.. Howard withdrew his request.
A communication from the fifteenth ward
was read, and q resolution amending the
resolution ordering an election for delegates
to the representative district convention,
was so amended as to read that at the
same time and place delegates to q conven-
ton to nominate candidate for fifth
justice of the peace, and constable of said
Justice court, should also be elected. The
resolution was rejected.
A request from Mr.. Claiborne, that Mr..
Evans be allowed to be represented in the
committee by proxy, was rejected.
The following communication was re-
ceived and read:
GERMAN REPUBLICAN CENTRAL CLuB,)
Mechanics Institute, ,
New Orleans, September 6, 1876
Colonel James Lewis, Chairman of the Republican
Parish Executive Committee:
DEAR SIR-The German Republican Cen
trail Club, at its meeting Of the fourth in
slant, passed the following resolution, to
wit:
WHEREAS, The conference committee ap-
pointed by this organization for the purpose
of interviewing the Republican Parish Ex-
ecutive Committee in regard to q proper
| representation in said honorable body, has
made q very unsatisfactory report; there
| fore be it
| Resolred, To forward to the Republican
| Parish Executive Committee our pledge of
| adherence to the party as German-American
| Republicans, and the assurance of our
hearty and unqualified support of both ma
tional and State tickets; that, in order to
assist the more effectually in this campaign,
| we ask for a proper representation in the
| committee, which would enable us to ap.
pear before our German-Ame fellow.
citizens in the right light and position,
showing them that We are not sighted, but
| have fair reoo nitiOn.
Very respectfully,
President German Republican Central Club
| E. BoEDIcKER, Secretary.
| Mr.. Volz, the president of the German
| club, being present. addressed the commit
tee and submitted his views as to the
status and character of the German Repub
! licans composing his club. He stated that
| his club was composed of about 300 men
and that he was confident that thousands Ol
| Germans will vote the Republican ticket
who do not make q practice of visiting club
rooms. He thought that if the COMMITTEES
would give them representation, he could
safely say that that would encourage his fel
low citizens in joining their clubs and other
wise assist in effecting permanent org aniza'
| tiOns.
The commune alton was received, and the
secretary was instructed to forward in
writing the reply of the committee, grant
| ing the committee of the German Repub
llcan Club seat in the committee, with
the privilege of participating in all discus
sions before the committee without the
| right to vote.
Mr.. Dibble offered the following:
Resolred, That the campaign committee
be authorized to change and alter the cal
tor the election of delegates to representa-
| tive district conventions and for selection
of parish and city convention. in the fol
lowing particular: To provide that thu
third senatorial district convention shall bt
composed of the delegates to the seventh
eighth and ninth representative distrlc
conventions and one delegate from the
parish of ST. Bernard for every 100 Repub
lican votes, and one delegate for each frac
ton above fifty, to be selected by the parish
committee for the parish of St. Bernard.
The resolution was adopted.
The committee, on motion OF Mr. Vlgers
adjourned to meet again at 7:3O z. NJ. Ol
| Friday, fifteenth instant.