New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-16

Mass Meeting Mt Carrollt0n.

A grand Republican mass meeting was
held last night in front of the courthouse in
the Seventh District, late City of Carroll
ton, for the purpose of ratifying the ma
tional nominations of Cincinnati, and those
made at the recent State, senatorial and
district conventions.
Long before the hour of meeting large
number of the citizens of the Seventh Dis
trict, comprising the sixteenth and seven
teenth wards, assembled around the plat
form.
At the appointed hour the meeting was
called to order by Mr.. John T. Claiborne,
president of the Seventh District Repub-
lican Club, when prayer was offered by
the Rev. N. 3. James, after which the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the meeting:
President-A. Dejoie.
Vice Presidents-A. Anderson, H. Powell,
L. w. Falls. Augustin Saulet, Henry Brown,
William Ellis, James c. Bauman, A. j.
Kemp, John Garstkamp, A. N Saulet, NJ.
Glaudin, II. McCrsy, Len Williams. John
Pearce, L. Roche, James Dennison, William
Mercer.
Secretaries-T. A. Martin, W. A. Hodge
T T. Il. w
Green, Evans Green, Jr., +. Deibel, II.
Miller.
The president, on taking the chair, stated
the object of the meeting, and returned
thanks for the honor it had conferred upon
him in electlng him president.
The president then introduced Judge r.
c. Dibble, the Republican nominee for Con-
gress for the second congressional district,
who addressed the meeting at some length
on the nominations made by the Republican
party, and which are sure Of an election.
At the conclusion of Judge Dibble's re-
marks, George Randolph, Esq, of the
parish of Iberville, spoke at length, calling
on all to be united and stand together. He
coucurred in the remarks made by the able
speaker who had preceded him, and cheer
fully endorsed the nominees as the proper
persons to represent the people of all classes.
The speaker was followed by Mr. Thomas
w. Wickham aud the Hon. T. B. Stamps,
who addressed the meeting at some length,
after which the following resolution, offered
by Mr.. Claiborne, was adopted:
u.
Republicans Of the Sixth and Seventh Dis
tricts of the parish OF Orleans and the parish
of Jefferson be and are hereby rendered to
orr representatives in the national cOnven-
ton. held in the city of Cincinnati, State of
Ohio, for their united support in securir 2
the nomina alton of Rutherford B. Hayes for
President of the United States. and the
Hon. w. A. Wheeler as Vice President;
and we do hereby declare and promise that
thew shall receive our earnest and united
support at the election in November next,
! 80 that IN the future as in the past Repub-
lican principles and true liberty may
prevail over the land.
Resolred, That we heartily and cheerfully
| indorse the nomination of those true and
devoted friends, s. b. Packard for Cover
nor of Louisiana, C. c. Antoine for Lieu
tenant Governor Hon. Emile Honore for
| Secretary vi State, Hon. William Fl. Hunt
for Attorney General, Hon. George b.
johnson for Auditor of State, Hon. William
G. Brown for State Superintendent of Pub
| lie Education, Hon. II. c. Dibble for Con-
gress, second congressional district; Hon.
| T. B. Stamps for State Senator, sixth sena-
| torial district; Hon. Don A. Pardee for
| district iUdge, Second Judicial District;
| Hon A. &. Brice for district attorney. and
| recognizing in them gentlemen OF integrity.
| fidelity and honesty we do heartily pledge
| to them our united support for their cleo
| ton in November next.
| Resolred, That a copy of these resolutions
| be for xarded to the New Orleans REPUB-
LICAN, Lonisiuninn, and Jefferson Sentinel,
| tor publication.
| Alter the adoption of the resolutions the
meeting adjourned with Three cheers fol
| HAYES and Wheeler, and Packard and An
tome"