New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-19

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The delegates to the Second Republican
Congressional District Convention, met
this dsy in pursuance y adjournment.
The convention was oalled to order ct
1880 P. NJ, President Hon. Henry
Demas in the chair. The chairman in
formed the delegates that Mr.. B. B. Ba-
quie, secretary, had informed him that il
was impossible for him 10 be in the city
for this convention and hoped the con-
vention would elect another secretary to
fill his place; Mr.. ". P, Green and John
L. Kearney, were each nominated for
secretary; Mr.. Green declined and j. L.
Keaxney was elected by acclamation. On
the calling of the roll the following dele
gates answered to their names.
Orleans-First Ward, Thomas w. Wick
ham, Paris Boyd. W..
Second ward-Oscar Simpson, A J.,
Brim, John L. KeaFnsy, John L. Brown,
Benjamin Williams, proxy r. Thornton,
C. Guthrie, each half vote.
Tenth Ward-James E. Moore, Thomas
Boswell, A. F. Williams, proxy r Bridges,
G.. H. Blbbs, Thomas Seyers, Frank
Mccoy, each half vote.
Eleventh Ward-Peter Joseph, proxy
E. Williams, Edward Williams, William
Bennett. '.. ...-= -.......
Twelfth Ward-A. A. Anderson. Il. G..
Dibble, John Marks.
Thirteenth Ward. B. Gaudet Lewis
Martin.
Fourteenth ward-W. R. Fish.
Sixteenth Ward-John T. Claiborne,
William Paul Jones.
Seventeenth Ward-T. B. Stamps, Aaron
Smith.
Parish of JefSerson-G. w. Wilson, Gil
bert Miller, William King, Leonard
Roche B. L. Slaughter, P. R. Carter.
Parish of St. Charles-Clement Colly,
proxy, Thomas Murray, Edward Duncan,
G. A. Bourgeois, Joseph Williams.
Parish OF st. John the Baptist-John
Csyolle, proxy, Nobert Where, Henry De-
mas, A. G. Babcock, proxy, Henry Demas,
f. Matthew, James Coll.
Parish of st. James-Victor Miles, Hen
derson Bolding, Richard Simms, j. D.
Hagins, j. L. Williams, III. q. Read, V.
Dickerson, E. Kelly.
The following resolution was offered by
Judge Dibble and adopted.
ResoIved, That in the spirit of the adj
dress adopted by the State Central Execu-
tive Committee Of tie Republican party
September 81, 1878, the Republican Con-
vention of the Second Congressional Dis
trict, now endorses the nomination of
Hon. E. North Cullen for Congress.
ResolUed, That while we earnestly urge
the Republicans throushout the district
not to abandon their party principles or
party organization, We advise them to vote
for Judge Cullom as against the Demo-
cratic candidate. ..s.
Mr.. Wickham, moved as q substitute,
the convention proceed to nomination.
After lively debate on both, Mr.. Boswell
moved to lay the substitute on the table;
the yeas and nays being demanded the
Substitute was laid on the table; yeas 80,
nays 20. ~. .....-
The previous question being called for
on the adoption Of the resolution, the
yeas and nays were demanded, and the
resolution adopted by 363 yeas to u nays.
Judge DIbble moved the reconsidera-
ton by which the resolution was adopted,
and that motion lay on the table, which
was seconded by Thomas Boswell and j.
B. Gaudet, which was carried by % yeas
to IL nays.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Thomas Boswell, seconded by Judge
Dibble and 7. B. Stamps, and adopted:
Resolved, That the president be and is
hereby authorized to appoint congress
sional committee TO consist OF twenty-one,
the president to be ex-oficio chairman,
one from each ward in the parish Of Or
leans, and from the parishes of Jefferson,
St. Charles, and st. John the Baptist each
two and st. James three, and three from
the district at large.
The president appointed the following
members on the congressional committee
in accordance with the above resolution.
Judge Dibble moved that committee of
five be appointed to be known as the
campaign committee, which was adopted
and the chairman appointed the following
on the committee
Henry G. Dibble, chairman; Henry De-
mas, T. B. Stamps, W. P. Green, A. j.
Brim.
On motion of Judge Dibble, John L.
Kearney was elected secretary of the
congressional and campaign committees.
There being no further business before
the convention, Mr.. Boswell moved to adj
journ sine die
HENRY DEMAS, President.
A true copy:
JOHN l. KEARNEY, Secretary.