The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13
HISTORY IF THU oRGAN,zA ALTON
AK: FROM IT'S INCEPTION.
TIE NA1tVe AMERlcANs!!
The Next Election to be Carried by
y Violence and Bl0OdShed.s gb
0atlas, Passwords aud Proceedings at
their Meetings. The Native Amer
leans and the Nationals one
and the same. Their Purpo-
S8S and their Oaths.

New Orleans, and tie excitement
there is said to be at white heat.
We have before US a New Orleans
Democrat, Of the 22nd ult., which
contains full expose Of the whole
matter. We append here, for the
benefit, of our readers, such Of their
minutes as we have space for:
New ORLEANS, Z
'sts4 'l'E October II, 1878. !
AT a meeting held this day 1t was re-
solved that no Republican Parish Con >
vention will be held, but the nomina-
tions made by the National party will
be indorsed by the Repsbl;oaas.i
A committee was appointed to in
struct those delegates Of the National
party, who are at the same time mem
'bers Of the Native American Associa-,
ton, that it. il their duty to vote for
members Of. the Native American AS
sociation' in preference to those who
are not The Committee consisted Of
Alfred ,Rourges, n. Underwood, and c..
F., Ladd.
Mr.. Fails Informed tile Association
that Michaei Hahn was working in the
interest of E. John Ellis; that Hahn
was seeking his own nominations 0ul
the Republican ticket for Congress, so,
that Cnllom might be defeated.
Ladd replied that Hahn would Ger
tainly not succeed, and that, Cnllom
would be tindorsed by the Republicans.
Reports from the Eighth and Four
teenth Wards giving the names 1T del
egates elected to tiIs Nationals conven-
ton were received, and ordered to be
transmitted to the President OF the
Parish Committee Of the National
party -t71f .li9gI 5i I'll.
The Committee on Conference of the
National party were to have met OH
the fourteenth instant, at A p. IN.
Alta meeting held by the Executive
Committee, subsequent to the above,
it was resolved
THAT INTELLIGENT, PICKED
MEN WERE TO BE STATIONED AT,
EACH POLL TO, ACT AS CHAL--
LENGERS ON ELECTION DAY.
That nobody bnt delegates be ad-
mitted to the National Convention, or
those furnished with tickets of admis
| sion, ot which but few will he given.
THE PROPERTY OF DESTROY,
ING THE BALLDT-BOXES WAS
DISCUSSED IN CASE IT, WAS.
FOUND THAT THE NATIONAL
PARTY HAD LOST THE ELECTION
AND "A SUGGESTION WAS OF.
FERED, THAT THE MILITIA
MIGHT BE CALLED our, AND
SUCH A COURSE THEREBY PRE-
VENTED. ge ~
ltln reply it was stated that THEN MIL
TIA WOULD HAVE ITS HANDS
FBLE IN THE COUNTRY BY THAT
TIME 3ifg Ia s. &. &. asa
f. In this connection, We notice the
names, given in the Democrat, Of 9
few leading members Of the Associa,
tion ID the country Parishes, and our
Parish ofiRapides has, accredited to
it the names of H. T. Burgess and
Thomas Clements. The latter is, no
doubt, young Thomas Clements, son
ofJudge: Clements and an employee.
of the New Orleans Custom House.
aud surely not our worthy fellow cit
izeDY Thomas Clements, Of Allendale.
We note this particularly, because it
is we'll known here that; under no
circumstances, would he affiliate
with any such order, and that we all
know he is stannch and upright
supporter Of the people among whom
he lives and was raised from early
childhood. t5iI5t aal
A "branch" ors"niyhtp degree,
des!gnated the BIS sg9aiq y
ID nolf RED, WARRIORS. n iqii't
was organized, about two months
since, to do,the special works. .
p The existence of this branch is not
generally known to the members Of the
association. They are bonnd by oath
to keep even the existence of the spe.
cial order secret from every person.
not to reveal to wife, father, brother,
relation or friend, and are bound to.
execute the orders of the chief without
question, UNDER PENALTY OF
DEATH. -. :aJ .
! This concern, too, had bargain,
and here is how it was managed: ,
The committee appointed to consid.
CT whether it is advisable to organize
the National Party in the city Of New
Orleans aud State of Louisiana, re-
ported the following: ra 9.
Resolved, That the individual men,
bers ofthe Native American gAssocia-
ton be authorized to organize ward
councils OF the National Party, but
without detriment to the integrity of
the Native American Association, the
object being to preserve it separate and
intact T. B. LAWRENCE,
' q Secretary.
And our old friend, the nearly de
fanct E. North Cullom, had his say
thusly:a ss.5 Ha' g 1t 9.
Mr.. Cullom, from the committee on
new password, handed in 3 report,
which was adopted. -. y
John, McGowan was appointed to
instruct branch councils concerning
new passwords, etc. il {,} itG{ 30
Mr.. Cnllom moved the adoption of q