The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-23
THE TAXPAYERS UNION.
Delegates ReCeived-C0 ti0ns, Ex'
eCutlve Session and Resolutions.

Delegates Received tions, Ex-
ecutlve Session and Resolutions.
The Citi2ens. Taxpayers and Workingmen's
Assembly assembled last night at Grunewald
Hall meeting rooms. for the purpose of acting
upon the nomination of delegates from the diff
ferent wards.
AT 8:15 President Tebault called the meeting
to order. After the reading and approval of the
minutes of the last meeting communications
were taken up.
Returns from the first. third and thirteenth
wards showing
THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES
to the Taxpayers Assembly. and classified into
taxpayers. non tax payers. white and eolored.
were read. The first ward shows 10 delegates,
the third 1s. and the thirteenth 81. with a men,
bership OF II men, Referred to executive ses-
sion.
ward was read. The substance of it is as fol-
lows: AS q member Of the third ward he pro
tested again the nominees for delegates from
that ward He stated that the delegates were
improperly and unconstitut1onally elected, and
that no club Is yet
ORGANIZED IN THAT WARD.
He further stated that on the, twenty fourth
twelve mon to organize club without giving
public notice thereof. On the first Of August
| another meeting was held, composed Of twenty
Mr., Oraigh offered q resolution to nominate
eighteen men as delegates and those men were
all taken from the twenty present He as one ,Qv
general assembly for redress. Mr.. Holman
concluded by saying that he was not sorehead
| or dissenter. but wanted justice and fairness.
| THE PRESIDENT ASKED
what action was to be taken on the communica-
tion. Il move to lay it on the table" said one
member.
roared whilst the nays. hackers Of the writer
strenuousIy opposed the motion, ;,
e so%ed 70 Geh obby the Called ED
step outside. This was done, and .wnen the
doors were again opened. and when 1t was an
nounced that the old members sitting in exs-
! cutive session had resolved to refer the com
muncation about the delegates to the third
| ward and order a new election the utmost con-
| fusion ensued.
SPEECHES WERE MADE.
expostulating became general members spoke
and raved al ound three and four at a time. and
from his chair and announced that he would
sever his connection with the association. Ht
was finally prevailed upon to take his seat.
| motion was then made to go into executive
session again. Before the motion was accepted
one of the members rose and remarked he re,
GREETED. as every one present mast regret thai
TOOK THE RASH STEP
to vacate the chair. DR.. Tebault, said he, was Z
hard worker and one whose services could moi
be spared, and II the assembly wished TO sue
ceed in the next campaign, it is necessary t
accept the members from the third ward eectes
as delegates, because they are good LII en-. and
ii others are nominated, no would not sustain
them.
, Mr.. C. E. Hoffman. whose lcommunicatior
had raised such confusion. Withdrew
amidst deafening applause, and sat down
Peace reigned again in Warsaw.
RESOLUTIONS.
1t was resolved and carried that all the oil
members should stand uD to persuade DR.. Te
, bault to retain the presidency.
1t was also resolved to admit all the delegate
whose names We're presented, provided the
provides that they should be non-bondholders
non-monoDolists and nom politicians.
81 a resolution was unanimously carried II