The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-07-03
THE PARISH COMMITTEE.
THE EXPIRATION OF THE OLD CON-
MTrTEE AND INSTALLATION
OF THE NEW.
Appointment of a COMMITTEES ON Creden-

Appointment Of a COMMITTEES ON Creden-
tials.
The late Parish Committee was called to order
at 1880 o. m. yesterday. At the first roll call
quorum was not present. nor was one obtained
until o'clock when few more members put
In an appearance, and business was COM
menced.
The secretary read report to the effect that
some 5000 In notes were left as a legacy and
would be turned over to the new committee as
soon as 1t should be permanently organized.
A motion was made to adjourn sine die, but
was almost Immediately withdrawn By request
of q member who desired to ask the president
what DISPOSITION had been made OF certain
part of the archives of the committee.
Mr.. Devereaux stated that the specified pa
pers were affldayits and document contain
ing the names of illegal voters Of the second
ward, and that it was taken into the ward to
have the names stricken off the registration
books, and also that the aforesaid documents
would be duly turned over to the new Parish
Committee.
A motion was then made to the effect that
vote of thanks be offered o the president and
officers particularly to the secretary of the old
committee for the impartial and efficient man
ner In which they had performed their duties
w
the new committee to elect the secretary to the
same position In that body he now fills in this.
Mr.. Brown, the retiring president, then
delivered the following farewell address:
| Gentlemen of the Democratic Conservative
Parish Committee of 1876:
| As your presiding officer, the duty devolves
upon me to, declare your term OF ot1te at an
| end. In doing so allow me to present to You
| my most heartfelt thanks for your kindly CO.
| operation and assistance in the duties which
| have beeu imposed upon me- as we'll as for the
earnest, Jealous aud intelligent manner in
which you have discharged your duties as
members. Called to preside over your body at
| O tune fraught with great events, ana IN inc
mdsr of a mighty political conVulsfon in which
the existence Of the State was at issue, needed
your kindly consideration and assistance. and
| Wi hout it would have been p0WerlesS for good.
| AS to your own laburs the world Will never
| know the immensity Of zeal, work and capacity
pie aud the Democ attic party for they are one
| and the same owe in no small measure the
success achieved by us in the el ction Of 1876 in
carrying this great city. in spite Of the mos
outrageous acts of the Republican party and
! the United states official is combined.
That we were defrauded OF q portion Of our
| hard won tTiumnh by our candidates Tor PreSt-
| dent and Vice President not being seate !, al
though elected. is man I SLY true, but We have
throughout as the fruits of our ,abors and tri-
umDh, aud we can justly claim q large part of
| the honor in achieving the result
Gentlemen, declare the term of office of the
Parish Commit Q uf the Democratic C0nserya-
| live party Of 1876 and 1877 now at an end. Jap
plausel
made that the present Parish Committee ad
journ sine die.
This was done. when ex-Pfesident Brown d.
rected ex-Secretary Kelly to call the roll Of the
new committee Before the roll was called
however. Mr.. Brown stated that as there were
contests as to the representation of certain
wards In this city, he had uecided to omit all
these wards In having the roll called, as 1t was
| for the new committee to decide its own con-
| tested cases.
The secretary called the following roll:
| First Ward-B. @. Shields, A. f. Shaw.
| Second Ward-COntested.
| Third Ward-B Arr Gbruster>J F. Markey
| Fourth WardcB. Onorato. V. Mauborret.
Fifth WArd-COntested.
| Sixth Ward-John Brewster, s. F. Lewis.
Eighth ~ Ward7C = NJ Cary. J. B. Muntz.
| Tenth Ward-W II. Harding, A. Cayard.
| Eleventh Ward-F. G. Ferret John Mcdonald
| Twelfth Ward-F, r southmayd, 7. Warner.
Thirteenth Ward-W. Bockenfohr, W. II.
! James.
fourteenth Ward-Contested.
| Fifteenth Ward-Jas. Hnnegan. J. T. Mooney.
Seventeenth Ward-H. Tebbe j. r. ~ uSeman. S'Isnan
Twenty-Five members answered to their
names.
Mr.. Brown then stated that nominations for
temporary Ten a chair4an y w9re re In a order.
| Scratchley we're then put Ia nomination for
temporary president. The vote stood: south
mayd. 13; Scratchley.! z; James, g.
| Mr.. Southmayd beii introduced by the re-
firing president, Mr.. Brown. took the stand.
and aftrr short speech called for a nomina-
| ton of tenn porary secretary.
| The nominations were Messrs. Flynn, Chill
| dress and Kelly.
Mr.. Kelly received sixteen votes on the first
| bal lot and he was declared elected.
| motion was made and passed that COM
| mittee on credentials be appointed, to consist
of one member from each district Of the city !;
| total seven.
The chair appointed Messrs. Markey, chair
| man. First District; Onorato, Second District
| Chfapella. Third District; Ferret Fourth Dis
| trio: Scratchley, Seventh District; Finnegan
| Fifth DisCfict; james, Sixth District.
Mr.; Onorato desired to. withdraw and Mr..
Mauberret was app inted in his place.
Mr.. Onoratn moved that the present commit
tee D. guided by The same rules and by-l laws as
the old committees; seconded and trried
A motion was then made that the committee
adjourn suite ito call. Befot this the commit
tee on credentiHs were given the use of the
| main hall until they were prepared to report.
The committee then adjourned.