The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-16
THE PARISH COMMITTEE.
Meeting of the Democratic Conservative
DeleKates Last Night.

Last evening. at half past o'clock. there was
a meeting of the members of the Parish Com
mittee of the Democratic party over Hawkins
Saloon. the following gentlemen being present:
r. G Brown in the chair and A. J. Kelley sec
retary Messrs Mccall, Skehan Leahey, KeIls,
Robert Guma Hubbard. Brewster. Hoffman,,
Tiller. Dudenhefer, Meister. Schroeder. Blake,
Gordon, Merkel. Babcock. Nader. Mclean.
Kerlin, Fraley, Hoey. Tebbe and Stubs.
The following gentlemen presented creden-
tials, and were seated to represent these
wards: A. T. Donovan, first ward; Thomas
Devereaux, second ward; r. W. Young. thir-
teenth ward.
The president stated that this meeting wes
called to receive the report Of the committee on
by laws and rules for the government of CEN
trail clubs.
The question then came up ss to the adop-
ton Of party name to head the parochial
ticket and after much discussion it was re-
solved it should be Democratic and Conserya-
tive"
Mr. John Hoffman,, of the Seventh Ward,
chairman Of the committee. presented report
which was received. taken up. amended and
adopted as follows:
In order to prevent discussions in the coming
primary elections, and to secure full, free and
honest expression of the will Of the Democratic
and Conser vative voters of the parish of Or
leans, the parish committee Of the Democratic
J Conservative party hereby adopt the following
| rules and regulations for the organization and
government of the central ward clubs of the
| parish OF Orleans:
The officers Of each central ward club shall be
as follows: President, vice president. score
tary. treasurer, two delegates to the parish
committee, and such other officers as the va,
rious clubs may deem necessary for their gov
ernment
The officers to be elected by the Democratic
! and Conservative electors of each ward at al
election to be held on June 49, 1873, said electi
| to be held under the rules as hereinafter pre-
scribed.
There shall be registration and revision o
the voters OF the Democratic Conservative party
of the parish Of Orleans, in the various wards
from the first to the twenty second OF June, 1873
/ RULE ".
That the electors of the respective wards o
the city Of New Orleans. being members Of ths
vened at the central ward clubs on the evening
of the tWenty-ninth day Of May by call of thu
respective presidents of the central clubs, BY
publication in one or more OF the daily papers
for at least three days prior thereto and at sale
meeting the president of the central ward CUB
shall appoint four commissioners and one
Judge of registration and election, giving thu
different factions or interests In the ward fail
and equal representation and to that end thu
president shall nave power 10 increase me mum
Der of commissioners to number not exceed
ing six.
| It shall be the duty Of the commissioners t.
issue to each registered elector certificate o
registration, which shall entitle said person tt
vote ar all primary elections the same to b.
signed by at least two commissioners OF regis
tration.
Immediately upon the close of registration
the registration books OF each ward shall b.
tarned over to committee of seven canvassers
to be appointed by the presidents Of the respec
tive central ward clubs.
! Said committee shall make a careful revisiol