The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-19
PARISH COMMITTEE.
The Fifth ward Case Referred Back to
the Voters - The -Four zenith Ward
Contest Decided i'm Favor of the Fer
guR0u Party.

The Fifth Ward Case Referred Back to
the Voters - The Fourteenth Ward
Contest Decided in Favor of the Fer
gusOn Party.
| The Parish Committee met last evening at
| Odd Fellows Hall pursuant to call, Mr. f. r.
| Southmayd in the chair.
| The committee on credentials presented re-
| port affirming the election of delegates from
the first. third. fourth, sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth, tenth. eleventh, twelfth. thirteenth, if
teenth. sixteenth and seventeenth wards, whose
seats were not contested. They also presented
a majority report signed by Messrs. Chiapella,
James. Marley, Freret. Finnegan and -.
recommending that the election in the fifth
ward be referred back to the voters of the ward,
owing to their inability to decide in the matter
minority report. signed by Messrs. Scratch
ley and Mauberret. was in favor of recognizing
Mr.. a. Riyet as president of the Central Ward
Club and that his delegates. Messrs. Demoru.
ellie and Barry, be seated.
A motion having been made to adopt the mi
nority report, the representatives OF the several
factions were invited to argue heir case. Mr..
Arnault said that he had no argument to make,
and rested his case on the report Of the majority
OF the mmlttee.
Mr. P. O Peyroux then argued the case of the
Mr.. Chiapella, on behalf Of the majority of
the committee on credentials gave a lengthy
explanation OF the reasons for making their re-.
port.
Messrs. Onorato and Scratchley argued in
favor Of the minority report
:. The majority report was finally adopted, and
1t was agreed that the chair and the respective
candidates for president of the central club.
Messrs. Arnault and Rivet, be appointed to-
gether with two commiss oners to be secleeted)
to conduct the election which shall take place
on the day to be fixed for the election of dele
gates to the State convention.
Mr., Marley, chairman of the committee on
contest election case and asked for further time
which was granted.
THE FOURTEENTH WARD CONTEST.
The committee on credentials presented a
majority ana minority report on this case
aso-the majority report In fay r of the Fergu-
son party, and the minority report, signed by
Mr.. James, Ia favor OF new election by the
The case of Mr. Carlisle was argued by Frank
MeGloin. Esq, and that of Ferguson by Mr..
Koontz.
Mr.. Onorato moved to refer the matter to the
voters of the war4 in the same manner as in
the case OF the fifth ward. or, in other words to
adopt the minority report.
table.
The motion to table was lost by tie vote.
Tue committee then refused to adopt the
minority report by 16 nays to 10 yeas.
The majority report being put to the vote, was
adOpted-yeaS 20, nays 6.
Whereupon the delegates from the fourteenth
ward we're seated,
On motion the first day of August was desig-
nated as the day for the election of delegates to
the State Convention.
A discussion arose as to whether the COM
m1ttee not being ye5 permanently organized, it
could Tx day for the election, but the question
Was finally dropped, and the date remains as
stated.
A motion to appoint committee on rules for
the conduct OF the coming election W IS carried,
and the FLOWING men berS appointed on the
committee: Messrs. Armbruster, Onorato.
Shields Lochbruner and Mcdonald,
Tho committee then adjourned subject to the
call OF the chairman,