The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-13
PARISH COMMITTEE.
THE PROTEST FROM TIE SECOND
WARD AND THE FOURTEENTH
WARD CONVERSATION!

| The Democratic Conservative Parish Commit
| tee assembled last evening In the rooms over the
| Morning Star Office. The meeting was called to
order by the president, Mr.. II. O. Brown seven
teen members being present.
| A protest was read. signed by Messrs. Theo.
Frank, G. H. Dressed. James Flynn and others.
OF the second ward complaining Of the manner
In which the ward registration was carried on.
the polls being opened only from Alto D. M, and
that only 476 voters had been registered thus far
In the ward. They ask that the registration
booths be opened from a. nj. to p. m. and 8 to
.. M. as In other wards, and that due adver-
tisement be given Of the same and Of the loca.
ton of the booths.
Mr.. Devereaux objected to receiving the pro-
test on the ground that II had not been sent
through the proper channel. and that no pro-
test had been made to The president OF the Gem
trial Club or to him (Mr. Devereaux. as Judge OF
registration: that the time allowed for registra-
ton was not only sufficient, but during much of
Il the commissioners were idle. He asserted
also. that the places and time of registration
were fully published In the daily papers. He
also asserted that the protest did not emanate
frem The persons who signed the document.
tratlon is agreed to by all the commissioners.
After great deal Of desultory debate. on mo-
ton OF Mr.; Gordon 1t was agreed that com
matter and report at the next meeting OF the
Parish Committee on Saturday evening,
s. CsFsIe Presdent II he FSureenFb0 Ward
Central Club" aeeredlting MeHsrs. J. w. Cotton
and J. 8. Wright TO the committee as delegates
to that ward. These communications were 40.
oompapied by a protest against the alleged as
sumption Of another person claiming to be
president Of the Central Club. :.
More discussion occurred, Mr.. Stoolig. dele
gate from the fourteenth ward calling the at
tention Of the chair to the fact that this uues-
ton had been decided nearly two years age as
mittee.
On motion of Mr. Dudenhefer It was finally
agreed that the matter also be referred to d
Mr.. ], w, Mccall offered resolution repeal
ing rule No. Z, which was declared out of
order.
The committee having gone into executive
session. q debate ensured.
Mr.. MCCALL claimed that the rule was In con-
flict with rule No ., and should be .abrogqted.
Mr.. Donovan said that, when the rule was
adopted, that be had objected to 1t, but now Il
was working we'll 1t should stand.
make Il, obligatory on all voters TO register on
as was being practIGged IN The FIRST, ninth and
tenth wards. Several members commended that
1t was the privilege Of every Democrat, who was
q registered voter according TO the State law. to
Mr.. Mccall having appealed from the decision
Of the chair the vote was II In favor of the
chair to against.
AT the suggestion OF the members the presi-
dent stated that 1t must be understood that all
the rules Of the committee would be enforced.
Mr. Maher now offered resolution TO the Of.
feet that at the next primary election. should
any objection be made to voter as to his po-
litical principles, he shall be required to declare
on oath that he Ia o Democrat Conservative.
Nh. Merkle took o firm stand against the
proposition, saying that the ward affairs were
sufficiently complicated now. without dragging
voters from post to pillar to establish their po-
litical sentiments. It was q matter belonging
entirely TO the central clubs to decide whether
voter was Democrat Conservative or not.
and that they were competent to make the dis
elimination.
Mr.. Donovan took similar grounds.
Pending the discussion the committee adj
iourned. there being no quorum present to
Saturday evening next.
Prior to adjourninR the meeting the president
named the following committees:
On the second ward affairs, Messrs. z, Lea
hev, Peter Blake and A. n. Donovan.
On the fourth ward affairs, Messrs. W. J. Nc
Call, w. I'll. Merkle and @. Babeock.