The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-24
September. and postponed the consideration OF
all other questions raised before the meeting.
PARISH COMME TTEE.
Meeting to Provide United States Super
yFsOrs of RegIstratIOn.

vfsOrs of Registration.
A special meeting of the Democratic-Con-
eervative Parish Committee wis held last even
ing at No 10 Exchange Alley. Vice President
K Seratchley, In the chair. and quorum
present.
The chairman said that in the absence of the
president from the city, he had called the meet
ing to consider communication from Mr.. +.
A. Woolney. chief United States Supervisor OF
Registration. informing the committee that the
Republican party of this city had already hand
ed In the names of their representatives for ap.
pointment as supervisors Of Registration; that
Judge Woods Of the United States Circuit
Court was now in Atlanta. Ga, whore he
would remain only few days. and.it was there
fore necessary that this committee should
transmit to the Judge the names of those they
wish to represent them at the ward registration
offices-two In the third ward and one in each
of the other wards of the city.
On motion of Mr, Shields it was agreed that
the delegates from the respective wards hand in
to the secretary the names OF the, persons who
might be chosen as supervisors of registration
| for their respective wards, and that meeting
Of the executive committee be held to receive
these names and transmit them to Mr.: Wooltey.
A report from the committee on halls was re-,
ceived informing the committee that they had
the hall in Whe the meet In Iva Wa beng
Commttee Laid over for future action.
The chair here said that he was informed by
Col. [. w. Patton, chairman Of the State Central
Committee. tha that committee was regularly
organized and was waiting for the appointment
by the various wards of their representatives In
the committee.
On motion. the several wards were directed
to call a meeting Of their central club for Mon
representatives to the State Central Committed
| the election to take place as the clubs may deem
DtOper,
At this juncture gentleman was given the
privilege of the floor, who told the committee
that he had asked the privilege to explain to
them, the condition Of registration In this city
For three solid weeks only the cOlored voters
had been registering, in very large numbers,
and in manner that indicated that
MUCH FRAUD
was being perpetrated by them that no meas
check fraudulent registration. The registra-
ton of these colored voters was most systematic.
and gave, evidence e,, that they were thoroughly
ton was entirely of colored voters from one
section of the city the next day from another
S Or e
wEsreas white voters. who passed daily before
the registration Office. failed to register. He
done not only to check the fraudulent regstra-
tion Of the colored voters, but that measures be
also taken to induce the whites to register.
| information was unanimously passed.
| Mr.. Mauberret took the fl ,or to move that q
m o akS
ton." published in the daily papers on Sunday
| last.
| Laid on the table without discussion by vote
! of nineteen to five.
On motion. it was agreed that regular meet
ings Of the parish committee be held on
WEDNESDAY IN EVERY WEEK,
| at IL o'clock D. m.
The finance committee. through Mr.. McDon-
aid. made verbal report concerning the un-
collected notes of certain successful candidates
| at the last election One. he said, clai med that
that the
who had signed the note for him had no au-
thority to do so; still another a justice Of the
peace, had said that he had paid 500 in cash.
which was the usual assessment for his office.
and had given his note for $3.50. payable ON con-
diton that th. Legislature would not divest his
court Of criminal Jurisdiction, which the Legis
lature had done however. After some desul-
| of the deinquents be published.
Laid on the table by vote IF fourteen to ten.
Al fter further and unimp portant business 1t was
understood that the secretary of the COMMITTEES
would be in attendance to-day until o'clock ..
m.. at his office, No 80 Burgundy street, to re-
| ceive the names of the supervisors of registra-
tion selected by the various wards.
The executive com mmittee. it was also under
stood, would meet at the same nlace at o'clock
.. m. The Parish Committee then adjourned.