Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-08-31
Meeting Of the Parish Executive
Committee Republican Party.


PARISH OF n. JOHN THE BAPTIST, !
August. 9th. 1858.
Pur~uant In instruction of its vice Presid.
ent. Henry Dcma.. the Executive Commit.
tee met at the Court H"use to~lay. TIE
meeting was called IN order ut l2l r. NJ.
Senator Henry Demss vicc President in the
chair. The object Of the meeting was ex.
plained. The roll wss called and the follow.
Ing members anawcred their nanes: lst
ward. BatcCck. Jones, Mathieu. Wetre /;
2nd. Deunas, Williams. Hillaire; 3ri, Cor
.lou. Stewart. Irwin. Jules 9Th. Butler. MI
he. 1iban. T. Brown: 9Th Burrel. Metcalf,
Lupcr. voisin. GaufF: 9Th. Smith. Hill. J /.
Brown. CsyolIe; absent, Geo. w. Combs,
2nd ward.
The vice President ststc.l that not wish.
ing by himself to assumc the entire respon-
s,bility Of ordering reorganization Of the
different clubs. he had for that reason con.
vened the Committee in the abaence of Pre-
sileut Connie which matter he would now
lay before the Committee for action. Mr..
Cayollc moved that the present presiding
officer Of this Committee kedirrcted "a order
reorganization of the different ward clubs.
and at the sasne time 10 elect delegates ~
form new Parish Executive Committee. -
the time Of the present Committee In about
to expire. Mr.. Burrrl desired 10 know IL Mr..
.
mittee. with authority without reorganixa-
tion 10 preside over the deliberations " the
Committee. The minutes If the Committee
of the 18th September lE6 were read to
show that Mr.. Demas wns mt that date duly
elected, smong other officers. vice President.
To ascertain the sense Of the Committee ~
IN whether other meml,srs might entertain
similar Ohjcctiona, the Secretary put the
question 'Gcntlemen Of the Convention. II
there is any further objection or doubt as tn
the right Of Mr.. Deinss 20 act NJ vice Presi.
dent and presisling o6Bcer, let them he now
heard. None whatever responding. Mr..
Burrel withdrew further objections and the
Chair announced the motion If Mr.. Csyolle
bow before the house. Mr.. voisin offered
the following auhstifute: Be IL Resolved
that the President of the Parish Execmtive
Committee Of this Parish 10 hereby instruct.
ed to canse notice 10 10 given to the presid.
euts of the aevesal ward cluba 10 call elert.
lone for the purpose Of reOrRauisinR their
respecttve clubs, and at the same time to
elect delegates to the Parish Executive
Committee 10 form new Committee. ssid
electioue 10 he held on or hefere saturday.
August 81, lES; Resolved further that In
taaaing his order 70 the different prcsilents of
ward cluba. the President of this
Committee shalt make known that the dele
gates b he elected win form . new Exeeu.
i've Committee, end that the new Commit
tee. after its organization. shall constitute
and compose 9 nominating Convention for
the purpose of nominating Parish officers to
be voted for NJ the coming election. In Nov.
ember. l66. The number of delegates 20 be
elected shal1 be - fOllows: Let ward I. Ind
ward Z. 3rd wsrl Z, eth wsrd I, 5th ward 5.
9Th ward Z. And, Be Il further Rea0lvcsl
that tho preaisle0ts Of the rvoral cluhs shall
ccnee to he asnt b the Secretary of tbe Psr-
tsh Executive Committee, duly certified hy
the praeideut end SECRETARY 0f their resrec-
tive cluha. . list Wf the names Of the delegates
thus elerted. - aoow sitter the electi0us. %
prscticsble. Resolved further that thc dele
gates thua elected slall meet at the Count
House of THE Parish on Saturday. the 7th Sl
kertsmber lss8, st 10 o'clock A. H.. for the
parpcee II reorKnsisimg. after which the
Committee ahsll prcc~ed tO the nomination
o. Parish o6icess. and, 70 then transact such
other h'ssineea - tho Committee may deem
expediemt. Resolved further that iu the
event NJ the preaident ~ we psesideut ol
any c:ub for any cause refhse. fall. a. neglect
u order elections - besein provided. the
o6'eer 81 ssch club, next In rank, shall be
sequtrel 20 order seid eDections
Hr. Bill moved the sdoptios Of the suhssi.
tuse. ard the substitute was adopted uussias.
On motion II Mr. Cayolls. the minut-s ol
thts Ccmmittee b forwarded ny the Secre
my to the 1eeeAestk, for publicatiou.
On motion q Ar. BureI, the Committee
edJoosped - September 7th. le7A
b. DEnAA Acting Psssidest.
tEwe Copy. G. BABCOCK.
SECRETARY Parish Executive CSmmittee.