The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-14

THE MEETING OF THE PARISH COM
METTEE.
How IL the Status of the Delegates to tase
unrIaE, Convention to be Determined.

H5ayv ss the Status of the Delegates to she
Parish Convention to be Determined.
Yesterday, from an early hour in the day,
authorized persons from the various wards
presented themselves at the rooms Of the
Democratic-C Conservative Parish Committee,
on Customhouse street, and handed in to the
secretary the documents relating to the pri-
mary election Of Saturday.
THE PARISH COMMITTEE.
After the president, Mr.. Ben Onorato had
completed his arduOus task OF issuing hd~
mission tickets to the convention floor, TO the
delegates the Parish Committee was called
10 order.
Twenty-one members and quorum were
present, .,.,.-u,,o,
Executive session was Immediately called
for, during which the resignation OF the s3cre-
tary, Mr.. A. J. Kelly. was received ana acs
cepted The rfasons Tor t ff s gndvjda
business will not permit him 10 iufther lhslh-
tain his official position, ,,,,,-,
On motion, Mr. J. q. Flynn. the able assist
ant Of Mr.. Kelly, was elected secretary OF the
Parish Committee
On motion Of Mr.. Freret the conference
committee was instructed to meet the con-
ference committee Of the State Central Com
mittee and determine the course Of the party
In connection with the constitutional amend
ments. The conference committee were CIV
enen plenary powers in the matter.
THE CONVENTION
How the convention will be called to order
to-day when it meets at noon, at Odd Fellows
Hall, Is matter Of speculation. The regular
course Is this The president OF the Parish
Committee takes the chair, and by virtue OF
his office. calls the convention to order and
directs the secretary Of the Parish Commit
tee to read the names of the candidates re-
ported to the Parish Committee as elected;sup
DIem enting the reading OF each wards list in
case Of O. protest or contest that such q pro-
test has been entered.
These remarks are made because. according
to the official compilation of the reports yes
terday by the secretary OF the Parish. Com
mittee yesterday, the result OF the election in
no fewer than five wards appear TO be contest
cd. and that there are some complications at
tending the ward representations on the floor
Of the convention. ns will be apparent by the
following report.
of the Parish Committee we find that the fol-
lowing Is the result Of the primary election:
DELEGATIONS NOT CONTESTED.
FIRST WARD.
Pat Mullen, jas D. Kennedy, Thos,, Brennan.
John Barrett Jas. Donovan. Jas. T. Clark Jas.
Dougherty, j. Baxter, Al shaw VIM. Egan.
SIXTH WARD.
Henry Sass, Corporal G. Fl. Smith. II. J. Mon
tagnet Geo. l.. Witt, VIM. J. Sparks I. j. Gil
Iooly. o. W. Long.
SEVENTH WARD.
John Hoffman. Francis Gordon. Stephen
Arandt. M Berry, Paul VOORHEES, Jules hies,
Aug. Bruneau, A. s. Audler. Adalbert Vedrenne.
NINTH WARD.
II. Dudenhefer Pat. Powers, Martin Hooper.
Ed Dobson, Geo. Welzel. Hugh Cai n, Alex. Bre
let, JAS Griffin. Geo. W. Wintz and JOS. Hans.
TENTH WARD.
J, O'Hara, r. Fl. A. Mooney, Fl. Feehan, Frank
9. Carroll. ?; LOBBY. VIM. poll. John Willinms
McMurray, and ?. Cox.
ELEVENTH WARD.
Louis Faessel, John Mcneil. Alcide j. Dunes
ire Thomas McDonogh, Charles Boyle W. J.
Marion sene1 f. MARKS. Hugh O. Mccormack, George
TWELFTH WARD
Nicholas Weber. Joseph Bait Dominique
I,obrano, Ernest Munster, Hugh Breen.
y THIRTEENTH WARD.
L. A. Fournier. G. 9. Piper, Alfred Belsom.
FOURTEENTH WARD.
j. Ellwood.
FIFTEENTH WARD.
r. Mulcabe Tom Higgins, X. Mooney, r. Hen
messy, .,..,,.-.,.z.x
II. Hooy.
sEyENTEnNTH WARD.
Robt. Stubs, ---- Bubeck'
The third ward election is contested accord
tae hut at late hour last u g ht we hoar, the
nnn,test ia abandoned. The delegate reported
To the Parish Committee arc;
THIRD WARD,
P. Sullivan. J. Mcneil, N. J. Schwarm Chas'
Rgrne p NJ Garry, Geo. MclIvoy. A. Brandon
h,,rp Remy Clark, Jerry Duggan, Archie Stew
ardt, j. Kennedy, M. Neider, John Sullivan.
o' Thersf S It will behoove the delegates named
shove TO elect the temporary chairman OF tho
convention whose privilege Is to appoint the
committee on credentials.
THE CONTESTED WARDS.
1t remains to be known what part In the con
venton the representatives Of the people from ?,
tho second, fourth fifth and eighth wards Will
THE SECOND WARD
sands ts documents to the Parish Committee
showing the following delegates rs being
elected: NJ Stewart, i. RongaD,, J. Thomas,
II. Burke A. Comfort. J. Farrell NJ Gallagher.
r. Clarke, Il. Dalton, Jas. LynGh, J9hn MAN
ming Jules BoZnnt accompanying which there
IA d protest from tho opposition.
THE FOURTH WARD.
Nothing has been heard from the fourth ward
mt Tic Parish Commit tee, and it Is nscertaned
fhat he documents Of thai ward will be present.
I'd directly to the convention to-day. 1t is
claimed here hat four out OF five OF the com
Yniasioners Of election have signed their names
70 d certificate showing that the following can
Henry Andry, Henry Robert, 7. I; Brown
Saml Burchtleld, Thos. j. EOrd. Ii. ~, Ierro
bonne, Thos. Johnston.
FIFTH WARD.
From the Fifth Ward the poll list of only ons
ward out of two was received. in which thu
ticket called "Unuledged," and headed with tht
namo of DR.. Ferrier is ahead.
There we're three tickets run in this ward. TIT
friends of each have entered protest agains
the others.
THE EIGHTH WARD,
where n disturbance occurred before q singl
ticket had been counted, which prevented an
counting at ALL records its poll list at the Paris
Committee.
THE PARISH CONVENTION.
The Candidates whose Nominations Cal
he Looked For.
l.. II ILL ion