The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-20

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Two communications read from members
Of the third ward notifying the Grand COun
ell of their withdrawal from the order; one
from the secretary same ward, glylR9g notice
order; one read from the first ward branch, |
apprising the Grand Council Of the passage
Of q resolution concerning representation In
the registration offices one read from tho
fourth ward. protesting against election held
In each branch on April 6.
The chairman of the committee on branch
councils reported he had organized branches
No. 3, and the following were entitled to seats
In the Grand Council: Robert Morris, q. f.
T,add. T. L, Davis, Moses Briggs.
Mr.. Chas 4. Bat1t'iier chairman 0, the, com
mittee to s1perlntend tbs election for The re.
organization in the tenth ward, repdft31 That
the committee had performed their duty.
Application Of members In the tenth and
eleventh wards praying for tho right to or
ganize q Fourth District American club, was
refused on the ground that 1t was contrary TO
| the constitution etc
Under the head Of unfinished business the
resignation Of Secretary A. s. Leche was taken
| up and after some discussion Mr.. Alfred
Botrges moved that said resignation be &C
| copied.
! Mr. Morris moved that Il committee Of five
be appointed to confer with Mr.. Leche, and
| that the matter be referred TO said committee,
which motion prevailed.
The committees appointed to confer with MI.
Leche Is composed Of Messrs Robert Morris,
A. Fl. Demas, e. N. Cullo1n, }. 9. Butler and
J. d. Gaudet
| 4 constitutional request was read for the
organization Of an American party in Gretna,
Jefferson parish, and the request granted.
The resignation Of two gentlemen from the
third ward was taken up, and referred back to
the branch council Of said ward.
| The communication from the first ward. re-
lating to representation III registration Office
considered.
Committee appointed with the instructions
that they take the necessary steps In the
nremisea and report at next meeting. Conn
mittee appointed, consisting Of Sam. Walker,
} Thos G. holland, Jno. Keyser, Thos. Boswell,
D. Wilson.
Tho time named for the substitution Of n
new pnaapOrd, etc, having arrived, the chair
apDOinted as O. committees to make the SeeC-
ton, NJ essrs. Bourges, Culom and Lemare
Delegate Cullom, of the second ward branch,
submitted the following amendment to the
constitution, TO lie over under tho rules:
. That the Grand Council shall consist Of six
representatives, Of the branch councils Of the
, parish of Orleans, and Of rs many us may by
Inv hereafter be- fixed upon by the branch
councils for the country parishes, not to ex-
coed six for each Of snid Parishes TO be elected
and chosen rs follows four to be elected and
two to be chosen by the president Of the
Grand Council
, On motion Of Z. North Cullorn the chair
= WIS empowered and instructed TO appoint q
committee to be composed Of one delegate
: from each ward represented In the GRAND
o Council, for the purpose Of remodeling anC
revising the constitution, etc; the chair tt
@ announce the committee at the next meeting
4 Adjourned.
! New ORLEANS, May 10, 1873.
: james Beggs, president; Secretary Lechf
. absent; to account for which the chair STATED
;. he had in his possession Il communicating
> from the gentleman which he desired to read
a The request was acceded to and the following
|. was rond:
!. NEW ORLEANS, April 81, 1878.
h Mr. James Beggs. Acting PresldentG G. g. \, A. 4,
Dear SU-The duties Of secretary Of tho
= A. A. have become 50 onerouS that | canno
h continue to perform them. | therefore turl
Vt over to you all the books, papers. etc, Of tn
7, association. and I respectfully beg that III.
s. resignation be accepted
s FrAternaly yours, A. ;. LECTIE
Consideration of above was deferred, ant
j. W. J. Daunoy was elected secretary pro ten
J. A committee to revise the constitution wa
J. appointed, us follows:
FIRST Ward-Dr. Sam Walker
d Second Wnrd-E. N. Cullom.
6, Third Wnrd-Rpbert Morris.
Fourth Ward-C. A. Baquie.
Fifth Ward-F. Armant.
Sixth Ward-L. E. Lamarie
q Seventh Ward-L. Duvigueaud.
= Eighth Ward-T II, Noand.
ID Ninth Ward-AIf Bourges
n Tenth Ward-Hy. Mason.
l. Eleventh Ward-Geo. Duhurst.
Ia Twelfth Ward-F. ChnrleviIlc.
" Thirteenth Ward-J g. Gnudet
n, Fourteenth Ward-W. r. Fish;
/, Fifteenth Ward-A.J Dumont.
Sixteenth Ward-J r. Claiborne.
l. Seventeenth Ward-John Jordan.
t. A petition from the eighth ward, askin
authority to organize an auxiliary tranc
y, club. Referred to committee on revision {
q, the constitution.
- Report from third ward for April, 1877
j. showing an acquisition Of seyenty-tWo men
bers during said month:
u, Similar report from eighth ward, Tor apr
e. 1873, showing an acquisition of sixty-fou
members.
O. A communication from third ward was r
,e ceved, notifying The Grand Council Of the r
signatiOn Of Mr.. Royal; which, on motion
ne Mr. Bourges, was referred to q committee
~ The chair appointed ALI Bourges.
7 Mr. Beggs, chairman of the committee {
G, branch councils reported that in accordan
with tho authority vested in him, he had o
~ ganized the American party In Gretna Jeffe
It, son parish.
~ Z. B. Falls, of the finance COMMITTEES, T
H. ported he had collected $40 8inCeJanuary las
e. and that rent for january, February al
March waS due
at Mr.. Morris chairman of the committee
IT, confer with MIR. Leche, moved that the resi-
nation or that gentleman Dc aCcepCeu' w
r. ton adopted.
J. Mr. CuIom, chairman Of the committee
new pnssuord etc, asked for further tim
2. | which was granted.
is Mr.. Claiborne, sixteenth ward, gave mott
that the absence Of his colleague l.. A, Sh
IL don, was owing to absence from the city.
On The following document was read:
NEW ORLEANS, May 8, 1873
r, President and members e. g. N. A. A.:
Ill Gents-We the undersigned members OF t.
Grand Council, representing the third wa
1r- branch of +hiu nityy hop leave t0 tender o
~ resignation as such members. There haviI
been some dissenson existing in the So
pr ward, resulting from q former organzatl
~ Of the said branch, we desire, for the sake
peace and harmony, that O. reelection OF q
ny egates should be had and for these reaso
we offer our designations,
. R. MORRIS,
nv G. T. LADD,
2G JOHN l.. DAVIS,
M RKIGGS.