The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-23
TO THE FRONT.
MEETING 0F THE NINTH WARD GEN
TRIAL CLUR-sPEECHEs RY y. R. A.
GAUTHREAUX, ESQ, HON. III. u.
JONAS AND OTHERS.

President Dudenhefer presided. After the
routine business had been transacted
MR. W. E. FITZGEEALD
rose to question Of privilege. He said:
! Ge,stle1nen--I was unanimously chosen by the
delegation which represented this ward in the
parish convention as your representative in the
lower house of the Legislature [ can say that
made no effort to secure the nomination; 1t
was given to me without solicitation on my
part, and in this case the office sought the man
My nnme appears In Il recent publication In the
DEMOCRAT as q member OF the organization
known as the American Aid Association, or the
Native American party, and 1t is on this I want
to speak. Last January few Of my friends
suggested the propriety OF my joining an Or
ganization similar in its character to the Hibor-
MIA Association and the Germania Club one
composed of Americans to endeavor to obtnin
Il just proportion OF officers Of the government.
Two months afterwards finding out that the
objects OF the body were other than what they
were represented to mo to be when was in
duced to become Il member resigned, and that
such is the case is shown by Il certificate which
/ presented to Mr., Behan. q member Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee OF the Democratic party He
is hero tonight and hhs it in his possession
My resignation was rendered and accepted In
March, two months anterior to the adoption of
the constitution, whirh MS the publication in
the DEMOCRAT will show was Dassed upon in
June | make this statement in justice to my
self and for tbs satisfaction Of my friends.
The speaker then went on to say that he had
been born and raised in t he Third District had
always lived and everything he possessed was
in the ninth ward, and that his entire interests
were identified with the peope. He had always
done his duty. and intended to continue, doing
It, and by every net to merit their appreciation.
When he had concluded. the following pre-
amble and resolutions were introduced and
whereas Msaj3fr ". 2 Titzgerald, one Of the
party for tho Legislature from this ward hhs
his reported connection with the so-called
American Alliance. or National party, as pub
lIshed In the Sunday DEMOCRAT and has ex-
said organization, dated March l3, 1873 into
which he was lured by fnse representations us
to its g'spt bnt 1nd ogGss be at II, devotion
to the Democratic purity, hereby ratify bis
nomination. believing him to be honest in his
ordinations and true to the interests of the
Democratic party in is principles, platform
and resolutions rs set forth in the State and
parish cOnventione
the ward while in the convention was indorsed.
Mr.. james BOyce moved that the nominees
for Kepresent ativees Of the ward the nominee Of
The district for the Senate and Mr.. J. Henry
BehAn, the Administrator Of Commerce. IL resi-
dent OF the ward, be invited to add ess the club
at the next meeting and fefine their positions.
tiOn Wns adopted.
Mr., Behnn. at the request Of the chair, then
introduced
j. r. A. GAUTHREAUx, ESQ,
the Democratic nominee for civil sheriff Mr..
Gauthreallx said:
Mr.. Chairman and Ge,skle7neu Of the Ninth
Wad-l did not como here to make au OK
my length Of time. This is the first time sinneI
have had ything to do with politics that have
come before public meeting as q candidate.
hoU,r for n
tics and have worked hard Tor tho SUCCESS Of
the Democratic iGket in many campaigns. IA
voic9-'T That's so.'J have done my share. aud
you have aso done yours.
must give satisfaction to you all and which
every man must admire. 1t is poor mans
Ill find that they will carry out its provisions.
At the last election the votes Of tbs poor men
and short time afterwards the poor men were
elamoriDg ut tho Oity Hall for work but they
did not @etit. Look at cur whnrves-see the
go and appeal to them for change but
replied, No; no power, on earth can
n2ye 9o,. that Gdmnistraon We hoye on our
) Henry Behnn, E. O., for Commerce. He is Il
eana 1I'ep2k9n POI nnd upgh a ana VIZ
loss of consoane ces. when the present I'd
ministrnion was elected to the Cjty Hall it was
thought that the poor mon Would get q share Of
the party patronage: but what WAS the resuIt2
Contracts were let out, and everybody wAs shut |
out buta few men and yet. notwithstanding |
this, here few days before the meeting of the
convention the votes OF the people to put them
back In the same positions were asked for; but
what said tho delagates to the convention rep-
resentng the people? MOL Not auy| ICheers.
Mol not Hnyl We have seen your work and We
don't like itp
Now. mon have been put on the, ticket, and
when it il elected you will 500 change in the
condition OF affairs far greater than many ex-
Dect
/ want. before close to say Il few words about
THE NATIONAL PARTY,
which was exposed on Sunday last In tho DEM
oCEAT. / want to ask you to look upon the citi- |
purity, with charity. Men were out Of position.
sased DIV with the the a % Of our Te'n mi
cipal affairs. and they cast about for relief. |
v hat more natural than that they should com
dnced them to in this Organization on the
that certain benefits were to be |
Sq and i2 Bound By oath @ he7 Wers sna
But they knew nothing, Of tho, upper circle
which they never reached, ana which was COM
posed Of such men as J. Madison Well3. E. North |
CuIlom and r. G.. Anderson.
The Returning Board has been for some time
ag 1d m m is s rTYbag Tbag y to yp4na9 h9 h vi
spare means to do it.
Ishaye spoken to some Of the men inveighled
It's objects, and finding where /
they stood they had como back, or desired to |
come back, into the ranks Of the good Old Dem
them like erring and wandering brothers. |
ICheers.I
HON. B. F. JONAS
was next introduced. After referring to the !
attention being paid to politics and to the |
great fight which resulted in tho victory at the /
last election and the necessity Of repeating 1t |
this year. he turned his attention to
THE NATIONAL PARTY.
and on this topic, In substance. he said: This |
was no time for q division In the ranks of the |
Democratic party. There were new parties or
ganjzed whose object Wa9 70 draw off the vote /
Of the Democrats. The National party Is one, |
but whore Is it ? Every one knew that no honest |
party could be made 10 OF tho elements Of the |
published in the DEMOCRAT showed that it was |
mainly made u1 by the Republicans, and that |
1t was the oufgroWth Of the Native American |
Association. He then outlined thu programme
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