The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-28

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| Third ward. 393
Fourth ward. ..-., AIT
Fifth ward. .-..-........... $40
Total. .....-....--.....-+-..3 30
Your committee find the delegates elected
are:
First Ward-E. Meynard, Placide Perrett.
James Taylor, H. q. Gardner.
| second Ward--Pierrs Cert, A. Grevemberg,
Third Ward.D. Gaffrey, M. }. Foster, A. G.
Dumartrait, A. q. Frere. Geo. 3. Shepherd, y.
| Swormstsad. As alternates r. ). Shaffer.
| w. k. Wilson, 4. g. Allen.
Fourth Ward---J. II. Acklen. Oscar Berwick,
@. w. Kern, C. NJ. Kennedy, VIM. B. Torian,
| @. Bondreaux, Lewis Clarke, y. NJ. Charpen-
ter, +. Bsllensieu, q. G.. Walker. B. Levi
Fifth Masz h Jerss " Wr hGam 4 r. +
Winchester, John N. Pharr, Joseph 9. Gre
weinberg.
Your committee find that the delegates Of
the first ward arc all present LIZ person: The
second ward IL represented by proxies OF
Pierre Cert and A. Lignon to Hon. j. ELL.
| Aeklsn.
That the third ward are all present In per
son.
b. Torian LII person, who also holds proxy OF
B. Levi by Hon. j. e.. Acklan IN person, who
also hold proxies Of q. W. Kern, @. Bou-
dreaux, Lewis Clark, I. M. Charpentief. and
r. Belensieu by q. O. Walker In person, t. J
proxy Ut Oscar Berwick.
The It'll ward Ii represented by b. +. Win
chester In person, who holds the proxies Or a.
Jorst, Sr., ADr4m EfnaDn ana y. O. Grsvem-
berg by u. GAffrey, VINO holds proxy OF G. w.
Wright and Murphy J. Foster, who holds
proxy Of r H. Mentz.
A. Ct. Frere moved the adoption Of the above
report. Hon. j. Fl. Acklen moved TO amend
the report by Incorporating as O part thereof
the Instructions OF the mass meeting at
which the delegates we're elected, relative to
| the casting oil the vote OF each ward as a
unit. D. Caffrey moved to lay the amend
| ment on the table, which latter motion was
agreed to.
The report of the committee on credentials
was then adopted.
| Mr. Foster then moved that the convention
| then proceed 10 permanent organization.
| which motion was agreed 10; whereupon =.
| Il. Winchester placed In nomination Hon. j..
| II. Acklen as president Of the convention.
! duly seconded hy w. b. Torian. p. Caffrey
| placed In nomination the temporary chair
| man, T. J. Shaffer, which nomination was
also duly seconded. The votes on Aforesaid
nomination resulted as follows:
For Hon. J. Ell Aeklen II votes.
For L. j. Shaffer, 10 votes.
Mr.. Ack len casting his vote for Mr. ShafYer.
Mr. Acklen then took the chair, and thanked
the convention for the honor conferred.
The chair then announced that the next
thing In order WAS the election Of q perma-
Hent secretary, bnt, II there WAS no objection
ma W1tlIH appoint " II. SnSpHeTU.
No objection being made, the chair made
the appointment
s. Swormsttad then called for the reading
of the roll. which having been done, resulted
| In aIl the delegates, rs above reported by the
COMMITTEES on credentials, to have been duly
elected to this convention. answering TO their
names, either personally or by proxy, with
| the exception of John n Pharr. r. NJ. Ken
nedy A. Grevemberg and Z. Sagur.
Il. h. Winchester then moved that COM
NIT NJ fhYna 1TaFn EnlIfftnna ann6inth1
by the chair which was duly seconded.
| Mr. Nj. J. Foster then moved that the con-
| ventiou proceed to the election of delegates TO
the convention to be held at Baton Rouge.
| The chair ruled that the latter motion could
not now be considered, for, as an amendment,
| II was not german to the question; but that
| any motion, as al amendment, which was
GERMAN would be entertained
| From this ruling ID. Caffrey appealed, and
the president put the question whether the
| decision OF the chair should stand ~ the sense
| of the convention. The ruling Of the chair
| was sustained.
The original motion was then adopted and
| the chairman appointed as committee on res-
| buttons b. Z. Winchester, A. Il. Frere, Pia-
| eide Perrett.
On motion Of B. f. Winchester the conven-
| tion then took recess Of fifteen minutes.
At the expiration OF fifteen minutes the
| chair called the convention to order, and the
| Chairman Of committee on resolutions sub
| mitted his report and moved Its adoption as q
whole.
g. B. Shepherd moved as amendment
| that the resolutions be considered and acted
upon seTiatim, which motion was agreed TO
| the chair stating, however, that he relaxed
| the strict parliamentary rule in this TesDect,
which requires that the report OF commit
tee, submitted as whole. is not subject TO
division, and must either be adopted as
| whole or rejected
The secretary then read the first resolution.
as follows:
Whereas. the call of the Hon. Fred. Gates,
chairman OF the Third Congressional District
committee has been officially brought before
this convention, requesting that the delegates
elected or appointed to the State convention
shall be fully authorized to nominate candi-
date to Congress- from this district to the
Forty-seyenth Congress; therefore be It
Resolred, That the said call be and IS here
BY fully approved BY this convention, and
that the delegates from this parish are hereby
instructed to act agreeably thereto.
Several delegates debated this resolu-
tion, and the chairman OF the committee
on resolutions called attention to the above
| mentioned call Of the Hon. Fred. Gates, and
| also to the following resolutions, which he
| stated had been passed In substance by the
| first, second and fourth, as we'll as fifth wards
| OF this parish:
| RESOLVED, That the seven delegates elected
! at this mass meeting OF the Democratic Con-
1 servative voters OF the fifth ward be and they
| are hereby authorized to meet the delegates
appointed or elected by the other wards Of
this parish under the late call OF the parish
| executive committee for parish convention,
| to be held at Franklin. La, on September 20,
| 1879; and, should quarantine or yellow fever
prevent the meeting In Franklin on Septem-
| btr 30, meeting or convention, at other time
| or place In this parish where majority OF
the delegates, personally or BY proxs, do as
samblp, shall be deemed the parish conven-
| tion, In compliance with the call OF the execu-
| tive committee.
Resolred That the delegates OF this fifth
ward, personally or By proxy, are hereby in
structed to vote at said parish convention for
the election or appointment OF seven delegates
IN the Stafa convention to be held In Baton