The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-25
THE ELECTIONS LAST NIGHT.

Elections were hold last evening In cOmpll-
ance with tho resolution Of tho Parish Commit
tee. In the aecond NTH. eighth. ninth and tenth
| wards, for representatives To the State Centrn
| Committee. In tho
SECOND WARD
| u vast number Of voters assembled ut tho corner
| of Magazine md ut. Joseph Htrees md unani-
moualy elected Mr. Thomas Haean,. Jr. ns their
delegate.
| Mr. Vale J. Roller then offered resolutions
| indoreing the nominations made ut Baton
| Rouge. taking Occasion to pay high tribute to
Mr. Witt and compllmentng tho ward for It's
action IN tho State convention.
| Speeches we're made BY MeaHra. @. N. Ogden.
| Thomas Haaam Jr. Major Harry Pickles. IT,.
4 and Vale j. Roller.
/ Mr.. Ogden. In his remarks. urged the mem
bers Of the club to stand arm together Mt the
coming election. to avoid any coalitions with
| independent organizations. but 70 be ateadfast
| to Democratic principles aud vote for tho nomi
| nses Of the party.
On motion j. VALID RoEier. Esd., DR.. David
Jamison md .. N. Ogden. Eeu. were appointed
| a committee to draft suitable resolutions ratify
| ing the Baton Rouge Convention nominees
and with power to print them In Sundays
DEMOCRAT.
In ihis ward there we're two candidates for
the State committee. MessrE CASTOR BonnafOu
and John At !, mn Eeeeyea s
tended by some mieunder landing. but the do
cisinn OF President Arnauld was In favor Of the
election of Mr.. Bonnnfon.
Mr. Alfred Barnes offered tho following reHo-
lutiona. which were unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
Wherens. Mt the convention held Mt Baton
Rouge. Delegates thereto have presented 70 the
Democratic Conservative voters and 10 every
citizen of Louisiana. q ticket against which
nnnght cnn be said ~ fur ~ honor. ability.
honesty competency and patriotism is CON
Wheraas. In Louis Alfred Wilts we roeognizo
the fearless champion OF tho Democracy of our
State tho protection Of our ayatem OF public
srhoola mud Of the laboring man. be 10 poor Or
whereas. in McEnery. Eran. Strong, Jumel
and Fay We racognas pntrio and mon devoted
To tho best interest of our beloved State: he II
Resorsd That the. voters OF tho fifth ward
plndge, them-elves 70 its support
this wnrd be- empowered to appoint u comtnit-
tee Of fifteen to confer with the presidents Or
proper arrangements to hold grand ratitlca-
ton meeting ut an early date.
The meeting then adjourned.
EIHHTH WARD.
In this ward there WINS only ono candidate for
delegate to tho State Central COMMITTEES. Mr..
Alexander brewster who was elected unani-
mOusly.
The meeting III this ward was. Ms usual. a very
NJ Philip Power proposed tho name OF Col.
Joseph Collins to represent tho ward in tho
State Central Committee.
The nomination WIS seconded by Mr.. DudOn-
hsfer, who took occasion to say that, In second
ing the nomination, he was satisfied that ho
wns supporting gentleman who Ind already
been tried IN The same capacity. and that his
services III tho state Central Committee during
Y previous campaign had reflected great credit
| upon himself and was an honor to tho ward
who sent him ther".
Col. Colinss election was unanimous.
Mr.. J. Y. dulllotte now offered n resolution.
| the object Of which was to secure Legislation 10
prevent crews of foreign ships ffom handling
| the cargoes " their ships.
Mt. Duaenhofer took the floor to call tho at
tenion of the meeting to the fact TINT the con-
stitution which was to he submitted to the peo-
| pie In December alrenay contained = provision
prohibiting such crews from interfering with
| offered by the Hon. Webster Long. or the eighth
w1 Wb.rannon ma raso,n,,on ., M an,,,otta
was deemed unnecessary. and consequently
| Tho meeting then adjourned.
TENTH WARD.
| In this ward business was limited to the
election for representatives to the State Central
the held Mt tho opening Of the polls MIR. Theo
A. James and Mr.. David Rosenberg.
Mr.. Rosenberg received ~ votes and Mr.
James ~. hut On comparing the ballots with the
poll lists It was found that there we're only 143
names On the latter. whilst l4h ballots had boon
| cast. In consequence OF tai. fact the Judges un-
Another election will take place this evening ut
No. $50 Magazine street between Josephine and
Jackson. nj IA 40 SHARP. The same candidates
will prRbAbly b. IN tho field.
SIMILAR objections
will be held to- night also IN the first. fourth
seventh. eleventh. twelfth. thirteenth and four
teenth wards.