The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-26
BALLOT BATTLING.
Election Of City Members to the Dem
ocratic State Central Commit

Election Of City Members to the Dem
ocratic State Central Commit
tee Resolutions.
In accordance with the instructions Of the
Parish Committee. such Of the central ward
clubs as had not elected delegates to the State
Central Committee held their meetings last
night for that purpose, with the following re-
suit:
First ward. =. MeaIey; third ward John
Fitzpatrick; fourth wnTd, John GOnnally:
seventh ward, Henry A. Uhiapella (ratiliedl:
tenth ward, David Rosenburg.
NINTH WARD.
Ii was through misrepresentation 81, facts
that Ii was reported yesterday that "the
resolution offered at the ninth ward meet
ing, favoring legislation prohibiting crews Of
foreign vessels to handle cargoes Of such
vessels" had been dropped. The resolution,
on the contrary was adopted unanimously
because IL could do no harm. although the
new constitution provides already Tor such q
protective measure.
In THE ELEVENTH WARD
there was quite n spirited time, which re-
suited In such excitement that no positive
result was arrived at. The meeting was
called 10 order by Mr.. Fagan the president,
and the confusion became 50 great that 1t was
Impossible for an outsider to determine the
fata of any one Of the many motions made
For the benefit of both the parties in this
matter their respective statements are pre-
sented.
The supporters Of Col. !. W. Patton make
the following:
After repeated attempts TO call the meeting
to order, the president announced that the
object was to elect q member OF the State
Central Committee
"A motion was made that O recess of ten
minutes be taken. Tor the purpose VI prepar-
Ing ballots, 1t being impossible to ascertain
the sense u the meeting by viva voee vote.
After repeated attempts on the part Of the
mover to have the said motion put to the
meeting. the president, Mr. William Pagan,
said:
DAMN YOUR MOTION ]"
A motion to adjourn was then made, which
the president refused to put to tile meeting,
ruling that the said motion to adjourn was
out or order.
After refusing to put the motion to adjourn.
motion was made to give the president the
power to appoint the member Of the State
Central Committee. Said motion was not
acted upon.
Mr.. Pagan then stated, This meeting
stands adjourned"
After leaving the stand the president re-
turned II 2 few minutes, and stated that ho
had appointed MIR. Chris. Chatfe as delegate.
The meeting adjourned In great confusion,
and the Pagan men afterwards held a torch
light procession, the opposition waiting near
the stable where the meeting was called TO
order with the purpose OF watching results.
The doors were soon closed, however, and no
more meetings were held there for the night.
Mr.. Fortier, the secretary IL the club,
makes the following statement:
At meeting held last St,,, evening q TIE the
was offered by Mr.. Dan Walsh, that the
president be authorized TO appoint delegate
FOR the State Central Committee, which was
duly seconded and carried. The president
SrxYyt nft. hrsc ff,p bn
delegate"
TWELFTH WARD
Frank Il. Richardson
Resolutions We're adopted ratifying the
Baton Rouge nominations.
THIRTEENTH WARD
Edgar Leoehe.
FOURTEENTH WARD.
Frank McGloin.
FIFTEENTH WARD.
There was very large meeting also OF the
Fifteenth Ward (Algiarsl Central Club last
evening, the result OF which serves to show
how tremendously the Democracy OF the
city Is working The election Of delegate
TO the State Central Committee was unani-
NOUS compliment 70 Mr.. y. Quinn.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following were passed BY the Fourth
Ward Club:
Whereas at the Democratic convention held
In the city III Bait d Rouge ticket was pre-
scented to The people hy an overwhelming ms-
Iarity OF the delegates composing that body:
and,
Whereas, the ticket OF the Damocra attic party
bears on its face the name Of no man against
whose conduct in the past word OF censure
can be uttered. the nominees being each and
every one of them Representatives men. whose
intelligence. integrity and patriotism cannot De
questioned. and.