The Daily telegraph., 1883-10-07
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extracts. from the .Republican Of 1884,,
regarding the connection of the Hon..
Jno. Fitzpatrick with the Ward Fourth
Republican Club. /. .}>s i
We should never, have presented
these papers to the1ight, but as a matter.
of defence, against the unholy warfare
ofthe eAnti-Administration press. We
have-no' other apologies to wake /: ~
10 the President and Mem bers-of
the Third Ward Central Ciub-Your
committee appointed andihstr1cted
to report, by resolution or otherwise,
the action proper to be taken by this
club and the clubs acting in connection
therewith in the third ward, in view
of the rejection Of. Messrs. Carter and
Moses, delegates elect to the parish
committee under the auspices of this
Club, byJb parish committee, respect
ially report thatthe method prescribed
Ia the nesolutipns of the late parish
convention 10 settle the contest be-
tween 1heFstwo Clubs claiming respec-
tively to be tthe central club of the
,third ward and thus tosecure harmony
and unity in the Republican party in
said ward, was adequate and judicious.
Further, that said method was
adopted and acted upon by the clubs
respectively. presided over by Messrs.
Antoine and Ladd, go far as that each
appointed three commissioners pro-
vided for in the resolutions, and said
commissioners met, and after many
delays, during which the parties re-
commended by the opposing commis-
sioners as the SEVENTH inan We're, in
many Instances, rejected; until, finally,
the Antoine and Ladd commissioners
unanimously elected Judge DumUnt,
of the fifteenth ward, and entered into
a written agreement, each commits
+siOner signing the same, that they
Would-abide. by this actiorr, and pro-
.ceed tts-reg the'voters and conduct
the election for the officers Of the CEN
trail club, under the control Of the seven
commissioners thus created, 50 that
the contest between the clubs being
decided subsequently,, and in the usual
manner, an election might be made
or delegates to the parish committee.
Further, that Judge DumOnt being
notified by joint committee, repre-
senting the Antoine and Ladd COM
missoners,' of his election, a, the
seventh commissioner, respectfully. de-:
clined to serve, owing to previous and
conflicting engagements; and that
subsequent to this declinature Of Judge
Dumont, though the mem bers of the
Antoine and Ladd commissioners in
part met and cOnversed casually ia the
streets on the subject Of the election Of
the seventh man, making Suggestions
and appointments for meetings look
ing to the election of said seventh man
when they should SO meet, no formal
meeting Of the six commissioners, or a
majority thereof, was ever held, nor
was any seventh man elected, nor was
Fitzpatrick ever either elected Or ac..
cepted by a majority the six in any
meeting thereof; but on the contrary,
through the press and personally, after
his designation by The three Ladd
commissioners aud before registration
and the election had been had under
his auspices, the three Antoine COM
mlssioners protested against his APP
pOintment and action, and in the pub.
licjournals and personally djsavowed
the authority Of this self constructed
commissioners, warning the Repnb-
lican voters to disregard it.
Further, that Fitzpatrick Was select
ed, as appears from the published card
of the Ladd commissioners, by them
alone and in the absence of the Atoine
commissioners, on the pretended
ground that the last mentioned commits
sioners had complimented Fitzpatrick
in published card and alluded to the
fact that be had at one time been nom-