PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION
OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY
OF LOUISIANA,
HELD AT ECONOMY HALL, NEW ORLEANS, SEPTEMBER 25, 1865,
AND OF THE
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE
FRIENDS OF UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
OF LOUISIANA,
NOW,
“THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA.”
NEW ORLEANS,
PRINTED AT THE NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE OFFICE, NO. 49 UNION STREET.
1865.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
TO THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FRIENDS OF UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE:
GENTLEMEN :
Your Committee on Printing, to whom was assigned the duty of publishing in pamphlet form the proceedings of the “Convention of the Republican Party of Louisiana,” and of the “Central Executive Committee of the Republican Party,” respectfully report :
That they have performed the duty assigned them, and submit the same for your consideration.
They believe that this pamphlet will be a useful manual in the hands of the unenfranchised, and will exhibit to the people and their representatives, that FOUR AND A HALF MILLIONS of true and law-abiding citizens will not remain deprived of their rights and privileges of citizenship.
ANSEL EDWARDS, Chairman.
THOMAS LYNNE,
ARNAUD COMMAGER.
New Orleans, October 20th, 1865.
June 1865: Formation of the Central Executive Committee
The Friends of Universal Suffrage began organizing in early June 1865. The following notice appeared in the New Orleans Tribune (in both French and English):
TO THE FRIENDS OF UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
The Friends of Universal Suffrage, and of the New Orleans Tribune, are invited to meet at No. 49 Union street, between Carondelet and Baronne, on Saturday the 10th inst., (June 1865,) at 7½ o’clock, in the evening.
Matters of the highest importance will be brought before the Meeting.
Come one! Come all!!
T. J. DURANT,
C. W. HORNER,
W. R. CRANE,
A. FERNANDEZ.
In pursuance of the above call, a meeting of citizens was held at 49 Union street. The meeting was called to order by W. R. Crane, who moved that T. J. Durant be invited to take the chair, which was unanimously adopted.
On motion of W. R. Crane, Alfred Jervis was appointed Secretary.
On motion of W. R. Crane, it was resolved that a Committee be appointed by the chair, of seven persons, who shall report at an adjourned meeting, the names of six persons from each of the four municipal districts of the city of New Orleans, clothed and charged with all the executive duties of a Central Committee of the Friends of Universal Suffrage, in Louisiana, for the period of one year, from the first day of June 1865, with power to fill all vacancies that may happen, during the period for which the same are chosen, and to order the time, place and manner of electing another Committee for the succeeding year.
The chair then appointed the following Committee of Seven:
W. R. CRANE, OSCAR J. DUNN, ALFRED JERVIS, LOUIS BANKS, HENRY TRAIN, CLEMENT CAMP, ANSEL EDWARDS.
The meeting adjourned to Friday evening, June 16th, at 7½ o’clock.
On June 16th the committee reported the following names, which were unanimously adopted:
First District
THOMAS J. DURANT, W. R. CRANE, ANSEL EDWARDS, CHARLES OGILVIE, ALFRED JERVIS, JOS. L. MONTIEU
Second District
B. F. FLANDERS, HENRY TRAIN, ANTHONY FERNANDEZ, SEBASTIAN SEILER, ARNAUD COMMAGER, OSCAR J. DUNN
Third District
JOHN McWHIRTER, H. STILES, J. L. IMLAY, ROCH. ABERTON, J. B. DUPLAINE, F. CHRISTOPHE
Fourth District
RUFUS WAPLES, A. H. WHITNEY, R. W. STANLEY, S. J. BROWER, D. C. WOODRUFF, JOSEPH P. JOHNSON
The Report was approved and adopted unanimously.
