Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-05-15
Wing Meeting.

/ III I'll Hubttt hotttU sto w t't -
Of The Parish oi West Baton Rouge coli
vened at the Court House, on Saturday
the 9th of May, at II o'clock, A. NJ
On motion Of Col. 8. M. y. CLARK, Jno
Baher, Esq, was appointed President, and
VIM. Reynauj aud b. II. Chinn, SecfetuI
ries Of the meeting.
The President. upon taking the Chair
| in few eloquent remarks explained the
object Of the meeting, exllorting the whigs
to choose no mai who was not fully com
pstent in every sense Of the word, to fiji
the important station Of member Of Con
ven,ion which was to change the organic
law Of the State, Nc., &o.
On motion OF A. Barrow, its was
| Resolved, That III the nomination o
| candidates the vote should be taken by
| ballot.
valmont Hebett proposed VIM. Jones
T,yle1 ~ the choice of the wings OF this
| Parish, az one of the candidates for dele.
gate from this Senatorial District, subject
70 the nomination Of the Wing District
Convention, to meet la PaqBemine, oil
Saturday, the 10th nst.--wtlieh proposi.
ton was unanimously accepted aud on
motion OF B. Il Cllnn, the following gem
tlemen were appointed delegates to said
convention, with instructions TO vote tot
DR.. Lyle aud any other person that the
Wings OF 1bervjlle should designate as
their choice for the other Senatorial caii'
liJate, viz Judge l.. Tavrot. Hiaire Ber.
geron, Louis Petit, WIN. White, J. V.
Duralde, Nolan Stewart, Vnlmont Hebert,
COL Clark, J, =. Labauve. A Barrow, j.
L. peyroiinn, b, X. Chinh, d. llicky, J.
L. Lotleli, John Buhler. Octave Leblanc,
| IT,, i. A. Woods, w Broussatd, Charles
Smith and Doryille Landry.
Resokpea furthsr, That III case Of the
absenee Of majority Of tlese delegates,
that any number present shalt be author
ICED to cast the vote OF this Parish la Con.
vention.
On motion OF Col. Clark, IL was
Resoleca, That this convention now
proeeed to nominate suitable person a.
candidate for Delegate to the Conven.
ton from this Parish.
V. Heb,rt nominated J. L. Tobdoll.
A. Banow 1" Ii. NJ Favrot.
i. A. Woods Nolan Stewart
Mesars. Clark and Pipes were appoint.
cd telers to count the veiee.
On the second ballot John L. Lobdell,
Esq, was duly chosen, having received q
majority Of the whole number of votes
polleJ, and OH motion, he was unanimous
ly accepted by the meeting.
On motion of Col. Clark, the following
persons were elected officers OF Club fof
this Parish, which Is to cooperate with
the Whig State, Executive Committee:
lion. Louis Tavrot, President.
G. Smith, Vice pres't., poydras Bayou Precinct,
s. M. D. Ciaok, do Crosse ra6 do
]. v. Durable, do Court House do
". 1fcbeit, do Bfusle Landing do
H. F,ergeron do sardne Point do
| II. AT. Fsvrot, Secretary.
| NJ Barrow, Treasurer.
Executive and Vigilance Committee
II. g. Flynn, G. M. hamilton, VIM Eek
les, w. w. Lennon and John IT, Col.
lings. for the poydras Bayou precinct.
i. T. Chinn, G S. Lobdell, p. p. Babin,
H., A. Castle, Octave Leblanc, il, W.
Broussard Valentine Tfahan. Joachim
Richard, James w. Pipes and james r.
DEVIL, for the Crosse Tete Landing Pre-.
cinct.
A. Barrow, N. w. Pope, Chas Pipes,
@. Bernard, jr, and A. Hebert, for the
Court House Precinct.
b. Peyronnin, ]. B Labauve, a. Dn-
puy, r. Babin, r. A. Woods and d. Ian.
dry. for the Brnsle Landing Precinct.
w. White, Z. Petit. D. Hickey, r.
White and J. Breaux, for the Sardine
Point Precicnt.
On motion Of B. r. Chinn,
ResolTed, That this Committee be 10.
vited to hold its first meeting en- Saturday
the 22d inst, at tile Court House.
On motion Of A. Barrow. the Secreta-
ries were instructed to forward copies Of
The proceedings Of this meeting, TO the
Baton Rouge Gazette and Plaqnenine
Sentinel, requesting their publication in
the next issue Of these papers.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
J. BUTLER, President
". j REysAuD. Secretaries.
ADDRESS
ia the Whiga Of tho United States.