Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-30
THE DEMOCRAT.
Phillips Nominaticn---A True History.

LfFoE the bayou sara Ledger, 2Ju INST
Now that the parish of AvoyeIles has
ratified the nomination Of Mr.. Edward
Phillips, by a mass meeting of the Dem
ocracy Of that parish, and by the tlelcg-
ates appointed to attend Senatorial
Convention for this district, we take plea
sure IN giving to our friends, and the
Democracy Of the District brief, but
true history Of the Convention which
placed him before our people, as the
nominee of the Democratic party. At first
we did not chose to do this, because his
nomination was objected to by interest
ed parties as unfair and antj-Democratic,
and we thought that by arguing the
question as to the fairness and correct
ness Of bis nomination, his enemies
would say, See here, they know it is
not fair Oh else they would not take so
much pains to convince others" For
this reason. we would not argue the
matter, tor were we to do so in his case,
every nomination made by the Demo
cratic party, either for State, District,
OF parish officer, which might lisplease
a few persons who have it in their pow
er to get up little neighborhood meet
ing for the purpose of pronouncing
against an organized Convention, could
very easily do SO, and make great
sound i'll parocllial newspaper, aItho'
not dozen men wonld be present. In
the case Of Mr. Phillips, no argument of
ours, or that Of any of his friends, would
avail anything-no, convinced against
their will, they would have been of the
same opinion still l,"-they were bent on
putting him down, not because he was
not fairly nominated, but because he was
an "old line" Democrat, such an one as
the editor of the Echo has been fighting
for the last to years. But to the history,
which we give, briefly, as follows:
Some weeks previous to the assem-
bling OF the Democratic State Conven-
ton, and Of course, previous to the Sen
atorial Convention held at Bayou Sara
on the 18th of June last, at Dnmocra
tic meeting held at False River in PtecI
.Coupee, delegates were appointed to the
State, District and Senatorial Democra-
tic Con1 entions. At the meeting a reso-
luton was passed appointing Bayou
Sara as the place, and the 18th of June
as the time for holding the Senatorial
Convention, Avoyelles and West Fell
ciana concurring. At Baton Rouge, we
met Mr. Griffin, Of Avoyelles, and told
him that such was the case, and that the
Convention would certainly be held-he
introduced us to DR.. Bladewood of Avo-
yelles, as candidate for the office, we
told him that so far as our delegates
were concerned, we believed that they
were for Mr. Phillips, as he was known
in our parish as a good. Democrat, and
an honest, capable man; we should vote
for him, and use what little influence we
had in his behalf; though, if Dr.. Blake
wood succeeded in getting the nomina-
ton, none would support him more
warmly than the Democracy of West
Feliciana, and no journal advocate his
cause with more zeal than the Ledger.
This was the subtance of our conversa-
ton with Mr. Griffin, and of course we
supposed that he must have known that
the Senatorial Convention would be held
at the time and place agreed upon.
On the 18th day of June last, the Pie. |
Coupee and West Feliciana delegates
met at "Hatch's Hallo in Bayou Sara
Mr.. Beatty Of Pointe Coupee was cho-
sen President pro tenn. and Maj ]. B.
Underestimate, Secretary pro tenn. The
object of the meeting was explained by
the President; and, as the Atchafalaya
packet had not arrived, which we thought
would bring the Avoyelies delegates,
the meeting, on motion of Mr.. William
Barrow, j., adjourned until the next day
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ After the meeting
had adjourned, the delegates from Pie.
Coupee, with the exception of Mr.. Cos
serand, who went home early in the day,
said that perhaps they would not be able
to attend on the next day, and that they
would leave their proxies with a West
Feliciana delegate; we remarked that
one proxy was sufficient; for, if a single
delegate attended from Pointe Coupee
the proxy or proxies would be of no use
r. Mr.. Beatty then gave us his proxy, to
be used i'll case no delegate from Pointc
Coupee would be in attendance, The
next day at few minutes after 10, the
re-assembled- Mr. L. I +
Maddux was chosen President, and Maj, /
j. B. Wederstrandt appointed secretary |
A committee on credentials was appoint
ed, which reported~the parishes of West |
Feliciana and Pointe Coupee represent
ed, the former by delegates present. the
latter by proxy in tie hands Of ourself
still absent A motion was
made and unanimously carried to go
into the nomination, and the names Of
Messrs. w. F. Griffin, Edward Phillips
and Stephen Van Wickle were placed