Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-06-04
THE DEMOCRAT.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

lAA4SSAS&AAAS - Ia IA WAN ~~Aa A~"s'
The Convention organized temporarily
at / o'clock, on Wednesday. by the APP
pointment of two Presidents -Geueral
Munday and W W. Pngh.
\ committee Of ten ON Credentials.
was then nominated, FIVE by each Pres
ident. After three adjournments, the
COMMITTEE reported at 8 o'clock at night.
They reported i'll favor oi the Conven-
ton Of contested scats-that is, Pla.
quemines and Livingston parishes, ami
all of the New Orleans precincts, ex
cept tue 9th, llth and l1th.
Tue Convention then proceeded to
elect President: the voting resulted
i'm pugi obtaining 81 and Munday 81
Votes.
\ motion to reappoiut the committee
Iof ten on credentials, to investigate the
,crcdentials Ui contested seats. was over
ruled.
! On motion. the President appointed i
Ecommittee Of tlve-Ogden, LaScre, Levy,
Mouton and BrusIe The Convention
! then adjourned Until o'clock the next
| day,
| On the a6tIl, the Committee on Gre
dentaIs, through Judge Ogden, sub.
mitted their report. The report to ex-
clnde the Odd Fellows Hall delegation
was signed by Messrs. Ogden. Levy
Mouton and LaSerc. The parish oi
Plaquemiues having two ssts Of dele
gates, both were admitted as recon-
mended by "a majority Of the committee.
THE Harvey School House delegation
from Livingston was admitted as re-
commeuded by tile majority.
! The majority report iii each case was
adopted almost without dissent.
The vote cast for Auditor in the last
Ielection was made the basis for the vote
of the parishes.
The nominations for candidates then
commenced.
! The following were nominated sor
fGoTernor: Moore, Phillips, Griffin, Her
IRON, Marks, Pugh, and Reeves.
Herfon's name was withdrawn by +
NJ. Hereford, Of East Baton Rouge.
| On the first ballot the following vote
was cast:
Moore, 6s; Phillips, 'a; Griffin, IS
Marks 244; Pugh, 27a; Reeves, ?.
On the fifteenth ballot Moore had 9S|
votes and Phillips 95.
/ On the sixteenth ballot Griffin ane
Marks gave way, Moore then receiving
majorlty-the parishes opposed to hin
ichanged their votes, and he was una
Iuimously elected
/ Messrs. Hyams, Where, Labrancht
and Loughboro were nominated to1
Lieutenant Governor. Hyams was ell
ected on the first ballot.
) Hardy, Bard, Barry, Kent. and Har
per, were put in nomination for Secrt
tarv of State Hardy was elected OF
/ the third ballots
On Friday, 9th May, the Convention
ireassembled, and proceeded to MAX
nominations for Attorney General =
Messrs. Watkins Noise, Morse, Tappar
Semmes and Tucker were put IN nom
t nation.
= Before the balloting commenced, Nj
< Noises name was dropped.
! On the sixth ballot Mr. Semmes wa
I nominated.
: The contest for authorship came ur
: Messrs. Robertson an ! Hunter beinI
: the principal candidates before the Cor
vention. Mr.. Robertson received til
nomination. :.
Messrs. Defreese, Knox (of Carroll
land Hereford were put in nominatlo
for Treasurer. Mr.. Dcfreese was eiecte
Ion the fourth ballot
s The principal candidates for super1l
t t!tendent Of Public Education were Han
. liIton and Avery Avery obtained til
nomination.
Judge Cotton, from the committe c
l. Resolutions, reported the resolution
which we publish in another column.
A resolution was introduced that II
: President of the Convention be antho
lied to appoint twenty five Demoera
D. to act as State Central Committee.
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