Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-06-06
REFUSAL DOCUMENT.

Committee having assumed the power 70 |
call upsn e the delegates elected tp ths |
Democratic State Convention, which &C.
seinbled AZ Bstcn Rouge On The sth Of
Mstch lsst.n q to feassemble n The same
place o., Monday the Alb ofjune, 10 receive
the report Of theft delegates 70 the lsts
Charleston Conventiop, and 70 take such
sction as they may deem necessary and
ufopef - now, we, the undersigned, dele
yates for Fast Baton Rouge parish IN the
said q Democratic State Convention which
assembled NJ Baton Rouge on the 5th Of
March last" do hereby declare our refusal
u TO reasonable nj the same place on Mon
day, the ith OF june" FOR the following
reasons =
LAT. On the 9th Of February last our
felloW Democrats Of East Baton Rouge
parish oniy appointed ne delegates TO the
ben eeratie State Convention which met
on the 5th Of March last, and TO no cthef
Convention.
and. we were only appointed for The
perform encs Of certain specified duties.
which We. 90 the best of our abilities, per-
formed during the sessions Of the Detnc-
cratic state Con vention on the 9th OF March
last, and these done, our mandates ceased.
std Neither then nor since were We
empowered "to receive the report ~ the
delegates TO the late Charleston Conven-
ton. aud TO take such acticn ~ they've
may deem necessary aud proper"
tih. We we're appointed In utedlenes
/ 10 a call for n Democratic State Conven-
ton. m sds by State Central Committee,
| separate and distinct Rom the present
| State Central Committee that calls for q
fsassembiine Of the Convention Of the 5tb
| ~ March last
sth The State Convention Of March
performed au the duties u was called 20
| petfotin, and then was unanimously adj
| iourned sine de, and so became frnefss NJ
| fri,. aud cannot now be revived.
| 9Th. Revived or tesssenbled Conven-
| tions are unknown TO the past history II
| cur party, and the present assumption ~
| the State Central COMMITTEES is therefore
/ In direct violation ofsll Democratic ussges.
| 18th. The Resembling ~ the sins-dss
| adjourned State Convention is called fcf
BIZ a state Central Committee appointed
| bv that Convention, and 10 admit the va
| litllty Of the call we would have 10 admit
the validity Of the strange doctrine thst q
mere etestufe-the Comnittee--ean eon-
troll. OF revive, its erestof--the Ccnven.
ton
sth. The present political emergencies
are different from those that existed whsn
the delegates 70 the March Convention
state Convention, composed Of delegates
fresh from the people, and new Conven
ton could easily have been obtained had
the cali been made for one, as has been
shawn by the action Of the Demoefacies
OF Mississippi and South Carouns, on like
political emergencies.
9th and fssf. The call for the resssetn.
bling Of the March Convention " fnsinl =
based upon the false assumption that the
Louisiana delegates 10 the Charleston Con
vention are accountable 70 the members 81
the March Convention snt not 10 tbs
Democratic masses Of the state, aud We
cannot and will not Indirectly counter ancs
such undemocratie assumption br any lon
ger acting within the resssembled Con
vention.
Then. for these nine reasons, which ~
deem sufficient, though We might add 9th
efs. we now refuse 70 assume the right :,
represent East Baton Rouge parish In VI.
tsassefnbled Convention, meeting this dsJ
9Th Of June, aud to those who In February
last made us their delegates we confident
" lpok for full endorsement Of on
course by them we are ready and willing
10 be judged, concious Of Che reetitude o
our conduct and certain OF a favorable yer
diet ut their hands.
A.. l.. gUsMAN.
for self and colleagues,
CHAH. HUBS,
WV, PRATT,
r. 7. BIRD,
As. HEBRON,
LAFAYETTE CALDWELL
J. W. COLE.
Baton Rouge, June 4th, 1890.