The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-20

| ECUTIyE CoMMITTEE.-Pursu to
call of the meeting of representative
Republicans held the week previous,
the persons claiming to have been
elected from the different wards as
members of a Parish Executive Com
mittee met at the NJ. E. Church, in
Donaldsonville, at 12 NJ. on Saturday
last, for the purpose of effecting an
organization.
G. III. Hill was declared temporary
president and Peter A. Jones tenn
porary secretary.
On motion of Morris Marks, the
chair appointed a committee of five
on credentials, as follows; Chas. n.
Lewis, w. F. Hebert, Randall Cole,
Morris Marks and Milton Morris.
The Committee on Credentials re-
tired, and after an absence of half an
hour returned, making the following
report:
| We, the undersigned Committee on Gre
| dentials, beg leave to report the following
named persons entitled to seats in the Par
ish Executive Committee:
| First Ward-Samuel Mullen, Louis But
| Ter, Chas. N. Lewis
| Second Wdrd.--Allividges Harrison, Peter
| A. Jones, William Burnley.
Third Fard.-Manuel johnson, John Jack
son, Patrick Morris.
| Fourth Ward.-Jamcs McCray, Charles
| Gecks, Edward Cantey
| Io,on of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Landry,
| Morris Marks.
Fifth Ward.-G. H. Hill, Hillary Rice, Is
rael Mitchell
Sirth Ward.-Randall Cole, Henry Hay
| man, Milton Morris.
| .Secenm Ward.--Henry Kennedy, Robert
| Allerson, Arthur Burnett.
| Eighth Hard-Gustave Diggs, Eli CLAY,
| w. F. Hebert.
Signed by the Committee.
On motion of Charles Gecks, the
report of the Committee on Credentials
was received and adopted.
A motion to proceed to permanent
organization by the election of officers
having been unanimously agreed to,
nominations for president were de-
clared in order.
G. H. Hill, Pierre Landry, w. f.
| Hebert and Chas. n. Lewis were NOM
mated, but the last named gentleman
declined, and the committee proceeded
to vote Uira roce.
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Pierre Landry having received the
highest number of votes was declared
duly elected president of the Parish
Executive Committee of Ascension
parish.
Peter A. Jones, w. G.. Wilkinson
and John D. Cantey were nominated
for the position of secretary of the
! Committee, and John D. Cantey re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
was unanimously declared elected
secretary.
On motion, the president appointed
Nathan Hayes sergeant-at-arms.
On motion of G.. H. Hill, the Presi-
dent appointed a committee Of three
to draft resolutions expressive of the
sense of the Committee, to-wit: G.
H. Hill, Chas. n. Lewis and Peter
Jones.
The Executive Committee took a
recess to allow the Committee on Re-
solutions time to report.
The meeting being again called to
order the following report was sub
mitted by the Committee on Resolu-
tons:
We, the undersigned Committee on Reso
lutions, beg leave TO submit the following
preamble and resolutions, and to remark thai
in view of the fact of tive State Convention:
having been called, one for the Both of April
and one for the 2nd of May, and being u1
able to decide which is the proper Conven
ton, have therefore left blank the date fol
your consideration. G. H. HILL,
J G. n. LEWIS,
p. A. JONES.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolred. That the Parish Executive Com
!, mittee of the Parish of Ascension, at q ses
sion held in the town of DonaldsonvIiie OF
this the 18th day of April, 1872, again declare
unanimously their adhesion to the Nationa
; Republican party and their purpose to sus
tain its principles and to support its nomma
tions.
RESOLVED That We commend the Nationa
Administration, of which President U.
Grant is the head, for its fealty to the Ike
J publican party, for its economy In the CIV
service. and for its successful efforts to re
duce the public debt, and to lessen the bur
den of taxation.
ResolUed, That we express our faith In thu
future of the Republican party and our con
fdence in its ability to continue to administe
the Government economically and well. W.
| believe that the Republican party is the ad
voeate and defender of the civil and politica
rights OF all men, and as the champion OF gu
nationality ought to remain in power
Rcsolced, That as the prosperity of tn
| parish depends upon the success OF the Re
publican party, all good Republicans shoul'
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