The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-10-05
Proceedings of the Fusion Par.
fish Convention Of Ascensfon.

Proceedings of the Fusien Par
fish COnventiOn Of Ascension.
Pursuant to q previous call, the parisl
convention met at the Court House, in Don
aldsonville on Saturday the Nth day Q
September 1872, for the purpose Of selecting
candidates for the Parish Offices. The meet
ing was called to order by Henry L. Dufel
Esq, and DR.. Edward Dufel was elected
| president of the meeting E. n. Pugh ant
| Felix Braud secretaries.
On motion of Gen. Allen Thomas, duly
| seconded, it was resolved that the chair APP
point committee of eight on credentials
Whereupon the president appointed The
following: 1st ward J. G. w. Richardson
End Gen. Thomas, 3rd D. Smith, 4th A. J.
Sharp, 5tl Dorcini Landry, 9th B. D. Allen
7th Ursin Argrove.
On motion of Chas. F. Smith, tll1ly second
ed, a recess Of one half hour was granted to
enable the committee to return their report,
at the end Of which time the committee ap-
peared and submitted the following report
The undersigned a committee appointed by
your honorable body to report on creden-
e,a,s peg leave % report ina. me following
vention J: lat ward, Stephen Randolnh. !. G.
": Richardson, DIR. Ed. Duffel. End ward,
Jm1a p;asard ena 10Y ssla s,aprs, Ineo-
Dedridge smith. Hubert TruIie III, yya,.si
49, Sharp, Chas. +. smith, G. Younger.
III a' na.ha 81 eta'''ily Aie1' 2 Lanary,
r. n Chapman, Gilbert Fowler. It'll
W va Felix R &c. Daniel Biouin, Alex,
Arvra.e T"ia pas,e.+f,,,I nra aai u4sln
ALLEN THOMAS, Chairman.
FELIX hEfSAUD, secretary.
~ vi ano'lon q lhas. q. 1ounscr, IN sec
onuea' e'e auose report was accefsed
NC prcs'deht a1ter anew pertinent remarks,
''nnounceu .i'''s no'nlnat lions were N order.
~ was i'lo'eo " ehas' =. smith and sec
onae" " e'i's- a. Younger that the vote
ior e'lno'aa.es De made by ballot, and the
n'ouon was iose ~ the casting vote OF the
presldent.
~ 'no muse u i'epfesentat1Ses-l. u.
leA,iahc' was proposed by GA. Younger.
y. a. Younger proposed by I. Richards.
enA; hes llaoa proposed oy ~ Landry, and
=. ~ .'.s pioposeu " e'en' a. Ihomas.
".on oe'1s' elosea, anu votes being
'''Aen' eiiA Aes n'u" anu Il. N. Sims receiv-5
:, 'no i."'e' HUMBER % votes were duly
Aee''ie1 e'ec'to.
1oA a1'sn use-felA bfaud was pro-
9roseo Dy Cnas. +. smith, and there being
= ~ 1,' e''A nraao was on
: :. 'A>~ aeo'''e' noln'nateeli
y '0sn'
o s'ne' N''ne was proposed by
mas 'ni'n' Z. reucseiau1 was proposed
- - 49, 49, ~" ~, rl, Ieaeseia"3 with
- ' -. .A's having no OPP
,..;.,. 49,, W. enas' F.
rs-n, ~ "cciiinat'on. |
For Recorder-R. p. Landry was proposed
y r. heynaud. L. u. Leblanc proposed by |
!. A. Younger Landry RECEIVING e;ob+ean
.otes and L.Rlanc s;x ur 49,.
1.roa ,o,,;,..aa s'"s was oe-3
Jared nominated.
For Clerk-Rodolph Braud was nroposaa |
Pioposeu
9 I.na,,- ~ p'poseu W
!. o. A''hory'
s. '.'o,' o'iiot DO1h candidates-l
'oeis'' s"eise sotes each, and the nomina-
ON Tor the office Of Clerk was set aside to
roceed to that of Coroner - =
Eor f,oua.
Noi ooloher-a- D. 6'aifort was proposed
Z. r. Smith DR.. j. Z. Duffel proposel Nv
. Reynaud. G.. Blanchard nro,.saa -. =
ichard p''pose' oy =.
- va.aa
,tes Dntfel fo,,rtaa. '.eeived three
80, Duae. io't.een ana a half votes, and
''usA"Au siA anu a nan votes. Dufel was
lcIeAofe ueci1re0 nominated