The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-05-04
common sounds of the open air.

| the crowd Is again called TO ofdef, OF
disorder. rather. The Committee on
| Credentials is not quite ready to re-
port, so several of the prominent mel
of the cabal are called upon to speak
Everything is somewhat lovely until
DR.. Worrall, of the Mitraillease, is
called to the platform, when objection
decided and vehement is made to him
bv a not over-sOber member, which
results in fight and the election OF
said member. However, the motion
requesting the aerobatic Doctor to
speak is reseinded, and that worthy
retires as gracefully as could be ex-
pected under the embarrassing cir
cumstanees. The Committee now re-
port, their report is adopted, and per-
manent organization declared to be
next in order. The inebriated men,
Der just spoken of returns and an
nounces his readiness for mortal
combat with one of the delegates
from East Feliciania, but is subdued,
and permanent organization is effected
by the election of Hon. C. C. Antoine
president and E. NJ. Tweed secretary
Ut is matter of justice to " Boss
Tweed, of New York, to say that this
gentleman is 10 relation of his. J
After some fifty members had en-
deavored to get the floor and some
thing less than q thousand points of
order had been made which had no
point to them, a resolution was edged
before the house some way, calling for
the appointment of committee to
confer with the State Committee of
which Lieut.. Governor Pinchback is
president, upon somemeans of uniting
the discordant elements of the party.
Pending noisy and bewildering de-
bate upon this resolution, the Con-
vention was declared adjourned until
eight o'clock in the evening, in ac-
cOrdance with IL resolution adopted to
that effect.
In point Of noise and confusion the
evening session was not behind it's
predecessor. The only business
transacted was the appointment of Il
Committee on Resolutions and the
election of delegates to the Philadel-
phia Convention from the respective
Congressional Districts, as follows:
First Distriet-J. b. Wands, C. J. Adolphe
Alternates.-E. L. Norton, z. Leonard. No
Elector.
Second Distriet-W. j. Elliott, Mortimer
F. Smith. Alternately b. Stamps, 4. j.
Smith. Electer.-A, K. johnson.
Third Dist,ict.--C. Is. Darrall, J. Henri
Rurch. Alternates.--G. III. Hill, Geo. Viii
liams. Elector.-Morris Marks.
FOaTth Distriet.--E. L. Weber, II. Lott.
AlternateS.-J. Ii. Hale, j. H. Mcyean. No
Eleetor.
FIN Disiriet.-E. W. Robertson, I. w.
johnson. Eleetor.-Curtis Pollard,
This done with, debate upon the
resolution calling for committee on
harmonization commenced and was
kept up till the hour of adjournment,
To describe in detail the proceedings
of Wednesdays session would be but
to give repetition of what we have
said of the first as regards prevailing
hubbub and confusion, hence we
shall only notice the actual business
done. 4 report from the Committee
on Resolutions was received and
adopted, embracing resolutions of in
dorsement of President Grant and his
administration, denunciation of Gov.
support of tho Chicago
platform of 1868, and others of minor
import. An election of four delegates
from the State at large to the Phila-
delphia Convention was entered into,
and resulted in the choice of Colonel
James Lewis, Louis Treagcr, John Ray
ard Z. c. Billings, with G.. CasenaYe.
W. +. Southland, p. B. s. Pinchback
and Z. Joubert as alternates. An at
tempt was made by Packard and a
Few of his henchmen- to exclude the
lame of Mr.. Pinchback, but it met
With the almost unanimous disap-
1royal Of the Convention. This was
defeat of the doughty
MARSHAL, and still another one was
he adoption of a resolution to hold
he next Convention at Baton Rouge.
10 his immense chagrin, Marshal
packard found elements in his own
Convention he could not control. A |
notion to appoint committee to wait |
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