The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-02
Democratic Parish Convention.

In pursuance to Il call of the Democratic and
White League Executive Committees of the par
lsh OF st. Landry, bearing date September 9Th,
1874, converting a convention of delegates Ht
OpelOusas on the Goth day OF September. 1874, for
the following purposes, viz:
1st. To nominate a parish ticket.
I'd. To send delegates to a District Convention
10 be held in NermilliOnville on the 1st day Uf
October next, TO nominate q candidate for the
State Senate. from the Tenth Senatorial District.
Sd. 10 elect a Democratic Executive Commit
tee to represent the Democratic party until the
aInpaign OF 1876, the delegates selected at the
| meetings held in the various wards, assembled
at the Court House, III the town of Opelousas,
Oh the Goth day of september, 1874.
DR.. james Ray and L. s. Hazard, Esq. were
proposed as candidates for President of the said
onvention-Dr James Ray by the Democrats.
l.. S. Hazard by the White League.
1t was moved and carried that the President
be chosen by ballot.
Upon the counting OF the ballot DR.. Jas. Ray
was declared elected.
On motion, the chair appointed the following
named gentlemen Il committee on credentials,
viz: Il. A. Martel, John Fahey, j. II. Overflow.
Il. Cushman, Thee. ChacherC, W. {. Gordon, j.
ID. Israel, {. 3. Andrus.
After due examination of the credentials and
the following documents, viz:
PROTEST RON FIRST WARD.
O~pELoUSAs, Sept. DIST 1874.
To the President and Members of the Con
VentiOu:
Gentlemen-We the undersigned voters OF the
Opelousas ward respectfully represent: That
heartily and fully endorsing the platform 0fthc
Baton Rouge convention and the Joint action OF
the Democratic and White League committees
i'll the call for II parish convention, and also be
icNing that the call of the two committees Was
dictated by the same spirit of generous cOnce5-
sion and mutual good will as that which char
actcrized the different elements composing The
Baton Rouge conventions, we attended and par
ticipated in the ward meeting at Opelousas.
We represent that the leading idea in this
campaign, unc0mprOmising opposition to Radl-
calisln. 10 the Kellogg usurpatiOn and 10 its sur
IDJt4J,S and that tIa iniD I11 nf nIT two mar
ish committees was intended to harlnOnlze and
unity the Democratic and White League organi-
cations which together represent the opposition
to the Kellogg government. This spirit OF unity
inspired the members Of both parties i'll the
different ward elections throughout the parish
as far as our information extends. In this spirit
We camc to the polls on the 10th inst, at Ope-
lOusas fully determined to vote for good and
trllC men Of both parties not suSpectlng that any
parties designed running 4 ticket exclusively
in the interest of any one party organization;
To our surprise and modification we discovered
a combination had been formed previously, for
the specific purpose of defeating amy representa-
ton of the White League i'll the convention from
this ward. The said continuation consisted OF
the following elements: First, officials holding
commissions from Kellogg whose tenure of office
depends upon his good will Second, members
OF the Republican party of the Parish of ST.
Landry; Thirdly, persons claiming TO he Demo
Gratis who are actively opposed TO the Baton
Rouge platform and the joint action of the two
parish committees III calling this convention.
AAAttb AAA"HSA tHN t-'" $3.50
enemies Il majority of the citizens OF this ward
who are the real enemies Of the Kellogg usrr-
patton are denied representation in your body.
We further represent that the said cOmbina-
ton was successful through the in~stlumentality
and cooperation OF persons not in sympathy
with the present attitude of the white people of
this State, and by a concentration Of such votes
upon Il ticket previously and secretly prepared.
We respectfully represent that an inspection
Of the tally list kept and the ballots cast, will
bear lis out in this statement.
We further represent that ut least twenty-five
If not more Of the votes cast at said ward meet
ing are of the Objectionable character herein
before mentioned, and that if said votes had
not been cast, the White League Of this ward
would have had a representation i'll your body,
and the result different from what it has been.
Therefore we respectfully protest against all
the delegation claiming to have been elected at
the ward meeting at Opelousas on the 10Th inst,
as we have good reasontO believe that
the said twenty-five votes were cast for these
delegates, and we further ask that the White
League aud Democratic parties of this ward be
admitted IL fair representation in your body, and
before referring this memorial to your com
mittee on credentials, we he heardint the premises
ON Tho fnOp nf tho ppD ynIlfi0O