The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-29
THE WHITE
Peoples Convention!
GREAT ENTHUSIASM

GREAT ENTHUSIASM !!
Perfect Harmony Prevail.
ed Throughout.
Pnrsuant to . call Of the Demo.
cratic State Central, and other rep.
resentative Committees, the State
Convention assembled at Pixies
Hall this day, August oath, 1874.
At an early hour tue delegates
hogan tn assemble, and by u
o'clock, the spacious hall was liter.
~ crowded.
In magnificent contrast stands
this body Of intelligent aud repre-.
sentative men, compared to tho
pack Of mongrels who congregated
in the same hall two years ago, to
nominate the present usurper and
his lieutenants.
We venture to say, that q more
earnest. determined aud repteseu.
tative class If men have not Assem-.
bIed IN this State since the war;
No cauc,,sing or wire pulling, each
delegate seemed to vie with tue
other in q determination to have 4
harmonious session and present \
sOlid pha'anx to Radicalism and
usurpation.
At a quarter to IL o'clock, Hon.
Albert V0orhies Vice President Of
the State Central Committee In the
al,sence ri Hon. Emile LeSere. Pre-.
si'ient. called the convention TO or
der and nominated for temporary
P esill~nt Gen. Alexander J)eClouet
Of the parish of st. Martin.
On motion. Mesars Burdendorff,
Skol0eld and Jewell were elected
temporary Secretaries.
On motion, a committee Of three
we're appointed to escort the Presi.
dent to the chair.
Gen. DeClnuet on taking the
chair thanked the convention for
the honor conferred, anh made n
short but elo9ae and soul stirring
speech which was received with
rounds Of applause.
On motion Of Mr.. Grover Of ORR
cans committee Of seven on cre-
dentials were appointed by the
choir rs follows:
Fl. y. Ogden, Chairman, Mcasrs.
Flowers, Chopin, Burk. Srhwimg,
Monton, Roman, VOORHEES,, He, ron,
Leonard aud Cobb.
\ petition oi the "Hivcxr was
presented aud on motion laid over.
The convention took u recess for
an hour to give time ter the com.
Mrittce on credentials to report.
The convention re-convene.l at
halt-past l o'clock and the commit.
tee on credentials having asked
further time in which 10 report, :.
further recess was taken until 8
o'clock.
The President called the conven.
ton to order at 5 o'clock, and an.
mounced that the first business in
order was the report Of the commit
tee on credentials
Hon II. u. Ogden, chairman, then
read the report Of the committee on
credentials. parish by parish, which
after several imulaterial amend.
ments, was adopted. Every parish.
in the State WIS represented except
CalcaSieu, Carroll. Claiborne, Jack.
son, Vernon and Washington.
Two sets Of delegates presented
their credentials from he parishes 1T
Rapitlcs. st. Bernard and st. Ian.
dry, both uf which were seated on p
half vote each. A motion to 60 in.
to an election Of u permanent Pres.
ident prevailed.
Hon. r. II. Mari, Of Orleans was
placed in nomination, and after u
few eloquent and well timed re.
marks by Hon. A. s. Heron, of E.
Baton Rouge, commencing Colonel
Mari he was elected by acclama.
ton and rising vote, and was es-
cort4d to the chair by q committee
of five, when three cheers wero
given with vim, for the champion
of the people'srights OF Louisiana.
Col. Mari then proceeded to adj.
dress the convention, admonislling
1t Of the necessity Of harmony ard
Cancellation in order to win the vic.
tory over usurpation and spoilation.
On melton, the temporary Secre.
retaries, w. J. BurdeDdorff, Of Or
leans. +. i. Jewell, Of Orleans, and
II. Skolfield, of +. Baton Rouge
were elected by acclamatiou perma.
i,ent Secretaries.
Mr.. White OF Rapides.
Whereas, We have reached a pc.
Rod in our history when the neces.
stiles If the State. override all DeTs