The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-02
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LpNtI Day Ou L d. AIl(Sli' -" ~NS
Atchafalaya-W c. Gordon, ". D. Laceter.
Grand C~oteau-John 1. Gardiner, Theo. Do
! r%a!cOurt, r. D. TaritOI. Lucicn Darby, Mentor
Anirus. Armand Richard, Joseph Boudreaux,
A. Bmleigh, John T Smith, IL. NJ. Dunbar.
Neutrality-suspicious. Prescott Joseph Hanchett'
Jas. G. Campbell, Jas. Moore, j. Q. Tralnor' L.
p. DGremus. AdOlphc LaStrapCs.
Gros Chevrcuil-D. T. SaiZan, {, l%alonde, n
Robin. F. Robin, 4. L. Durio. Win. Hargroder,
NJ. l.. MclangOn, Y. Mayer, Jr.
Martin.
T. 4. Hicks, I: Fl. Lester.
Plaisance-Pau Lambert, Pierre Baud0in, A.
Vidrine, Paul Andrepont.
MAJORITY REPORT.
The committee on Credentials beg leave to
| make the following report: Upon the protest TO
the election of delegates on the 18th inst, for the
! ward of OpelOusas, We find that the address was
| made tothc Democratic Party, the White League
Party, the Liberal Party, the Reform Party,
and to all others opposed to the Kellogg uslrpa
ton. and all embraced in their several above
! mentioned parties. were urged to come for
! ward and participate in the Convention so
that there should ne a full expression of the
! popular will. IN consideration of the grounds
assumed in the protest. and the amplitude given
to al who were opposed to the Kellogg usrlpa-
ton, and in fact that the commissioners OF cleo
ton belonged to the party OF the contestants.
We feel no right TO question the honesty and
fairness with which they allowed the votes OBJ
jecteG to to be p0llcd. We. therefore,, in short,
eight of the committee voting in favor Of this
report, and one against, submit it as orr dclib-
crate opinion that the seventeen delegates re-
ported to be elected by the commissioners of
said election be maintained and entitled to their
seats.
Contest of the election OF Upper Plaquemine.
The ward is entitled TO six votes; 1t is the
judgment of the committee that each delegation
be entitled to three votes each.
On motion of Mr.. John Fahey it was resolved
that all the other Credentials he unanimously
accepted which was carried.
B. A. Martel. Chairman.
John Fahcy Theodore Chachcre
! II OYCrtOn " Gordon
r CuShman James D Israel
I II Thompson CD AndruS
MINORITY REPORT.
/, the undersigned. member of the committee
on credentials, beg leave to submit the follow
ing minority report on the ward election at Ope-
lOusaS:
Resolved, That in lien of a common report on
credentials of the OpclOnSaS ward,
that eight from each ticket receiving the high
est vote be seated as delegates TO represent this
ward, and that lots he drawn between the dele
gates so chosen for the remaining delegate, and
the delegate so chosen by lot shall be him who
has received the highest vote on the winning
ticket Pierre BeaudOin.
The majority and minority reports having
been read. and on motion of John F. Smith.
ESD, to lay the minority report on the table,
such confusion and disorder cnSncd that the De-
moCratiC delegates withdrew and assembled in
a separate and distinct organization, and nom
mated for the Legislature the following gentle
men: r. D.. EstilettG, James Webb, Joseph Che
njcr and F. A. CaTmOuche.
On motion of Martin CarTOn, DR.. William A..
Robertson was mmcn TO the Democratic
voters Of ST. Landry, as a suitable person for the
State Senate.
ON motion, the Convention adjourned sine die.
JAMES RAY, President.
ALBERT LASTRApES, Secretary.