The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-10
FROM ASSUMPTION.

FkOM ASSUMPTION.
GRAND DEMOCRATIC RATTFTCd7TON
NETTING At NAP0LE0Nv1LLE, v
Election nj Delegates Ia the Convention
NJ Dat0n Rouge.
At d meeting held at the Court House
of the parish OF Assumption, at Napo-
leonville, this 9Th day OF July, 1876, for
the purpose OF selecting delegates to the
State nominating convention at Baton
Rouge, on the. Gath July, 1876, and for
the choosing Of delegates TO tho district
noninating convention TO be hereafter
held, Hon. IL. B. Cox was elected chair
man aud Mr.. JOS. II. Leblanc was elect
ed Secretary.
On motion, Messrs. Walter Guion,
John Webre, Jr., Gen. +. 4. Nichols,
Col. w. w. Pugb and DIR. Tbos. Mcneil
were by the Chair appointed a commit
tee TO draft appropriate resolutions rati-
flying the nominations made at st.
Louis by the National Convention.
Mr.. Guion, rs chairman, offered the
following, which was unanimously
adopted
-~.sv vh.r.as. ~ ti.e- pcyrs~sAaes N samuel ..
Tiiden aud Thomas A. Hendricks as the stand
party of. the United States. we recognize an
ardent desire on the part pf the people OF the
Union TO obliterate al1 sectional feeling and.
whereas. we believe that their election will bring
seoa nes a s "aa sSsns repGs
throw pf the universal CORFU l,tion now pervad-
Ing our whole State and national body politi,,
and he attended by results Of universal benefit
Ia our whole people, be II therefore
hesoired. That we. pledge 10 them our hearty
support aud accord. aud aaroe and bind our
N, ran NJ a nj.
10 aeeure their election.
On motion Of Gen. Nichols com
mittee OF seven was appointed by the
Chair to find out and report the best
mode OF selecting delegates to the
several coming conventions.
THIS committee was composed OF Gen.
i. I. Nichols, Capt. j. Il. Lauve, DR..
l.. Francionf and II. B. Cox.
The committee then retired, and the
Convention took recess of fifteen
minutes. At the expiration or the re-
cess the meeting reassem bled, and the
committee offered the following report,
which was adopted:
We, the committee appointed by this
Convention to recommend the best mode
OF selecting and appointing delegates
10 represent this parish In the Demo
cratic Conservative Convention, to be
held at Baton Rouge on the oath
OF July, 1875, do recommend
that a committee Of nine be ap-
pointed by the chairman OF this Con-
vention, who shall select sixteen dele
gates from the different portions OF this
parish to represent this parish In said
Convention, each delegate being en-
titled to half a vote In said Convention
and TO give his proxy to some delegate
from this parish to act for him In said
Ty.,u 49, Lt t,,. tsxxe
TO said proxy, If he chooses.
The delegation OF Assumption are au-
thorized and directed TO act In such a
nannor ps 40 ss%..e~s~A~Ai.sr 49,. s.ss- -
vote Of eight votes.
In accordance with the above report,
the chairman appointed. las said com
mittee. T.. j. Gilbert, r. A. Tete, Albert
Himel' Neville Blanchard, Col. w. w.
Pugh. s. Blanchard, Amilcar MelancoD,
j. g. Thiac and Telesphor Rodrigue..
A recess OF fifteen minutes was again
The convention re assembled, and Mr..
Gilbert announced the following named
gentlemen as the delegates chosen by
the committee to represent this parish
la the coming convention to be held a'
Baton Rouge, to-wit: a.
Dugas. X. X. Beasley, +. A. Tete, J. 9
Thiac, SEVERN Blanchard, Captain y
Il. Lauve, Colonel w. w. Pugh, Flo
rentin Hebert. John Webre, Jr., Doctor
Thomas Mcneil, Albert Himel, Hon. y
B. Cox. Amilcar Melancon, sAdolphe
Hmel, Hon. Numa Wives.
The report was adopted unanimously
Colonel w. w. Pugh offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted
Resolred That the delegates to the State Con
canton be authorized to attend the convenup'
of this Congressional District ana represent th
parish therein. :,
On motion of General Nichols com
mittee Of Ave was appointed by Tn
chairman TO select five delegates TO rep
resent this parish in the Senatoria
District Convention for the nomination
- one senator, one District Judge an
District Attorney.
Tb;s committee WAS composed {
Messrs. p. Il. Cox, 5. Blanchard, II.
pngb II. w. Pike and Claiborne Duga'
The committee, through their chail
man. r.. l.. Pugh, reported the followln
named gentlemen as delegates, wn
ware accepted by the convention. to WI,
Hons w. w. Pugh, f. A. Tete, T. "
Pike, Telesphor Rodrigue ana Gap
r. Mr.. M Walter Guion offered the follow
ing. which was adopted:
whereas, this meeting and the whole peop
of the parish have full snd unim.So . II
day chosen to represent the parish m the STA
Sonersssional and District Conventions 81
whereas we consider II unwise 70 instrncL ,no
nr any of them. In their choice q candiuAooo
he respectively chosen at said Conventlons,
any particular person or persons 'Ao'eA'
be II ,.,.,..... ho and thev a
harehy declared uninstructed with lull autne
tv to cast their votes In each OF said convenilo