The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-21
Mas Meeting.

Mass Meeting.
PARISH or LArouRoHE, July Is, 1876.
Pursuant to notice, the Democratic
citizens Of the parish OF Lafourche as
sembled this day, the. meeting pelng
called to order by appointing Mr. >. b
Perkins as chairman pro tenn, ana
Messrs. H. N. Coulon and A. nj. Folse
aB secretaries.
On motion, the temporary chairman
and secretaries were declared to be the
permanent officers OF this meeting.
The chairman stated that the object
OF the meeting was to select delegates
To represent the parish Of Lafourche In
the various conventions, to wit: State,
Congressional and District Conventions,
and also to select u Parish Executive
Committee.
On motion committee Of five was
appointed and empowered to select ten
delegates from the different portions OF
, the Jarsh to the State and Congress
sional Conventions, to be held ut Baton
Rouge on the oath inst. to select five
delegates to the District Convention, to
be held In Thibodaux at some future
time, and also twenty-five citizens TO
compose the Parish Executive Com
mittee.
The Chair appointed on said commit
tee Messrs. j. y. Goode, q. Lagarde.
Sosthene Folse, v. Vicknair and d.
Barrios.
The chairman Of the selecting com
mittee presented the following names
a. delegates to the different conventions
and Parish Executive Committee, to wit !.
State and Congressional. - Valery
Vicknair, Trasimond Forest, Hon. John
s. Billiu, L. A. Webre, Oscar Lepine,
III. N. Coulon. i. d. Moore, J. >. Per-
kins, L: >. Allan, J. ,. Goode.
.t.t.. Hon rnn Rnunra
II. w. Tabor, Sosthene Folse, Thomas
Roussel, J. y. Goode
Parish Executive Committee. - d.
Harang, J. :. Goode,- james Moran,
Hermogene Bernard. Marcelin Forest,
James White, Ed. Mcegel. James La
forest, Merville Rome, Maj. G. Lagarde,
q. G. Williams, Maj. y. L. Grisamore,
Thos, j. johnson. John y. Billiu, J. ,.
Perkins, Ernest Rogers, Clay knobloch,
Capt. Lewis Guion, X. Ii. Allen, Capt.
III. I'll. Michelot, Arsene Bergeron, Nalery
Vicknair.
"A vote was taken upon each delega-
tion as presented by the selecting com.
mittee, and they were declared accepted
by the convention.
On motion each delegate to the State
and Congressional Copventions was en-
powered to give his proxy in the event
or his inability to attend said conven-
tions.
The Parish Executive Committee were
Instructed by the convention to cause to
be held primary election for tho pur-
pose or selecting candidates for the diff
ferent parish offices.
Mr.. III. Michelet then offered the fol-
lowing resolutions which were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas. The ncompetency and corruption
hA
have atlength suflicsd to awaken In the minds
OF oil well l-wishcrs Of our government serious
fears for its perpetuity and
Whereas, The non-partisan and conservative
masses Of the nation are now convinced that a
radical and dimmediate change ~ the personnel ol
the National Administration IL absolutely and
indispensably necessary. and
Whereas, The National Convention Of the
q as H. Louis have. with singular osn unaamty nj nit o q
sentiment presented for our support ticket
we'll deserving our unqualified admiration and
most active corporation therefore, be 1t
Res0lred. That we do pledge our earnest and
I sappo y rae 81 tbs a.
tional Democracy selected at st. Louis.
That In Samuel J. Tilden. Of New York. W,
recognize the champion ring smasher of his
champion ring smasher of the nation; q mar
whose private record Is platform In itself, ane
whose public history shows not single stain.
That In Thomas A. Hendricks, Of Indiana We
behold the stateman and the scholar. whom
even his btterest enemies are compelled to re-
opeCt. anu whose name lS asynunYm Ior sue
cess.
And that beneath that glorious banner upor
whose silken folds are inscribed in living letters
the illustrious motto, Tlden, Hendricks anc
Reform we will march to glorious victory ii
November.
Kesolred further. That In the coming contes
Lafourche will not fail to prove herself worth,
81 her past record. and that by our earnes
efforts In the cause OF education and virtue al
opposed to ignorance and corruption, we intens
to show to the world that our parish is indeed
what she claims to be, the Banner Parish Of thu
It was resolved that copy Of the pro
ceedings OF this convention be forward
ed to the Thibodaux Sentinel, N. o. Dem
ocRAT and N. o. Picayuae, with a reques
for publication.
It was also resolved that the thanks
OF the convention be rendered to Mr. l.
4 Martin, upon whose grounds this meet
ing Is being held, and also to the Thibo
daux s. G. Band for their valuable ser
vices upon this occasion.
Three cheers were then offered ant
enthusiastically given for our STANDARD
bearers In the present campaign Sam
uel j. Tilden, of New York, and Thomas
A, Hendricks, of Indiana
The convention then adjourned sin
die. j. $. PERKINS, President.
Z. n n T9GspS' Eogsp Secretaries.