The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-15
Assn M. PT.I01N.
MAYOR BURKE INIsO RsED.


Nominations Made for the Legislature
and the Police Jury.
MACS meeting Of the Democratic-Con-
serYative party of the parish OF Assumption
was held at Napoleonville. on Saturday, the
tenth day of August, 1878.
u The meeting was called to order by Ii. U.
Folse, Esq, president of the central commit
tee who named Hon. +. Amedee Tete presl~
dent, and P. j Gilbert ESQ, secretary. Inc
president explained that the object OF the
meeting was for the purpose of selecting two
candidates for the Legislature and eight can
didates for members of the police jury.
On motion of Col w. w. Pugh the presi-
dent appointed Col. W. W. Pugh, L. q. Folse,
ESQ. Numa Wives, Esq, Drauzin Himel Esq,
and .. r. r. Beasly q committee to draft re-
solutions In regard to the action Of the late
Baton Rouge convention. The committee
then retired for moment, and after mature
de1iberation made hefollowing report, which
was unanimously adopted.
Resotued That the action Of the State con-
vention recently held at Baton Rouge meets
with our full approval, particularly as to the
principles laid down in the, platform.
RgsONed, That the selection OF Major Il. A..
Burke as the candidate for State Treasurer is
cordially Endorsed by this mass meeting;
and although either Of the candidates pro
posed would have made on honest ana ell
Gent officer, yet we fully concur in the selec-
ton made by the convention, deemlng the
nomination very appropriate as a due
acknowledgment for the efficient ana states
manlike services performed by Major Burke
during the late contest in the restoration OF
our State to the rights to which she was
legitinately entitled.
Resolued, That the nomination of Hon. J
H. Acklen as candidate for Congress from the
81 nicfr-tpf fpaafg with
hearty and unqualified approval
On motion of DR.. Thos X. Mcneil, duly
seconded, the meeting proceeded to select two
candidates for the Legislature.
name Of Hon. E. f. X. Dugas, and Drauzi,
Himel. ESQ, presented the name Of Robert
Lawrence Pugh as the two candidates for tn
Legislature. Both names were received VIII
applause, and they were unanimously elected
On motion Of A. i. Pugh, the following res
olution was adopted:
ResoIued, That the citizens Of the dfferen
police jury wards of this parish here present
do now assemble together and select for thei
respective wards a candidate for the polio
Jury Of this parish, and that the candidates E!
selected be and are hereby q clared by TIL
mass meeting to he the candidates OF SAT-
wards.
In conformity with the above resolution
the mass meeting took a recess Of one houl
when each police jury district met and select
ed the following candidates:
district, Col. W. B. Ratliff; third district, |
e. Monot; fourth district, Drauzin Himel
fifth district, l.. l.. Aucoin; sixth district l
w. Pike seventh district. Bremen Guedry
and eighth district Melville Blanchard.
On motion Of Walter Guion, Esq, dull
seconded the following resolution was unani
mously adopted:
Resolucd That the central committee {
this parish be authorized to fill all vacancie
should any hereafter occur in any OF the non
nations made for the parish.
An eloquent address was delivered by Ii.
Carver, Esq.
On motion of DR.. r. r. Beasley, duly SCI
onded, 1t was resolved that the proceedings {
this meeting be published in the Pioneer
Assumption and the New Orleans papers. =.
On motion the meeting adjourned sine d.
T. AMEDEE TETE, President.
P. J. GILBERT, Secretary.