The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-06
AVOYELLES.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES no TEE
STATE CONVENTION AT
BATON ROUGE.

BATON ROUGE.
sAy0yeIles Demands New Constitution
The First Daty Of the Next Legis1a-
ture 10 Call Constitutional Com
ventIOn.
The Democratic Convention to elect dele
gates to represent the parish of Avoyelles in
the State Convention, to be held in the city OF
Baton Rouge on the fifth day OF August next
in accordance with previous announcement
met at the courthouse, In the town of Marks
vile, on Tuesday, July 2, 1878, at II o'clock
q. M.
On motion of A. Barbin, ESQ, Thomas
Overton ESQ, was unanimously elected per-
mAnent president of the convention.
On motion of T. j. Edwards L. V. Gremil-
leon was unanimously elected secretary.
On motion. committee on resolutions was
appointed by the7chair; the same was com
posed of E. J. Joffrion Isham West Valery
Coco, Jme. B. Ducote, Faustin Bordelon, ID.
o. Couvillion, Philogene Coco, s. 3. Pearce,
j. |. Hudson, J B. Lacombe and Meril Lacour.
On motion Of Mr. Barbin the president oil
the convention was added TO the committee.
The convention took a recess of fifteen
minutes. to allow time for the committee on
resolutions to report.
The convention was again called to order by
the president. and the committee on resolu-
tions, through their chairman, e. j. Joffrion,
ESQ, came into the hall and made the follow
ing report:
To the President and Members Of the Demo
cratic Conventions
Your committee on resolutions beg leave to
submit the following:
Res0iped. That we regard the assembling of
q constitutional convention, at the earliest
opportl1ne moment, as O. measure OF para
mount public necessity and one to which the
Democratic party of this State stands pledged,
by every consideration OF duty ana pubic
faith to see carried out.
ResOtved That we recommend to the State
Convention, soon to assemble at Baton Rouge,
the propriety Of adopting Q resolution favora-
BILE to the Immediate calling OF such con-
vention, and we hereby declare our conviction
that nothing less will satisfy the people, nor
ought they to be satisfied with anything less
RESOLVED, That the power which belongs TO
the Legislature of amending the constitution
liz yicarious. exceptional and necessarily re-
stricteG power, to be delcately and sparingly
exercised when not abused; and we deny the
right Of the Legislature, under the form OF
pretended amendments, to substitute what
would be virtually new constitution for the
old one, as an usurpation of vital and ina
lienable right of the people, which can only pass
without rebuke when 1t passes without no.
tice.
RESOLVED That believing as we do that the
reforms to which the Democratic party has
committed itself cannot be effected without a
complete change OF our organic law, and affirm
ing as we also do the great right OF the people
to establish their own constitution OF govern
eminent right on which all popular repre-
sentative government rests, we declare our
firm purpose to support no man for Represen-
tative or Senator who will not pledge himself
In advance to advocate the calling OF constl-
tutional convention by the next Legislature
as one among its first acts.
Respectfully submitted,
Chairman Committee.
The vote on the adoption Of the report OF
the committee on resolutions stood: Yeas AZ,
nays II.
On motion of Mr.. Ewell the adoption Of
the report was made unanimous.
The convention then proceeded to the cleo
ton of delegates to the Baton Rouge con
vention, when the following named gentle
men were elected
VIM M. Ewel, r. d. Windes, Isham West
Eugene Gauthier, Valery Coco, Evarlste Cou,
wilton. A. Barbin, A. H. Bordeon, Theophile
Lemoine and J. Horace Marshall;
RESOLVED, That the Senatorial convention
be fixed for the first Monday Of September
and that the Parish Executive Committee be
clothed with power to select the delegates
from this parish.
On motion OF Mr.. JOifrion,
Resolged, That copies Of these pIroceedlngy'
be sent by the secretary to the Marksvill'
Bulletin, the ,Viudger and the New Orleans
DEMoCRAT with request to publish them.
Res0Lved, That the thanks Of this conven
ton be rendered to the president and secre
tary for the manner In which they have
performed their duties.
On motion the convention adjourned SIN
THOMAS OvERroN, President.
L,.V. GREMILLIoN, Secretary.