The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-30

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Bayou Sara, July 20, 1878.

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Bayou Sara, July 20, 1878.
In accordance with the call for a mass
meeting, published in the official journal of
the parish, large number of Democratic
Conservative voters of the several wards of
the parish were present at the time and place
appointed. Mr.. Samuel J. Powell. of the
State Central Committee for the parish,
and G. l.. Fisher, G., b. Smith, G. W: Ed
wards and J. Jemison, members of the
Parish Executive Committee being present,
(Mr. Duncan Stewart, president OF the parish
committee, and others being ABSENT, Mr..
Powell called the meeting to order, after
which, congratulating the assemblage upon
the numbers and intelligence present, com
posing as it did a very large majority of the
intelligence and wealth of the parish, he
stated the object OF the meeting.
Upon motion he was by acclamatiOn made
permanent chairman of the meeting and Chas
l.. Fisher, secretary, and the following per-
SONS elected vice presidents Chas. E. Perry,
Jas. ?. Bowman, John Q. Perry Judge Thos.
Butler, Jesse Davis and Dr. |. q. Ball.
DR.. r. III. Ryland moved that q committee
be appointed to meta committee from a body
of persons said to be assembled at or near
the railroad depot, to confer with them with
view to harmonic alleged differences said, by
said body OF persons, to exist between them
and the DemOCratiC-C Conservative meeting
now in session. After addresses by DR.. r. H.
Ryland and j. Burruss McGehee, chairman
of the committee from said body of persons,
in advocacy Of the appointment of such COM
mittee, the motion was lost by almost a unan-
imOus vote.
Mr. McGehee then asked the chairman what
response he should make to the body he rep
resented, to which Mr.. Samuel J. Powell,
chairman, responded: "Say to them that we
have treated you as q gentleman and as their
representative with all due courtesy; that we
have entertained motion to appoint q COM
mttee as requested, which motion was voted
down almost unanimously, and that this meet
ing cannot consent to surrender the Organiza-
ton of the Democratic Conservative party to
the control Of the cOlored people,
On motion,
Res0Lved, That delegates be appointed to
the State and Congressional conventions to be
held in Baton Rouge on fifth August.
The following were appointed
Samuel J. Powell, Robert G. Wickliffe; I.
Leonard, alternate.
DR.. E. Green Davis; j. Nelson Ball, alter
nate.
las 2 P st BGTman; W. Fort s qternate
n. G. Rhodes; R. J, Thoms, alternate.
J0hn Jemlson; ----, alternate.
VIM. r. WimbiSh; - -, alternate.
Page ". Barrow; Ed McGehee alternate.
Court B. Smith; w. G. West alternate.
Judge Thos. Butler; W. r. B. Turner alter
nate.
On motion it was resolved that the secre Ia
ry take the names of all persons present par
ticipating, in the proceedings, and all Demo
cratic voters not present be allowed to in
dorse the action Of this meeting.
Gov. Wickliffe being called upon made a
very spirited address.
Resolved, That the Feliciana Sentinel, New
Orleans DEMOCRAT and New Orleans Plea
y1c,1e be requested to publish these proceed
ings.
ResOlUed, That the thanks of this assembly
are due to the chairman for the able manner
in which he has presided.
RESOLVED, That the meeting do adjourn sine
die S. J. POWELL, President.
C. L. FISHER, Secretary.