The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-29
The State Convention.
MAJOR L. A. BURKE NOMINATED FOR
TREASURER

Baton Rouge. Aug 7.-The conven-
ton was called to order at 9:30 n. m. by
its chairman, Gen. A. s. Heron.
Mr.. Sinclair of Lafourche, made the
following motion:
That the friends of each OF the three
candidates who received the highest
number of votes on the last baiiot be
requested to appoint conference COM
mittee OF nine members, three to be
named by the supporters Of each can
didate, with view of arriving at a har-
monious solution Of the difference that
now exists in this convention, and that
said committee be requested to report
at the earliest moment.
Adopted. .'sfh aE 1fa
Mr.. Moncufe appointed Messrs. J.. G..
Wise, of Rapides, Thos. G. Sparks, of
Pointe Coupee, and Geo. Sinclair.
Major Burke appointed Messrs Geo.
w. Dupre, j. Fitzpatrick and DIR.
Bailey.
Major Richardson appointed Messrs.
John McEnery, Gen. j. Floyd King
and John s. Young, sf'.t}
On motion The convention took re-
cess of half an hour.
AT ll:l5 the conference comaittee
submitted the following unanimous re-
port: H.ss
Be it resolved, That for the purpose
OF terminating the existing deadlock
and OF ascertaining the strength Of the
representative candidates, the conven-
ton proceed, by unanimous consent, to
take three informal ballots in the fol.
lowing order: First, Burke and Rich
ardson; second, Burke and Moncure;
third. Richardson and Moncure.
Be it further resolved, That after
these informal ballots the candidate re-
ceiying the lowest number of aggregate
votes shall be dropped, and that no
other nominations be in order, and that
the two highest candidates SO ascer-
tanned be brought before the conven-
tion for formal and definite ballot.
Be it further resolved. That each del
egation shall cast its full vote in every
ballot, us above provided for.
The report was adopted, and there
upon the balloting began and resulted
as follows:
First Baliot--Burke 223. Richardson
202. f.
Second Ballot Burke 206, Moncure
209.
Third llot-Richardson 246, Mon
cure l69.
BURKE NOMINATED.
Major Burke and Major Richardson
having received the largest number of
votes under the resolutions, the decid-
ing bal OF was had and resulted as fol-
lows:
Burke 265, Richardson lat, and Ma
ior Burke was declared nominated.
ADDRESSES.
The nominee for Treasurer was con-
Quoted to the platform and delivered u
brief address. sg
Senator Enstis was called upon to
speak, and promptly responded to the
invitation. He eloquently urged the
necessity OF cooperation between the
Representatives. in Congress from the
West and South In earnest efforts to Sc
cure liberal appropriations from tho
general government for internal i'm
in those sections. and Sc
verely arraigned those Northern and
Eastern Democrats who persistently
such measures.
HON. E. JOHN ELLIS.
After the convention adjourned the
delegates for the Second Congressional
District met together and nominated
Hon. Il. John Ellis for Congress.
Probably the oldest married
couple in the country are Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson, of Mountain City.
Texas. who lived together eighty
Two wears. They are 103 and l02
respectively.