The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-07-08
LIVgNGsTO PARISH,
Meeting 0f the Parish EnEGr.
tunmte Split in the Democratic Ranks.

Meeting Of the Parish COnvention-U Unfor-
tunmte split in the Democratic Ranks.
The Democratic parish convention Of Liv-
ingstDn parish, called to assemble last week,
resulted unfortunately In split In the Dem
ocratie ranks,
| The election Of delegates on Saturday re,
suited In such close vote that each wing of
the party claimed majority. A good deal
Of excitement and vehemenCe was displayed
at this election. but no trouble of any kind
| occurred.
| On Monday, July I, the ward representa-
tlves put In an appearance at Port Vincent.
The assemblage was called to order, and g.
W. Watts elected as temporary chairman,
and Mathew Cooper as temporary secretary.
Next in order was the selection OF com
mittee on credentials, and here was the open
ing made for the wedge Of dscord. One wing
demanded the vote of the duly elected dele
gates the other vote of all present. It ap-
pears that one or more of the delegates res
ent had not been clearly made eligible in the
minds of all, and hence the disagreement as
| to the mode of voting
! The rupture resulted In the withdra wal of
! the delegates from several wards and the
subsequent formation of two separate con-
ventions. The first convention met and Sc
lected Il. b. Clenay as chairman. It cons ist~
| ed of representatives from the fifth, sixth.
seventh and eighth wards. The following
nominations were then made: For Repre-
sentative, T.. v. Stearns: for parish Judge,
Simpson Kemp; for sheriff, l.. 7. Lobdell
On motion the following candidates were
nominated as police jurors for the different
wards First ward, =. J. Dunn; second @
nae; fourth ward Wade Spillrr; fifth ward,
Joseph Soupe; sixth ward. w. FL. Wilder
seventh ward. r. J. Gates; eighth ward, II
Bankston: ninth ward. John Davidson.
| Candidates for magistrates and Gonstables
were then nominated for all the wards.
James Fraylor was nominated for coroner
! +. Il. Hill was elected member of the State
Central Democratic Committee.
The following delegates were then. elected
to the State Convention to meet at Baton
Rouge August s: l.. y. Covers, I. E. Hill, A
O. Singetary and ]. @. Fulton.
The other Democratic parish convention
met the same day ut Port Vincent. Fifteen
delegates were present, from the first, second
third, seventh and ninth wards.
The following nominations were made:
n For representative, j. H. Allen; for parish
Judge, M T. Carter; for sheriff, l.. 2. LQbdell
J. +. Robertson, Dr. =. n Casten, Mathew
Cooper and Hubert BrignaC we're elected del
egates to the Baton Rouge convention.
Neither convention adopted any resolutions
or instructed the delegates to the State con
venti0n in favor of or against constitutions
convention.
The Port Vincent LiUingstOnidB says Of
this unfortunate division: both wings seen
quite sanguine Of favorable decision from
the State convention concerning their status
and until the matter Is settled we shall say
naught regarding the severance. One thing
Is sure, with such q division in the ranks .
third candidate, like the war horse will only
require persistent effort TO secure his elec
more to pig. headed obstlnacy and ungen
erous prejudice than to lack of knowledge
or reason, and such Is the intensity Of thit
animoslty that no matter which wing be ad
mitted to the State convention, the other vii
endeavor to elect their candidates at al
hazards"