St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-31
a.
ank s1mr
vative Convention Parish
of St. Landry.

The Convention was called to order by Jos
NJ Moore and Dr. j. L. Estorge, chairmen OF the
| executive committees.
Mr.. T.. T. Lewis was elected temporary chair
man by rising vote of So to A.
Mr.. John N. Ogden, was elected temporary
secretary.
The following committee on credentials wa:
| appointed by the chair -
Willis Prescott, c. C. swayze, r. Perrodin, J
l.. Estorge, c. J. Thompson, Jos. NJ. Moore
| Ozem6 Fontenot
| The committee reported allowing seats to al
| the delegates as returned Q57 in number) ex
cepting upper Bayou BBuf, where,a two-thirds
vote was allowed each. delegate On motion
the report was amended so as to allow each
delegate full vote. The report as amended
was adopted.
Messrs. E. T. Lewis and Henry L. Garland
were nominated for permanent President. Mr.
| Garland received 79a votes and Mr.. Lewis 74a
votes.
! Mr.. G. J. Thompson was elected secretary and
Mr.. Louis Stage vice president.
On motion of Mr. Lewis it was Resolved, that
| a committee Of nine be appointed on resolutions
The chair appointed the following committee
E. r. Lewis, F. Perrodin, JOS NJ. Moore, VIM
! C. Gordon, c. c. Swayze, +. Dubusson, Willis
! Prescott, Mentor Andrus, Ozeme Fontenot.
! Nominations having been declared in order
! by TIE chair, Mr.. Perrodin nominated DR.. W
| A. Robertson, and Lewis nominated Mr.. 7. s
! Font"not Mr.. Robertson received 732 votes
| Mr.. Fontenot rpceivel332 votes. Mr.. Theophiie
s. Fontonot was declared the choice of the
| Convention or State Senator for the 18th Sena-
j tnrial District.
I Messrs. Martin Caeron. Yves Vidrine, J. II
Martin and Homer DuriU, were nominated for
the House o. Representatives.
Messrs. c. G. Duson and James NJ Thompson.
were nominated for Sheriff. MI Duson received.
LOG votes, Mr. Thompson received 453 votes.
/ Messl's. J. B. A. Fontenot and Mr.. Laurent
Dapre were nominated for Parish Judge Mr..
Fontenot received 1914 votes. Mr.. Duprc 70
ccived 50 votes.
M. Geo. Putford was nominated for Corone~.
The following delegates we're elected by tht>
Convention to attend the State Convention IL.
Baton Rouge Henry T.. Garland, Martin Carrcn.
J. NJ. Moore. T. Porrodin, Phillip Stagg, l.. s.
Hazard, Willis Prescott, Thos. Fl. Lewis, ).
Marsie Martin, Jno Brcaux, John A. Taylor,
VI, j.. Kavanagh, B. A. Martel, NJ. r. Wilson, j.
L. Estorge, Homer Barouse, Eli Clark, Alsin
Vidrine, Louis Yonng. The following alter
dates were elected: CD. Thompson, Lewis D.
Prescott Zenon Fontenot Adolph Lastrapes,
Yves Vidrire, C. NJ Daley ana Pierre Bodon.
Mr.. Willis Prescott was elected a member
of the State Executive Committee from this
parish.
On motion OF Mr. Jos. M. Moore, j.. G. Mon
cure was Endorsed for State Treasurer
rI,a ,1o{;n
follows:
Whereas, The Constitution of 1868. under
which the State Of Louisiana is, to-day, gov
erned is the work of corrupt and greedy poll
tica adventures, intent upon corrupt private
ends, unmindful of the best interests, material,
social and political, of our State.
And whereas, The said Constitution imposed
upon the people Of Louisiana by the exercise
of usnrped political power and by military
proclamation has been used for the purpose to
which it is subservient of robbing the people,
and enriehing dishonest adventurous, is defec-
tive because of its omissions, and pernicous,
because of its most important features, it is
undem0cratic and unrepubican
And whereas, The far greater part OF the
evils that have afflicted, and still afaict the
people of Louisiana had their origin in this
defective and mischievOus bayOnet instrument.
Therefore be it resolved by this Convention,
1st That the Constitution of 1868 should be
entirely and completely abrOgated and that
the Legislature. at its next session, should,
without delay pass the necessary act, convok-
ing q Constitutional Convention, at the earliest
practical time, to frame ii new Constitution for
our State.
Cd That the delegates chosen by this Com
vention to the Baton Rouge Convention, to be
assembled the 5th of August next, and the
State Senators and members of the Lower
Ionse of Representatives from this parish, be
and they are hereby instructed to vote to carry
out the foregoing resolutions.
respectfully submitted,
- E. T. LEWIS, Chairman.
WILLIS PRESCOTT,
JOSEPH MI. MOORE,
c. G. SWAYZE,
w. G. GORDON.
Resolved That we have undoubted confidence
in the integrity of Governor Francis T. Nichols
and we fully believe that he has administered
the State government with the honest purpose
OF securing the welfare and prosperity OF the
= E. T. LEWIS, Chairman
JOSEPH NJ. MOORE,
C. C. sWAYZE,
." MENTOR ANDRUS,
WILLIS PRESCOTT.
The report was adopted.
On motion of e. T. Lewis, the President Of
the Convention was authorized to appoint all
Executive Committee for the parish of st. Lar
dry. TO consist of thirteen members.
From the reports made to me of the proceed
ings had hy the delegates from tae second,
seventh and eighth police jury wards, for the
purpose of nominating Democratic candidates
for police jurors from said wards. it appears
that ~ ..~
af'e.t Niti''fs WAS No-nAfateu iot bAc sec"ilu
policejn jury ward. 4
Louis Young was nominated for the seventh
police jury ward.
Thee. G. Ghachere was nominated for the
eighth police jury ward.
From the said reports it further appears that
no nominations We're made for justices and COLI
stables in either the Justice peace wards follow
ing third, tenth, eleventh, fourteenth.
AID it further appears that III. d. Mcbride
was nominated for Justice of peace and Adrien
Sonnier for constable of fifteenth justice ward
and that w. f. Brooks was nominated for Justice
OF peace and John %. Miles for constable OF
sixteenth justice ward.
HENRY L. GARLAND.