St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-05-11
Official. .
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

| Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, }
Democratic Conservative Party Of Louisiana. I
| New Orleans, May !, 1878.
The committee met this day, at 7:3O
.. M. pursuant to call, Col. l. w. Pat
ton, president, in the chair, and quorum
present
The following gentlemen presented
their credentials as delegates, and on
motion it was ordered that they be rec
ognized as members of this committee I:
will a. Strong, parish of VIM; F. P.
Poche, parish of st. james; Charles
Brusle, parish of Iberville; j. S. Young,
parish OF Claiborne.
On motion the rules were suspended
and the following proxies were read
and accepted
L. A. sandoz, representing il, Gar
diner, of St. Landry, on a half-vote !;
Joseph Lemle, representing F. P. Stubbs
of Ouachita parish; w. j. Briscoe, re-
presenting j. G. Goldman, Of Tensas
parish G. FL. Munford, representing III.
V. McCane, of Grant parish.
On motion it was
ResoIued, That the vote on the hold
ing of the convention be taken in the
following order:
1. AS to the time Of holding said con-
vention.
2. AS to the place of meeting Of said
convention.
8. As to the ratio Of apportionment
for representation in said convention.
The following resolutions were read
and adopted:
Resotoed, That the convention of the
Democratic Conservative party of Lou
isiana be held on the first Monday of
August, 1878.
Resolued, That convention of the
Democratic-C Conservative party Of Lou
isiana be held at Baton Rouge for the
purpose of nominating candidate for
State Treasurer and members of Con-
gress for the various congressional dis
tricts of this State.
Resolged, That the apportionment of |
representation in said convention shall
be one delegate for each two hundred |
votes cast for the Democratic COnser-
yative candidate for Governor in 1875.
and each fractional number less than
200 and exceeding 100 shall be entitled |
to one delegate.
Resolved, That inasmuch as in certain |
parishes dissensions existed iurinr fhe
iast campaign, whereby opposing fac
ti0ns nominated double sets OF officers
which resulted in the loss of several
members Of the Legislature; and mas
much as these dissensions il continued
will seriously jeopardize the Democratic
in certain localities, that tia
President of the State Central Com
mittee be and he. is hereby authorized
to call a convention and make all nee
assary arrangements for the holding of
The primaries in anv parish, or ward of
The city of New Orleans. in which the
antagnnistie factions refuse to unite In
convention, within forty DAYS Of tha
1oIding of the State convention.
On motion the committee then ad-
ourned. e1
PHILLIP Power, JR., Secretary
Z. ]. SULLIVAN, Assistant Secretary.
The Convention advocates have come
lown from their high horse yerv mo-
erially. They now say they had M
dea OF condemning the Governments nf
Nichols. The little meeting in Man.
'oe opened their eyes somewhat. Whilst
here are so many voters in Louisiana
yho oppose a convention ait present
hey favor one at the close of the pres
mi administration. ~ tsA
When papers denounce the members
J! J! the supreme Court, who are as able,
iignified and learned gentlemen. as
louisiana possesses. and proclaim that
HHAisshH WfHaH EnnU fny~~s - 81 4
gwen \ n. 4 !,
amods and seandalous, thus endaaunr
ng to bring into contempt The resneet
vhlch people should have for Law, and
ne Courts, they need not be snrnr;sad
tIle masses Of the people of Lonis;ana
aluse 70 follow them blindly Il [TIibos
eaux Sentinel. I. Z NV
Sent BEFORE THE SUPERIoR cpY,,,
TAL CoURT.-The case of The Sat- ~
!. !. g. LaWless. for the murder of Wna
.lbson on the morning Of the first e e
iay, came up before Judge Smith vas.
eIday on q preliminary hearing. After
caring exhaustive testimony in the
l afemlses, the accused was sent before
'ae 2 ~ superior Criminal Court, nnder
laughter. s' e = hlsn