The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-23
The Democratic Convention in East
Baton Rouge.
SATURDAY. St.DtsmI,er

4 eATURDAT. September 40, 1870.
4 AT 10 m. the CONVENTION Was called tn order by
| HArneY SknIfield. Esq, president OF tho paFist
executive committees. Some sevenSy members
present.
Or motion Of Col r. II. Carrutb Mr.. Harne5
olilaid was elected president Of tho conven
! Mr. L. .. BeaIe was on motion elected secre-
I UD motion Of Mr J w MeMatn the following
| resolution wns rsRd and adopted:
Resgtped That the delegates from this parish
| to tne stne Convention are unbledRed person
ally and Individually and are left perfectly Tree
to act Tor tho BEST Interests Of their constituency
80 their patristiaM, wisdom aHd discretion may
prvmpt III oil matters affecting the welfare Of
the stat. a. the great principles OF the Demo-
cratic party.
On motion of Mr.. Kleinpeter II was resolved
snat aaeh Ward seaet delegate TO The State
On motion Il Mr. Halaey It Eas resolved that
Z. delegate at large be elected By the Conyen-
:, Dir: Huston moved q recess Of nve minutes.
Carried.
On motion Of Mr. Harelscn Mir. Chas. x.
Graham was invited to- act aa tho Representative
VI the tepth ward IN the convention. AdJp ed.
The following gent omen were then elected
deisghte. 70 represent the parish In tho State
nominating gpnvsntion
Az Large-John D. Fisher.
FIRST Ward-Dr. b. Duchein.
Second Ward-Wut. &. Randolph.
Tlird Ward Ell Davis.
Ennrth Ett, : Mf.sp nardp.J ) u = Iinnang Young.
Sixth Ward--C. r. suith.
seventh Ward-P j. Harelson
eighth Ward-Dr: !. ". Williams.
y AL u Ward-A Kurris:,
Tie toll wing preamble and resolutions were
then t, read 4 and uuaanimousiy a adonted:
~ nj Mr. Halaey: That It i gith regret that W.
dts4atis9act ion in the ,,emocratic party of this
parish arising from real or supposed causes.
y understood .thGt members of the party pro
pose 70 organize Ill independent movement
outside ths regular party therefore, be II
Resolted, BY the Denlocra ie Uarty OF this par
lah. in convention assembled, through their
Delegates To tn, parish Convention that We deem
such course unWise and Injurious to the nest
pnrish and State.
BE il further resolped. That the Abandonment
o. re party end party prineiplss Ia the present
unitedtns best thinking people OF our State Ia d
common cause nndsr Its banner and In the hour
of victory sre W. nave reaped the fruits of our
toll ard labor, by some OF the heretofore
ntannchest aiherents Of ts time -honored prin- |
e4pl"s. We can only consider as dangerous to
are fhs true npholders Of the princIpIs Of con |
situttonal liberty. as a deviation from is re- |
eoa n2ed principles and customs. and as es-
ranging ihe persons partiep pattng In such q |.
from Tho featy which TREY owe the /
party. and as violntye Of that true adage that in
uhlEy ol acliOn tnere IS strength. In division !
Be Y further reso1red That We cordially in
we al persons Of Democratic faith and rrinci- /
pi0a ~ uHitt Win liS IN npDGiHtng les Standard
and for tins correction OF any evils that may ex-
st 10 the party or il organization here Or else
Wvnare Y neii.ving that they. can be better c6r-
movement end to that end W. sug.. 1t that all !
tannldates VINO are Of the Democratic faith sub |
nit thalr names to the people 10 be voted for at .
H. c7m'1g prsnarr election
ilesoh,edj That It IL the sense Of his convan-
lon Ihat 10 ono De selected Or alecte1 as dele
rate g the state conyention who Is pledged 10
uppott any candidate for gubernatorial |.
ianarS. /
Th- convention then adjourned sine die, the