The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

Orleans, Fifteenth Representative Dis
trtct--Mr. w. n. Loan.
Ouachita- Mr.. Dazid Fanlk.
Plaquemines Mr.. Henry G. Warmoth.
Pointe Coupee-Mr. Charles Parlange.
Rapides--Messrs. Ct. w. Bolton and Robert
l.. Luckett.
Red River-Mr. II. 9. Stringfelow.
Richland-Mr. H. 2. Wells
Sabine--Mr. ID. w. Self,
st. Bernard--Mr. Albert Estopinai.
st. Charles 9. A. Bourgeois.
st. Heiena-Mr. Dempsey Kemp.
st. James--Mr. Vincent Diekerson.
St. John the Baptist MrsA. q. Babeock.
st. Landry essrs. EN-. Willard, u. s.
Harvard, Walthall Burtoa and Pauln Stagg.
st. Martin Mr.. Alexai1der Strovick.
st. Mary Messrs. III b. Mentz and W. b.
Smith. I'm
st. Tammary- MrsJ. M. Thompson.
Tangipahoa4- Mr. N. s. Edwards.
Tepsas-Messrs. James s. Mathews and
Hiram r. Steele.
observation-disclosures. Enos Williams and
Jordan Stewart.
Union Mr.. b. +. billiard.
Vermillion-- Mr.. Il. II. King.
Vernon Mr.. John 0. Davis.
Washington Mr.. g. y. OFT
Winn---Mr. $. M Brian.
REHABILITATION.
Senatorial Delegates Observation-Disclosures. 35
Representative Delegates. ,................ 96
Total Observation-Disclosures. .13t
One hundred and thirty-one members of
the Convention answering to their names,
la,p jt,tfin ~ be Tapp
The proceedings were opened with prayers,
offered by Rev. John Percival, Of the Episco-
pal Church.
On motion Of Mr.. Stlle, the Convention pro-
ceeded to the election Of ts President, and he
nominated for that position the Hon. Louis
Alfred Wiltz Representative Delegate from
the Ninth Representative District Of the par
ish of Orleans.
Mr.. Allan nominated the Hon. Pierre Ian
dry Representative Delegate from the par
ish Of Ascensiona
There being no other nominations, the Con-
vention proceeded to the election, and on a
Gull of the roll the following was the result of
the vote, to wit:
Messrs. Augustln, Babcock, Baskin, Bell,
Bienvenu, Blanchard, Bolton, Breaux, Breen,
Bridger, Brian, Bulger, Bulow, Burton,
Byrne Caffrey, Carey, Chaf1e, Chiapella,
Claiborne Collins, Colvin, Cunningham, Da-
penport, Davidson or Claiborne Davis, De
mas, Denis, billiard. Easterly, Edwards, Es-
topinal, Faulk, Favrot Fontelieu, Forman,
Gardner, Gaskns, George, Girard, Covers,
Gueringer, Harvard, Henry of Cameron,
Henry of Natchitoches, Heron, Howell, JAS
tremsk, Jenkins, Joffrion, Kelly, Kemp, Ken
needy, Kernochan, Kidd. King. Kirkman,
Knoblock, Lagan, Lanaux, Land, Landry
Leake, LeGardeur, Long, Lott, Luekett,
Lyons, Marks, Willard, Moreand, Moore Of
Lafourche, Moore Of st. Landry, Munday,
Mcconnell, McGloin, Mutt, Ogden, Olivier,
OFT, Parlange Phelps, Poche, Ponder, Reid,
Richardson, Robertson, Self, Semmes. Simon,
Smith Of jackson, Stage, Stille, Stone, String
fellow, Sutherlin, Thompson, Todd, Vance,
Webb, Wells, White, Williams of Grant and
Young of East Baton Rouge voted for the
Hon. Louis Alfred Witt.
Messrs. Allan, Benham, Bobe, Bourgeois.
Cahen, Davidson of Iberville, Dickerson Ola,
Grimes, Hough, Loan, Mathews, Mentz,
Noguez, Pardee, Pinchback, Roach, Smith of
st. Mary Stamps, Steele, Stevenson, Stew
art, Strovick, Warmoth, Williams Of Terre
bonnie, Witt, and Young Of Concordia voted
for the Hon. Pierre Landry.
REHABILITATION.
For the Hon Louis Alfred Witt ...... 104
For the Hon. Pierre Landry. ............ n
Total number of votes cast ........ 131
The Hon Louis Alfred Wilt, having re-
ceived a majority Of the votes cast, was de-
clared duly elected President of the Conven-
ton.
And on motion Of Mr.. Allan the election OF
the Hon. Louis Alfred Witt, SIS President Of
the Convention, was made unanimous.
On motion Of MI. Poche, a committee OF
three members was appointed by the Chair
to inform the Hon. Louis Alfred Witt Of his
election as President Of the Convention.
Whereupon the Chair appointed Messrs.
Poche. Landry and Breaux on the committee.
subsequently the committee appeared and
conducted to the chair the Hon. Louis Alfred
Witt, who was presented by the Chairman as
the President-elect OF the Convention.
The Chairman, before vaeating the chair.
delivered the following address:
Gentlemen of the Cbaeeatioa-As Fxeeptive
OF the State, the law has made it my duty TO
preside over this body until it shall have elac-
ted q permanent presiding officer. That
special and single duty performed, my rela-
tons with this Convention will terminate n
would be manifestly improper for me under
such circumstances to refer, even indirectly
to any OF the subjects which will have to be 4,
and terminated by you. l CON
graduate the State and yourselves that YOU ,
have been selected at a period of complete {
political quiet, and that you will bring to ]
your deliberations minds free from partisan
excitement.
No convention has ever had more serious
md difficult questions to dispose of than
will be presented for your consideration,
md certainly no State ever more needed