Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-13
GALL FOR A STATE CTNVEN TION.
Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, }
Democratic Conservative Party,
New Orleans Sept l. 1879. J

Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, }
Democratic Conservative Party,
New Orleans, Sept. l, 1879.
At . meeting Of the State Central Com
mittcc of tho Democratic Conservative
Party, held in New Orleans on the twen
ty-li ftl of August. 1879, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the first Monday of Oc-
tober, 1879, be fixed as the time when
Convention of the Democratic .Conscrva-
tive party shall be held ); provided. That
in the event of an epidemic in this State
at said date, then the chairman of this
committee, with the advice Of the Exec
utivc Committee, is hereby authorized to
postpone the assemblaye of the Conven-
ton to such q dat tc as in their opinion
may DO deemed best.
Resolved, That the city CT Baton Rouge
he selected as tho place for the holding of
said Convention.
Resolved, That the apportionment of
representation in said Convention shall
Eo tho same as that adopted for the
State Convention held at Baton Rouge on
the first Monday in August, 1879, for tho
nomination of q candidate for State
Treasurer; provided, that any Parish of
tho State Or ward of tho city of New Or
leans, having cast Il larger voto for tho
candidate for State Treasurer in 1876,
shall have the advantage Of said vote in
said apportionmcnt.
Resolved, That ono delegate for every
two hundred voters and one for every
traction oyer ene hundred be fixed us the
basis of Representation.
Resolved, that in the election for dele
gates to said Convention, it is recon-
| mcndcu that no moro than one person
| shall DO elected to cost each vote.
In accordance with the above resolu-
| tions, u Convention of tho Democratic
| Conservative party is hereby called to
! meet at Baton Rouge on MONDAY, the
sixth day Of October, 1879, at II III.
In accordance with the fourth res oll'-
+ ton, the several Parishes OF tho state and
wards of New Orleans Shall be entitled to
! the following representa- tion, to wit:
PARISHES.
Ascension 6; Assumption s; Avoyellcs
9; Hienville 5; Bossicr7; Caddo9; Cal
casicu7; Caldwcll i; Cameron 2; Cat
ahoula 5; Claiborne S; Concorlla 5; De
soto7; East Baton Rouge IL; West
Baton Rouge 9; East Carroll l; West
| Carroll 2; East Fclciana 9; West Ec
| liciana 8; Franklin ) Grant 3 Iberia 6;
lhcrvilic 5; Jackson 2; Jefferson 4; LAT
aycttc 6; Lafourche 10; Lincaln T; Liv
inGston 4; Madison 2; Morelousc s;
Natclltochcs Ii Ouachita II! Plaque
mines i pointa Coupcc ); Rapades, 8
Red Rivcr3; Eichlani5; Sabine >; St
! Bcrdarl 2 ST. Char;cs l; st. Helena ;
St. James 5; st. John the Baptist 4 : st
Landry 10; ST.. Martin 5; ST. Mary 7 ;
st. Tammany /, Tnngipahoa 5; TrDsas
a: Tcr1ehonuc 7: Union s; Nrrmilon
Vernon 3 Washington 3; Webster !
VIM );
| ORLEANS.
! First Ward 10; Second Ward 12; Third
| Ward Il Fourth Ward +; Fifth W. rd 10;
Sixth Ward 7; Seventh Ward .: Eighth
Ward 7; Ninth War; 10: Tenth Ward
II; Eleventh Ward II Twelfth Ward )
Thirteenth Ward 3; Fourteenth Ward 1:
Fifteenth Ward !; Sixteenth ward 1
Seventeenth Ward 2:
All Dcmncratic- Conservative ncwspa
pcrs throughout tho state are rcpuestcd
to publish, the above.
ALBERT VOORHEES,, President,
JOHN s. TULLY,
Vice President and Chairman Executive
Commistcc.
O. NJ. TMENISOE, Secretary.