The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-10-11
CONVENTION
Organization Of the Contention
Ieuis Teraia Chosen Tempo.
yuyy Chairman.
The Commit tee on Credentials APP
pOiMied-M Contention
Takes q Recess.
Erecting Scenes IN the Correction
after tile kecess-Ihe CORrcA-
ton Finally Adjourus Un-
til To- ay at III A. III.

.d1tCr TIE hECCSS-lNe CONtcHr
ton Finally Adjourms UM-
til To- Day at III A. ILL.,.
Baton Rouge, Oct. 6.-TlIe
Democratic State Convention was
called to order to- day at II :3O
p. M, by Hon. Albert VOORHEES,,
president of the State Central
Committee, who introduced Hon.
Louis Texada, Of Rapides, rs TEN
porary chairman.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Tex;'
III congratulated the Convention
upon the happy auspices under
| which it Was held. The State
was again in the hands of its OWL
people, and they Intended to sc
build here as to told it forever.
The Convention should remember
that the eyes Of the entire Union,
as well as OF the State, was upon
it. 1t was to be congratulated
upon having before it two such
able and distinguished gentlemen
for the highest Office in the State,
| either of whom would do honor tC
the position. [Applause. He
thanked the Convention for hav'
ing selected him as a compromise
| chairman as between the friends
Of these gentlemen. (Applause.
Z. Armant, Ut the fifth ward OF
New Orleans, was then elected
temporary secretary.
MI. Blanchard, Of Caddo, NOV.
ed that a committee Of niue on
credentials be appointed.
Mr.. LObdell, Of West Baton
Rouge, moved to amend to ill.,
crease the number to fifteen.
The amendment was lost, and
the original motion prevailed by
a large majority. Chairman Texa
da requested the friends Of Gov,
Wilt and Gen. Ogden to send
him the names Of four OF the
strongest aud best men on either
side to serve on the committee
After the names were handed in,
tile committee was appointed as
follows N. g. Blanchard, of Cad.
do ; ThOs. Wizard, of Orleans
Don C;ttrey, Ut St. Mary ; J. L.
Brent, Of Ascension J. d. Fisher,
of East Baton Rouge; John
Clegg, of Lafayette ]; NJ. ID. Kava.
naugh, of st. Landry J. 81. Cos:
grove, Of Natchitoches, and j.
Harvey Brigham, OF Morehouse.
MIR. +. Z. Poche, of ST. James
moved that the Convention take
Il recess until 6 o'clock, in order
to give the committee gu creden.
tials timet0 report. Some opposi
ton was made to this motion, a
number Of delegates fav0ring a
recess until 4 O'clock only.
The motion, however, prevail
I'd by Il large majority, and the
Convention took u recess until 6
O'clock.
After recess, the Convention
Was again called to order at 6
o'clock. Chairman Texada ga, G
nOtice that the committee on Gre
dentials desired longer time to
report.
Mr.. POche moved that the Con
:entiOn take u recess for two
hours.
MIR. Favrot, of West Baton
Rouge, moved to adjourn until
tO>mOlOw morning at 10 O'Clock.
Lost.
The resolution to take a recess
for two hours then prevailed.
Loud calls, mingled with hlsses,
wele made for Hon. + John Ellis,
and then the friends Of Hon. Il. F.
Jonas began to call loudly for
him.
Chairman Texada said that it
would be impossible for the com.
mittee Oh credentials to perform
its lAbOrs if the confusion cOntinu
I'll, whereupOn the calls for Mess
rs. Ellis and Jonas ceased.
AFTER THE RECESS
After the second recess, at 8
O'clock, the Convention reasseIn
bled. The Chairman announced
that the committee OH credentials
was not yet ready to report, and
asked What Was the pleasure of
the Con ventiOn.
Mr.. Cam pbell, of Orleans, moy-
ell that it adjourn until II o'clock
Tomorrow morning This mo
ton Was put, and the chair an.
nounced that it Was impossible
tor him to decide the result by
the sound.
A motion was made that the
hall be cleared of outsiders. if ha.