The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-10-25

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and they We're on the point of leaving
the convention. when the proposition
was made to appoint conference COM
mittees to devise, if possible, some solu-
ton Of the pending problem. After
lengthy deliberation and consultation
with the rival candidates, this commit
tee formulated an agreement to adjourn
the convention until Monday, the 9th
inst, at Cooks Church in St. james,
Messrs. Hill and SHINES to appoint a
COMMITTEES Of their friends, respectively,
| who should meet in the interim and en-
deavor to effect such an understanding
between those aspirants as would result
in the withdrawal of one in the others
| favor. Instead OF acting on this report
Immediately upon the reassembling Of
| the convention, however, the st. James
delegation sprung a n,otiop to take Il re-
cess OF three hours, at the expiration of
which they expressed desire to take u
few more ballots before adopting the
conference agreement. The first ballot
after the recess provoked the discussion
which terminated in Il uira roce vote Of
eight to seven to make Mr.. SHINES the
nominee Of the convention, and, finally.
an acquiescence in the result on the part
of Mr.. Hill. Notwithstanding the long
and earnest fight which had been made
by the Ascension delegates for their can
dilate, a few marplots on the outside,
who had been all along declaring that
st. James was entitled to the nomina-
ton and denouncing the Ascension mem
bers for opposing Mr.. Sinmes, endeav-
ored to induce Mr.. Hill to believe that
the stand taken i'll his favor was merely
a pretense and that an agreement had
previously existed among the friends of
Mr.. SHINES i'll St. James and Senator
Landry III Ascension that the nominee
should be St. James man. This was
f;lsehood, cut from the whole cloth, and
was so proven to the satisfaction of Mr..
HILL
After the adjournment of the Senate
rial convention, on the 10th inst, the
candidates, some Of the delegates and a
number of people attracted to the Court
House by the convention, proceeded to
the residence of J. J. Sullivan, Jr., escor-
ted by the St. Joseph and Crescent
Bands combined, where they were inyi-
ted to partake of liquid refreshments.
Messrs. Sullivan, SHINES, Hill and Ed
mund Maurin made brief speeches. The
latter young gentleman announced his
conversion to Republican principles and,
incidentally, his candidacy for District
Attorney. The band, accompanied by a
large crowd, afterwards visited the
domiclles of Senator Landry, Judge
Checvers and L. f. Bentley, where more
liquids were punished.
The Republican judicial nominating
convention will assemble at the Donald
sonvilIe Court-House on Saturday next,
at II o'clock, for the purpose of nonna-
ting candidates for District Judge and
District Attorney. Two candidates are
mentioned for each position-Hons- Jno.
a. Cheevers and Henry L. Duticl for
Judge and Messrs. T. B. Earhart and
Edmund Maurin for District Attorney
Public interest centres almost exclusive
~ in the contest for the Jndgaship. Mr..
Earhart having received the indor;e-
ment Of the Republicans Of st. james
and being almost certain of the favor of
all or nearly all the Ascension dclega-
ton, his nomination for District Attor-
ney seems a foregone conclusion.
A meeting was held at Smoke Bend
school-house, Sunday last, to nominate
candidates for Justice Of the Peace and
Constable of the second ward The con-
test was Il lively one, there being four
candidates for each position. Charles
buSH Was GD.illilaLCl Tor Justice, rHCelT
ing 123 votes, against 81 for Arthur AL
exansler, % for H. G.. Hari ~; an / q for
W. j. Means. For Constable Rcmus
Jones was nominated, receiving 81 votes.
Allivegcs Harrison polIa.l 65 votes for
this position, VIM. Turner 80 and Owen
White %.
Meetings for the nomination Of ward
officers are to be held in the fourth and
seventh wards to-day, and i'll the first
and fifth Tomorrow
Baptismal Ceremony.
An Interesting Event at Rev. Samuel G. |
Spencer's st. Philip Baptist Church.
FIRST WARD, Ascension, |
October %, 1879. { |
EDITOR CHEF.
Please give space to the following in
your valuable journal. On Sunday, Oc-
tober II, we Of st. Philip Baptist church
had Il grand revival meeting and bap-
tism, at which your correspondent, Rev.
S. 6. Spencer, Pastor Of the above named
church OtficinteI assisted nv th1t able |