The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-18
PLAQuEMINEs PARISH CONVENTION.
pulNIF-A la. UACHE
'nrisi, OF FlauuaminaS,

According to the call issued by the State
Central COMMITTEES. through Hon. John ~
Iully, chairman nf the sub-oommittee on tho
Plaquelntuea parish primaries. election and
convention. tho parish convention met ut the
court house in poInte- ala 1laehe. at 9 y. m.
this date.
Hon. John y. FULLY called tho convention to
order. anl appointed Dr. q. T. Wilkinson tenn
putary acCretary.
ThIriy-ax and two.thrda delegates were
present IN person or by proxy. Ono and one
third delngatra absent. The election W two
delegates In the fourth ward out Of ak was
contaated
The deoiaion Of tho chairman, Mr.. Tully
was promptly inlnlnnd hy tho central com
mittee and tho Endorsement returned Ivy tele-
graph This deciaion gave George Ny. Lee
ono vote from the fourth ward. and 7. Col
| lcttn. Thomas Trophy and Capt. Joseph Red
mend each onc-thrd W vote
The temporary chairman then addressed
| tia convention aud stated that hla duties
here ended. aud the election of permanent
president was next In order.
| vote Of thanka was returned In Hon. iohn
n. rulv for hin impartial course % temporary
chairman Of the convention.
i j Il, Kelly nominated Hon, r. 7. Kernn-
! chan for permanent president. Horace WI
| k,nspn nominated George A. II, Hayea NJ ~.
for the aa,ne olien lhe etempurary chairman
| appointed II, t. Gilmore and Major Rane y.
4 lleautngard as tnlleta
/ The vote naat, "a announced hv the tnmpo-
rary chairman. waa. ketnanhnn III Hayes
/ On motion Of lion H. Z Kernoehan the
| vote was ralled,
i Ga mniion Of Hon. II J.. kernochan, acc
onInl hy Capt. Edward Smith, tho election ~
/ Ur Hayea waa made unanimous. and com
mlttee uf three was appointed tn oacort him
| to tho chair
Tho prcaidcnt atatcl that nominations for
permanent aocrctary were next In order.
/ Leonard Arroyo nominated II. Wilkinson,
Hon IT, J.. kernochan moved that Il A.
Wilkinson he elected by aoclamatian. Thia
motion wac sconnhed and carried.
Tho preaidon then stated that tho election
i of a delegate from Flauunminra parlah To the
State Central COMMITTEES was In order.
i Hon III. L, karnaohan waa nominated hy Y:
| H. Kelly and 7. =. Witinaon wac nominated
nv Clement Rnot. Tho candidates received
the following votes. kernochan III, Wilkinson
/ luF, hankt The president announced that
| Mr. rhco. II. Wilknaon was elected.
On motion of Hon. II. +. karnoahan. llr.
Wilkinson's election was made unanimous.
The resolution adopted by the State Central
Committee directing that delegates tu tha
Filat Senatorial District convention aud the
judicial diatriut comprising FlaunclnintM anu
Vt bernard. from Piaauemines parish. he
elected by tho Flauuamtnsa parish Nnnvnh-
tien IN November ID. to meet hslega1na lto'n
tho parish nf st. BERNARD md tho eighth and
ninth wards VI Orleans OH November ". ~
New 0rleana. and there nominate two sen'.,
tnrial candidates from the district, was road
to the convention ny Mr.. Horace Wilkinson
4 and on motion of Hon III. l.. ka.noGhnn. was
unanimously ratified by tile convention
Byanrcial privilege. Pr. \, i. Wilkinson and
Hon II. C.Gilmorc were permitted to address
the convention on the Central Commlltee
4 resolution.
The convention elected the following four
delegates It'll accordance with the State Cont
trail Committae's resolution G. Rulnt. Jules
G. swohoda W. T. Pierce and Henry Rayhl.
The convention then appointed tho follow
ing Parish Committee: Firft ward, Lawrence
OtDonncll. aeeond ward. u. nameron. thsr,
ward. Armand LarfiRua, fourth Ward, ~. y.
Gilmore: nth ward, Prosper Ruras' atNtf
ward. W. II. II. Brooks: seventh ward, u
Rayh. eighth ward. a. artmshnw. nln't
ward. j G. Swohoda: tenth ward, Mark Cog
noyich.
The president appointed tho following five
delegates al largr whose appointments were
ratified by the convention: G"org" MANN
Horace Wilkinson, Il. T. Wilson, ". George
Hayes ana Manuel kaRassc.
On motion of Hon. H. I, kernorhan tht
president and secretary ot th" eonNen'iai
were returned a vote OF thanks for tho I'M
partial and efficient manner III which They
had pertprmaA their duties.
4 Mn Ill Z. kNnu9hnn and d. Il. II, Wilkln-
son addressed the convention in eloquent nne
persuasive terms. Harmony then rrlgned
ani rIauuemines parish was herself again;
L a NGhN Nl IHttilhS lMHti N'ts - .51a s'h w.
great applausel was then passed hy thee on
Ncntion to the
H0N. I0NN - FULLY,
for the impartial manner IN which ne ren
dcrcd his decisions relating TO mattnis con
, nected with this convention, and for the abl,
administration VI his duties, which brought
order out of chaos. reconctlcd opposing fae
tions, and gave selidity and strength 20 tbs
Democratic party of Plaquemines.
+ On motion the convention then adjournet
sint die.
GEO. A. II. HAYES. NJ. D., President.
II. A. WILKINSON, Secretary.