The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-10-11
THE WEEKLY THBoDAUx SENTINEL SATURDAY, OCTOBER IL, 1879.

there being II great shout OF yeas
ana nays.
Several delegates insisted that
it was necessary to appoint a ser
geant.at-arms and sixteen depu-
ties in order to maintain order
aud clear the hall OF persons 9th.
er than delegates.
Tie chairman requested that
delegates of opposing sides send
him up the names OF eight per-
SONS Oh each side to he appointed
by him az deputy sergean:s.at.
arms. Objection was made to
this, it being insisted that the
chairman should appoint the lie
puties without suggestions from
ANY source.
Some confusion again arose at
this point but quiet was soon 10
stored, at least sufficiently to ena
BILE DR.. Robertson, OF st. Landry,
who had mounted a chair in the
centre of the hall, made a motion
that the roll of the parishes be
called Oh his motion to take a re
cess until 10 o'clock tonight.
The chairman requested the de
legates to be seated, and ordered
the roll to lie called. Thee Par.
ishes had voted when the CHAIR
man stated that the committee
on credentials was prepared tu
report.
Mr.. Blanchard, on behalf of the
committee. reported that it had
finished the roll OF delegates ex
cept from three contested wards
and parishes ; and that the con
test from st. Bernard had been
decided, and that the committee
was now at work on the contest
from Plaquemines. He said that
they would not be prepared to re
port before II o'clock.
Mr.. Cambell, of Orleans, NOV
ed to adjourn until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
DR.. R0bel tsOn, OF st. Landry,
moved to take a recess until to-
night at II O'clock, and upon that
motion demanded a call of the
roll by parishes. all delegates hav
ing prima facie right to seats to
be allowed to vote.
Mr.. Favrot, of West Baton
Rouge, insisted that the chair
should put first the motion to al
journ, that having precedence.
Mr.. Poche, of St. James, made
the point of order that the chair
had not recognized the gentleman
who made the motion to adjourn.
The chairman stated that he
had not recognized the delegates
because he had not heard HIM. 1t
was not perhaps in strict record
ance with parliamentary usage
for him to recognize him, but he
thought it was an act of justice
to do SO, and unless the COnven
ton reversed his decision, he
should hold that the motion to
adjourn was now before the house.
This decision was greeted with
cheers from the Ogden side.
After some little delay the roll
of the parishes was called.
THE VOTE ON ADJOURNMENT.
Cheer after cheer went up as
tie heavy or doubtful parishes
voted oil one side OF the other.
and changes were greeted in the
same manner.
The Ogden delegates voted for
adjournment, while the Wiltz de
legates voted against. The res
nit was announced as follows =:
Yeas 1904, nays 2793.
This announcement was greet
ell with lOud cheers from the
Wilt delegates.
The Convention having refused
to adjourn, DR.. Robe, tson's mo
ton to take a recess until IL
o'clock was then put, and the bal
lot resulted, yeas 295 AZ, nays
lao 3,7,and the Convention took.
ANOTHER RECESS.
This was signal victory for
the supporters OF Gov. Wiltz,
and was greeted with a storm OF
cheers.
After the third recess the Con
vemti0n was called to order again
at III O'clock.
The chairman announced that
he had appointed w. ID. Huston,
of East Baton Rouge, IN sergeant
at arms. and Messrs. NJ. IL. Re
don aud John Beattie, of Orleans,
as assistant secretaries.
1t having been ascertained that
the committee on credentials
would not be prepared to report
tonight, and that y longer sit
ting would be useless, the Conven
ton then adjourned until tO-mOr
row mOrninU nt IN nI1.lupE rams