Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-01
Eor the Senatorial Convention from this
tho 18th Senatorial District:
E0N, THOMAS B. LYONS,
THE WEST FELIOIANA DEMOCRACY
In the Senatorial Nominating Convention
OF EAST FELrCIANA.

ana, through the action of its Executive
CON-, A. 3. Payne, Ed, Chairman, the :
Conservative party of West s
Feliciana accredited O considerable num-
Der of it's members to the Convention,
held in jackson, La, on the gath OF Feb
ruary, 1879, for the purpose of nominating
:, person to represent the Parishes OF East
and West Feliciana, in the approaching
Constitutional Convention.
The delegation was promptly on hand
and upon arriving in Jackson, assembled
for the purpose of considering what course
to pursue in the joint Convention. At this
preliminary meeting the Hon. F. V. y.
Hagaman was elected Chairman, and
the following plan of operations was,
without dissent, adopted: 1t was the
unanimous sentiment of all present, after |
full aud..free Interchange of opinions, that
now was the time to decide who were the |
true and proper representatives OF the
Democratic Conservative party of West
Felciana, the Executive Committee and
its supporters, with Chas. L. Fisher, ESD,
Chairman, or the Executive Committee,
of which Duncan Stewart, Esq, Is
compact entered into by the delegates
sent by the two Executive Committees to
the Baton Rouge Convention, held IN
August, 1878, in order to harmonize the
differences between the two Committees
and their adherents, it was distinctly and
expressly understood that the matter was
to be adjusted at home. The following
is the agreement and compromise then
entered into:
Baton Rouge, La, Aug. 5th, 1873.
We, the undersigned, each claiming to
be delegates representing the Democrat
ic-Conservative party of West Feliciana
TO the State and Congressional Conven-
ton, to meet OH the 5th of August, 1873,
at Raton Rouge, in the interest OF harm,
ony and peace, and to prevent vexed
question from coming before and embar-
RAISING the deliberations of said Conven-
ton, which question, it is generally con-
ceeded by the leaders of the party. would
be at this time unwise and impolltic to
a,itate, do hereby agree that the follow
Parish in said Convention: Gov. Robert
L. Wicklitfe, Judge Thomas Butler, Chas
L. Fisher, f. w. Whiteman, DR.. r: G
Stirling, VIM. w. Leake, DR.. f. NJ. Mum
ford and DR.. r. H. Ryland.
1t being particularly and expressl!
ment is in no wise to compromise ant
affect the alleged differences said to eXis
between the parties herein Represented
by US. All questions pertaining to sal
differences in the Parish are to remain !
abeyance and to be settled in the Parish
In view of said understanding, an
mindful of the fact that all subsequen
attempts at reconciliation were unsuccess
full and declined by the other party claim
ing to represent the Democratic-Conser1
alive party of West Fehciana, it wa
considered by this preliminary meetin
that no better opportunity existed tina
now for having the differences adjuste
and impartially deci ded by the East +
liciana delegation, who would throug
their Committee on Credentials, necess
rily have to examine in to and report upc
the claims of the contestants.
A resolution was adopted declaring
the unanimous feeling and delibera
judgment Of the delegation that unle
the delegation was recognized as the re
resentative of the Democratic party
West Feliciana, and seated with q who
vote they would not sit in the Senatori
Convention nor take part in its deliber
tions.
The fact that the State Central CO..
mittec of Louisiana recognized the Exc
utive Committee by corresponding wi
Samuel J. Powell, Esq, member of
same from this Parish, and Charles
Fisher, Esq, Chairman, during the Il
campaign, was duly taken iuto CO
sderation and effected the line of condl
Of the delegation. A committee of thr
composed ofJudge Thomas Butler, DR..
w. Dederick and John Lesasssier, W.
appointed to represent the delegation
fore the Convention and it's COMMITTEE
The gentlemen substantially laid
above facts before the East Feliciana q
egation, together with other facts re
tive to the cause of the differences
tween the two parties.
On the assembling of the Convent
of course it was organized by the L
Felciana delegation, who, in due tt
appointed a Committee on Credenti
who, after considerable length of ii
made report stating in substance
they felt unauthorized to pass upon
decide the question in contest, inasm
as the Baton Rouge Convention and
State Central Committee had decline
definitely decide, and recommended
both Delegations be seated on a half v