The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-09-20
Mass Meeting.
OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PaRTY
~NAPOLEONVILLE. l.

NAPOLEONVILLE. La. }
Parish of Assumption, Sept. 9. 1879.
Pursuant to a call of l.. U. FolSe. Presi
dent of the Democratic Central Executive
Commute e of the parish Of Assumption, /
large number of the Democratic electors
assembled at the Court House, NAPOLEON
vile. at II o'clock, and were called to or
der by l.. {. Folse. Esq. President Contra
Executive Committee. who called to the
Chair Hon, w. W. Pugh, who. in a few
well chosen words, stated the object of the
meeting, and announced that the meeting
! was ready tor business.
On motion. Edgar Aucoin was appointed
Secretary.
On motion of Pierre J.. Gilbert. duly. see
Onded, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, 1t has been a time honorcd Gus
tom for the basis of representation 20 be
equal for the several parishes participating
Ill the nominations for senatorial and Judi
cial officers for the district composed of
Assumption, LatOurche and Terrebonue
which custom has always been deemed con.
venient, fair. and is the same adopted by
other districts, and has never been changed
by any competent authority and is still the
basis adopted by the District Committee
and whereas the three parishes composing
this Senatorial District have always been
represented by five ~ delegates. ami whcrc
As. we have learned that the parish of La.
iourche is about to elect ten fIo] delegates:
that while we do not recognize the right
of any one parish to change the basis OF
representation. be it
Resolved, That the parish of Assumption
hereby asserts her equality of representa-.
ton with Ltfou!che, and that this mass
meeting do ebert ten [i0' delegates to east
the vote of Assumption for the nomination
of candidates for District Judge. District
Attorney and Senators, and that we rccoo-
niZe the right of Terrebunne to send ten GO)
delegates to the District Senatorial Conven
ton.
On motion Of Walter Gu;on. EST, duly
seconded, the following committee Of five
was appointed by the Chair, to report to
the mass meeting the names of suitable
persons as delegates to the State Convcl-
tioh at Baton ROuge, viz: y. j. Gilbert,
Walter Guion, j. G.. Thiac, f. Arred6e Trte
and "A. Franklin Pugh. the number of said
delegates, on motion of 7. j. Gilbert, being
fixed at two for each Police Jury ward
and ON further motion duly sec. ndci. tue
following committee of tive Was appointed
by the Chair to report to the mass meeting
the names OF 10 suitable persons as dele
gates to east the vote of Assumption for
the nomination of candidates for District
Attorney and Senators, and that we rccpp-
nizc the right of Terrcbonne to send ten
to- delegates to the District Senatorial
Convention.
On motion OF Walter Guion, Esq, duly
seconded, the following committee of five
was appointed by the chair, to report to
the mass meeting the nanits of suitable
persons as delegates to the State Conven-
ton at Baton Rouge. via: P. j. Gilbert,
Walter Guion. j. c. Thiac, f. Amedee
Iete and A, Franklin Pusli, the number cf
SAID delegates, on motion of Z. j. Gilbert.
being fixed at two for each Police jury
ward aud on further motion duly second
ed, the following committee of five was ap-
pointed by the Chair to report TO the mass
meeting the names of ten [l0l suitable per-
sous as delegates to the District Convei-
ton Tor the nomination of Senator's, Dis
trlct Judge and District Attorney, viz: T..
h. Ltuve, K. Lawrence Pugl, Numa Wives.
L. l.. Durand and Lewis Guiuu, being one
delegate for each Police Jury ward and two
for the pasish at large.
The two committees appointed having re-
tired for consultation, after Il short interva
that they were ready to report
anu through their respective chairman re-
ported ~ follows:
10 the President and members OF the Mass
Meeting:
Gentlemen-The undersi gned committee.
to whom has been submitted the selection
OK the names OF sixteen persons to he ham,
ed as delegates to the State Convention at
Baton Rouge. DIR hereby suggest as suita-
Die delegates the following named persons
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