Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-30
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CEN.
TRIAL COMMITTEE.

PARISH OF ORLEANS.
Second Ward-ThOmas Dcvercux.
Fourth Ward-John Connolly.
Fifth Ward-J. Bonafon.
Sixth Ward-John S. FULLY.
Seventh Ward Hoffman.
Eighth Ward--John Grayer.
Tenth Ward-J. J. Minnock.
Eleventh Ward-James Hagan.
Twelfth Ward-C. w. Besancon.
Thirteenth Ward-W. Z. Clark.
Sixteenth B. Shaw.
Seventeenth Ward-Georges Geier.
East Baton Rouge-Leon Jastrem-
ski.
West Baton Rouge---Jas. NJ. Lob
dell.
Concentrated York.
East Feliciana-W. H. Pipes.
West Feliciana-Sam'l j. Powell.
lberia-R. S. Perry.
Ouachita-J. G.. Richardson.
Plaquemines-L. S. Wilkinson.
Point Coupee-W. S. Wren.
Rapides-J. G. Wise.
| St. Mary. II. Acklen. M
Tangipahoa-R. S. Venables.
Tensas-G. G. Goldman.
Vermilion-Wm. Mouton.
In addition Messrs. j. II. Shanks,
holding proxy of Mr.. p. Brusle of H.
ervllle; w. b. Brockett, holdingproxy
of II. II. Watson of Madison, both
gentlemen claiming their residence in
the two parishes above named were
admitted to seats.
All proxies held by gentlemen not
residents of the parishes for which
they were issued, were under previ-
Gus rule of the Committee, declared
not valid.
The first Monday in October was
selected as the date for holding the
Nominating Convention, at the city
of Baton Rouge. @e
In case of emergency the Chairman
and the Executive Committee were
empowered to postpone the date
should 1T become necessary
On motion of Mr.. Acklen, it was
Resolced, That the apportionment
of representation in said Convention
shall be the same as that adopted for
the State Convention held at Baton
Rouge on the first Monday in August,
1879, for the nomination for State
Treasurer, provided that any parish
in this State or ward of the city of
New Orleans, having cast Il larger
vote for the Democratic candidate for
State Treasurer in 1878, shall have
the advantage of said vote in the APP
portionment.
The Executive Committee was in
trusted with the task of arranging the
apportionment in accordance with the
foregoing resolution.
Mr.. Perry offered the following res
olution, which was adopted:
SIN the election for delegates to the
Democratic State Convention, it is
recommended that no more than
one person shall be chosen to cast
each vote"
Mr.. Acklen read the following ad-
dress:
TO the Executive Committees of the par
ishcs composing the Third Congress
sional District of Louisiana:
have been officially directed, as
Chairman of the Congressional Com
mittee of this district, by the chair
man and many members Of the differ
ent Parish Executive Committees, and
by the members of the Congressional
Committee, to request that when the
Executive Committees in the twelve
parishes issue their call for parish
Conventions to elect delegates to the
State Convention, that they include
the Congressional nomination; so
that delegates from this Congressional
District who attend the State Conven-
ton shall be duly authorized to
make the Democra tic nomination fer
the Forty Seventh Congress for this
district, Reasons ola political charac-
ter, fully approved throughout the
district and in the int crest Of the par
ty, demand that this course should be
pursued. FRED GATES,
Chairman Congressional Committee,
Third Congressional District, La.
The question was debated for some
time as to whether the State Central
Committee had any authority to grant
the request contained in the address
and it was finally decided itpossessed
no such power.
There being no further business be-
fore the Convention, the meeting
broke up shortly before midnight, to
re-assemble at the call of the Presi-
dent.