The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-28

| s0naliy or by proxy, shall vote the full seven
| votes of this ward as unit, o majority Of
| those present, personally Or by proxy, to gov
ern In casting said votes.
Mr.. ). Foster moved to lay the above reso-
buttons on tho table. which motion WAS not
| agreed to. The resolutions as read by the sec
rotary were then adopted.
The secretary then read the following reso-
iutions.
Whereas, in addition to, the State and Con-
RressiOnal conventions, to be held at Baton
Rouge, there are nominations for two CAN
didatss from this senatorial district cont
posed Of the parishes Of St Mary, Calcasieu,
Cameron and Vermilion, and also nominations
for district Judge and district attorney for this
| judicial District composed OF tho parishes OF
st. Mary and Terrebonne: therefore. be 1t
Resotued, That tho delegates elected TO the
State and Congressional conventions, to be
held at Baton Rouge be and they are hereby
authorized, after conference with the dele
gates from the parishes com posing this Sena-
torial aud judicial District, to make said
nomin ations at such time and place rs they
may agree upon.
After debate b motion to lay on the table
was made, whereup0n the chairman OF the
committee On resolutions, by consent, with
drew the resolution for future consideration
by the convention.
The secretary then read the following reso-
luton:
tions at which the delegates from this parish
are authorized to act, the seven votes Of this
parish shall be cast as a unit; majority OF
those present, either personally or by proxy,
to govern provided, however, that no proxies
shall be given to others than delegates elected
or appointed by this convention.
Mr.. Caffrey moved TO strike ont delegates
elected by this convention" and amend the
resolution by inserting In place thereof other
than residents OF this parish; = which amend
The resolution thus amended was then
adopted.
THIS secretary then read the following reso-
luton.
Resolued, That this convention does most
heartily indorse and approve the course OF the
Hon }. FL. Aeklen In Congress, and while not
instructing their delegates to Baton Rouge
to vote for him. yet recommend there his
nomination Tor the Forty seventh Congress.
The president ut the convention Mr.. Aekien)
vacated the chair and requested Mr.. Shaffer
to put the question to the convention.
This WAS done and tho resolution unanf-
In0Hsly adopted.
The secretary then read the following reso-
luton.
Resoiped, That the president Of this COM
vention be and he is hereby authorized TO ap-
point 81 executive committee for this parish,
who shall hereafter have full power in the
management Of the political affairs OF this
parish, AMI that he, himself, shall be o mem
Der OF said committee.
This resolution WAS generally debated.
The president, calling A. @. FreTa to the
chair, took the floor and stated that when the
executive committee met To call this eonVen-
tiOn 1t was unanimously agreed by all the
members that the present executive commit
tee would be fnnctas o0icio on the meeting OF
the present ConveHtiOn. He quoted the
language OF Mr.. Caffrey, who on that occa-
sion had nnequivOcalty 80 expressed himself
On the president Iesuming the chair L. }.
ShaffeT moved to lay the resolution on the
table which motion was not agreed to.
On putting the question Of the adoption OF
this resolution to the convention there WAS
considerable confusion and when the chair
announced that Che yeas had 1t the chair, by
reason Of his proxies, being able to eaet ten
votes, Mr.. Caffrey, without calling for a
division, arose and declared his Intention OF
Withdrawing With his friends from any further
participation La the proceedings OF this con-
vention.
The chair stated that to withdraw from the
convention WAS right any delegate pos
sessed, II he saw fit to exerclseit but that the
proceedings Of the convention would thereby
be In noWise discontinued or affected by
any such withdrawal, unless the delegates
who left the convention should by such action
deprive such body Of legal quorum.
The following delegates then left the con-
vention.
Third Ward-D. Caffrey, VI. ). Foster, A. c.
Dumartratt, =. Swormstead, Geo. =. Shepherd.
Fourth Ward-G. q. Walker. #. +. Shaffer
also left
The secretary, g. 3. Shepherd, having left
the exception OF A. g. Fere, Of sold third
ward, VINO remained}. b. 4. Winchester moved
that the chair appoint delegate Ct the con-
vention as permanent secretary to fill the va
caney created BY the departure Of Geo. B
Shepherd. which motion was duly seconded
and agreed TO. The chair then appointed B.
T. Winchester as permanent secretary 1T said
convention, vice q. B. Shepherd
In order to ascertain II the departure Of the
aforesaid delegates rad deprived the conven-
tion OF . legal quorum, the president then
directed the secretary to call the roll, when
the following delegates, personally or by
proxy answered to their names.
First Ward-E Meynard, Piacide Perrett,
James Taylor, II. G. Gardner.
Second Ward Pierre Cert, a. Lignon.
Third Ward A. G. Frere.
Fourth Ward. FL. Acklen, q. w. Kern,
w. Il. Torian, G. Botidreaalx Lewis Clarke, J
NJ. Gharpentier, T. Bellensteu, -. Levi.
Fifth Ward-Auguste Joret, Jr., Abram Err
mann, ,. E. Winchester Joe g. Grevemberg.
Showing nineteen delegates present-being
q majority Of thrty-the number Of delegates
elected to the convention from all the wards.
The secretary also called the attention OF
the chair to the resolution passed, that under
the Instructions from four wards OF the par
ish, those remaining could cast the ward
vote; and therefore there was properly q vote
Of twenty-five still remaining, The chair
sustained the point made by the secretary;
but stated that as there were present nine
teen delegates, either personally or by proxy,
Wnich DelhH quorum. the business couia
proceed as legally as Il none had left. The
vote on the above resolution was again taken
and the same unanimously passed. It was
moved by W. B. Torian that the convention
proceed to the election Of delegates to the
State and congressional conventions at Baton
Rouge which being duly seconded, was
agreed to.
The following gentlemen were then noml-
mated and elected as the delegates: ]. Il. Ack-
len, B. E. Winchester, A. G. Frere, D. Caffrey,
W. B. Torian, A. Grevemberg, Placide Per-
rett.
BE- Winchester then called up the resolu-
ton relative to the Senatorial aud judicial
nominations, which had been Withdrawn, and
moved the adoption OF the same--that portion
relative to the district judge being stricken
out which resolution, thus amended, WAS
agreed to.
Hinder the resolution uassed by the conyen-