The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-10-04

L. Ii. DdI tCiAS Jul "oio3 oAt'
Raggazzoni.
Col. VIM. Moutou, thereupon
declared his term of Office as
Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee at an end and on retiring
made a stirring and eloquent ap-
peal to the Convention and party.
The election of President of the
Convention being in order, Nj.
W. W. Edwards was then duly
elected and installed as president
of the convention aud Mr.. Ro-
'dolph Broussard. was elected Sc
cretary of the convention.
On motion Of Ambrose Mouton,
"a recess of half an hour was taken
to allow delegates to the Couyen.
ton to confer together.
The Convention being called to
order again by the president. Nomi-
nation of delegates to the Demo.
cratic State Convention at Baton
Rouge, was declared to be In or
der. and %thereupon, the following
delegates were elected to represent
the Parish of Vermilion in the
State Nominating Convention to
be held at Baton Rouge on the
9Th day of October, 1879, viz
r. C. Smedes, William Cade,
j.. I. Guidry, Ambrose Mouton
and r. Sagrera.
The election of delegates 10 the
Tenth Senatorial Convention then
being in order, the following per-
sons were duly elected as dele
gates to represent tie parish of
Vermilion in the 10th Senatorial
Convention to meet at Abbeville,
on the Goth of October, 1879. viz
Isaac Wise, Robert Green. Las
tie Broussard, G. A Mouisset and
w. w. Edwards.
Mr.. 81. Hoffpauir, offered the
following resolution, to wit:
Resotued, That no nominations
for parish officers be made at the
present sitting of this Convention,
which was adopted.
Mr.. Hoffpauir, offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Be 1t Resoluea, That it is the
sense of this Convention that it is
both premature and inexpedient
to make any Congressional nomi-
nation fer the Third Compression.
al District at the coming Stale
Convention at Baton Rouge and
that the delegates of Verbilien
Parish to said State Convention,
are hereby instructed to vote
against said nomination. unless a
large majority Of delegates from
the 3rd Congressional District are
in favor Of said nomination. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Hoffpanir offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adop-
ted
Reso1ued, That our delegates to !
the 10Th Senatorial Convention
be requested to urge the nomina-
ton OF some suitable person of
this parish as one of the Senate. !
rial candidates nominated at said ,
Senatorial Convention.
Mr.. Ambrose Mouton offered
the following resolution :
Be 1t Resohsd, That the Repre-
sentative to the State Legislature
be considered a parish officer and
as such to be taken under advise
ment as to nominating such on the
next meeting in November, which
was adopted.
Mr.. J. 81. Putnam offered the
following resolution
1t is hereby resolved that this
Convention express the thanks
and gratitude of the entire Demo
cracy Of Vermilion Parish to F.
L. Nichols for the patriotic and
manner in which he has
administered the functions of the
)fice of Governor the last three
years, which was adopted.
Mr.. j. 81. Putnam offered the
resolution |:
1t is hereby resolved that Fred.
Y. Ogden is the first choice Of
his Convention for Governor,
his resolution is bot to be con.
'trued as instructions to our dele.
gates, which was adopted.
Mr.. Ambrose Mouton offered
he following resolution, to wit:
Resolved that when this Con.
7ention adjourns it shall stand ad.
burned to the first Saturday Of
next. to then nominate
parish officers if it be deemed ad-
to do so ; which was adop-
ed.