The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-05-15

up Hill, blowed up Landry, climbed On
the shoulders of Judge Cheevers just as
as all the boilers did last year, and re-
peatedly exalted himself and his COM
panions then present as the honest
hearted Republicans Of Ascension" He
was particularly severe upon the fusion
policy, not referring to the campaign of
1873, when he was glad to be the fusion
candidate for Coroner, but to the cam
paign of 1879, when he was beaten for
Representative by candidate who APP
peared in the field five days before the
election.
Cantrel!e moved to go into an election
of delegates to the State convention.
Carried.
Sullivan moved that q committee of
three be appointed to select delegates.
Adopted. The chair named Sullivan,
Ned Hill and David White as the COM
mittee.
Another Quaker meeting was held
during the committees absence. At last
{. lnembe broke silence by calling upon
the chairman for a speech, but that func-
tionary deuurred for the time being.
The committee returned and reported
the following selections: Delegates
Marks, Sullivan, Hill, Dominique. Alter
nates-W. II. Larock, JOS. johnson, Ned
Hill, VIM. Diggs. Adopted.
Sullivan began another speech, but
gave way for q resolution by James Rob
erson authorizing the delegates to act in
the Congressional convention, which
was adopted. ...".
Sullivan started off again, but the
chairman suggested that he wait until
the business was disposed of.
Dominique moved that the proceed.
ings be published in the New Orleans
Observer. Sullivan amended the motion
by adding the CHIEF. Adopted. IN.
B.-The secretary hasn't furnished us
any minutes up to date. Guess he's
ashamed of them.
Sullivan got in his second talk at last.
Tt referred to street rrmors that the fac
ton led by Hill is Il Sherman faction.
He denied it, They are for Sherman,
Grant, Blaine or any other man that is
nominated. He declared that his person
al preferences We're for Grant, which the
audience absorbed cum grano sails
On motion of Ned Hill all the proceed
ings were endorsed uanimous," which
seemed unnecessary as the conclave had
been Zone of those - unanimous
things" all the way through, nobody
having any thing to say outside of half
dozen spokesman.
The chairman called attention to
vacancies in the parish committee"
and on motion OF Sullivan the chair
man was authorized to fill them and to
ap, ont six additional members from
the parish at large. This is rich. The
faction has never organized any parish
committee, and up to last Saturday it
was all vacancy.
Chairman Hill INDUCED in a charac-
teristc talk. lie reviewed the events of
the last campaign, attempting to justify
his bolt from the ticket he had helped to
nominate by the movement to elect DUFF
Eel for Judge instead of Cl1ecvers. He
acknowledged that he had occupied IL
position, in the Custom House, buy had
| resigned III favor OF a consln. He denied
| that he WAS working in tho interests of
Sherman; contending that the Repllbli-
| cans of Ascension have nothing to say in
the contest between Grant, Blaine and
Sherman, because "none of us will be
members of the Chicago convention"
This ridiculous plea was also advanced
10y Sullivan, and both speakers seemed
to regard it as II plausible subterfinge.
Hill said he would be a Blaine man if he
had his choice, but omitted to explain
why he was not at liberty to exercise his
preference in this respect
Hill referred to Il conversation that oc-
cured between himself and the editor OF
the CHIEF last fall, on political topics,
and made Il material error of fact. The
editor being present, requested the priv
llege Of making the proper correction,
and the courtesy won1d have been ex-
tended us but for the opposition Of S,llli-
van, who appeared tc fear the effect OF
amy thing that might be said to his little
coterie OF " delegates by any one not a
member Of the ring.
The farcical convention adjourned