St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-04-17
THE STATE CONVENTION.

Convention, to be held in Cincin-
natl on the 2od of June next, as
sembled in the Masonic Hall build
ing, in New Orleans, last Monday,
at noon.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, Chairman of the
State Central Committee, called the
Convention to order and nominated
Hon. S. d, NcEnery as temporary
chairman, and he was unanimously
elected
Mr.. Paul Waterman was elected
Secretary pro TEN.
All the parishes were represented
except Lincoln, st. Charles and
Union.
The Chairman appointed a COM
mittee on credentials, and the Con-
vention adjourned until two O'Clock
to allow the committee time to pre-
sent their report.
At half-past two o'clock the Con-
vention reassembled, when the CON-
mittee on credentials reported and
the Convention proceeded to organ
ize by electing Hon. james Jeffries,
of Rapides, as permanent chairman,
and Paul Waterman as permanent
secretary.
Two vice presidents were APP
pointed from each Congressional
district. Also committee on reso-
buttons, consisting of fifteen mem
bers.
The convention adjourned rptil
seven O'Clock. Upon reassembling,
the committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following unanimous re-
port:
lMr. President and Gentlemen of
the COMMUNICATIONS committee OH
resolutions respectfully beg leave to
submit the following unanimous re-
port, with the recommendation that
the same be adopted
JOSEPH l.. Brent.
Chairman.
Resolved, BY the Democratic and |
Conservative party of the State of !
Louisiana, in Convention assembled |
for the purpose of electing our six
teen delegates to the Cincinnati /
Convention, that we present to our
political brethren the name of Win
field Scott Hancock as candidate
we'll adapted, i'll our Judgment, to
the issues of the apr
preaching Presidential contest, and
to give assurance of our desire to
promote concord, insure tranquility,
the supremacy Of the lawful author
tiles, and the perpetuity of our re-
publican institutions. We hereby
express our decided and unqualified
preference for his nomination, and
our belief that if SO nominated his
will be ratified by the whole
people.
Resolved, That the sixteen dele
gates of this State are instructed to
vote as majority thereof may de-
tide, except that they are hereby
specially instructed to vote for the
maintenance Of the two-thirds rule
IS it has been established in all the
ate Democratic conventions.
Resolved, That the Convention
hall proceed to elect sixteen dele
yates to represent the Democracy
If the State i'll the Cincinnati Con-
'ention, to be held on the 22d of
Tune next, as follows: Four dele
.ates at large, to be elected by the ,
Convention, and two delegates to be
lected on the recommendation of
ach of the Congressional Districts,
Who, when elected, shall become
delegates from the State, and shall
eceiye their credentials from this t
Convention.
Several amendments were offer .
d, including one instructing the
elegates "not to vote for Samuel t
Tilden under any consideration"
The amendments were all reject t
d, and the resolutions adopted as !
sad. {
The following resolutions were q
hen adopted: = :.
Resolved, That the Democracy of
louisiana have heard with the a
eeneSt regret that certain Demo- Z,