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

floor of the United States Senate.
Resolved, That the Democracy OF
Louisiana, in Convention assem-
bled. does most earnestly urge upor.
all Democrats in the United States
Senate to seat the Hon. Fl. NJ. Spot
ford, the rightful and duly elected
Senator from Louisiana.
The Convection proceeded to
elect four delegates at large. After
several ballots the following gen.
tlemen were elected:
Messrs. McEnery, Mealey, Strong
and Parlange. Alternates-Gov.
Nichols, Judge Manning, DR.. Rob-
ertson and Gen. York.
The following nominees were re-
ported as the selections of the dele
CATIONS from the different Congress
sional Districts:
First District-John Fitzpatrick,
James ID. Houston. Alternates-
Louis st. Martin, Thomas Duffy.
Second District. W. Patton,
Z. A. Burke. Alternates-W. r.
Whitaker, Ed. Scannell.
Third DISTRICT. l.. Brent, John
Clegg. Alternates-E. A. McCul-
lom. Il. j. Foster.
Fourth Districts. NJ. Morrison.
JAS. Jeffries. misunderstanding
Williams, H. G. Stringfellow.
Fifth District-G. w. McCranie,
John G. Goldman. Alterpates-
]. c. Egan, A. c. Gibson.
Sixth District-M. d. Eayanagh,
VIM. Duncan. Hillary
Callahan, James Lobdell.
The district nominees were elect
ed by acclamation.
The Convention then adjourned
until Tuesday, ut noon.
SECOND DAY.
The Convention reassembled on
Tuesday at noon.
The question of nominating can
didates for Congress was discussed
at some length, when the following
resolution, offered by MIR. Walton,
of Concordia, was adopted:
Resolred, That it is the sense of
this Conyention that it is the duty
and that it is in the power alone of
each Congressional District, to call
together and control its own con-
veutions and make nominations,
over which this Convention has no
control or authority.
The same gentleman offered the
following:
Resolved, That tie Democracy of
the State of Louisiana, within con-
stitutional limits, imposing wise
safeguards upon the treasury, cor
daily and heartily indorse the re-
port of the Mississippi River Com
for the improvement of our
great inland sea, to the end that
ease and safety may be secured to
its navigation, proper facilities to
its trade and commerce, and the
postal service, and protection
against its destructive floods; and |
take this occasion to thank our !
Representatives in Congress for the |
energy and wisdom displayed by |
hem upon this great national ques-
ion.
Unanimously adopted.
The following
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
we're then elected by acclamation:
For the State at large-W. C.
Flower, I. c. Manning. Alternates
Joseph Brewer, Col. JAS. Lingan.
First District-Charles Butler.
Alternately. p. Kernochan.
Second District-E. j. O'Brien.
Hassam, Jr.
Third District General Allen
Thomas. Alternate-M. E. Gerard.
Fourth District-W. NJ. II. Jack.
Alternate-Wm. H. Wise.
Fifth District-George H: Ellis.
r. Lott.
Sixth District-K. a. Cross. AL
ernate-James III. Muse.
The following resolutions were
hen adopted:
Resolved, That the President of
bis Convention be and he is here
y directed to appoint State Cen
raj Committee, to be composed of
fteen members from the State at
.rge, and that each parish of the
tate and ward of Orlanns he ra