The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-04-17
DEMOCRATIC STATE CoNVEN-

leans, on Monday last, with delegates
present from all but three parishes.
Lieut.. Gov. MeEnry was chosen
Temporary chairman, and Hon. Jas.
Jeifries Of Rapides permanent chair
man. Gen. Jos. L. Brent of Ascen-
sion was appointed chairman Of the
committee on resolutions, and the
following report subnitted by that
committee was adopted Us the sense
Of the convention: #
| Reso7red, By the Democratic and Con-
sentative party of the State of Louisi
I ana. in convention assembled for the
1 purpose of electing our sixteen delegates
to the Cincinnati Convention, that we
| present to onr political brethren the
name Of Winfield Scott Hancock as a
candidate well adapted in our judg-
| ment, to nationalize the issues OF the
approaching presidential contest, and to.
give assurance of our desire to promote
concord, insure tranquility, the suprem-
acy of the lawful authorities, and the
perpetuity Of our Republican institu-
tions. We hereby express our decided
and unqualified preference for his nomi-
nation, aud our belief that if SO nomi-
mated his election will be ratified by the
! whole people.
Resolced further, That the sixteen del
egates Of this State are instructed to vote
as a majority thereof may decide, except
that they are hereby specially instructed
to vote for the maintenance Of the two
thirds rule as it has been established in
Al 1ofa norn
Res0lred, That the convention shall
resent the Democracy of the State in the
Cincinnati Convention, to be held on the
twenty second of June next, as follows:
Four delegates at large, to he elected by
the conventlon,' and two delegates to lie
elected on the recommendation of each
of the Congressional Districts, who, when
approved by the same, shall become del
egates from the State, and shall receive
their credentials from this convention.
A resolution instrncting the dele
gates not to vote for Samuel j. Tilden
under any circumstances, was laid Oh
the table.
Resolutions we're adopted urging
the United States Senate to seat Mr..
Spofford as the rightful Senator from
this State, and thanking Senator Jonas
for his able efforts in behalf Of the
claimant. .s
The following selections of delegates
and alternates were made:
State at large-Jno. McEnery of Qua
chita, Patrick Mealy Of Orleans, Will A.
Strong of Winn, Chas. Parlange of Pointe
Conpee. Alternates-F. T. Nichols Of
Assumption, t. G. Manning Of Rapides,
W. E. Robertson of st. Landry, Zebulon
York of Concordia.
First Congressional District-Jno. Fitz-
patrick. Jas. d. Houston. Alternates-
Louis St. Martin, Thos. Duffy.
Second District. w. Patton, Z. "a.
Burke. Alternates-W r. Whitaker,
Edward Scannell.
Third DISTRICT. L. Brent, Jno Clegg.
Alternates- A. McCnllom, I. j. Foster
Fourth Districts. n. Morrison, Jas.
Jetfries. MISUNDERSTANDING Williams,
H: C. Stringfellow 49,
Fifth District--G. W. NlcCranie, John
G. Goldman. Alternates-J. c.. Eyan,
A. c. Gibson.
Sixth District-M. D. kayanagh, VIM
Duncan. MISUNDERSTANDING Callahan,
James Lobdell.
Candidates for Presidential Electors
were nominated, as follows:
First District-Robert Brewster of Or
leans.
Second District-E. J. O'Brien of Or
leans.
Third District-Gen Allen Thomas of
Ascension.
Fourth District-W. NJ. II. Jack of
NatcMtocl4es.
Fifth District-Geo. II. Ellis of Union.
Sixth District-K. A. Cross Of East
Feliciana..
Alternate Electors were then Sc
lected:
First District-H. P. Kernochan of
Pla4uemines.
Second District-Thomas Nissan, Jr.,
of Orleans.
Third District-M. E. Gerard of La
fayette.
Fourth District-W H. Wise of Caddo.
Fifth Distpict-Hiram r. Lott of West
Carroll.
Sixth District-Jas. H. Muse of Tan
gipahoa.
1t was
Reso1red, That the president of this
convention be and is hereby directed to
appoint State Central Committee, to
be composed Of fifteen members from the
State at large, and that each parish of
the State and ward of Orleans be re-
quested to elect one member to said COM
mittee.
Rcsolred, That the committee thus an
pointed and elected is requested to or
ganize, at the earliest practical time, to
lnaugurate the work of the present cam
paign.
Time was granted the president to
name the members of the committee
from the State at large.
The delegates from the First and
Third Congressional Districts assem-
bled in district conventions and NOM
mated candidates for Congress. Gen.
X. l.. Gibson was renominated in the
First District, aud Hon. Jno. S. Billiu
of Lafourchc was the unanimous choice
Of the Third District assembly. A
minority of the First District dele
gates commended that the nomination
of Congressman was Unauthorized,
and an attempt was made to have the
controversy decided ny the State con-
vention, but it was
Rcsolred, That it is the sense of this
convention that it is the duty, and that
IT is III the power alone Of each congress
sional district, to call together and con-
troll its own conventions and make NOM
nations. over which this convention has
no control or authority,