The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-14
TIE NEW ORLEANS DFMoORAT WEDNESDAY, APRIL H. 1880
decided that the resolution ard amendment

decided that the resolution ara amendment
Mr.. Bossier, OF st. Tamma dy, objected TO the
selection OF candidates for Congress on much
Aby. who again spoke. urging that nothing
should be done by tie convention that might
destroy the harmony Of the party. and ne
closed saying ihas he hoped the pfoposiuon
Mr.. Wash Marks was of a similar opinion;
He thought the propo .ttion. II adopted. woula
leaalze an act that this convention had no
right to do. His the Second District deega-
tionl had unanimously come to the conclusion
that they had no right to 20 into congressional
Mr. Fi,z eatrick. OF Orleaps. said that no sur
prise could have attended the az, action t.t of bis
9os The Federal % House In hat district had been
earnest In his solicitation Tor nomination;
whilst the gentleman who had obtained It n "a
First district had nominated p. L.. Gibson,
The oppos tion had q right to object to nomi-
nations but not to Interfere with them after
carried tho district three times bsfore. He was
Of the opinion that the delegation had acted
strictly Ia accordance with the resolution oil
Mr., Fontenot-Ha1 tho First Congressional
Distriet cons resstonal oomm1ttee2
Mr. Moss s1Was there ever basis OF appor-
tiouman mt mad
Mr.. Fi,zpatrick- No. Every gentleman from
Ny 6 he q fdas sad "sf o
vet nothing was eaid alb )ut presidential cleo.
tors In the State Central Committees resolu.
Pending the discussion. the following was
offered as ali amendment to the original reso'
Provided. that this resolution shall not be
construed 30 as to II act any proceedings already
had by any congressional district on matter
herein named; sl such proceedings had being
A ter some wrangling, Mr.. Clinton of Tensas
moved to strike out ia the above resolution,
''ail such proceedings had being hereby rai-
flsd." bseause he said he did not think the con-
vention had anything to DO with the action OF
the congressional oiatricts.
Mr. Gauthrsaux, of Orl ans, said that the &C.
tion OF the Second District caucus had been
unanimous In opposition to congressiona!
nomina ions. end on that account was opposed
to the rati ieation of tho action OF districts by
But" said Mr.. Robertson. of E,at Baton
Rouge. "Mr, Olinton's amendment does away
w sbo. aabae 1 ns Ms
raaux and Mr.. Robertson on the construction
of the amendment.
resolution without the amendment was to pro-
M Lewis of Orleans. said that the matter
on % TSe pep viii Of ee peope e % nad
TO on this floor. and that was exactly what the
minority of the First District claimed sheul id be
made to the readlpg of the action of the Parish
Committee Of New Orleans In the matter. He
would now proceed , read 1t land he read the
DEMOCRATS report published above He held
that the Parish Com mmittee had limited the work
to the selection of delegates TO the Cincinnati
convention; He, Ike Mr.. Fl lSpatrios. was a
voted for Gen Gibson since he had come to live
In the district: but THE had nothing to do with
the question before the convention. The aues-
tton vas whether the convention should allow
discord to occur 10 the ranks of the party. He
wanted the nominations to be made by dele
gates who were authorized TO act.
Mr. itr rtn a In1n
th. eyenth ward vote In the district meelus2 2
Mr.. Lewis-Six for Gibson and three blank
but he thought that did not change the aues-
Mr. Walton. of Concordia. now offered the
following as substitute for the resolution and
amendment:
Resolved That It is the sense of this oonven-
tion that 1t is the duty. and that 1t Is In the
power alone OF each congressional district. to
call ana control @ e6nvenon
Mr %sisoo % spo9s in fsyoS y his substitute
Mr.. Walton's remarks. said that when there re
were contests In warde. q regular election. with
ballot boxes. commissi toner's, etc. we're resort
wards). everybody being Hancock man. the
deleg ntes to this convention wer chosen simply
at a general meeting of the ward wigwams.
| Had there been any Q 'ntest or mention to se-
lect nominees for election to Congress, a formal
| election would have taken place. In proof that
IT wss not Intended to go Into an election oi
!
| fifth ward ticket. which was headed ITO select
delegates to the national convention"
Mr.. Barrett, of the fifteenth ward of AIgiers
said that he and his colleagues were elected tc
select delegates to go TO Cincinnati. and not tc
nominate congressional candidates. The chair
| man Of the fl ct district delegation, he added
had himself this morning said that there had
b en- no election for Congressman. He then
| offered the following dosument-:
New ORLEANS, April IL.
To the President and Delegates to the State
Democratic Convention:
Gentlemen undersigned delegates. rep.
resentiDg the fifteenth ward In the First Con
Rressional District convention, respectfully beg
leave to enter their protest against making
nominations for Congress- on the ground thai
they were only elected for the purpose of select.
ing delegates to the Cincinnati eonven'ion.
BENZ. KELLEY,
T. ]. MOONEY.
Par. MULCARE.
M j. BARRETT.
NOTICE.
A meeting OF the Fifteenth Ward Central
r,,t x.r;ll hall nj fhn aris HILL