Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-24
DEMOCRATIC PARISH C0NV]
.TI0N.

preside, and Hon. Josiah kleinpeter (
requested to act as Secretary. G
| On taking the chair, Col. Heron no
some stirring patriotic remarks rela1
| to State and National politics. q
! Mcssrs. Geo. w. BEkner, Wm.t
Sharp apd J. L. Blouin were appoin
| to examine and report on the credent
of the delegates appointed by meeti.
held in the various wards.
On motion of NJ. Chambers, FL
Mcssrs Leon Jastremski, of the ca
TOLLAN, and Vim. G. Annis, Of the !
vocate, were requested to act as ASS,
ant Secretaries.
The Committee OH Credentials st
mittcd the following report:
BATON ROUGE, July l7th, 1880
President and gentlemen Of the &C
| 'ti'ioi-iO iOtl 'oiililitt'C IVY l'dNO
report that the several wards of t
| parish are represented as follows:
First Ward-C. c. Bird, Frank Rem
| res, S. NJ. Robertson, A. S. Heron, l..
| Bealc, n. Michel, John Powers, LIE
| Jastremski, Henry Rcinkin, Geo.
Buckncr, |. Pujol, Harvey Skolfield Al
o. Arbour.
Second Ward-W. G. Randolph, r.
Burke, O. Potts, Philip Burg, Andre
Finck, J. w. Brown, Ed. Jolly, A.
Read, Chas. Wieck, J. II. Malta, WI
Kirby, Hector Latil, Chas. O'Connc
j. W. McMain and J. 4. Blouin.
Third Ward-Ed. Davis, Josiah Klci
peter, E. Carmena, Philip Buchel, r.
Brown, G. NJ. Thomas, John A. All
worth, w. B. Brown and A. G.. Thoen
sen.
Fourth Ward-Robcrt Il. Young.
Fifth Ward-Not represented.
Sixth Ward--Dr. John Huguet, c.
Smith and John Klcinpcter.
Seventh Wards. B. Jones, WI
Knox, II. T. Denham, Col. Carruth, \
Lively, JOS. Mansur, A. A. Brown ar
PS. Harelson, "
Eighth Ward-W. ". Walsh and
NJ. Conrad.
Ninth Ward-Patrick KcIfahcr, Davi
Stokes, W. J. Sharp, +. A. DELPHI, D
Marshal Pope, 7. J. Bird and T..
Griffin.
Tenth Ward-Not represented.
G. W. BrCKNER, Chairman;
}. +. BLOUIN,
W.J. SHARP.
This report was on motion adopted.
On motion of Major Thompson J. Birt
Mr.. I. J. David was invited to tako
seat in the Convention 10 there was n
representation from the Tenth Ward.
Mr.. Ed. Davis, of the Third Ware
offered the following preamble an
resolutions, which were unanimousl
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Hon. L. W. Robertson
our representative in Congress, has sery
cd his constituency well, using untiriny
zeal and strenuous efforts in their behal
marked with indisputable success; and
Whereas, BY his scrvi1 in Congress
he has gained that knowledge and in
fluenco which is 50 essential to the pro
motion of our interests and that of tn
whole State; and,
Whereas, achange of our Congressman
will only rctarl the great work Of th
Improvement OF the Mississippi rive
and the construction and maintaining O
,ur levccs by the National G0vcrnmen
which has been inauguatcd by the ap
'ointmcnt of the Mississippi River Com
therefore be it
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
he course Of the Hon. Il. w. Robertson
ind return him our sincere and hearty
hanks for his cxcrtiOns in our behalf.
Resolved, That we earnestly request
'ur delegates to the Congressional Con
'entiOn to usc their individual and
combined efforts to secure his n0mina.
ion.
Mr.. G. W. Buckncr offered the follow
NJ resolution:
Resolved, That this parish shall be
represented i'll the Congressional Con-
'cntion by thirteen delegates, ono to be
elected from each police jury ward,
mt three to be appointed at large by
he President of this Convention.
1t was, on motion of Mr.. c. c. Bird,
80 as to read "four to- be ap-
olntcd ut large" instead of three, and
$ amended was adopted:
Mr.. l.. d. Bcale offered the following.
'hicll was adopted:
Resolved, That our delegates to the
congressional Convention be instructed
, vote as a unit.
Mr. q q RirI ,nn,.,J ti,,t ~. H.