The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-09-04
Democratic Parish Convention
Election Of Delegates 10 Morgan Gity-1AI
Attempt to Form \ New Parish

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Election of Delegates to Morgan Gity-2An
Attempt to Form u New Parish
Committee Causes Split.
The convention assembled in the
Court-House of this parish in the town
of Donaldsonyiile, Saturday, September
a, 1880, for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the Third Congressional Dis
trict convention to nominate Demo-
cratic candidate to represent this Dis
trict in Congress, and for the trans
action of such other business as might be
necessary to the interest of the Demo-
cratic voters of the parish.
AT twelve o'clock the convention was
called to order by E. N. Pugh, secretary
of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee, Of this parish, in the absence of the
chairman. Whereupon Mr.. Henry D.
Minor proposed Mr.. John II. Ilsley, Jr.,
as temporary chairman. Said nomina-
ton having been confirmed, the chair
man in asbrief speech returned thanks
for the honor, and exhorting the Demo-
Gratis to harmony and concert of action,
proceeded to explain the object of the
convention, and stated that the appoint
ment of a temporary secretary was nec-
essary.
On motion of Victor Maurin, Christian
Kline was nominated.
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following resolution, which was adopted
without opposition or objection:
Be it resolved, That the delegates cleo
ted in this convention who are unable OF
unwilling to take part in the delibera-
| tions thereof, are authorized to give
their proxies to each other, provided
said proxies be given to a delegate in his
/ own ward.
On motion of Victor Maurin, duly Sec
onded, the following named gentlemen
were appointed by the chairman a COM
lnittee on credentials:
Victor Maurin, H. D. Minor, Robert
Coquille, DR.. Hudgens, Dodridge Smith.
On motion, the convention took a re-
cess of fifteen minutes, to enable the
committee to report.
The convention being called to order,
Victor Maurin submitted the following
report:
We, the undersigned committee or Gre
tlentials, beg leave to submit this, our
report: That the following gentlemen
we're duly elected as delegates to this
| md 1o1 tn
seats:
First ward-John II. Ilsley, Robert
Coquille, H. T. Richard, JOS. Richard.
Second ward-D. Smith, Matthias Rod
riguez, by proxy to D. Smith, Sebas-
tiAn Gomez.
Third ward-R. j. Duke, by proxy to
Victor Maurin, Victor Manrin, c Kline,
j. Solozano.
Fourth ward-J. Gaudin, Felix Braud,
| Ernest Pedesclaux.
| Fifth ward-Dr. A. C. Love, L. A.
Bringer, by proxy to DR.. Love, II. C.
Braud, by proxy to DR.. Love.
| Sixth ward-Stark Davis, Ben Gibson,
j. G.. Green.
Seventh ward-A. NJ. Guedry, A. d.
Hudgens, C. ID. Blouin, V. P. Landry.
Eighth ward-H. d. Minor, J. C.
Parent, P. E. Braud, proxy to Fl. D.
| Minor, Y. Bonicard, by proxy to II. d.
Minor, III. Landry, by proxy to H. D.
Minor.
Respectfully submitted,
VICTOR MAURIN,
Chairman.
Mr.. Dodridge Smith of the third ward
| objected to the report, but having been
ruled out of order, motion was made for
the adoption of the report, which said
motion being submitted to the conven-
ton after the roll being called, and
twenty -eight members were found to be
present, the report was adopted.
There being nothing further to be
done by the temporary organization of
the convention, the chairman announced
that permanent organization would
now be made. Whereupon Mr.. Minor
moved that the temporary organization
he made permanent, which was adopted.
The convention being now permanent
" organized, the president announced
that motions were in order. Wherenpon
Mr.. H. d. Minor offered the following
resolution, which was duly adopted:
Be it resolced, That committee of
eight on resolutions he appointed, that
they be requested to draft suitable resi-
lntions, which said resolutions shall be
submitted to the convention for their
adoption, and that said resolutions, if
adopted, DO considered the rules by
which the convention shall be governed.
The chair then appointed the follow
ing named members of the convention a
committee on resolutions:
HID. Minor, Ernest Pedesclanx, Vic
tor Maurin, c.. ID. Blouin, H. T. Richard,
E. Gaudin, John Solozano, Jos. Richard.
On motion, the convention took re-
cess to enable the committee on resOlu-
tions to make their-saaert.
The convention being again called to
order
Mr.. H. Minor, chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, submitted on behalf
of his committee, the following report
| which was read, viz:
The committee on resolutions have the
honor to submit through their under
signed chairman, the following resolu-
tions, which they respectfully suggest he
adopted
!. BE it resolved, That we the Demo-
Gratis of the parish of Ascension, i'll con
vention assembled, on this, the 4th day
of September A. d. 1880, at the Court
House, in the town of Donallsoiville, do
hereby ratify and approve the action of
the delegates of the Cincinnati conyen-