The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-16

Resolutions Regulating the Organization
Of the New Committee.
At meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee of the parish of Ascension held on
September %, $780, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. The Hon. R. N. Sims, chairman of
sional District, in compliance with resolution
adopted by said committee on the 9th of August,
1880. Issued q call requesting the several par
ishes of the district to hold primary elections to
select delegates to parish conventions to be held
on September 4, 1880, for the purpose of choos-
ing delegates for a Congressional convention to
be held in Morgan City on September II. 1880;
Whereas, BY virtue OF and In pursuance to the
said call the central Democratic executive COM
mittee Of this parish on the 21st day of August,
1880 ordered primary elections In the several
wards Of this parish to be held on the 18th day
Whereas, Said primary elections were held
under said call for the objects therein stated and
under the provisions thereof and delegates we're
elected to the above called parish convention.
Whereas, The only power vested in and given
to said convention called by the chairman of
the Congressional committee and the Demo-
cratic central committee was to elect delegates
to the Morgan City convention, the call under
which said convention was held expressly limit
ing their power to {. certain and specific object.
out and specify the objects and purposes for
which conventions are held and thereby notify
and warn the people of the purposes for which
they elect delegates.
Whereas, The delegates to said convention
were elected and voted for to perform single
specific duty.
Whereas. Said convention, In utter defiance of
their duties In the premises and in utter disre-
gard OF the power vested in them by the people,
assumed to pass certain resolution providing
for reorganization of the Democratic executive
committee OF this parish and authorizing the
president of said convention to appoint the
members thereof.
Whereas, Said convention did not possess the
night or authority under their accredte ted powers
to reorganlze the Democratic executive COM
mittee of this parish and their action in this
respect was absolutely null and void.
Whereas, The delegates of the End, 4th, 9Th,
end 9th wards of this parish on the floor of said
convention opposed the said resolution and
assumption of power by said convention in
adopting the same, and their said protest being
overTuled, whereupon said delegates refused to
sanction by their presence such an illegal and
unwarranted proceeding and withdrew from
the said convention.
Whereas, The present central Democratic
committee OF this parish was elected by dele
gates sent to parish convention held in COM
pliance with a call from the central committee,
especially instructed by their constituents in
accordance with said call to reorganize the
>Democratic-C Conservative party in this parish
until the next general election;
Be 1t resolved, That the action of said conven-
ton in so far az adopting resolution authoriz-
ing the appointment OF new committee is null
and void and that this committee is the lawful
sion, entitled to exercise full authority as such
until superseded by new committee regularly
elected.
E. N. PUeH, ALLEN THOMAS,
Secretary. Chairman.