The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-09
Democratic Parish Committee.
Extract fro.n the Minutes of the Paris
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Extract FROM the Minutes of the Parish,
Convention of 1880.
BY request we publish the following
| extracts from the minutes of the Demo-
cratic parish Convention held September
| a, 1880, showing how and und.r what
circumstances the Democratic parish
committee of which John II. IIsley, ESQ,
is president was constituted:
| Mr.. II. D. Minor chairman of the committee
on resolutions, submitted on behalf of his COM
mittee, the following report which was read.
| viz:
/ The committee on resolutions have the honor
to submit through their undersigned chairman.
the following resolutions, which they respect
fully suggest be adopted:
Be It further resolved, That whereas a large
majority OF the Democratic voters of the parish
of Ascension, in their respective wards In this
| parish, were from time to time prevented from
| voting at Democratic primary elections in some
of the most populons portions Of said wards.
owing to the scarcity of the polls, and to the
distance Of the polling places in said wards
were established from said localities. and there
by deny them the right of a free ballot; we bind
ourselves to see that justice be done to all, and
that necessary steps will be taken to secure
hereafter to the Democratic voters of this parish
suitable polling places, and to increase them
| whenever necessary. in order to meet as far as
practicable, the convenience of all of said voters
| of the Democratic party Of our parish.
Be it further resolved. That the chairman of
this convention appoint a new Democratic
Conservative parish executive committee to be
composed of two from each ward and five from
the parish at large; said committee to be ap-
pointed at the earliest convenience of the
chairman, Respectfully
H. d. MINOR, Chairman.
1t was moved and seconded that the said
report be adopted. whereupon Dr. A. C. Love
of the fifth ward opposed and objected to the
adoption of said resolution upon the ground
that this convention could not now authorize
the appointment of new executive committee
for the reason that the call for this convention
was for the purpose Of electing delegates to the
Third Congressional convention and that the
call for said convention did not mention any
thing about change of the executive commit
tee. The question having been thoroughly
argued by Messrs. A. c. Love, d. Smith and H.
d. Minor, pro and con, was submitted to the
ruling Of thee chair. The chair rule as fellows:
The delegates elected to this convention repre-
sent the Democratic party of the paris, of
Ascension; that this being 8 Democratic parish
convention, fully represented by delegates from
every ward in the parish, the members thereof
are the better judges from instructions received,
or from their knowledge of the wishes of their
constituents whether Or not the executive COM
mittee should be changed That the present
executive committee were appointed by con-
ventlon upon call of the secretary of the
executive committee of this parish. that in said
call the Democratic voters we're not notified
that there would be reorganization Of the
executive committee, that it has not been
customary in this parish since the war to notify
the Democratic voters In any of the calls for a
convention that al said convention an executive
committee would be appointed, and that mas
much as the precedent is well established. there
Is no reason why this convention should not be
governed by the same rule.
The chair considers = mat the 1nem,,ers ~ thu.
are the best judges as to what is
necessary for the interest of tho Democratic
party of this parish; he overrules the objection
to the adoption OF the resolution, an.l submits
the motion for adoption to the convention.
DIR. A. c. Love being dissatisfied with such |
ruling, gave information that he would with |
iraw from the convention, which be did, ac- |
by Messrs, Ben Gibson, Stark Davis, |
J. c. Green and D. Smith. After the with /
travail of these gentlemen, on motion of DR..
Johh e. 11sIey, Hobt. Coauille H. Richard,
los. Rlchard, Sebastian Gomez, r. J. Duke by
proxy to Victor Maurln; Victor Maurin, G. i
Cine. J. Soiozaifo: Ell. Ganlin, Ernest Pgsies
;laux, A. NJ. Gaedry. A. D. Hudgens. C. p.
3louin, y. T. Landry, Fl. d. Minor, J. 8. Pa
ont ?. r. Braud, by proxy to H. d. Minor; Y.
3onlcard BY proxy to II. D. Minor; II. Landry, f
y proxy to FL. b. Minor-2O
Absent-D. Smith. M. Rodriguez, by proxy to
}. Smith; Felix Brand, DR.. A. G. Love L. 4.
5ringler, by proxy to DR.. Love; II. Braud, by
roxy to DR.. Love; Ben Gibson, Stark Davis, j.
). Green-9
There being full quorum present, Mr. Robt.
'o4ndlle renewed the motion to adopt the report
# the committee resolutions.
The motion being submitted, it was unani-
nously resolved that the report be adopted, and
was ordered.
On motion of Victor Maurin Esq, the con-
ent1on then adjourned.
JOHN H. ILSLEY, President.
c. KLINE, Secretary. I