The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-09-23

meet at the Courthouse In Dona!dsonyille. Mt
Il o'clock Saturday the 4th of september next.
Attest: E.N.PUGH, Secretary.
Resolutions Rsputiatins the Organization
of the New Committee.
At Il meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee OF the parish Of Ascension held on
September %, 1880, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Hon. r. N. Sims, chairman of
the Executive Committee of the Third Congress
slonal District, in compliance with resolution
adopted BY said committee on the 9th of August,
lSSO. issued a call requesting the several par
isi,es 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 Congressional convention to
be held IN Morgan City on September H. 1880
Whereas, by virtue of and In pursuance to the
ssi!d call the central Democratic executive CON-
mittee Of this parish OF the 2ist day of August,
1880, ordered primary elections in the several
wards OF thus parish to be held on the 18th day
Of August, 1880.
under said call for the objects therein stated and
under the provisions thereof and delegates were
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 Il certain and specific object,
Whereas, 1t has always been customary to set
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
wore elected and voted for to perform single
specific duty.
Whereas. Said convention, in utter defiance Of
their duties III the premises aud In after 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 eald convention to appoint the
members thereof.
Whereas, Said convention did not possess the
right or authority under their accredited powers
10 reorganize tbs Democratic executive com
mittee of this parish and their action in this
respect was absolutely null and void.
Whereas, The delegates of the md. 4t}l. 9Th.
and 9th wards of this parish on the floor OF said
convention opposed the said resolution and
protested against the illegal and unwarranteI
assumption of power by said convention in
adopting the same and their said protest being
ovefrnied whereupon said delegates refused to
unwarranted proceeding and withdrew from
the said convention.
Whereas The present central. Democratic
committee of this parish was elected by dele
gates sent TO Il parish convention held in com
phance with a call from the central committee
especially instructed by their constituents in
accordance with said call to reorganize the
temocrastlc-t Conservative party in this parish
until the next general election;
Be it resolved, That the action of said conven
ton III 80 far as adopting resolution authoriz-
lnE the APPOINTMENT OF a new committee Is null
md VOID and that this committee is the lawful
{ ecat,ve committee for the parish of Ascen-
sion, entitled to exercise full authority as snei
1at:i superseded by new committee regularly |
ete.,ted. !
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