The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-20
Republican Executive Committee,
Parish of st. james.
ST. JAMES. October 0, 1888.

ST. JAMES. October Q, 1888
Miles, the Republican Parish Executive Com.
In4tee OF st. james met at the court room OF
Judge Travis at IL o'clock H., on the above
date Hon. V. Mlles.irithe chair. The Secretary
being absent, on motion Of Hon. Il. SHINES Z
| C. Perkins was appointed by the chair Secre-
tary pro tenn.
Judge N. y. Landry and MIR. z. b. Cohen were
! enrolled as members Of tho Committee, on mo
| tion OF MIR. Dickerson, and the Same gentleman
| further moved thnt committee of two ho np-
pointed to escort Judge Landry into the presy
eEce of the Committee 1t was so ordered, uud
the Judge, after few appropriate remarks OF
thanks took his scat in the body of the Com
mittee.
On call of the roll twonty members answered
| to their names and & quorun1. Mr.. Chae. Ross
at this juncture presented certificate of proxy
| from Mr.. 200 Braxton Of the fourth ward, and
| it WIS accepted and adopted.
The call of the President was approved and
his coGrco Endorsed, by motion introduced by
Mr.. Dickerson.
hlr. Silnnies moved that the reading of the
| minutes OF the Lust meetng,be dispensed with
SO ordered
committee Of three Messrs. n. $! Landry,
V. Dlckerson and Il. Simmes-yas appointed
on resolutions. when recess was taken to al
low said committee time to make report
l. The Committee having roasscmbied the fol-
lowing several resolutions wero presented nv
the committee or resolutions as its srcpcrt.
with Recommendation that they be forwarded
to the Donal,lsonvillo CHIEF and Lopisiayu
Standard for publication:
BE Il TeeOlVci, That tho President OF tho Par
1sh Executive Committee il hereby authorized
TO appoint three additional memters from the
parish at large Oh tho f,nb-Exncntiye Commit
tee. and the 5ub-I51ecutive COMMITTEES be n,1
thor1scd to transact oil business necessary sub
9ect to the ratification of this body.
ll'ls resolution, after some debate, on motion
OF Mr.. V. Dickerson, was adopted.
BE 1t resotred, Tint the action of the st,
james delegation TO the Harvey Canal Conven
ton, hold IN the month of September, 1882, for
the nomination OF q Congressman for the Sec
ond Congressional District of Louisiana he
approved and ratified; and be it further re-
solved That the course of E.. L. Brown, chair
man OF sad Convention. be also Endorsed and
ratified.
tson was adopted:
NALhEAb, 1he interest OF the party requires
that no action on tho Senatorial and Judicial
question be. taken at this early date
BE it resolved, That the senatorial and Judi |
c t!i Com,nittoos DO required to defer action
tn the 18th day of December, A. D., 1898, and |
that the Presidents of those Committees be in, |
formed of this resolution.
D., WHEREAS, The members of tha body have
learned with profound grief of the untimely |
Meath OF Leonard Roche. q member OF tho State
Legislature;
BE It resotued, That this Committee be re-
qulred to wear mourning during thirty days to
manifest tho respect tho mambnrs entertain to-
Wards the nlomory Of deceased and our sympa-
thy for his family.
After appropriate and eulogistic remarks
from several members, the above resolution +
was adopted.
Dir. Dlckerson moved that On assessment be-
levied on each oiicor of the parish and district
Of certain amount to provide a campaign
fund; which was adopted by ordering the reso
luton INTO tho. hands of the Sub Executive
Committee.
On motion, tho committee adjourned subject
p call ".. K. c. PERKINS,
EAcrctnry