The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-22
The DoQaldsoqvilIe CRiief'
Two Dollars Year..


Two Dollars Year.
Republican, Senatorial Convention
Eighth District.
DARRowvILLE. LA, March 10. 1884.
The delegates to the Eighth District Senate
rial nominating convention met at the Gllber
Haven NJ, E. Church this day and were Gale
to order by P. A. JONES' chairman Of the dis
trict committee. The temporary roll prepare
by the chairman and secretary of the distric
committee was called and all the delegate
were present in person or by alternate.
H. q, Maher of Ascension was chosen tempo
rary president and Lucien Como of st. jaime
temporary secretary. and the following commit
tee credentials appointed: L. E. Bentley
L. Como. P. A. Jones, V. Dickerson, Douglas
Scale.
The convention took q recess until tq-mor
row at IL o'clock, to meet ut the Donaldson
vile court house.
DoNALDsoNvILLE, March IL, 1884.
The convention net at the court house at
P. NJ, and the committee on credentials not be
ing ready to report. a recess was taken until to-
morrow at 10 NJ.
DoNALDsoNvILLE, March IL, 1884.
The convention met at IL M. all the delegates
present The proceedings were opened with
prayer by Rev. John Ashby.
On motion, the chair appointed James Nc
Gray, G. Nebbert and Joseph johnson sergeants-
alarms.
Chairman Bentley submitted and read the
recommending the seating of the regular AS
cension delegation appointed by P. Landry,
and the admission of the Como and Shade dele
cations from st. James on half votes each. The
afternoon was consumed in a struggle over
this report without any progress being made.
Finally Mr.. Landry moved that the temporary
coll be made the permanent roll of the co1}ven-
tion, as follows, and the motion prevailed:
ASCENSION.
Defegates-P. A. JONES' FL. O. Maher, L. e.
bentley, p. Landry. Douglass Scale, J. Robertson,
Sol. Rraxton, Henry Kennedy.
Alternates- Charles Bush, J. J. Sullivan, Re-
mus Jones, r. Lewis, Anthony Pack, DR.. E..
Raymond. Peter James. FL. Co lYell.
ST. JAMES.
Delegates-Vi9cent Dickerson. Lucien Como,
son. Richard Fantroy. VIM. Landix, Frank
Ross.
Alternates-Philip Pierce, Thos. J. Ross, Jos.
Morton. Charles J. Ross.
The temporary officers were made the perma-
pent officers of the convention and recess was
taken until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
DoNALDsoNvILLE, March 10, 1884.
The convention was called to order at II a.
M. all members present. Rev. Jos. A. Nicholas
offered prayer.
Nominations for Sena tor being declared in
order, Mr.. Como placed in nomination Hon. r.
SHINES Of st. James, seconded by MIR. Dicker-
son.
MIR. Scale nominated Mr. j. A. Nicholas of st
James, seconded by Mr.. Landry
1t was resolved to proceed to voting. A mo-
ton to close the nominations was subsequently
made. but ruled out of order. Two votes were
taken, resulting in tess for SHINES, for
Nicholas. recess of fifteen minutes followed.
At the expiration Of the recess business was
resumed. Mr.. Dickerson moved to close the
nominations, but the motion was lost on a tie
vote.
Mr.. Bentley placed the name of Hon. G. H.
Hill Of Assertion in nomination for Senator.
seconded by Mr.. Landry. Nominations were
closed and motion made to vote by ballot Lost.
Three ballots were taken, with IT, in each
case, when recess until P. w., was had. AT |
the recess voting was proceeded with until |
twenty-five ballots had been taken without re- |
suit. when Mr.. Bentley offered resolution pro
yldl ng for the appointment of district COM
Mlttee OF four members from each parish. On |
call OF the yeas and nays the vote stood to 8,
and the resolution was lost. Mr.. Dickerson
gave notice that he would move reconsidera-
ton ut future time.
The convention took "a recess until to-mor-
row.