St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-06
UPPER BAYOU BEUF.

7 Richard, III, Hio:iSau' GS:S
VIM Clavier, fhll Uuloty'
UPPER BAYOU BEUF.
Phil Staeg, Louis Stage,
CT Thompson.
On motion Mr.. B. r. Hardesty was
elected temporary chairman.
0n motion of Mr.. Jno. n. Ogden, II.
NJ Dunbar was elected temporary sec
retary and Jno. NJ. Martin assistant
On motion Of Mr.. Louis Stagg a COM
mittee OF nine was appointed by the
chair on credentials, composed OF
Messrs. Louis Stagg, Chairman; +. r.
Perrodin, Sam Haas, Jno. N. Ogden
Yves Vidrine, Joseph Fontenot; y. ..
HAYS, Preston King, aud ID. T. Lafleuf:
The convention took recess OF nan
an hour and reassamhllng, the commit
tee on credentials, through It's chair
man, reported, which report was ullah-
imously adopted. " =
| s. FOntenot was unanimously elected
permanent chairman. =
Nr. Louis Young offered the name OF
Mr.. Louis Stagg, as vice president.
Mr.. Hawkins moved to continue
Messrs. Dunbar and Martin as secretary
and assistant secretary of the conyen-
| tiOn-carried. =,
| lowing resolution
| RESOLVED, That this convention approves
and endorses the course sron oI 4fi this District and
most earnestly recommends MN iof IGiluiliL"E j md
| tion to our fellow Dem0cra OF the other par
sh of the District and Tespee@f5o4H @ " sdn
I usage which awards second term IN congress
| to those representatives who taithfully anu
! inteiiigently fulfill their obligations to their
The resolution was unanimously
adopted. -,
Mr.. Jno. N. Ogden:
RESOLVED, That this convention declares its
emphatic condemnation or the cOn0uct OF
those representatives from our pat.sn WV ~.
have violated the instructions given them ny
| the convention which nominated them, ana
who afterwards in the matter OF Police Jurors
refused to notice the respectful reqnest OF IneiE
own party formally expressed through parish
convention, and officially conveyed to them at
BATON Rouge through the president and Secre-
tary-unanimOusly adopted
Resolution offered by Ar. Y. y.
Thompson
ish to the congressional convention at. Baton
Rouge be and they are hereby instructed 10
vtte for Hon. E. T. Lewis, and that they Tote
as unit-adopted unanimously.
Moved BY Mr.. C.. Thompson that a
special committee of five be selected by
the chairman to recommend nineteen
delegates to the Baton Rouge conTen-
tiOn-mOtiOn adopted.
/ The chair appointed:
Messrs. G. j. Thompson, Gustave
| Delahoussaye, D. P. La1eur, Chas.
/ DOssman, and f. Bogild.
The committee of five recommended:
i Hon. T. S. FOntenot, Paul Stagg,
Homer BarousSe, 9. j. Thompson,
d Jno. N. Ogden, /. y. Prescott,
tH. L. Garland, c. NJ. Thompson,
r. FL. Littell, f. F. Perrodln,
Adelin Durio, Jones T. Smith,
Sam Haas, Willis Prescott,
Louis D. Young, j. NJ. Martin,
i NJ. Arenas. FL. NJ. Dunbar,
w. T. Morris,
4 On motion of Mr.. I'll. i. Garland the
report was unanimously accepted and
i adopted.
Stagg
RESOLVED, That the parish ex. committee tt
serve until the next convention be constituted
as follows of delegate at large to be selected
by tins convention ana 70 De chalrmall, eS,oI-
Jury ward TO be DESIGNATED by the delegates
from said wards and reported to this body,
Mr.. Garland objects so this resolution
and speaks to this effect. Messrs. Jno
N. Ogden, t. S. Fontenot and Louis
Stagg take issue with Mr.. Garland, and
speak in favor of the resolution.
Mr.. Garland called for the yeas anG
nays and the vote resulted, for the
adoption of the resolution one hundred
and forty-twO (143). against the adop'
ton twenty-one (2D.
The resolution was declared adopted
/ Mr.. L. D. Prescott put in nomination
DR.. r. FL. Littell, as chalrman-Dr. Lit.
tell elected by acclamation.
The following gentlemen were cho'
sen to compose the Parish Democratic
Executive Committee of st. Landry
lat Ward-F. r. Perrodin, j. N. Ogden
Cd Ward-Gustave Delahoussaye, Al.
fred Pavy.
Sd Ward-J. E. Quebedeau, w. c
johnson.
4th Wards. W. W. Taylor, w. c
Gordon.
! 5th Ward-Paul Stagg. Willis Prescott
9Th Ward-Sam Haas, T. III. Thompson
| 7th Ward-Dr. q. T. Young, J. T. B
Landreneau.
18th Ward-H. Barrousse, NJ. G. Wilkins
9th Ward-James Lyons, NJ. Arenas.
Resolution by Mr.. Jno. N. Ogden.
RESOLVED, That We tender our sineer
thanks to the Hon. 7. 8. Fontenot for the ablt
and efficient manner in which he has presided
! over this convention. That we recognize Ii
him stanch and incOrruptlble Democrat, onC
who is not only an ornament to the parish Il
which he lives, but is also held in esteem ant
respect by all right-thinking men throughOu
the length ana breadth Of the State of Louis
iana.-unanimously adopted.
Resolution by Mr.. Yves Vi1rine
RESOLVED, That no member of the Paris