St. Landry democrat., 1884-01-26

On motion of T. s. Fontenot it was resolved
that the nominees for Senators and Reprcsen-
tatiVes be voted for after the parish officers
have been selected.
Nominations for sheriff being in order, TT. r.
Garland nominated Octave F0ntenot, and E.
D. Estilette nominated q. G. Dus0n. Nolnina-
tons being closed q ballot was had with the
following result:
G. G. Duson. ........773 Octave f ontenot. IS
and G. G. Duson was declared the nominee
OF the convention, which on motion OF Mr..
Garland was made unanimous.
Nominate ns for clerk OF court being called
TOT, James y. Chachere was put in nomination
by Mr.. Garland and d. P. Lafeur by Mr.. Fon-
tenot. Nominations closed and ballot had
resulting as follows
James o. Chachere. 70 d. P Lafieur. Gs
ana james o. Ohacnere was declared the nom-
NEE OF the convention, which on motion Of Mr..
Garland was made unanimous.
Nomlnatlons for Judge of the 18th Judicial
Dlstrlct Court being in order, the name eff the
hon. &. ". Hudpseth was put in nomination
by Louis stagg, and was unanimously declared
the cdolce OF the convention by acclanattiOn.
examinations for District Attorney beng
called for, the name of John N. Ogden was
submitted by Mr.. Paul Stage, and that of Lau-
rent Dupre by F. +. Perrodin and ballot ta-
ken resulting as follows:
jOhn n. Ogden.-....S2 Laurent DupFe. so
and John N. Ogden was declared the nominee
OF the convention. On motion of E. D. Esti-
lette the nomination OF Mr. Ogden was made
unanimous.
On motion of F. F. Perrodin duly seconded,
DE- VIM: IL. Thompson was declared the unan-
lmous choice OF the convention Tor the office OF
coroner.
Nominations for senator being next In order
me encouragement gentlemen were put in
T. +. Perrodin, T. s.. FOntenot, NJ d. Kaya-
nagh. and Louis Stage, nominations closed, a
ballot was taken with the following result.
I. 9. Fcntenot.. .--.63A NJ. d. Kayanagh. .633
4. +: Perlodln- -..63 Louis Stagg.. 81
I. s. Fontenot having received q majority of
the votes cast was declared nominee Iof the
eonTentionon the first ballot for senator
a unp nYt1h hall r vVroc nylr Vynn
robin IN very appropriate address withdrew
from the contest and the result was as follows
n. D. kaYahagh. ...753 Louis stagg...--..-..68
NJ. ID. Kavanagh was declared nominee of
the convention on second ballot for senators.
Resolution offered by Mr.. Garland and unau-
imously adopted:
F. F. Perrrodin, an able lawyer, fully qualified
to occupy the office of Attorney General of the
State, and that they would feel pride in the
action of the State Democratic Convention,
were the nomination made of this favorite son
of st, Landry as candidate for the Office
Before going to ballot for representatives. the
following resolutions weFe offered by Mr. P.
Stagg and unanimously adopted.
Resolved that local self-g0ve1nment is most
valuable TO the people in the matter OF the
conduct of their elections and supervision
of the same by officers and agents selected by
the people themselves, and that the convention
dlsappf0ves OF the amendment to the election
laws, which takes away from the police Iuries
the right, to appoint polling places and COM
missioners OF election. and which places this
function well the duties of returning officer,
appointed by the governor and our senators and
members OF the Lower House. are hereby in
sTructed to vote and use their influence to
cause the repeal of the law in question, and
the restoration OF the provisions OF the law as
it previously ST cd.
Resolutions offered by Sam Haas and unan-
imously adopted:
Resolved, That the members OF the Senate
and Houae be and they are hereby instructed
to vote and use their influence for the repeal of
the Charter of the Louisiana State Lottery Co.,
the slaughter House and all other monOpoles.
Resolution by T. S. Fonten0t, unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the members of the Senate
and Lower House from the Parish be, and they
are hereby instructed to vote for and use their
influence for the passage of an act OF the Legis-
ture regulating the rates of freight and pas
sage on all railway lines of this State.
Nominations for Representatives called for.
The following names We're placed in nOmina-
ton PlacIde Robin, Crawford Lyons Frank
Wharton. Albert Guidry, G. ]. Thompson, w.
Prescott.
First ballot resulted as follows
Placide Robin ..--.I06 Albert Guidry. .-...-.T9
J. c. Lyons. 81 g. 7: Thompson. .-.-..65
James Lowrey.--. so Willis Preseott....... SO
Plaeide Robin and Albert Guidry having re-
ceiyed the required number of votes were de-
clared nominees
The name OF Hon. W Burton was withdrawn
and second ballot resulted as Follows:
Crawford Lyons .-..T3 FRANK Wharton. 50
Willis PreseOtt.-..--45 C. j. Thompson ...10
j. Lowery ........30 NJ. Reherie As
Crawford Lyons having received the required
vote was declared nominated
a third ballot after the withdrawal of J.
Lowrey, and G. J. Thompson resulted as follows
Frank Wharton. .--.62 Willis Prescott 27
NJ. Robert. .-.....56
As no candidate received the required vote
fourth ballot was ordered, which after the
withdrawal Of Willis Prescott resulted in the
election of Frank Wharton.
On motion OF Mr.. f. +. Perrodin vote of
thanks was unanimously rendered the Hon. M.
D. Kayanagh, Nfessrs. y. M. Dunbar and Jos.
Barry, for the able and efficient manner with
which they performed the arduous duties of
their respective places
The convention having completed its labors
sine die.
NJ. d. KAVANAGH,
II. III. DUNBAR, Secretary, Chairman.
J. ]. BARRY. Assistant Secretary. Ut