The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-08-30

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Be it further resolved, That the several Par
ish Committees Of the District are hereby d.
rected to call an election of delegates which
call shall be published at least two weeks be-
| tore the meetings hereinafter, specified in the
| lana Standard. ST. Mary Herald, Morgan City
Free Press and such other papers friendly to
the call. The election of parish delegates to
the District Convention shall be held on the
18th day OF September, 1884, at their several
parish seats.
ResoIped. That the election of delegates shall
Do on thas day and BY yiya yecs or ballot and
prior to the 18th day of September will be
valid. Said delegates shall be furnished with
proper credentials, certified by the President
and copies of the same shall be forwarded at
the same time to Theo. Fontelieu. President,
and l.. q. Martinez, Secretary Of the District
Be 1t further resolved. That the members of
this Committee be, and they are hereby notified
that q meeting of this Committee will be held
at flaquemine on the 2srd day of September,
parlng roll for the temporary organization of
the Convention.
I, Resolued further That the procesdings of
this Committee be published in the Donaldson
vile CHEF. tberville South, Louisiana Std,ad-
ard. st. Mary Herald. Morgan City Free Press
and such other papers as are favorable to it.
Resolutions Adopted by the Republican
Executive Committee of Ascension
Parish, August 80, 1854.
RESOLVED. That the Republicans of the parish
of Ascension renew their allegiance to the prin-
clples Of the Republican party as expressed in
the platform adopted by the Chicago convention
and IN the letters of acceptance of the party's
candidates for President and Vice President.
Resolved That the nomination of the peerless
statesman. James g. Blaine of Maine, for Pres
ident and of the illustrions soldier and civilian
John A. Logan of Illinois, for Vice President,
meets our heartiest and most enthusiastic ap-
proval and we confidently predict their trium-
support OF the Republicans of Ascension parish.
ResobUed, That this committee meet ON Satur-
day, the 18th day of September 1884, at IL o'clock
NJ, in Hook and Ladder Hail. Donaldsonville
for the purpose of electing, by viua roce, four
delegates to represent the parish of Ascension
N the Republican Congressional Convention to
pc held at Piaquem1ne, La, on the 23rd of Sep
TENDER, 1884, and that each of the delegates SO
elected by a majority vote of this committee
shall have the privilege of naming one alter
nate delegate; and that the President and Sec
Rotary OF this committee shall furnish said del
egates and alternates with proper credentials
in accordance with the instructions of the dis
trict committee.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be transmit
ted to the Donaldsonville CHIEF with a REQUEST
that they be published in to-day's issue of that
paper.
WHEREAS, Fears are entertained that the
membership of this committee is to be in
creased by allowing the President to appoint d
number of membersEat large, which would be
against the spirit and meaning Of the articles of
agreement or compromise under which this
committee was organized; be it therefore
Resolued, That this committee declares itself
opposed to any increase of its membership u1l.
til after the delegates to the Third District Re
pullman Convention shall have been elected.