The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-15
REPUBLICAN, DISTRICT CONVEN-
TT0NS

/ ALL QDulOhN D1Ol hlOl OON LIN
TI0NS.
The Republican nominating convention
of the Eighth Senatorial District met a
Darrowville last Monday, and after effect
| ing temporary organization by selecting
Judge II. Q. Maher for chairman and Mr.
Lucien Como for secretary, appointed {
committee on credentials and adjourned te
meet at the Donaldsonville court house
next day. The consideration of contest
from st. James occupied the attention Of
| the COMMITTEES on credentials until Wednes.
day morning, Yhsn majority report was
submitted recommending the seating OF
the two st. James delegations on half votes
A stubborn contest over the report ensued
and the temporary organization being COM
posed of an equal number of members
from the two parishes respectively, it was
impossible either for one side to secure
the adoption of the report or for the other
to table it. This point of difference was
finally adjusted by adopting the temporary
roll as the permanent roll of the conven-
ton, thus excluding the st. James contest
ants. Messrs. Maher and Como were made
permanent officers Of the convention and
the nomination of candidates proceeded
with. The Ascension delegates voted twice
for Mr.. Joseph A. Nicholas of st. James,
then withdrew his name and placed Hon.
G. Fl. Hill of Ascension in nomination,
The delegates from st. James voted solidly
for the nomination of Hon. Richard SHINES
of that parish, and the voting continued
until to-day, ssxty-seyen ballots being taken
with the same result in each instance
eight for Hill, eight for SHINES. A method
of breaking the dead lock was finally fixed
upon. 1t was decided to allow the chair
man of the convention to cast the deciding
vote, thus naming the candidate, and the
candidates and delegates are under pledge
to abide the result, whatever it may be.
Judge Maher requested time for consider
ton before announcing his decision, and it
was agreed that he should communicate it
to the district committee, which he will
probably do On Monday. After authoriz-
ing the president to appoint district ex-
ecutive committee of four members from
Ascension and four from St. James, and
adopting resolution providing that the
candidates for senator should hereafter be
selected alternately from the parishes of
the district, beginning with Ascension. the
convention adjourned.
At 10 O'Clock tonight, Immediately after
the adjournment of the Senatorial conven-
ton, the delegates to the Republican nomi-
mating convention of the Twenty third Ju-
dicial District were called to order at the
court house by Hon. Pierre Landry, chair
man Of the district committee. As there
was but one set of credentials from each
parish, the convention was temporarily and
then permanently organized in few min
utes with Mr.. Anderson Bolden of st. James
as chairman, and Mr.. P. L. Landry of As
cension as secretary. Before nominations
were entered upon, District Attorney Ear
cart addressed the convention by unani-
NOUS consent, avowing his devotion to the |
principles of the Republican party and de-
;laring that whether he occupied public
office or not, he would still remain as he |
lad been ever since the formation of the |
party in Louisiana, Republican. Mr..
Earhart concluded by requesting that his
name should not be presented as candi- |
late for District Attorney. Hon. John A.
Jheevers was then unanimously nominated
or District Judge, and Mr.. R. M. Nc
1ulloh for District Attorney. In response
o calls these candidates appeared and &C
epted the nominations with a few we'll
hosen remarks, eliciting, hearty applause.
! resolution providing for district execu-
i've committee of four members from
ach parish was adopted and the conven-
ion adjourned, having completed its la
ors in about an hours time.
The proceedings of these conventions
'ill be published in the CHIEF next week,
space permits, and when the Senatorial
andidate is named we shall have some
hing to say concerning the personnel of the
istriot tickets.
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