St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-06-07
Communicated.

Editor DEMoCRATl:-My friend, Mr.. F.
+. Perr0din, is, as every one knows, a
very pleasant gentleman, but am sor-
~ to say he must be losing his memo
ry. AS is well-known, Mr.. Perrodin
is secretary of the Parish Democratic
Executive Committee and in his reports
of the proceedings of this body at the
meetings of April 9th, and May Goth, he
shows SO lamentable want of memory
that see myself obliged to aid him a
little in recollecting what really trans
PRED on those two days. In his report
of the proceedings Of our meeting Of
April 9th, he seems to give me his own
| place as chairman of tho there-named
| subcommittee of three, but as the
thing was of so small Importance, and
as know my friend Perrodin's Excess
sive mOdesty, never thought it worth
while to say anything about this slight
mistake. But his report Of our meeting
of May goth, ult, is much more strik-
! ing proof OF my poor friends waning
| power of recollection, for which misfOr-
tune, am exceedingly sorry, but as |
have been and am yet misrepresented
by it, | feel bound to correct my friend.
On April 9th, he put me forward much
too prominently, but ON May Goth, he
entirely forgot me and still / was that
day tOlerably active member of our
committee. Besides forgetting me my
friend Perrodin names in his report of
our proceedings on that day a resolu-
ton of DR.. VIM. A. Robertson as unan-
imously adopted: "That the basis of
representation in said convention shall |
De one for each precinct, and one for
every twenty-five votes and every frac-
tlon over fifteen cast for the lowest Do
lltlcal candidate on the Democratic
State and parish ticket at the last cleo
tion." That resolution was not adopted
III the form it bears in the report of our
own proceedings, but with the amend
ment made 10y DR.. Robertson himself
after amendments proposed by Mr..
Perrodin and myself had been rejected.
THAT the basis of representation be not
the votes cast for the lowest political
candidate, but the average of the votes
cast for all of them.n 1t is quite plain
too that this mas been the way in which
The number of delegates for each pre-
cinct has been apportioned. But must
come backa moment to my principal
grievance against my friend Perrodin,
his absolutely forgetting nue. in his re-
port of our proceedings on May goth.
Ii he had followed his principle Of
April 9th he would have recorded as
1oting yea for his resolution about the
ward elections of parish jurors, Young.
Ind Perrodin, but as | have said his
reacherous memory fails him, and he
caves outthe name Of Young alt6geth- =
r. want my name placed with those
i the other members, not, of course, at
he head, as he did on April 9th, but in a
ny convenient place so it does appear. 5
OF want the people of this parish to
ee how voted. How very sad a thing
4 q secretary of Parish Democratic a a
Executive committee, it is to have so d
nreliable memory. If my presence Il
the meeting of May Goth, and the
orm under which DR.. Robertson's :
bove-named resolution finally was
dopted should have escaped my I'M :.
friend Perrodin's slippery W "
7coiiection, can referto Messrs. T. H. y
eWis' Dorsin P. Lafeur, C. G. Swayze. st
ouis' Young. DR.. w. NJ. Thompson,
lon. John N. Ogden, and many other :
lstinguished gentlemen of the parish
no were present, and saw me as well
witnessed our proceedings. Of
Q. T. You've. sSe
Vile Plate, La, June 4th. 1884. 81
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