St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-02

president, anu WHICH udSs 1IOLi CudI
date up to the present time, acted for
the party organisation.
Your committee beg leave to say fur
ther that there is at the present time,
less Of the former division and antagon-
ism among the masses of the party, and
more political accord among them than
| there has been for many years past.
But while your committee is gratlhed
| to be able to report so favOrably upon
the condition and organization OF the
party, they regret to say that few per-
sons formerly holding official relations
to the organization, have recently as
sumed to themselves authority to act as
your executive committee. and have
attempted and are still attempting to
divide the party.
| Your committee have seen in the OPP
elousas Courier of August 81, 1886.
call signed by E: D. Estllette summons
| ing together at Ills Office the members
of the executive committee which ceas-
| ed to exist on the 3rd September, 1884;
the purpose of the call being stated to
| be the transaction of important busl-
ness" We have seen further III the
| Courier of the % August, 1886, what
purports to be an official report OF the
meeting of body claiming to be your
executive committee, signed by E. ID.
Estlette. We are credibly informed
that of the nineteen persons originally
appointed upon the committee OF which
E. D. Estilette was formerly chairman,
only one-W. A. Robertson-responded
to the call. As to what persons attend
ed and acted on that occasion in capacl-
ty of committee, the public is left i'll the
ceedngs prudently omit to state rh0
attended, aud ends with the statement
that "the committee, after filling va
cancies caused by death and reslgna-
tioD," adjourned over to September Sth.
In the Courier of this day, Sept. 18th,
your committee find the report OF anoth-
er meeting of these persons at which we
are credibly informed two more of the
original 10 members appeared, viz: Fo-
restier Richard and DR.. Leslie-making
with w. A. Robertson and E. d. Esti-
lette total of only four of the persons
originally appointed. The published
report Of the proceedings again leave
the public in the dark as to who attend
ed the meeting. 1t shows merely that
delegation of 90 persons were appointed
to the congressional convention; that
the chairman" is authorised to appoint
as many more as he thinks necessary,
and that those who attend the cOven-
ton shall have authority to cast the
whole vote.
Your committee has given this detail
to emphasize the fact that the
attempt to recall into existence a de-
funct ex-cOmmittee has fallen still
born, and that those who have made
the attempt are endeavoring to conceal
their failure by Withholding from the
public all mention of the names of the
persons who attended their commit
tees" and for the purpose also of show
ing that the persons designated to go to
the congressional convention will not
even hold commission from defuDct
committee, but will represent exclusive
ly themselves and few orther private
individuals.
Your Committee further report that
the aforesaid attempt at disruption of
the party has met with the universal
condemnation Of the democrats OF st.
Landry, and has received no approval
in any part of the parish so far as we
have been able to learn, except wi th a
few individuals in the town of Opelou-
sas and at one or two other points.
Your Committee further are credibly
informed that enough of the members
originally appointed upon the commit
tee OF which E. d. Estiette was formal
ly chairman have repudiated all counec-
ton with the aforesaid action of that
gentleman, to prove the impossibility OF
his having had quorum present at
either of the two meetings of his "com-
mittee."
We further call attention to the sgni-
asserted his pretended right to the posi-
ton now claimed by him since Septem-
Der, 1884, and that he has himself recog-
nized the Official character of DR.. r. III.
Littell as chairman of the Committee |
as is shown by DR.. Littell's published |
statement to that effect which Mr.. Es-
tilette has not denied.
Your committee therefore report that
no action is necessary to be taken by
this convention in the premises.
Your committee however cannot re-
frain from expressing it's hearty appro-
val of the timely address issued to the
Democrats of the parish by DR.. r. II. |
Littell, and in relation thereto recon-
mend the adoption of the following res
OlutiOn:
Resolved, that this convention warm
ly approves and endorses the address
issued by DR.. R. H. Littell, president of
the executive committee, to the Demo-
it's thanks for his prompt and faithful
service to the party on the occasion OF
said address.
Dupreville Meche, T. S. Fontenot
A. Cummings, r. A. Hicks
Eli Clark, j. F. Lowery
G.. Miller, E. H. McGee |
r. NJ. Littell.
Upon motion of Mr.. Willis Prescott,
duly seconded the report was unani-
mously adopted.
Mr., T. s. Fontenot then offered the |
following resolution which was unani-