St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31
more than five minutes. Seconded and

speak more than five minutes. Seconded and
carried.
Upon motion of ] Barry. duly seconded and
carried the first office voted for shall be the
office OF sheriff of the Parish OF st. Landry.
Hon. T. S. Foutenot, of Chataigner, was put
be made rirG r3ce.
Hon. Fontenot was nominated unani-
mOusy
c nj Thompson, of Opeousas, was put in
nomination by Hon. T Fontenot: nominal
ton unanimous.
Thos. Fl Lewis put DR.. NJ Littel in nomina-
ton for Coroner seconded.
B + Hardesty put DR.. & A M Cooke, OF wash
inton in nomination for Coroner; seconded.
Moved and seconded that the vote be by bal
lot
two telers the chair appoints j Thompson
and J Bite Bergeron. Upon count of the votes
east, DR.. 6 A NJ Cooke received forty votes, DR..
r NJ Littell eightyOne A Dimmick moves
that DR. r NJ Littel's nomination he made unan-
imous, seconded by G L Dupre Carried.
The next offices in nomination are for mem
beers of the Legislature. Moved by L A HICKS
and seconded that three candidates be voted
for on the ticket at one time. Carried.
The following named gentlemen were put in
by BOSNIAN, Frank Wharton by T II Lewis,
II Young by P Stagg, G T Hawkins by -
Sandoz by -, l. Dupre by Fontenot,
John Bell by Motion duly seconded, NOM
nations closed.
Upon a count the vote stood as follows G L
Dupre 1O6, G Martin 70. Z Z Young CT, Frank
Wharton 40, L j HOuGh SO, * SandOZ 10, Bell Ii,
G Z Hawkins 2.
Messrs. G. l. Dnpre, G Martin and T
Young having received a majority OF the votes
cast Oh the first ballot, were declared the NOM
| iDecS of the convention.
| The following resolution was then offered by
| T H Lewis and unanimously carried: Resolved
| that the parish committee to be chosen, consist
| of one member at large to be chosen by the con-
| yention and two members of each police jury
ward to be recommended by the delegates
| from said wards to this convention for approval
| and mnation--the member at large to be the
| president of said committee.
| j E Bergeron moved to endorse Hon. F 7
Lewis for Judge and John Ogden for District
| Attorney T A Clayton moved Substitute
to endorse Hon. E T Lewis for Judge and W F
/ schwing for District Attorney, DR.. r NJ Lit
| tell moved to lay this motion on the table. Car
| ricd. Whercupan the Hon + I Lewis and Jno.
| N Ogden upon motion OF II L EstOrSc were ell
1 dOfsed by the convention.
Mr. r S Fontenot moved that Hon. Louis
stagg he endorsed for the senate ; at this iunct-
ure much discussion arose, and it was finally
agreed that Hon. Louis Stagg be declared the
| choice of the convention and the delegates be
!. instructed to vote for him and uninstructcd as
| to the other senator at the District Convention
| to be held at Church Point on the 22d day of
| March, 1888.
! Mr. t A Hicks offered resolution to the con-
| ventiOn in regard to the proposed amendment
| No to the constitution. which read.
/ whereupon Thos Lewis offered the following
| as a substitute Resolved that this convention
| reGOmnl emu TO Tile voters VI Tie PARISH W FUtC
| as follows upon the proposed constitutional
! amendments: first amendment. against second
! amer ment, against; third, fourth and fifth
amendments: for; sixth amendment, against;
and it is further resolved that the vote for said
! amendments shall be so printed on the regular
ticket nominated by this convention, which
substitute was accepted by Mr.. Hicks and
/ unanimously adopted by the convention.
Mr.. c r Garland moved that this convention
endorse the State ticket-carried.
Mr.. G L Dupre offered the following resolu-
l.. lnt, "A,
ed that it is the sense of this convention thatitis
the right and duty of the people of the several
police jury wards to elect police jurors at the
| ensuing election and the delegates present from
| the several police jury wards are requested to
recommend to this body for nomination the
persons whom they wish to represent them IN
the police jury.
MI. I j Barry offered the following resolu-
tlon which was unanimously carried Resolved
that the nominees OF this convention to the low
er house of the Legislature he instructed to
vote and llSc their influences for the reelection
| of General Gibson TO file United States Senate ;;
and the DELEGATES TO he appontcd to the Dis
tr;ct convention use their influence to secure
similar Instructions to tie candidates for the
senate nominated by said body.
T II Lewis moved to select 10 delegates to
represent this parish at the district convention
| wIlereupon J Bic Bergeron offered the follow
ing IS names to-wit: III i Estorge Rousseau
! Gldry. Louis w Chiids, Thompson Bihm, 7
Neyland. ! Bergeron, Alfred Pavy. Alsin vi
drine Eli Clark. J j Thompson. GIIstave Della
were declared the delegates.
Mr. Fontenot moved that the names of the
/ persons chosen as candidates for police Jurors
he given to the convention. The delegates from
the ist ward reported: E M Boagni and Homer
Durio; from the I'd ward, P d Richard; Sd ward,
JE Quebedrau; 4tll ward, Jas. Dubourdieu !;
5th ward f Milhurn and Paul Stagg 9th
ward. Sam Haas 7th ward L j BOSNIAN; Sth
ward, Thompson Bihm
| The following is the Executive Committee of
4 tile parish of ST. Landry appointed under rese-
luton of Mr.. T III Lewis herein before set out !:
LIST ward III r Estorge and j J Thompson: cd
ward. Jean Domec and t Tarleton: Sd ward
I J B Bergeron and J E Qntbedean 4th ward, r
w Heath and E G Richard 5th ward, -; 9th
ward, Eli Clark and Sam Haas; 18th ward, Louis
Young and J Landreneau; Sth ward f Ell
MeGee and i W Childs; at large, 7 FL Lewis.
Mr. T H Lewis moved that the ex-eemmttee
send delegates to the State convention to select
delegates to the national convention, Mr.. Gar
land moved as a substitute, that this conven-
| ton choose them and that Is delegates be chos-
| en- to cast the vote of the parish of st. Landry
at the convention, whefeup0n the substitute
was adopted and the following persons were
chosen as delegates: j Thompson, 7 ] Barry,
| is Hazard, M ISwOrds, f. Lewis. Sam Haas,
q 7 Yonng, T S Fontenot, DR.. L s Barry. E I'll
MCGEE, Camille Gul,eau. Paul Stagg. B Ber-
gerOIl, Dupreville MGche and T. Dupre.
On motion duly seconded, Mr.. Willis Prescott
I was retained as the member of the State Cen
trail Executive committee of this parish.
| Mr.. q T Young offered the following resolu-
cordial thanks to the officers of this convention
| viz: T J HougB Presidents Alfred Payy. Seq
rotary, and Thompson, assistant Secretary
for the courteous and efficient manner in which
4 they have discharged their dutieS.
On nlotfon 1t was resolved that the proceed
ings of this convention be published in the par
| ish papers.
Attest: IT, HoUGH,
4 ALFRED PAvY, Seey. President.