The Opelousas courier., 1888-03-31
Committee.

committee.
Upon motion the report of COMMITTEES on
Credentials with its amendment was unant-
mously accepted and the Convention Wehtlhto
permanent organization with the above named
delegates and continuing in office the othccrs
OF the temporary organization.
Moved by ] = Smith that no psfson snan
speak more than five minutes. Seconded ana
carried.
carried, the first office voted for shall De Inc
office of sheriff of the Parish of st. Lasdry.
Hon. r. g. FOutenot, of Chataignier, was put
in nomination by Il L. DnPfe, honilhatiou 10
be made pirG Doce.
mously. ;,
nomination by Hon. T S Fontenot nominal
ton unanimous.
Thos. Lewis put DR.. R NJ Littell in nonina
ton for Coroner seconded.
B F Hardesty put DR.. G A NJ Cooke, Of Wash
inton in nomination for Coroner seconded.
Moved and seconded that the vote be b y bal
lot.
Moved and seconded that the chair appoint
two teilers the chair appoints j ] Thompson
and j Bite Besgeron. Upon count OF the voIes
east, DR.. G a NJ Cooke received forty, votes, Df.
r Nj Littell, eighty-one. A Dimmick moves
that DR. r NJ Littelps nomination be made unan-
q imous, seconded by G L Dupre. CARED.
beers of the Legislature. Moved by I A HICKS
. and seconded that three candidates ee Veteo
for on the ticket at one time. Carried.
} ~ Dossman, Frank wharton by 7 FL Lewis, z
r Young by p Stage, G T Hawkins by -
} saPRapss e sY 5yS. M R@RGs a 81 seconde ei'r NOM
Upon a count the vote stood as follows q l
D1nre 106. G. A Martin 70, z Young 81, frank
} wharton 10, Il J HOugh SO, x Sandoz IL, Bell ii,
/ CT Hawkins 2. u, IN
Messrs. G L Dnpre, G A Martin and 2 7
:, Young having received a majority OF the votes
1 cast on the first ballot, were declared the nom
/ inees of the convention.
The following resolution was then o1ered bS,
I IT H lewis and unanimously carried: ResolVet
tha+ the nsrish COMMITTEE to be chosen, consist
n of one member at large TO be CHOSEN Dy tne con-
ri vention and two members OF eacn ponce jury
from said wards to this convention for appfovai
} and nomination-the member at large to be the
y president of said committee.
: T r Rereeron moved to endorse Hon. L
lewis for Judge and John N Ogden Tor District
Aftnrney. T K Clayton moved as a Substitute
tn endorse Hon. E T Lewis for Judge and +
ttII moved to lay this motion on the table: Car
ried. Whereupon the Hon; E lewis and ESQ
: n Ogden upon motion OF Fl Z Estorge were en-
!. dorsed nv the convention.
o At r 4 Z Fontenot moved that Hon. Louis
, staaa he enjorsed for the senate at this lunet
Q nre much discussion arose, ana IL was nnailS
agreed that Hon. Louis Stage be declared Tue
a aRic Of fbe convention and the delegated bt
instructed to vote for him and unlnSLructea al
to the other senator at the District Convention
q to be held at Church Poiht on ING gu u@J :"
NJ + 4 Hicks offered q resolution to the con
o venfion in regard to the proposed amen0men
!, No . to the constitution, Wh1cn was read
Mbarannon Thos. Fl Lewis offered the following
AZ a substitute Resolved that this convention
recommend to the voters OF the parish 70 yet
az follows upon the proposed constitutional
~amendments first Observation-Disclosures ;seoont
N a~merdment, against third, fourth and mt
amendments. for; sixth amendment: against
- and II is further resolved that the vote for SAT-
~amendments shall be so printed on the regula
s;cket nominated by this :1on, whicl
substitute was accepted by MT. HICKS an
. Unanimously adopted by the convention.
e NJ r = Garland moved that this convention
y endorse the state tieket-carried
10 MI. G L Dupre offered Inc foiloWIng peso,e
= al That IL il the sense of this convention thatitl
Il the right and duty of the people OF the severe
rv police Jury wards TO elect police Jurors az tn
y Ensuing election, and the delegates PRESENT. roi
~ the several police jury wards are requested Z
"A rIIcoTnroend TO this body for nomination an
n persons whom they wish to represent them l
u the s po y + fals. offered the following resol,
~, t,on which was unanimously carried: Resolve
that the nominees OF this oonyention 20 LneIoS
=, vote and use their influence for the ~reelectio
US os General Gibson to the United States Senate
d. and the delegates to be apno'nIea 70 tne Ill
similar instructions to the candidates for I'll
ar senate nominated by said body.
dc 1T Lewis moved to Q select s;s, Ii ee eo8gant;s
- whereupon J Bite Bergeron offered the follol
~, W. "a names tO-wit: Fl e Estorge, Roussef
GIidry, Louis W Childs, thompson bilm H. ! !
u dri1ne. Iii CLARK, j ] Thompson, Gustave Del
- hnnssaye, willis Prescott and P ID Richard wi
~ were declared the delegates.
NV Mr. Fontenot moved that the names OF u
ca nersons chosen as candidates fos, police Juro
81 IA Given TO the convention. The delegates fFo
ar fhe Ist ward reported: p N Boagn1 ana HON
IL DIsrio: from the I'd ward, PD Richard 80
y T n Onehedeau; 4th warGtDJas. DubOurdlel
5th ward. Z C Milburn and Paul stagg ; 6
r ward, Sam Haas 18th ward ! ] Dossman; 8
y ward. Bihm. .
The Following 3 the Executive Committee
+l,a narish of ST. Landry appointed under res
., i,1tian of Mr.. T n Lewis, herein before set on
Isl TaI Team Domee and r T Tarlet0n. Sd wal
ave 7 p Rergeron and J E Qutbedeau 4th ward,
70. " Heafh and E Richard; 9Th ward, - 6
sa- ward, Ell Clark and sam Haas; ~ Ward; L0s
i, WcS5ee and L w Childs; at large, ID Lewis.
Mr. 81 Lewis moved that the ex-eOmmitt
send delegates to the State convention 70 sell
~ y delegates to the national convention. Mr.. g
land moved as a substitute. that. this conyt
- ton choose them and that is delegates be ch
NJ en- to cast the vote of the parish Of st. Land
40 Was adonted and the following persons w
: chosen as delegates : ] j Thompson ] Bar
Isr rs Harvard, MLswords, EFT Lewis. Sam Ia
TT Young 8 Fontenot, DEB 3 Barry, y
~ MMe4ee. Camille Guiibean. Paul stagg, JB B
y geron, Dupreville Meehe and G I Dnpre-
ON motion duly seconded. Mr.. Willis Presc
Vi; WAS was FsTsengE seeommitteeSf this parish.
aui MrN 4 Young offered the following rese
~, tion. R~esolyedthat this convention tender th
cordial thanks TO fne 9llceEs 81 If tn1s e Sarv :
~ For tie courtsaas and efficient In VIII
they have diseharged tnssr da tnss -. 49,.
an. fngs Of this convention be publshed1 IN the
ish papers. $1,000
iule Aut9S.. parry sac,v prasi1an