The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-09-01
PROCEEDINGS
OF tho Democratic Excessive
Committee.

O00 "a VIC PARISH VI A0AOUI0l0 u10L HE
called session, in Union Hall ct Thibo-
daux, Louisiana, On Saturday August
Is, 1883, at IL o'clock m.
The president, Emile Ledet, being
absent, the vice-presidont, J. Louis
Aucoin, called the committee to order.
The roll being called the following
members were present or represented
by proxies:
Ward 2-J. L. Aucoin, Ozeme Ma
quin.
Ward Sd. Babin, H. L. Wilson,
proxy; Adolphe Folse, C. A. Enger-
ran, proxy.
Ward4-G. D. Barrios, N. w. White
head, proxy; Thos. Leblanc, L. p.
CaillOuet, proxy. 4
Ward 81. E. Himel.
Ward Oscar Ltpine, E. A. O'Sul-
livan, proxy.
Ward 8-Emile ~Ledet, T. P. Berge-
ron, proxy; Jules Falgout, 7. D. Kent,
proxy.
Ward &C. G.. Davis, J. 8. Billiu.
proxy D. Harang, 1. ID. Moore, proxy
Ward 10 II. Ducos, C. A. Enger-
run, proxy E. H. Lacroix, J. Aaslet,
proxy.
At Large-L. P. Caillouet, l. D.
Moore, J. NJ. Bourg, il. Bssset, L.
P. CaillOuet, proxy; s. T. GrisamOre.
Absent: First Warl-A. DelamOtte,
c. Lagarde. Fifth Ward-J. b. BOur-
geOis. Sixth Ward.Frank Christian,
L. Rodriguez. Seventh Ward-C. A.
FOlse.
Present, 10; absent, 6.
The president stated that q quorum
was present and that the committee
was ready for the transaction Of such
business as might come before it.
Mr.. Caillouet said the object of
the meeting was to take the requisite
action to increase the number of de-
legates to represent the parish of La
fOurche in the convention which will
meet in the town ofNew Iberia on Sep
TENDER IL. proximo, for the purpose
of nominating IL Democratic candidate
to represent the Third Congressional
District in the House Of Representa-
tiycs in Congress, to be voted for at che
election in November, 1888. and pre-
sented the following resolution
Be 1t resolred, That without in any
manner recognizing the right Of al
outgoing executive cOmitttee ON the
eve Of the expiration Of its tenure, to
forestall the action of an incoming
committee by prescribing that the de-
Il legates elected under its call shall re-
present the parish in all conventions
tor the following four. years; never
, theless with the view Of healing all
local differences lately existing
in this parish, and tS' 6bliterate Ill faee
81 tional contentious and harmonize~ all
q parties, it is therefore = resolved, that
the Is delegates elected in Decembor,
1887, together with 10 additional defe-
: gates, to be appointed by the: chair,
shall constitute the duly accredited
delegates of the parish OF Lafourchs,
to represent the parish in the Con-
gressional Convention called for the
18th of Sept. 1888, in New Iberia.
Q That said % delegates shall east the
IA votes of. this parish that no prox-
: les be allowed and that the delegation
p vote rs Il unit, the majority of those
present controlling.
Mr.. H. l.. Wilson moved the adop.
ton of the resolution, which motion
L was seconded.
Q The resolution was discussed favor
g ably by Messrs. Moore and Caillouet
and unfavorably by Hon. E. A. OSa
: livan.
. A vote was taken by yeas and nays
Yeas-Aucoin. Naquin, Babin pc
Wilson, proxy Folse per Engerran
proxy ; Barrios per Whitehead, proxy
y Leblanc per CaiIlouet, proxy; Lode
q per Bergeron, proxy; Falgout Pc
Kent, proxy; Davis per Billiu, proxy
Harang per Moore, proxy DucOs pc
II Engerran, proxy LacrOix per Auslet
If proxy; Caillouet, Moore, Bourg, Bas
set per Caill0uet. proxy.
Nays-Himel, Lepine per O'SuAisan
proxy ; GrisamOre.
~ Yeas-l6, Nays l*rf aat's
In voting Mr.. Billiu verbally explain
l. ed his reasons for his vote.
g Mr.. /. u. Moore in voting said -
Ia II am clear in the opinion that til
present Executive Committee hse th
: nndoubted right to elect the delegate
from this parish to the CongresGons
Convention called for Sept. 18th, i
at any manner it sees tit. Personally,
as would prefer that the whole matter b
Ne RENTED to the people to select the d.
ar legates by primaries, but yiefding,t
the wishes OF IL majority of this con
mittee, for the reasons set forth In I'll
nd preamble of the resolution D toto Aye
r Mr.. S. L. Gris;lmore i'll voting said