St. Landry democrat., 1888-01-07

our people.
The committee also reported the fol.
lowing preamble and resolution in re.
| lation to the Estilette faction:
Whereas, the State Central Commit
! tee at its last session appointed sub
| committee, the chairman of which is al
so the president of the State Central
| Committee. to visit the parishes where
| two executive committees existed and
| either reconcile their differences or
cause new committees to be appointed
and,
Whereas, the said subcommittee WIS.,
tied ST. Landry parish and ordered pri-
mary elections to be held for delegates
to parish convention, which convention
elected the present executive commit
tee which called this convention into
existence; and,
Whereas, by the said action of the
State Central committee it is impossi-
BILE that there can be two Democratic
committees or organizations in st. Lam
dry parish at this date, and that there
can be no legitimate convention in this
parish other than this having the ves-
tige of authority to send delegates to
the State nominating convention there
fore, be it
Resolved, That to recognize con-
test from st. Landry parish for any pur-
pose whatever would be to do an act in
direct contravention of the action OF the
State Central Committee and would be
trifling with the Democracy of st. Lam
dry, which has in good faith strictly
conformed to the orders of the State
Genital Committee, which were care
fully devised to prevent contest from
our parish.
Resolved further, That the delegates
sent by this body are instructed to res
pectfully demand representation in the
preliminary organization of the State
Convention; and further, that copies of
this preamble and resolution be placed
in the hands of the president Of the
State Central Committee and of the
On motion of M. L. Swords, seconded
by Theo. Hawkins, the following reso-
luton was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates to the
Baton Rouge convention, do all in
their power to secure the nomination of
Hon. /. s. Fontenot on the Democratic
ticket as State Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts.
Mr.. Fontenot positively declined to
let his name be put in nomination.
On motion Of j. j. Barry, it was
resolved that the following named
persons be chosen by this conven.
ton as delegates to the State DEM
ocratic convention at Baton Rouge
NJ. r. Wilson, A. Fl. Moaton. r.
NJ. Littell, Paulin Stagg, Laurent
Dupre, L. s. Hazard, E. T. Lewis, j.
w. Jackson, Charles BOSNIAN, l.. Beg
maud, L. D.. Youlg, Sol. Loeb, L. NJ. |
Roger, John n. Ogden, T. D. Cooke, |
Thos. H. Lewis, Jones D. Smith, Dupre-
vile Meche, Jean Domec, Thos. Reed,
J. B. C0meau, Patrick Donabue, M. L. |
Swords, E. Y. Barry.
On motion of NJ. l.. Swords, resolved. |
that in our returning officer T. D. Cooke,
we recognize good and efficient officer,
and protest against his summary remoy-
al without cause.
On motion Of T. s. Fontenot, resolved,
that the parish Democratic executive
committee, as actually constituted, be
in office until the next parish
Democratic convention.
On motion of T. S. Fontenot, resolved
that the thanks of the convention are
due the officers of the same-the tempo-
rary and permanent presidents and Sec
retaries-~for the eourteonsand efficient
discharge of their duties.
On motion of T. s. Fontenot, re-
solved that the three parish papers be
'equested to. publish the proceedings of
his convention.
On motion of T. s. Fontenot, the con-
7ention adjourned sine die. I.
PAUL1N Stage, President.
LAURENT STAGG,l +
], ", JACKSON, lseeretariea,