The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-08-17
FOR CONGRESS-.
Price, Of Lafourche, the
Unanimous Choice Of the Lake
s. Charles Convention-Reso-
-f,. lutions Adopted.

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The Democratic Convention of the
Third Congressional District, held at
Lake Charles last Tuesday, was ON
posed of the most representative body
of men that ever met in this district.
There was not Il single contest and the
greatest harmony prevailed throughout
its proceedings. What was parti-
cularly noticeable is The fact that
not a vestige of the factional feelings
which lately racked the party in the
late gubernatorial election was any
where observable. Every member of
the convention seemed to be animated
by the loftiest patriotism and the most
earnest desire to accomplish that
which would result in the greatest
good to the party. 1t is seldom that
such practical and spontaneous unan-
unity is witnessed i'll such a large
body OF men as were assembled at
Lake Charles on the 18th inst.
After nominating by acclanation,
in the midst of the most enthusiastic
applause, our distinguished fellow
citizen, the Hon. Andrew Price, the
convention adopted the following re-
solutions, to-wit:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to
remove from the field Of public honors and
usefulness our late distinguished Repre-
sentative IL congress, Hon. Ed. Gay there
fore. be it
Resolved, That we in convention assembled
to nominate while humbly submitting to this
dispensatiOn of Providence, deplore his un-
timely loss to the public interests of our CON
gressiOnal district.
Resolved, That his untiring zeal and indus
try, united with his large business experience,
his unusually good Judgment and superior
ability distinguished him as the peer of any
representative in our national Legislature
and made his death Il public bereavement.
Resolved, That we tender to his sorrOwing
family our sincere sympathy and request
the newspapers of this district to publish
these resolutions, and that they be forwarded
to the family Ofthe bereaved.
Resolved, That VT the delegates of the
Third congressional district in convention
assembled, hereby affirm and adopt as our
declarations of principles the platform of
the Democratic party of the nation in con
%vention assembled at st. Louis in 1888.
Resolved, That We regard the great and
growing Importance of the lumber interests
OF the parish of Calcasieu, a~ggregating sew
eral million dollars annually, and that we
See an industry OF great magnitude suffering
Tor want of a deep water outlet to the gulf.
and We hereby urge upon our nominee the
Importance of securing an appropriation for
the deepening of the bar at the mouth of the
Calcasieu river. Be it further
| Resolved, That we urge upon our nominee
the Importance of improving all the nayiga-
BILE water ways in our district, especially
those of the Calcasieu, VermilliOn, ASsump-
ton, Lafourcle and Iberville parishes.
AS Was most appropriate for the oc-
c%asiOn, Calcasieu carried all the hon
Ors of the Lake Charles convention.
Hon. C. p. Hampton, State Senator
from C~alcasieu, and A. p. Pujo, Esq,
of the Lake Charles bar, were tempo
rary and permanent chairman and
secretary of the convention while
Hon. j. C.. Gibbs. District Attorney,
also OF Calcasieu, in a brief but elo-
quent speech. put in nomination oul
distinguished fellow-citizen, Andrew
Price.
Much praise was bestowed upon
these gentlemen for the courteous.
affable and delicate manner in which
they discharged their allotted duties
The Lafourche boys were particularly
enthusiastic in their praises.