St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-12-26

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> mously:
Resolved, That this delegation vote fo
;. lT. S. Adams. as long as his name is befor
i the Convention, and against S. D. McEner
, first last and all the time and to vote as
= unit.
The following delegates to the Distric
Convention were elected by reclamation
!, DR.. s. P. Ward, Geo. PuIford Sr., q. S
: Clements, .. c. Milburn, Pat Donahy, {
T. Griffith, j. +. Anderson, G. W. Ward, ]
j. Thompson, A. L. Fontenot David Meehe
w. E. Jelks, Chas. Lafeur, III. III. Burleigh
Fabius Vidrine, Paul Stagg, I. s. Fontenot
l. J. Dossman, Simon B. Manuel, J. B
Bergeron.
The Committee reported through the
Chairman, the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we reaffirm our allegiance
to the time-honored principles of the Dem
i ocratic Party-chief among which are
Equal rights to all, and special privileges
to none and opposition to any and all
monopolies.
Resolved, That we denounce the Morris
Amendment as an insult to a free and en-.
Eghtened people, and we declare our un-
alterable opposition to said Lottery Amend
ment
Resolved, That We instruct our delegates
to the State Convention to do all in their
power to seizure the insertion of an Anti
Resolved, further, That we approve and
endorse the Lafayette Agreement, and
pledge ourselves to carry it out in good
faith.
Signed: E. B. Dubuisson, Chairman.
DR.. G. A. NJ. Cooke,
]. ]. Thompson,
J. w. Moore,
III. D. Courtney.
On motion of ]. =. Daley, the following
preamble and resolutions were offered
and adopted unanimously:
| Whereas, The election and appoint
ment of Police Jurors throughout the State.
by the Governor, should be SO done, as to do
as little violence as possible to the right of
the people to local self-goyernment, and
the right of the taxpayer to representa-
ton in the taxing power, ther efore, in or
der to accomplish that end, as we'll as to
promote harmony and keep the Democracy
Of the State in accord with the State Adj
ministration, be it
Resolved, That the delegation from this
Parish be instructed to urge upon the
State Convention the propriety and neces-
sity of placing in the platform declara-
ton that it is the will of that body, that in
the appointment of Police Jurors the Gov
ernor should comply with the wishes Of
the Democrats of the several parishes, ex-
pressed in primary elections, held under
the regular Democratic Party organizations
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The following resolution offered by Mr.
NJ. Z. Swords was adopted:
Whereas, The people of st. Landry Par
lsh are now burdened with what is known
as the Atchafalaya, Red River and Bayou
B9uf Levee District, and, whereas that
tax, is unequal, unjust, and is class-legis-
lation, therefore, be it
the Tenth Senatorial District of the Par
ishes of St Landry and Acadia, and the
Representatives selected by this Conven-|
ton, are hereby instructed to do all in
their power to repeal said law, or to have
st. Landry Parish excepted from its ope
ration, and that they are requested to ex-
press themselves on this question.
# The following resolution offered by Mr.
Z. s. Fontenot was adopted unanimously ::
Resolved, That our Senators and Repre-
sentatives shall use their best endeayors to
have Constitutional Amendment sub
mitted to the peoplesat the next general
election for the purkese of increasing the
criminal jurisdiction of magistrates
in this State, so as to place within their
jurisdiction, the trial of all criminal cases
where jury of five can be empanelled to
try the case, and thus secure an inexpen-
sive and expeditions way of disposing of
many cases now expensive to try before
the District Court, and on that account a
burden on the docket of said District
Moved by Mr.. I. s. Fontenot, and adopt
ed, that the Parish Executive Committee
be re-organized, by the selection of two
delegates from each Police Jury ward, and
one delegate from the Parish at large, to
be ex-officio Chairman. |
On motion of Mr.. ]. ]. Thompson, NJ L.
Swords, Esq, was elected Chairman of the |
Executive Committee. The following mem
bers OF the same were then. duly selected !: /
1st Ward, j. ]. Thompson, J. i. Stewart;
End Ward, J. ]. Barry, Ben Guidry; 3rd |
Ward j. B. Bergeron, DR.. I'll. Chachere
4th Ward, R. Heatherton, g. L. Hazard, |
5th Ward, Ed. Dubuissen, A. L, Fontenot; |
9th, Ward, G. T. Griffith, 6. w. Kelly; 7tI |
Ward, E. 7. Lafeur, Hermogene Guillory; /
8th Ward, ]. II. Smith, e. II. McGee; AT
Large-M. L. Swords.
Resolved, That the ST. LANDRY CLARION
and the New Delta, of New Orleans, be I
requested to publish these proceedings.
On motion of Mr.. I. s. Fontenot the
thanks of the Convention were extended /
to the Chairman and Secretaries.
On motion of Mr. J. J. Thompson, the
Convention adjourned sine die.
E s. CLEMENTS Secretary /