The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-11-07

titled to their seats in the Committee as
were others who members through the
I appointment of the Chairman. This nanrcr
OF hllins vacancies in the Committee snted
Mir. Moore and others ut one time and il
, should suit them now.
! There Is no Disgusting the fact That the
light IN the committee hinged upon the Lot
/ terry question and each faction was striyiuo
! for control.
II was clearly evident that the Ants we're
I III the majority and wheh Mr.. Whitehead
saw iii to recognize Mr. Kent who was calling
Tor his attention at the same siue as wrlr
4enilemep from the Pro side they tthe
/ ffoS] saw TIT To constlne this as meaning that
/ theY could not get recognition from the
Chalr' and in retiring to the opposite end of
the hall escaped the inevitable defeat that
awaited them upon taking the first fest vote
At'er the melna'r who had withdrawn to
the other end of the hall had quieted, the re-
/ manning members OF the committee proceed
ed to regular business. Mr.. Kent offered the
following Resolution
whereas the State Central Committee of
the Democratic party has called the State
Convention to meet IN Baton Rouge on tie
Ith OF December 1891, and whel eas a very
large proportion of the Democratic voters o
the Parish OF Lafourche tom account of *,h,.
sugar making sea,nnj are and will he neces-.
sariiy absent from their homes iro.n uou uu-a
III alter that date. thus preventing a iuil ey-
nression by primaries Uf the will of the vo-
terS.
BE it resolved That in accordance with the
authority vested III this committee the follow
lng raned (2ol persons are hereby elected To
represent the Democracy of the Parish Of La
f"afcle III the 2ald State Conventions, and in
al other conventions. Parish and District.
cdi eel 10" the purpose of nominating candi-
dates to be voted at the next general elec.
tion.
Resolved, That each of the said Delega-
te> shall be entitled to cast ouehalf vote in
any convention, but that he shall not be al
l""ed to transfer his vote by proxy to any
one n"t already delegate. and in the all
sence OF any delegate without shch d proxv
ahe majority OF tue delegates present shalt be
entitled to cast his vote
BE 1t further resolved, That in order to
pace the organisation OF the Party on a fair
basis, ii new Parish Committee, to be coul-
posed oi - members shall be elected on the
day OF the general State election by the vote
OF the WHITE Democrats of the Parish of La
iourchc
Fhut for this purpose box shall be opened
1t etci' POLL Ior the election of delegates to
the sad Committee aud that the Chairman of
this lpresentl Committee shal. appoint three
commissioners 1T each OF the said polling
Places to receive ald count aud return the
votes cast.
Resolved, That the Chairman of the pre
sent Con mittee and Messrs. Emile Mvryant
and T. j. Johnson shall constitute board for
the purpose of prumul eating the returns OF |
the sai,i election
That the la ais of representation in the said
Committee is hereby fixed on the vote given
Tor Francis [. Nichols in 1888. and that the
wards shall eject delegates to said COMMITTEES
as follows