The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-12-12

publican votes, iuiorMdtllleS, auo
non compliance with the rules ad-
opted by the Parish convention. The
returns themselves and the tally
sheets are the only evidence before
rs and there is no sufficient cause
for the unseating Of the following
delegates viz. Gustave Hebert,
Desire Meuux, Emile Bouillon and
NJ. L. Morton.
6. Second Precinct. Same find
ing as in the first precinct of this
ward and the following delegates
elected to wit Jeau Mire and Il. W.
Gaspard.
6. Third Precinct. We find no
sufficient evidence in the returns
made in this precinct to seat any
representative ;herefrom and we
submit all the re,urns in evidence.
Z. First Precinct. The contest
in this precinctshow that Republic
cans were allowed TO vote and other
.informalities appear, but not sufh
cient TO change the prima tacae ere.
dentials of the following gentlemen
who are thereby recognized as dele-
gates viz: Jno. Nugier and Jules
Hebert.
Z. Second Precinct. No contest
in this precinct and we return the
following delegates as elected VIZ.
a. Lacour and Sarrazin Hebert.
I. Third Precinct. We find 10
this precinct that the evidence shows
eonclusively that no attention was
paid to the rules governing the cleo.
ton and the returns are such that
your committee sees no sufficient
season TO recognize any one as dele
gate from this precinct.
7 Fourth Precinct. Your com
mittee reports as regards this pre-
cinct the same as ID regard TO the
third precinct of this ward.
Your committee submits as part O
this report and in connection with
it all the documents, afhdavits. re
turns, the origional rules OF the par
ish executive committee and other
evidences that was called to the at
tention Of this committee and lald
before il.
AS q reorganization we find the
convention composed Of 80 delegates
as follows;
lst ward, FIVE delegates; End ward
five delegates; 3rd ward, five dele
gates; 4th ward, three delegates
5th ward, four delegates; 9th ward
lst precinct four delegates; Gil
ward, End precinct two delegates
9th ward. Ord p~racinct unrepresent
ed; 7th ward, LIST precinct two dele
gates; 7th ward 2nd precinct W.
delegates; 7th ward 3rd preclnc
unrepreseuted; 18th ward, 18th pre-
cinct unrepresenteds
Your committee find that the fol
lowing proxies Submitted to then
are in due from and entitled to rec
ognition and Recommend that III
gentlemen named there in be seate'
in place of tie regular 1-llegate
appointing them.
i. @. Broussara proxy Tor. sar
RAIN Hebert, O. Ii. 0.Bryan prox,
for. A. Lacour, G.. Godchanx proK
for. Emile Thibodeau7, A. J
Golden proxy for. J. A. Broussarc
]. I. Abshire proxy for. Duprevill
!, Abshire, u. Ii. Putnam proxy fo'
Lnfroy Sonnier. Very respectful
submitted.
} ]. L. ABsHIEE, Chairman.
, fproxy for Dnpreyille Abshire,)
L. o. BRoUssARD, Secretary,
. fproxy for Sarrazin HeberD
O. Fl. O'BRYAN.
~(proxy for A. Laconr)
!, The roll being called the follow
ing delegates answered when the
names were called, viz.
Emile Thibodeanx, G.. Godchau
proxy; VIM. Cade; Jules Tribe
! deaux; Cornelius Harrington; le'
, dies Leblanc; ). A. Bronssard, 4
: J. Golden proxy; j. G. Broussart
J. H. Putnam; r. J. Young; Z. |
Lege; NJ. r. Gushman; J. A. Vi
lien; Emile BFoussard; Geore
Hayes; LnfroY Sonnier, J. II. Pn
nam proxy; Dupreyille Abshire, !.
: t. Abshire proxy; AMBROSE Lacon
! O. 81. O'Bryan proxy; sarraz'