The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-10-31
A FL1GRANT OUTRAGE on THE
RIGHTS OF A FREE
PEOPLE.

TEOI ILL.,.
Our readers will recall the fact that
a meeting of the Democratic Parish
Executive Committee had been called
for last Saturday at II NJ. in the Union
Hall. There was a dual call, one by
the President, and one by a majority Of
the Committee, for the reason that
when first requested to make the call,
the President, in the depth of his wis
dom had seen proper to refuse. A ma
jority of the Committee upon such re-
fusal had signed a call for Oct. II,
1891 +; and thereafter, before public no.
tice va given of this call, the President
saw ft to make his call for Oct. "a.
1891, at the hour and place aforesaid.
The committee. on being apprised Of
this action of the President, in a spirit
reconciliation and harmony, changed
their cah to the same day, time, and
place as that of the President. And
pursuant to said dual call, the. com
mittee did meet on last Saturday, but
an evil day it may prove for the Demo-
cracy Of Lafourche.
1t is seldom that a civilized CON :
munity is called upon to witness such
an outrage upon the political rights of
a people and common decency as was
perpetrated in our midst on last Sa.ur-
day by aspall shandful of men who
undertook, to play the role Of leaders
of the Anti-faction:
AS soon as the meeting. was called
to order, it was made manifest that
the minority composed of one member,
namely the President, and six proxies,
had come there with some preconcert-
ed plan to override the will of the ma
Ijority. There condnct betrayed their
design.
The first move was the calling OF
Mr.. N. w. Whitehead to the chair by
the President, before the roll was cal
led. Now, Mr.. Whitehead. not being a
member of the committee, none but the
immortal seven knew by what authori-
ty he could preside over the assembly.
Opposition to this unheardof mode OF
procedure resulted in the calling of the
roll, which revealed the fact that Nr.
Whitehead had been kindly invested
with Mr.. A. DeLamotte's proxy,
The noxt move in the programme
was the refusal to permit Mr.. E. H
Lacrolx's name to be called on the roll
although the gentleman was present
for the alleged reason, forsooth, that he
had resigned. Upon discussion of this
alleged resignation, the facts develop.
ped were that Mr.. Lacroix had soor
after his election, some three years ago
forwarded his resignation to the Presi.
dent who had, in turn, transmitted il
to Mr.. l. D. Moore, which said resig-
nation had never been acted upon b,
the committee but had been withdraw
and revoked by Mr.. Lacroix before it,
meeting. 1t was further established
that since that time Mr.. Lacrolx has
participated, in person or by proxy in
every meeting of the committee held
up to date, without question by any
one, not yen BY our suddenly grown.
wise President. And still. more won,
derful to be told, not more than three
or four weeks ago. an industrious Ant
twllo by the way, was now on hane
to fill his vacancy 10y appointment 0
the Presidentl had most earnestly SO
Ilicited Mr.. Lacloixs proxy to act II
his stead at this very meeting.
But all this awaited not, Mr.. "a.
croi1 vas not Of one mind with Mr.
President and his little Anti minority
and the old three years resignation
which had been Withdrawn before i
had been acted on. was good enough
pretext to cast him aside, and put ii
his place a plant tool of tie llttl,
minority.