St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-12-26
Proceedings Of the Parish Democratic
Convention, Held on the 9th Day
Of Dec, 1891, IN the Court
House at Opelousas, st.
Landry Parish, La.


Democratic Executive Committee. NJ
Adolphe Stagg was selected by the body /
. Temporary Chairman and Messrs NJ
I Swords and g. I. Hawkins as TefRpora
: Secretaries,
On motion of Mr.. Laurent J. Dossmal
the following Committee on Credentia]
: was selected: Laurent j. DOssman, Chai
, man: Thomas r. Carroll, Sr., Benjami
J, Guidry, Geo, L. Havard, E. G. Milburn.
II A recess of half an hour was then take
: to allow the Committee on Credentials t
, report.
The Committee reported thirty-two pre-
cincts, represented by one hundred ant
hfty-four delegates present, as follows:
Dossman-C 7. Griffith and ]. NJ Deal
proxy to G. T. Griffith
Washington-Dr. G. A. NJ. Cooke, B. +
Hardesty, Jackson Perry, ]. w. Moore
Henry Joubert and Ed. Harmon.
Big Cane-M. L. Swords, Frank Ander
son, J. A. Boyd and G. L. Havard.
! Plaisance, at Chretien's-H. E. Joubert
proxy to Henry Joubert.
Belair Cove-E. T. Lafleur
Maliet-Edward Moreau, Lucien Joubert
SD. Goslin, Arthur Pitre and Joseph Jou
!. bert
i Bayou Chicot-Alfred Deville, 7. H
Thompson, J. b. SingIetary, G. w. Kelley
Donahy, Elmns Campbell, proxy to e
P. Carson, and E p Carson.
Il Plaisance, at Joe Vidrines-Dr d. w
Foster, Emar Andrepont and Edgar Ian
dry.
Morrow. F. Lowery, Hy Burleigh and
w. +. Clopton, NJ. d.
Coulee Croche-H Honore Meche, TrevilIe
Leger, proxy to G. Thibodeaux, Omel
Miller, Benz. Guidry, Chas. Thibodeaux
Adelma Gnidry, Gustaye Delahousaye and
Ovide Guidry.
Beayer-W ). Morris, W. A. stoyan and
70. L. Fontenot.
opeloqsas-Geo. Pulford, sr., E. s. Glenn
Fontenot, Austin Lacombe, Sol Loeb
Robert Chachere, Ike Roos, Rene Carriere,
Ambrose Valin, Ernest Roy and ]. T. Stew
art.
Faquetaique Simon B. Manuel, Erville
J: Fontenot, Henry Young, Jr., H. o. Reed,
| 2. H. McGee, Ed. Dubuisson, Don Louis
| Fontenot and David Couryille.
Grand Couteau-J. Z. Guilbeau, Ben An
drus, ]: E. DAILY, A. c. Oliver. DR.. g. s.
| Barry, d. Meche, e. j. Jordon and DR.. B.
Guilbeau
Bellevue Major. MIR. Wilson.
Vile Plate-A. q. Butler, o. T. Lafeur,
proxy to Joe Bordelon, J. B. Manuel, proxy
to l. J. Dossman, J os. Lafieur, proxy to f.
Z Iafleur, Theodule Vidrine, proxy to L.
]. Dossman, Jos. Duos, proxy to L. j. Doss-
man, Joseph Bordelon, J. B. Jeanise, Jean
Louis Fuselier, proxy to L. ]. Dossman
and Armand Brignac.
Richards Store-Rhed Harvey, w. J..
Jelks and w. s. Bovkin.
Lower Mammoth-Hypolite Vidrine,
proxy to Henry ?. Fontenot Francois
Johnson, proxy to Olibe Manuel, ULCER
Vidrine, proxy to Henry P. Fontenot One
ZINE Rider, proxy to Henry P. Fontenot,
Olin 2. Manuel, proxy to Henry 7. Fonte-
not, Henry P. Fontenot Theophile Vi
drine and Olibe Manuel.
Old Grand Prairie-A. L. Fontenot, Ga
briel Joubert, c. Tate, T. r. Carroll, Sr,
Ezra Martin, Arthemon Lafieur and NJ.
Robert:
Plaquenine Point-Ed. Higginbothom,
Armand Richard and L. 0. Bour-
geois, proxy to Armand Richard.
Plaisance, at Lachapelle's-Adam Reed
and Cleophas Andrepont.
Palmetto-Po PolinsL. Fontenot.
Whiteville-E. B. Dubuisson, E. C. Mil
burn, Philip Stagg and Adolphe Stagg.
Leonville-Emile Lanclos, J. B. Berge-
ron, ]. B. Roy, Anatole Arnaud, Pierre
Mistrick, Jules Quibedeau, Alexis Moreau,
proxy to Chas. Clay, Lewis Sicily, Antoine
Lanclos proxy to Pierre Mistrick.
Lower Bayou Beuf-J: w. Daniel.
Clinton Tate, Oliyrel Guillory, SaintyilIe
Jeansonne, and Ermogene Guillory.-
Waxia-M. L. Bihm and G. T. Hawkins.
MELVILLE. E. Church.
Mammoth, at ]. ]. Landreneau's- 's-Thos
Butler N. N. Guillory, Sebastien Fontenot,
Ucariste Fontenot, a. j. Fontenot, Theo-
gene Reed, P. P. Guillory and Albert An
drus.
Barbreck-H Homer Sayant, proxy to Philip
Stagg, Chas. Laheur and o. s. Prosser
Chataignier-D. P. Lafeur proxy to
Theophile Roza, Alphonse Outlet, proxy
to Theophile Roza, ]. B. S. Manuel, proxy
to Theophile Roza Theophile Roza, Homer
Attales. Fabius Vidrine. v. " Guillory
proxy to Fabius Vidrine, and Louis Veil
lon.
Notleyville-A. G. peyillier and Edgar
Devillier.
Mr.. j. j. Thompson moved that the report
be adopted and the Committee dis
charged, which was accordingly done.
On motion of Mr.. G. T. Hawkins, Mr. B.
r. Hardesty was made permanent Chair
man of the Convention.
On motion of Mr.. J. ]. Thompson, A. L.
Stagg and E. s. Clements were made per-
manent Secretaries
DIR. w. f. Clopton offered the following
as the order of business to be adopted by
the Convention, which was adopted Nom
ination of 1st, District Judge End, District
Members of the Legislature; 9Th, Sheriff
9Th, Clerk; 7th, Coroner; 9th, State Dele
gates; 9th, District Delegates; 10th, Report
of Committee on Resolutions.
Mr.. G. 7. Hawkins offered the following
as substitute: Nomination of, 1st, State
Delegates; End, District Delegates; 3rd,
District Judge; 4th, District Attorney
ture; 7th, Sheriff; 8th, Clerk 9th, Coroner.
The original motion prevailed.
On motion of DR.. Reed, the delegates
were instituted to vote as unit, at the
District Convention, for Judge e. T. Lewis,
and no proxies to be allowed.
On motion of Ma L. Swords, the delegates
were instructed to vote as a unit, at the
District Convention, for e. B. Dubuisson
for District Attorney.
On motion of Mr.. II. d. Courtney, the
delegates were instructed to vote for G. w.
Ward as Senator.
Mr.. T. S. Fontenot offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention comedies
to Acadia Parish the right to choose can
didate for Senator, and that the delegates
to the District Senatorial Convention, from
St Landry Parish, be and are hereby in
structed to vote for a Senator from Acadia
Parish, to be put in nomination by the
delegation from said Parish of Acadia, but
in case the delegation from Acadia Parish
refuses to put in nomination an Anti-Lot-
terry or Farmers Alliance candidate for
the State Senate, then, in that event, the
delegates from ST. Landry Parish, shall put
in nomination and support for that office,
a Farmers Alliance candidate from the
Parish of st. Landry
On motion, duly seconded, Adolphe
Stagg, Geo Pulford, ST., and Pat Donahy
were nominated, by acclamation, for Rep
resentatives to the Legislature.
Moved and seconded that T. s. Fontenot
be and is hereby nominated, by acclama-
ton, for Sheriff, which was done.
Robert Chachere was nominated, by
acclamatian, for Clerk.