St. Landry democrat., 1892-01-02
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION,


TOibodauX Sentinel
The Democratic State Nominating Conven-
ton met at Baton Rouge on Dec. IL, 1891, IN
Pixies Hall, and nominated State ticket, with
the personnel of which our readers have ALREADY
been made acquainted through the daily press.
Elsewhere we publish the ticket, Wnl 1;t 1 Is
very strong one, composed, as it is, or lifelong
Democrats who have already been trleu anu
found not wanting. But it is not or the tlchet
that we wish to speak here but of the c0nVeli-
ton itself. Our readers will recollect that TINS
convention was called last October by the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee to meet IN inc
city OF Baton Rouge on December 10sa' d tojt
mated in the call. The committee ltseli hau
adjourned at its October meeting aforesaid, to
On that day and on the following the commit
tee sat in Baton Rouge and was presided over
by (nOw ex-) chairman Lanler, and every thlns
ran smoothly.
Pixies Hall was unanimously selected as the
place for the convention to meet on December
10th, 1891, at II IN. sergeant alarms was 81
| lectcd for the convention ana a cOmlnlltec Oh
printing appointed and other details for the
| proper management of the business OF the con-
| vention arranged. All these things were done
without dissenting voice; the ants or Adam,
sites concurring i'll every proposition made and
adopted. The committee then ADJOURNED 10
meet on Wednesday Dec. l6, 1891, at a. ~.
In the meantime committee was appointed
by the caucus Of McEnery delegates to wait on
| chairman Lanier to ascertain from him Wheth-
er he would observe the timc-hOnOred usages
| of the Democracy and appoint McEnery dele
| gate as temporary chairman of the convention,
| iuasmuch as McEnery had majority OF the
! uncontested delegates accredited by the people
| While Mr.. Laner conceded the fact that Nc
| Emery had an uncOntcsted majority OF the dele
| gates, he declined to give an immediate answer
! to this committees inquiry and referred the
| members thereof to a committee appointed by
| the ants as a sort of committee Oh conference.
| This latter committee, cOncedlng the TACT or
| McEnery' S majority, and that his friends ought
| to control the temporary organization, never
| thelcss proceeded to lay down certain condi-
| tions as their ultimatum wi tn which the NC
| Emery people could not comply without forfeit
| ing their self-respcct.
| Mr. Lanier when he saw the two committees
| could not agree, still tcnporized and promised
| to give the McEncry committee an answer by
| the next morning, before the meeting OF the
State Central Committee.
| The next morning he wrote to Mr. Flynn, the
Secretary of the State Central Committee, re-
uuesting him to inform the committee that he
| would not be present at its meeting that day,
and to Gen. Jastremski, Chairman OF the Com
mittee which had called on him the day pre-
viOus as hereinbcfOre mentioned, stating to
him that ereittS h0d trdnSpireI UtMin tie last
trentyfor hours which would preclude his at
tending either at the committee meeting or at
| the convention.
In other words, this was a confession on the
part of John s. Lanier, in whom the Demo
cracy of Louisiana had reposed its confidence
four years ago, that he had proven craven and
traitor to its cause, and was about dellber'
atey to abandon his post OF duty and to stab
the party in the back. He gave notice that he
was unequal to the task which had been assign
ed him by the Democracy, and had become
so entangled i'll the tolls Of an INSCRIPTIONS
minority, that he had fallen by the way-side
the object OF scOrn and contempt OF all honest
and honorable men.
The State Central Committee was equal to
the OCCASION and at once met with a quorum
present, notwithstanding the fact that not q
single anti member put in appearance; appoint
ed Il temporary chairman for the convention
reorSanized the committee and elected that
old Democrat and patriot, Robert G. Wlckllfft
| Chairman. and caused John s. Laner at once
to be notified of his deposition. The u1fathfu
servant was thus degraded and publicly dis
missed from service.
| The regular Democratic Convention then met
at Pixies Hall, at the appointed time, and was
called to order by the temporary chairman reg
ularly appointed by the committee, the Hon
H. P. Wells, of Richand. 1t sat during foul
| days; it examined fully and critically every
contested case named the ticket and adopted
the platform published elsewhere and adjourn
cd 1t was composed of 442 delegates out OF {
possible CSC.
The Adamsites or anti McEnery delegates
never entered that convention never partlcl
pated i'll its proceedings never presented theil
claims or grievances, if they had any; never
preferred any complaints: but, without eXcus,
or provocation, went off by themselves like
| children in pet, and held little side show O.
their own which they mad the temerlty to STYLE
a convention. This side show was called to or
der by the dcpoSed and disSracea Lancr, anc
presumed to put up a ticket for the support o
| Democrats with the - man from st. Mary" a.
| the head.
From the above recital of facts, the people
: ! Will experience no GlHcuIy III UlscOFCtlHt
. which is the true Democratic convention bear
. | ing the seal OF regularity and Democratic usage
, They will at once recognize Ill the convention
, | held in Pixies Hall, the convention of the ole
, Democratic party, call d and held according t.
| Democratic customs and usages and spurn The
, | side show of the State House spurious ar
ticle a delusion and a snare. They will give
ardent support to the regular nominees OF th'
: Democracy, and elect that true Democrat ant
tried patriot, Samuel D. McEnery, and his col
! leagues by a big majority, thus teaching thu
traitors the salutary lesson tnat there is moth
ing in store for the like of them but the meritet
Indignation, scorn, and contempt of an outrag
ed people.