St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-01-09
Proceedings of the Parish Democratic
Convention, Held ON the 9th Day
Of Dec, 1891, in the Court
House at OpeIousas, st.
Landry Parish, La.

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Landry Parish, La.
The Convention was called to order by
| Major NJ. r. Wilson, Chairman of the
/ Democratic Executive Committee. Mr..
! Adolphe Stagg was selected by the body as
/ Temporary Chairman and Messrs M. L.
| Swords and G. T. Hawkins as Temporary
| Secretaries,
| On motion of Mr.. Laurent ]. Dossman,
| the following Committee on Credentials
was selected: Laurent ]. Dossman, Chair
man: Thomas R. Carroll, Sr., Benjamin
Guidry, Geo, L. Hazard, E. G. Milburn.
A recess of half an hour was then taken
| to allow the Committee on Credentials to
| report
The Committee reported thirty-two pre-
| cincts, represented BY one hundred and
| fifty-four delegates present, as follows:
| Dossman-C. T. Griffith and J. M. Dear,
| proxy to c. T. Griffith.
Washington-Dr G. A. M Cooke, B. T.
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. Lafeur.
Mallet-Edward Moreau, Lueien Joubert,
s. j. Goslin, Arthur Pitre and Joseph Jou-
bert.
Bayou Chicot-Alfred Deyille, T. II.
Thompson, ]. B. Singletary, G. w. Kelley,
Napoleon Johnson, H. d. Courtney, Pat
Donahy, Elmns Campbell, proxy to q.
p. Carson, and e P. Carson.
Plaisance, at Joe Vidrine's-Dr. d. W.
Foster Emar Andrepont and Edgar Lam
dry.
Morrow. F. Lowery, Hy Burleigh and
w. F, Clopton, NJ. D.
Coulee Croehe-Honore Meche, TrevilIe
Leger, proxy to G. Thibodeaux, Omer
Miller, Benz. Guidry, Chas Thibodeaux,
Adelma Guidry, Gustaye Delahousaye and
Divide Guidry.
Beaver-W j. Morris, W. A. stovall and
O. L. Fontenot.
Opelousas-Geo. Pulford, ST., E. s. Glenn
ents, J. j. Thompson, w. S. Frazee, I. S.
Fontenot, Austin Lacombe, Sol Loeb,
Robert Chachere, Ike Roos, Rene Carriere,
Ambrose Valin, Ernest Roy and ] II. Stew
art.
Faquetaique-Simon B. Manuel, Erville
]. Fontenot, Henry Young, Jr., II. Q. Reed,
d. I'll. MCGEE, Ed. Dubuisson, Don Louis
Fontenot ana David Couryille
Grand Couteau-J. L. Guilbeau, Ben An
drus, ]. e. DAILY, A. G. Oliver DIR. Z. S.
Barry, D. Meche, E. j. Jordon and DR.. B..
Guilbeau.
Bellevue-Major. MIR. Wilson.
Vile Plate-A. e. Butler, 0. I. Lafieur,
proxy to Joe Bordelon, ]. B. Manuel, proxy
to L. J. Dossman, Jos. Lafeur, proxy to E.
7. Iafieur, Theodule Vidrine, proxy to L..
J. Dossman, Jos. Duos, proxy to L. J. Doss-
man, Joseph Bordelon, ]. B. Jeanise, Jean
Louis Fuselier, proxy to L. ]. Dossman
and Armand Brignac
Richards Store Rhed Harvey, w. J..
Jelks and w. S. Boykin.
Lower Mammoth-Hypolite Vidrine,
proxy to Henry p. Fontenot, Francois
johnson, proxy to Olibe Manuel, ULCER
Vidrine, proxy to Henry P. Fontenot. One
ZINE Rider, proxy to Henry z. Fontenot,
not, Henry p Fontenot, Theophile vi
drine and Olibe Manuel.
Old Grand Prairie-A. L. Fontenot, Ga
briel Joubert, G. Tate, T. R. Carroll, Sr,
Ezra Martin, Arthemon Lafeur and NJ.
Robert
Plaquemine Point-Ed- Higginbothom,
Armand Richard and L. O. Bour-
Plaisance, at achapelles-Adam Reed
and Cleophas Andrepont.
Palmetto-PolinsL. Fontenot.
Whiteville-E B. Dubuisson, E. G. Mil
burn, Philip stagg and Adolphe stagg.
Leonyille-Emile Lanclos, ]. B. Berge-
ron, J. B. Roy, Anatole Arnaud, Pierre
proxy to Chas Clay, Lewis Sicily, Antoine
Lanclos proxy to Pierre Mistrick.
Lower Bayou Boeuf-J. w. Daniel
Point Grand Louis-H. III. Fontenot,
Clinton Tate, 0livrel Guillery, SafntyfHe
Jeansonne, and Ermogene Guillory.
Waxia-M l. Bihm and G. T. Hawkins.
Melyille-J E. Church.
Mammoth, at ], ]. Landreneau's 's-Thos.
Butler, n. N. Guillory, Sebastien Fontenot,
Ucariste Fontenot, A. ]. Fontenot, Theo-
gene Reed, p. 2. Guillory and Albert An
drus.
Barbreck-Homer Savant, proxy to Philip
Stagg, Chas. Laheur and @. s. Prosser.
Chataignier-D. P. Lafieur, proxy to
to Theophile Roza, j. B. s. sManRel, proxy
to Theophile Roza, Theophile Roza, Homer
Attales. Fabius Vidrine v. V Guillory,
proxy to Fabius Vidrine, and Louis Veil
Ion
Notleyville-A G. Deyillier and Edgar
Deyillier.
Mr.. ]. J. Thompson moved that the report
be adopted and the Committee dis
charged, which was accordingly done.
On motion of Mr.. G. I. Hawkins, Mr.. B.
f. 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.
DR.. w. F. CIopton offered the following
as the order of business to be adopted by
the Convention, which was adopted Nom
ination Of 1st. District Judge; Ind, District
Attorney 3rd, one State Senator 4th, three
Members of the Legislature; 5th, Sheriff
9th, Clerk; 7th, Coroner; Sth, State Dele
gates; 9th, District Delegates; 10th, Report
Of Committee on Resolutions.
Mr.. G. T. Hawkins offered the following
as substitute: Nomination of, 1st State
Delegates End, District Delegates; 3rd,
District Judge; 4th, District Attorney
5th, Senator; 9th, Members of the Legisla-
ture; 7th, Sheriff; Sth, Clerk 9th, Coroner.
The original motion prevailed.
On motion of DIR Reed, the delegates
were instituted to vote as unit, at the
District Convention, for Judge u. I. Lewis,
and no proxies to be allowed.
On motion of NJ. i. Swords, the delegates
were instructed to vote as a unit, at the
District Convention for E. B. Dubuissen
for District Attorney.
On motion of Mr. H. d. Courtney, the
delegates were instructed to vote for T. W.
Ward as Senator.
MrT. S. Fontenot offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention comedies
to Acadia Parish the right to choose cam
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