St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-01-02
Proceedings of the Parish Democratic
Convention, Held on the 9th Day
Of Dec, 1891, in the Court
House at 0pelOusas, st.
Landry Parish, La.


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. nj. l..
Swords and G. E. Hawkins as Temporary
Secretaries,
On motion of Mr. Laurent J. Dossman,
the following Committee on Credentials
was selected: Laurent j. Dossman, Chair
man: Thomas r. Carroll, Sr, Benjamin
Guidry, Geo, l.. Hayard, E. G. M1fburn.
A recess of half an hour was then taken
to allow the Committee on Credentials to
report.
The Committee reported thirty-two pre-
cinets, represented BY one hundred and
ffty-four delegates present, as follows:
Dossman--C I. Griffith and ]. NJ. Dear,
proxy to G. r Griffith.
Washington-Dr. G, A. NJ. Cooke, b. f.
Hardesty, Jackson Perry, j. w. Moore,
Henry Joubert and Ed. Harmon
Big Cane-M L. Swords. Frank Ander-
son, j. A Boyd and G. l.. Hayard 4
Plaisance, at Chretien's-H E. Joubert,
proxy to Henry Joubert
Belair Cove-E. T. Laleur.
Mallet-Edward Moreau, Lucien Joubert,
s. J. Goslin, Arthur Pitre and Joseph Jou-
BAYOU Chicot-Alfred Deville, 7. H.
| Thompson, J. B, Singletary G. w. Kelley,
Napoleon johnson, II. d. Courtney, Pat
Donahy, Elmns Campbell, proxy to d.
P. Carson, and = Z, Carson; ~
Plaisance, at Joe Vidrines-D d. w.
Foster, Emar Andrepont and Edgar Lam
Morrow. F. Lowery, Fly Burleigh and
w. T. Clopton, M. D.
Coulee t,roche-Ho onore Meche, Treville
Leger, proxy to G. Thibodeaux, Omer
Miller, Benz. .Guidry, Chas. Thibodeaux,
Adelma Guidry, Gustave Delahousaye and
BeaverNW j. Morris, w a. sto9all and
O. L. Fontenot.
opelousas-Geo Pulford, Sr., L. s. Glenn
ents, J. J. Thompson, w. S. Frazee, I. s.
Fontenot, Austin Lacombe, Sol. Loeb,
Robert Chachere, Ike Roos, Rene Cafriere,
Ambrose Valin, Ernest Roy and j. I. Stew
art.
Faouetaiaue-Simon B. Manuel, Eryille
| J. Fontenot, Henry Young, Jr., II. o. Reed,
e. FL. McGee, Ed. Dubuisson, Don Louis
Fontenot and David Courville.
| Grand Couteau-J. L. Guilbeau, Ben An
| drus, ]. E. DAILY, A. G. Oliver. DR.. e. 5.
Barry, D. Meche, E. J. Jordon and DR.. b.
Bellevue-Maior. MR.. Wilson.
Vile Plate-A. Z. Butler, 0. [. Lafeur,
proxy to Joe Bordelon, J. B. Manuel, proxy
| to L. J. Dossman, JOS Lafieur, proxy to o.
T. Lafeur, Theodule Vidrine, proxy to L.
| j. Dossman, os. Duos, proxy to /. j. Doss-
man, Joseph Bordelon, J. b. Jeanlse, Jean
Louis Fuselier, proxy to L. j. Dossman
and Armand Brignac
Richards Store-Rhed Harvey, w. j.
JeIks and w. S. Boykin.
Lower Manmoth-Hypoli 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 2. Fontenot
Olin 2. Manuel, proxy to Henry T; Fonte-
not, Henry p Fontenot Theophile Vi
drine and 0libe Manuel.
Old Grand Prairie-A. L. Fontenot, Ga
briel Joubert, G. Tate, T. r. Carroll, ST.
Ezra Martin, Arthemon Lafienr and NJ
Robert
Plaquemine Point-Ed. Higginbothom
Armand Richard and L. o. Bonr-
geois, proxy to Armand Richard;
Plaisance, at Iachapelle Reed
and Cleophas sadrepont.
Palmetto-Po PolinssL. Fontenot.
Whiteville-E. b. Dubuisson, e. 9. Mil
burn, Philip Stage and Adolphe Stagg
Leonville--Emile Lanclos, ]. B. Berge,
ron, J. B. Roy, Anatole Arnaud, Pierre
Mistrick, Jules Quibedeau, Alexis Moreau
proxy to chas Clay, g.s Lewis aS4 Sicily Antoine
Lower Bayou Beuf-J. w. Daniel.
| Point Grand Louis-H. H. Fontenot
Clinton Tate, Oliyrel Guillory, saintyille
Jeansonne, and Ermogene GuiIlory.
| Waxia-M L. Bihm and G. I. Hawkins
| MelviIle-J. g. Church.
Mammoth, at ]. J. Landreneau's-Tho
/ Butler, N N. Guillory, Sebastien Fontenot
! Ueariste Fontenet, A. ]. Fontenot, Theo-
gene Reed, P. P. Guillory and Albert An
drus.
Barbreck-H Homer Savant, proxy to Philip
/ stagg, Chas Lafeur and Q. S. Prosser.
/ Chataignier-D p Latieur, proxy tt
/ Theophile Roza, Alphonse Outlet, proxy
to Theophile Roza, J. B. S; Manuel, proxy
i Attales, Fabius Yidrine. " v auillory
proxy to Fabius Vidrine, and Louis Veil
Notleyville-A.C. C. Devillief an5 Edgal
| DeyiIlier.
Mr.J ]. Thompson moved that the report
be adopted and the Committee dis
/ charged, which was accordingly done.
/ +. Hardesty was made permanent Chair
/ man of the Convention.
On motion of Mr. j. j. Thompson, A. /
Stagg and E. s. Clements were made per
i manent Secretaries.
4 DR. w. f. Clopton offered the following
/ as the order of business to be adopted b,
4 the Convention. which was adopted: Nom
/ nation OF, 1st, District Judge; End, Distric
/ Attorney 3rd, one State Senator 4th, thre
/ Members of the Legislature; 9th, Sheriff
/ 9Th, Clerk; 7th, Coroner; 8th, State Dele
s gates; 9th, District Delegates; 10th, Repor
4 of Committee on Resolutions.
i Mr.. G. T. Hawkins offered the following
! as a substitute: Nomination of, 1st, Stat
i Delegates; 2nd, District Delegates, 3ro
4 District Judge; 4th, District Attorney
d 5th, Senator; 9th, Members of the Legisla
ture: 7th, Sheriff; Sth, Clerk 9th, Coroner
The original motion prevailed.
On motion of DIR. Reed, the delegate
were instituted to vote as a unit, at tn
District Convention. for Judge g. T. Lewis
and no proxies to be allowed.
On motion of NJ. l.. Swords, the delegate
i were instructed to vote as unit, at tn
District Convention, for E. B. Dubuisso
| for District Attorney.
B On motion of Mr.. II. D. Courtney, th
| delegates were instructed to vote for G. "
E Ward as Senator.
} Mr.. r. S. Fontenot offered the followin
resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention eoneede
to Acadia Parish the right to choose caf
: didate for Senator, and that the delegate
to the District Senatorial Convention, fror
| St. Landry Parish, be and are hereby IL
I structed to vote for a Senator from Acadi
I Parish, to be put in nomination by th
y delegation from said Parish of Acadia, BIT
I in case the delegation from Acadia Paris
refuses to put in nomination an Anti-Lo
! terry or Farmers Alliance candidate fc
) the State Senate, then, in that event. th
: delegates from st. Landry Parish, shall pl
+ in nomination and support for that offic
l Farmers Alliance candidate from th
Parish of st. Landry.
!. On motion, duly seconded, Ado1ph
5 Stage, Geo. Pu1ford, Sr,, and Pat Donah
: were nominated, by acclamation, for Re-
J; resentatiyes to The Legislature.
j Moved and seconded that T. s.. F0nten,