St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-01-23
Proceedings of the Democratic 10Th
Senatorial and 18th Judicial Dis
tricf Convention Held at Church
Point December 2Sth, 1891.

/ tricf Convention Held at Church
Point December 28th, 1891.
! The Convention was called to order b
Honorable Homer Baroussse, Chairman q
the District Democratic Executive Com
4 mlttee, who called upon DIR. S. p Ward +
act as temporary Chairman. Dr. Ware
on taking the chair, announced that th
| hrst thing in order was the election of
temporary Secretary. e. B. Dubuisson wa
duly and unanimously elected.
| A Committee on Credentials was, OF
motion duly seconded, dispensed with, ant
the following named gentlemen, claiming
seats as delegates were then read by tn
Secretary, viz:
| Acadia-Homere Barouse, Alex Rich
ard, &Telesphor Gaspard, Frank Brooks
| Edgar Guidry, *Hippolite Andrepont NJ
J. Andrus, and Jno. E. Pelten.
| It Landry-Dr. S. P. Ward, Geo. Pull
ford, Sr., e. s. Clements, E. G. Milburn
Pat Donahy, &c. T. Griffith, y. F. Anderson
tenot, David Meche, *W. E. Jelks, Charles
Lafieur II. I'll. Burleigh, Fabius Vidrine
aPaul Stagg, T. S. Fontenot, L. ]. Dossman
Simon b. Manuel, J. B. Bergeron; Sab
sent and on motion duly seconded, they
were unanimously recognized and seated
On motion duly seconded and unani
mously carried, the delegates present were
authorized and empowered to cast the Ell
tire vote of their respective parishes.
On motion duly seconded and unani-
mously carried, the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent.
Nominations having been declared in
order, Hon. e. t. Lewis was nominated by
acclamation for District Judge, e. B. Du-
buisson, Esq, nominated by acclamation
for District Attorney. and Messrs. Jno. E.
al Il e
Senators by unanimous rising vote
On motion of C. w. Ward duly carried,
the Chair appointed committee of five ON
Resolutions, as follows, viz: C. W. Ward,
l. 5, Fontenot, Pat Donahy, Homer Bar
rouse and Frank Brooks.
On motion of L. S. Fontenot duly second
ed and unanimously carried, it was re-
solved that the District Executive Com
mittee be recognized and constituted as
follows: Nine from the Parish of St. Lam n
dry and six from the Parish of Acadia, to
be chosen by the delegates from their res
pectlye parishes and one from the district
at large to be eX-officio Chairman and to
be chosen by the Convention.
Recess for half an hour
On reconvening, the Committee, through
the Chair, submitted the following reso-
lutIons, which were unanimously adopted. !.
WHEREAS, 1t is meet and proper for every
assemblage of the people to express their
views upon the political questions of the
day; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Democracy of the 18th
Senatorial and 18th Judicial Districts in
assembled,
|. That, while we deprecate the dissen-
tions recently exhibited in the Democratic
party at the convention held at Baton
Rouge, We hereby declare that the oppo-
nents of the Lottery deserve the thanks of
the good people of Louisiana for the bold
stand taken by them at Baton. Rouge that
they represented the true Democratic prin-
clple of opposition to monopolies; and
That the convention held by them at the
State House and called to order by Hon.
lohn 3: Lanler, Chairman of the State
Central Executive Committee, was the
rue and only genuine Democratic Con-
1ention
2. That we heartily endorse and pledge
,ur earnest support to the ticket nomina-
ed by them, feeling assured that, by the
election of Hon. Murphy ]. Foster and
hose associated with him on the ticket,
Democratic principles will be maintained,
md that the State of Louisiana will enjoy
IN honest and upright administration of
is affairs, free from the blighting and cor
upting influences of monopotistic wealth |
md the lnsatiate greed of wealthy gam
,lers.
3. That we are unalterably opposed to
he existence of any and all lotteries in |
'ur State, and especially to the so-called |
Revenue Amendment" to whose defeat |
It the coming election we pledge cur best
ndeayors.
The following names were then proposed
IS members of the District Executive Com
aittee and unanimously elected, viz:
St Landry ]. Barry, DR. G. A. NJ. /
'ooke, Philip Stage E. s. Clements, T. II. |
lewis, Sr, G. T. Griffith, J. J. Fontenot,
Eugene MeGee, DR. NJ f. Clopton.
Acadia--H. Barousse, W. g. Brooks, E.
J. Harmon, Donat Pucheu, NJ J. Andrus
nd Matthieu Pousson
District at Large-W.S S. Frazee, Ex-officio
hartman; and on motion duly seconded,
hey were unanimously elected.
On motion of Martin J. Andrus duly
the following resolution was
adopted. viz: %
Resolved, That the District Senatorial
nd Judicial Executive Committee be, and
ley are, hereby empowered and author
led to fill any vacancies that may occur
mong the nominations this day made,
nd to fill same from the parishes as they
re now represented ON the ticket.
On motion duly seconded, it was Re
1lyed. That a copy of these proceedings be
FINISHED the Ranger and ST LANDRY
LARIoN for publication.
After the adoption of the customary res
lutions of thanks, the Convention ad-
burned sine die. E. b. DuBUIssoN,
Secretary.