The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16
THE pEmocnAr1c CONTENTION.
Thibodaux Sentinel.


Thibodaux Sentinel.
The Democratic state Nominating Conven.
ton met at Baton Rouge on Dec. l6, 1891, In
Pixies Hail. and nominated a State ticket, with
been made acquainted through the daily press
Elsewhere we publish the ticket, which is q
very strong one, composed, as 1t Is, of lifelong
Democrats who have already been tried and
found not wanting. But it is not Of the ticket
that we wish to speak here but of the conven.
tion itself. Gu readers will recollect that this
convention was called last October by the Dem
ocratic state Central Committee to meet in the
city OF Baton Rouge on December 10th, 1891
but no particular place Of meeting was desig'
mated in the call. tn committee itself had
meet in Baton Rouge on December 14th, 1891
On that day and on the following the commit
tee sat in Baton Rouge and was presided over
by {now ex) chairman Lanier, and every thing
ran smoothly.
Pixies Hall was unanimously selected as the
place for the convention TO meet on December
18th, 1891, at IL n. a sergeant alarms was &C.
lected Tor the convention and g. committee on
printing appointed and other details for the
proper management OF the business OF the con-
vention arranged. All these things were done
without a dissenting voice the anus Or ADAM
sites concurrtng i'll every proposition made and
adopted. The committee then adjourned to
meet on Wednesday Dec. 10, 1891, at 9 a. Ii.
! In the meantime q was appointed
ny the caucus Of McEnery delegates to wait on
chairman Lanier to ascertain from him Wheth.
or he would observe the ttme-honored usages
of the Democracy and appoint a McEnery dele
gate as temporary chairman of the convention,
tnasmuch as MeEnery had a majority OF the
uncontested delegates accredited by the people.
While Mt. Llnler conceded the fact that Nc
Emery had un unoontested majority of the dele
gates, he declined to give sn Immediate answer
to this committees inquiry and referred the
members thereof to a committee appointed by
the ants al Il sort OF on conference.
TINS latter committee, connecting the fact OF
McEnery' majority, and that his friends ought
TO control The temporary organization, never
theless proceeded TO lay down certain condi.
tions as their ultimutum with which the Nc
Emery people could not comply without forfeit.
ing their self-respect.
Mr.. Lanier, when he saw the two committees
could not agree, still tenpo1lzed and promised
to give the McEuery 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-
questing him To INFORM the committee that he
would not lie present ut It's meeting that day,
and to Gen. JaStrenlshl, Chairman OF tue Com.
mittee which had called on him the day pre-
vious as heIeinbeEore mentioned. stating to
him that e5eptS had transpired UiEhtt the last
tcentyJoMr h1urS which would Preclude his at
tending either at the meeting or at
the convention.
In other words, this WAS d confession on the
part OF John >, Laniel, i'll wnom the Demo
cracy OF Louisiana had rcptsed It's confidence
four years ago, that he had proven craven and
q traitor TO It's cause, ana was about delIber-
ately TO abandon his post OF duty and to stab
the party i'll the back. He gave notice that he
was unequal To the task which had been assign.
ed him by the Democracy, ana had become
so ~entangled III the tolls Of ali INSCRIPTIONS
minority, That he mad Iailen by the way-side,
the object OF scorn ana contempt OF all honest
and honorable men.
The State Censral Comm ittee Was equal to
the OCCASION, and at once met with a quorum
present, Notwithstanding Tie fact that not u
single anti member put IN appearance; appoint
ed I temporary chairman for the convention
reorganized the committee and elected that
Old democrat and patriot, 4 lDsrt U. Mtcklif1e
Chairman. and caused John s. Lan1er at once
to be notified OF his deposition. The uafaithful
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.
Il. p. Wells, Of Richland. It sat during four
days il examined fully and critically every
contested case named the ticket and adopted
the platform published elsewhere and adjourn.
ed. It was composed of 442 delegates out of a
possible 6s6.
The Adameites or anti MeEnery delegates
never entered that convention; never partici-
pated in its proceedings ; never presented their
claims or grievances, If they had any: never
any complaints but, without excuse
children in a pet, and held a little side show Of
their own which they had the temerity to style
9 convention. This side show was called to or
der by the ldeposed and disgraeed Lanier, aud
presumed to put up a ticket for the support OF
Democrats. with the man from ST, Mary at |
the head.
9IVul Tue aDoVS 1ec1tal OF lacts, the people
Will experience no difficulty in discovering |
which is the true Democratic convention, bear. |
ing the seal Of regularity and Democratic usage.
They will at once recognize in the convention
held in Pixies Hall, the convention of the old
party, callfd and held according to
customs and usages, and spurn the
side show OF the State House az a spurious ar.
tlcle, q delusion and a snare. They will give
support to the regular nominees of the
Democracy, aud elect that true Democrat and
tried patriot, Samuel p. McEneryJ and his col.
by 4 big majority, thus teaching the
the salutary lesson tnat there is moth.
ing in store for the like Of them but the merited
Indignation, seorn, and contempt OF an outrag.
ed people.