The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-09
A. LEVY, President.
ruE DRmoCRArIC CONVENTION.
Thibotlaux Sentinel.

ThtbodauX Sentinel
The Democratic State Nominating Conven,
ion met at Baton Rouge On Dec 36, 1871. II II
the personnel CT which our readers have already
been made acquainted through the daily press,
Elsewhere We publish the ticket which Is
very strong one, composed, as it is, Of lifelong
Democrats Who havs already been tried and
found not wanting, But 1t ia not Of the ticket
that ne wish to speak here but Of the c0nyen
tion itself Our readers will recolleot that this
convention was called last October by the Dem
ocratio state Central Committee to meet In the
city OF Baton Rouge on December i6tn1 1891
mated in the call, The committee itself had
adjourned &c its October meeting aforesaid TO
On that day and Oh the following the commit.
tee sat III Baton Rouge an1 was presided over
( by tuov ez chairman LgSter, and every thing
ran smoothly.
| Pixies Hal was III animously selected as the
| place for tbs convention To meet on December
18th 1851, ~ % n. d sergeant alarms Was Sc
| lected for the convention and committee on
printing appointed ANA other details for the
| proper Infringement o. the business OF the con'
vehrlon arranged All these things were Qone
| without 4 dissent uS voice; the anus or Adam.
sites couGarriug IN every proposition made and
| adopted. The COP r1lLLGs then adjourned to
| meet on Wednesday Dec. 16, 1891. at u II.
| In tl5 meantiIl5 8 COMMITTEES Was appointed
by le caucus OF aoEnery delegates 10 walt on
chairman Lauitr 70 ascertain Ttom him Wheta-
er he Wuult observe the Gme-hOnored usagea
| OF the Democracy 4Ld appoint d tieEnory dole
gaze rs temporary Chairman OF the convention,
! Iuastnuoh LGEleGy had . majority OF the
u4courosttd delegates accredited py tbs, people.
Wills Mr.. LauI6r conceded the IacL that Mc-
Emery had an uneUnlesLed majority uI the dele
gAiea, Le declined to give IN immediate answer
70 This colalnlttse's Inquiry and referred the
lueAbats thereof to il committee appointed by
the aaIis &c 8 sort Of committee On conference.
TINS latter committee, connecting the fact OF
AlcEaety's LaaJorlty, and that his friends ought
10 control the temporary organization, mover
theleaa proceeded 10 lay down certain Condl-
gspila u their ulttnatum with which the hic-
| Euery people could not comply without forfeit
| ing tllelr eelfsEeBpGCt.
IIr. Lanier when he saw the two committees
could lot agree, gtil tempQrtzed and promised
TO give the AeEneEy comldittee an anewer by
| the next morning, before the meeting of the
| state Central Committee.
| The next N naoratng le wrote to 1fr Flynn, this
Secretary. ol the state Central Committee, re-
| qugstiug him to inform The committee that ho
| youltl not he present at Its meeting that day,
and to Gen. JaGtrrnlgkl, Chairman OF the COM
| atitt.l which had called o. him the day pre-
| yipGs aa LareiAbet3gs mentioned, stating to
him that eEGlltS Rad tFGs5tspSTe6 WttEIlt the last
| tteGHtg.foia 69etfs which WoNd preclude his at
| tending either ~ lie coinlIttee meeting or at
| t4C convention.
| la atAer words, this sggs q confession or the
part vi John e. I&4iGg IN Whom the Demo-
| claGy ut Louisiana had leposad it's confidence
| four years ago, that lie had proven C-aven and
! Il tralter to It's cause ana was apout uGAhSt-
| atcly to abandon his post OF duty and to stab
! the party IN the back. He gave notlee that he
was unequal 10 the task which bad been assign-
| ed him by the Democracy, and had become
| SO entangIed in the tolls of an INSCRIPTIONS
| minority, that he had fallen by the way-side,
/ the object OF seofn and contempt of all honest
/ and honorable men.
The State Central Committee was equal to
the occasion, md at once met with quorum
! present, Notwithstanding the fact that not q
| Single anti member put i'll appearance; appoint
ed i temporary chairman for the convention ;
| IreprEanized the committee and elected that
| old Democrat and patriot. Robert G. WiekHffe
Chairman. and caused John S. Lanter at once
to be notified Of hta deposition. Phe u1faitnful
servant was thus degraded and publicly dis.
missed from service,
| The regular Democratic Convention then met
at etEa's Hall st I le appointed time, and was
/ called tn order by the temporary chairman reg
ularly appointed by tie committee, the HoIl.
+ Fl. 2. Wells, OF Rielland. II sat during four
/ days; it examined fully and critically every
the platform published elsewhere and adjourn
ell. It was composed Of i42 delegates out nj q
/ possible 6aa.
/ never entered that convention; never partlci
pated III its proceedings never presented theiI
claims or grievances, II they had any; never
or provoeationt went of by themselves like
children III pet, and held a little side show OF
their own which they had the temerlty TO style
Ia convention. This side show was called to or
der By the depogsd and disgraeed Lanier. and
presumed to put UP ticket for the support Of
Democrats, with tue man from ST. Mary al
tie head
From the above recital OF facts, the people
II viii experience No difficulty in discovering
which IS the true Democratic convention, lear
Ing the seal of regularity and Democratic usage
ILey viii 1T once recognize In the convention
hold iii Pixies Hall, the convention OF the old
= Democratic party cal and held according &c
Democratic customs and uSages, and spurn the
side show Of the EIars House as a spurious ar
ticle a deluson and snare. They will give
ardent support to th5 regular nominees OF tht
Democracy, aud elect that true Democrat and
tried patriot, Samuel D MoEnery, aud hS col
leagues by ii biz majority, thus teaching The
traitors the Ealulary lesson tnat there ia noth
ing in st re for the like OF them but the er1ted
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