The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-27

Three members to be chosen bK the
COMMITTEES Of which tho Honorable
5astlemski Is chairman; three b,
he committee of which the Honorable
Theodore s. Wilkinson il chairman;
and the Honorable john :. Young is
designated as the seventh mem
her and chairman Of SAID committee.
IL is hereby made the duty of said
committee Ia afford each side equal
representation il tho commissioners of
election IT ench polling place thrmgh-
out the State and an odd man TO he
selected alternately nv each fact On
under such rules as may be established
nv said committee 81 seven, aud said
committee Of seveh shall give Mt least
fifteen days notice Ofsa 4 election by
publication.
Fifth, All white Democratic voters
shall have "a right to vote at sail cleo
paIish of 0Fleans shall have beeR regis
tered at least ten days ptiur to said
election.
Sixth. There shall he as many polling
places at said election throughout the
State as at 4 general election, the Local
ti1n Of said polling places to be fixed
bv said committee of even,
The State central committee shall he
reGrganized after said election, as fol
lows. viz: By the election of one
member from e CHI parrish throughout
the st to. and one from etch ward in
the Pari h of Orleans, to he voted for
at the same time aud upon the same
ticket as the State ticket. In addition
to said members ST elected, i'll the event
that the Hon. Samuel d. McEnery be
elected, the Hon Leon JastIemski shall
he ex OficiO Il member of said State
central committee and shall appoint
twenty. four other ~persanStO he mem
ner at large. In the event that the
tlun. Murphy j. Foster be elected, the
Hon, Theodore : Wilkinson snail be
ex-uficiO Il member of said State cen
Cral COMMITTEES aud shall appoint
twenty -four other nerscns to be mem
beers al large; and the Hon. Leon JAS
tremski, if the McEnery ticket br cleo
eel. is hereby further empowered to
convene SAID State central COMMITTEES.
and Hon. Theodore :. Wilkinson of
the Foster ticket be , lected, is in the
Same n empowered to convene
said State central committee when Or
ga4Iizea as above, shall adopt such rules
as may seem totllem most eXpedienttO
harmonize parts differences existing ia
the various parishes where dual parish
committee aRd dual tickets may have
teen nominated.
The report of the conference commit
tee was then unanimously ratified.
A motion was off red and carried to
proceed to the.
ELECTION oFTHE THREE MEMBERS,
Who shall represent the McEntry side
IN the committee of seven, and Cap.
John Fitzpatrick, Mr.. Charles A. Butler
aud Col. CFandell were selected.
Mr.. Houston started To move an ad
jOurnment subject to the call Of the
chair, but Mr.. Crandell interrupted
him to ma he u statemsn He said he
had just had Il conference with the
lion. Young, of CaddO, who had pro
missed to remain in the city until Mon
day, aud requested the committees of
which he had been appointed as the
seventh member to meet him at IL
O'clock gu Monday at the st. Charles
Hotel. tor the purpose of carrying Out
the objects for which ithad been form
ed.
On motion of Mr.. Houston the chair
man was directed to nOtlfA Col Young
&. Ofthe election OF Messrs. Fitzpatrick
Butler and CIandellas members of the
committee.
MIR. Butler, rising said it hal been
agreed that the two committees should
exchange agreements after they had
, been duly approved Wy the chairman.
de therefore moved that ChaiImau
: Jastremski be directed To transmit to
the other side the agreement
$JUsT RATIFIED
and receive in exchange the agreement
lutiiied Ey tile k0stercOmmittee.
, MI. Houston moved that Il vote Of
thanks he rendered to the conference
committee for their latOIs.
Congressman BOatner suggested that
the motion be b~rOadened into IA resolu-
tinn which should express the profound
thanks oil the committee tOthe partll =
tic Democrats of both sides who had so
zealunsly labOIed 10 bring about this
happy settlement of the differences ex-
listing between them,
Gel. Buatner's suggestion was adopt
ed and the resolution carried.
Col. Crandelt referred To the hospi-
table treatment extended 10 the mem :
hers of the committee by Col. Rivers.
of the 81. Charles, who declined to re-
criVe any compensation, aud moved Il
VOTE OF thanks, which motion was un
anilnoas!y adopted.
Judge Kennedy rose andsaid, before
adjourGing the gentlemen ought to
bear in mind one thing which was that
this is just tile beginning of the cam
paign and thar the cry now should br
.F0 your tents, o ISrae! - Every man
should buckle on his and show
that
M'ENERY Is II CHOICE OF THE DEMO-
CRACI
of Louisiana, by aG least 5000 major.
ity. That is what is wantod, now il
the opportunity to prove what had
always been claimed by the side Judge
Kennedy represented. That McEnery i.
1 the choice Of the people.
There were cries fur Congress smaI
4 BOstner. Col. Bt.atner responded. II,
i said the report of the committee ~
i, conference had aff ,rdeh i happy snlu
i tlnn of the difficulties that seemed {.
ssIr,ouni the SIT IA ion AS a Demo
esat aud II cltiz u ut Louisiana, IL
hItted thiS settlement of IecaHtIyexist
Htg differences with feelings wlliclt b.
ANS 1nepiy ,h1e 10 drs.fIbr. since i
afforded d certain solution o. the dit
i ~leiencrs aud il characterization of tiIG
! party as far AS lid. mOny WAS possible
n II W.ts Sna.4t.-. RI r ,Il cnuIl Il,