The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-09-29

Lncl,pnrt, La. Sept. 23i., 1894

Lafourehe assembled IN Nass Meeting
in the Public School House Of Lock-
port on SUNDAY. September 23l, 1894
for the purpose of elrctine % dele
gates to tn. 81 Congressional Demo-
cratic Nominating Convention to be
held in Houma on Wednesday, October
Sd. 1894.
Fully $50 citizens of the Parish at
tended the meeting, among whom
were the following prominent gentle
men from ThibodauX and surrounding
neighborlood judge l.. =. Caiisouet,
James Btary, sheriff. g. j. Barker.
Clerk Of Court. II. \. Corlon, Clerk Of
the Police Jury. Thomas Beary, Emile
L. Morvant, memner of the Police
Jury. Hon. l.. A TroSc!#ir, rrplesen.
tative of Latourc!,e, l.. j. Tfosclair,
Hon. Thns. d. Kent. president # The
Police Jury, NuIna Eltert, Il member
of the School Board, Edgar Mervant.
Lee Fofet. Henry Moryant, Judge
Thomas A Badea1x, and several otl,
ers whose names have escaped MS, and
all :he notables agouad Lnckport and
vicinity.
The meeting vas called to order Ivy
Mr. j. Prudent. Boarg OF L0ckvnrt, and
DR.. n. Z. knobloch was unanimously
elected chairman. and Messrs. Paul
Meyer and Emanuel Barlios. secreta-
rItS.
The chairman, after thanking the
meeting tor the honor conferred upon
him. explained the object of the meet
lug ami j dging from the large gather
ing present, added that it did not seem
the old Democratic party had lost any
Of It's old time appearance, for all of
its branches are still there, with the
exception of II few leaves which had
dropped off.
At the conclusion of DR., Knobloch's
address, which was applaud ID to the
echo, on motion of Hon. II n. Couion
duly seconded by Mr.. Frank P. PARA,
the following committees were an
pointed to report at this meeting:
On resolutions Chas. J. Barker. H.
n. C"ulon, Frank p. PARA. Judge l..
Z. ,Casliouet and G. d. Balrios.
On selection of 20 delegates to the
Congressional nominating Conven-
ton q. Abribat, j.. Thos. -. Kent.
Thos. A. Badeanx, Joseph O. Toups
and d. kobichalx this selection to
be 2 delegates from each ward, ana 8
delegates at large.
During the preparation of the report
by the committee on resolutions. and
tit selection of delegates by the last
named committee, Chairman Kuo-
bloch introduced one after the other
the following gentlemen who address
ed the meeting on tie live issues of
the day j: Hon. i. II. Foreman of New
Orleans ana Maj, W. 2. Martin WHO
spoke Ill Eagtish and Judge l.. Z.
CaIlloHet and Judge Ttios. 4. Bade"ux
WIN sppk" Ia t~Iencii.
the report ot tine committee on del
egates was tAen submitted and uas
adopted, rs follows:
W. recommend the persons for !
delegates to the Hounod convention For
the hfst ward, Emile L. Morvant ana Thorn
As htary second ward, II. \. Coulon and
nh9nias a. 3aieAuX third ward. Joseph
NJ Lc!"rt and Paul Breaux fourth ward. j
Jsseph %; Toups and Ferdinand Birilleaux
NTH ward, felicieu Ioups and Leufroid i
ifosci"lr sixth ward, Ulysse Tauzin, ana
Lawrence hrao.Ger seventh ward, C. O.
rousseau and ia. Chauvin Eighth ward.
Sylvester Baudoin and Hamilton Avo
tenth ward, File Ducos an, W. ~ ''Ian
raine for the parish at larra mo n
Kent, eonidas A. Trosrlair. /, T. CaitIyrat
D4lnaS it0HicnauX, + =. Para. q - Itar1
rios, Clay knoDioch, Lee j. Ferret.
Your Committee rtcommends that tbo
delegation from this Darfsh he ins+r,ct, ~ *
cast the vote of this parish in the unrIn,o
convention as i unit, those delegates mrs
to east the vote as the ms inritv gsb,u
~
The committee On resolutions renortpd as
follows
'IAe Democrats of Lafourcha in mass
assembled, resolved that we coz.
daily indorse the Hon. Andre,y p,i.a ~.
able and brilliant Representative. for re-