New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-09-24

mcrce of our country be vastly Increased
and facilitated
Resolved, That the improvement of the
Calcasieu Pass being to the western part
of the District what sugar is to the Eastern.
its care il especially recommended to tho
| nominee of this Convention. ns also tho
opening of bayous plaqucminc, Gross Tote,
Lafourchc, Teche and Nermilion and all
navigable streams in the State of Louis
lana the dredging of the lower Lafourche
and rcopening of urgent necessity and
we urge the nominee of this Convention
to use his best endeavors to secure
such Immediate action by the Government
rs will afford the people along its banks
speedy and immc iate relief
Resolved, That the new Democratic FIX
ecutive Committee for this District he
created as follows: Two members from
every parish, to be elected by the delegates
present and seven members to be appoint
cd by the permanent Chairman of this
Convention to be one of tho seven, and it
shall be the duty of said Committee, as
above constituted, to provide for Cam
paign Committee to conduct this campaign,
and the said Executive Committee, as
above provided, shall be called together
for reorganization by tho permanent chair
man of this convention Mt such time and
place AS he may deem advisable.
BE 1t further resolved, That in case of
the death or resignation of the nominee of
this convention before the November elec-
tion, the vacancy caused by such death or
resignation shall be filed by tho selection
OF a nominee to be selected by the Execu-
tive committee, herein above provided for,
the said Executive committee being hereby
authorized to mako said nomination in
ease of such vacancy and to certify it to
the Secretary Of State.
BE il further resolved, That the chair
man OF this convention be and he is hereby
authorized and directed TO certify the
nomination made by this convention to
the secretary of state in the manner and
form required by law.
X. N. SIMS, Chairman.
These resolutions were unanimously al
opted by tho convention.
the chairman then stated that tho nom
ination of candidate to represent the
Third Congressional District was now in
order.
Hon. X. +. Broussard, of Iberia. was
then placed in nomination by Hon. Is. +.
Winchester, OF TerrebOnne, which nomina-
tion was seconded by Hon. Il. n Sims, of
Ascension, and John Marks, of Assump-
ton, with remarks appropriate to tho oc-
cason.
The convention then nominated the Hon
H. +. Broussard, as the Democratic nom
inee for tho Third district, unanimously
and by acclamation.
A committee was then instructed to
wait upon the Hon X. +. Broussnrd and
notify him of his nomination. composed as
follows John Marks, Vim. Cadc, f. d.
Hyde, A. w. Davis and B. +. Winchester.
The committee returned to the convention
with tho Democratic nominee, who was
called to the platform and introduced by
the chairman to the convention Tho Hon.
Il. F. Broussard then thanked tho Demo
Gratis of Third Congressional district for the
honor conferred upon him in strong and
impressive manner, paying beautiful
tribute to the efforts of the Democracy of
this district in tho past /; plainly and un-
mistakably defining his attitude on all ma
tional and local issues and pledgng him
self to carry out tho grand principles of
the Democratic party.