St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-04-29

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West Feliciana ........... a
WaShingtln -.............. .0
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LEONARD SMITH, Chairmen.
Attest: JAS. H. DUCOTE, Sec.
The u, designed members Of the COM
m,t,C, presided over by Louis Desma-
rails. comprising four-dfths OF s"id com
mitiee, % now constituted, and beirt
more than . quorum OF the entlre com
n,ittee. do hereby concur and unite IL
tho above call.
NIKE WINFIELD. Vice PresloeL'
W. w. JOHNSON. Recording Secretar,
]. y. BEKHIL, Secretary.
]. w. HARDY. Geo. .. Uuns'
Harry Virgins. victor ta9ils.
J. A. Tickner. Moses Ancets''
A.. Martin. ): :. Goses'
L. J. thompson. u. BLOCK,
Joel B. Churchill. LUIS Castin.
]. Al Edwards. Geo. n. niesei
On motion of \. Panalle. the call Wat
read, approved. and ordered sPrss'-
n prp the minutes.
The temporary roll being cSlicd, d
delegates answered to their names.
The chair announced . quorum pree
ent and the Cow, Elton ready for bnsi-
ness. The kev. Washington Spoonei
Was lnyit,d to invoke the Divine bless
inS.
On m otion OF Mr.. Bloch, Of st. Landry.
duly seconded. ommittee VI nine Oh
credentials was appointed ~ 1oiiows'
h. Bloch, Chairman. Alex Smith a. =.
Fontini. !. L. DucOte E. L. Aoody. a.
LichArd, Jr., W. Spooner, ChAs. Steele
VIM. Duplessis. A.
credentials presented to the;r. reporte'
the following delegates entitled 1 seats
il tn. convent ton, viz:
Avoyell,s. L. J. Sour, =. q. Duco .
A. Noguz. ~
Rivers, Vim. Dup!essis. Col. A. S:aith'
Il. j. Howard, J. Il. Lewis, jackson
Yolliyer, J. Is. Taylor. l.. II. Williams
J. y. wilson, Il. win6eld. spencer
Headly, lhos. Smiler J. W. Washington.
Geo. II, Waxgamsn. B. l. Overstr.et. !
81. Cbas. Vidal, L. T. Germany, II. J.
Allen, Vim. Hendrlcl. IT., Richard Wit
son. Ctas.- A. Roberts.
s;ol Alex smith and Mr.. Winfield cast
| inn one-h.if vote each, AID the balanc.
one-quurtsr vote each.
Wvsl Baton Rouge, A. Richard. Jr.,
Harry Virgins IT,, ]. T. Jalot. Essex
lapran, frank Dulany. BENZ. SlePtoe,
J. ". fsttin. ]. Tacxno. to cast ehres
votes.
East Feliciana, Abram Robinson an.
| Geo. J, Reilly, one-half vote each.
West F-liclana, elem SewalL
Liv,neston, Horace Mccoy.
Poapte Ioupee, John Ioist J. b.
Churchill, W. spooner. Erbin DAvens-
Lurg, G. Decuir. :,
81. Lanury, Moses Green, Harry DlocL
ard Arthur Green. =.
st. Tammsny, a. E. Fontini. W. ".
Johnson, Victor Fauris, Jos. Matthews.
81. Helena, Leonard Smith.
Tanyiuahoa, J. w. Basseet, =. II.
Wainwright, J. h. Bhler, II. Panalle,
CASTING on.-fourtL vote each. and Geo.
Baigei casting two VOTES.
Washington, q. A. AsEee.
II. BLOCH, Chairman.
And the members cOncurrlnK, except
Col Alex SMITH, Who cOncurs IN the re-
port with exception q that part Of ths
report, relative to the East Iaton Rouge
ldei. cation. On IN OH on Of II. Bloch. duly
seconded. the above report was adoptsd
ON motion OF ". W. johnson. OF 81
Tam many, duly seconded. . committee
OF nine ON Per M aent Organization wa
NJ oo,nted ss follows, to-wit:
". ", johnson, chairman. Alex No.
ruex. Moses Green, Anstole Panalle
Napoleon Underwood, II. Win1eli, j.
IA. Uucote, charles steele. Benjamin
Steptoe.
Upon motion. duly seconded, the con
yen,ion took Yeoess OF fifteen minutes
and on ,eassenbiiDg, the committee on
Permanent UTgsnixstion reported tO thu
convention ~ follows. viz:
10 the President aud Members Of the ctl
Con ressional Republican Convention
Gentiemcn-Me your committee o.
Permanent Organization respectfully
recommend the following narled officer,
Of this convention, to-wlt:
Gen. l.. ]. Souer, chairman.
Hon. W. Wylie johnson. LIST vic'
chairman.
.-eoI.rd Smith, 2ad vice chairman
j. n. Ducote. secretary.
| b. v. baxanco, assistant secretary.
J. =. Lewis seEg can't NJ arms
Your committee further recon mends
that the 9th District Congressional he.
publican com aittee shall he composed
Q, one member from each Parish, to bt
selected by the respective delegation.
thereof, and fifteen mem bers at large 4
be appointed by the c.,sifman of sal;
committee.
We further recommend that the fol
lowing named persons be aud are here :,
N ade tie officers of said district con
II i.t.e. to-~lt:
Gen. l.. }. Souer. chairman.
Hon. W. Wy.ie johnson. LIST vic'
| chairman.
Alike Winfield. Cad vice chairman
Leonard Smith. Sd vice chairman.
J. H. Ducote. recording secretary
A. Richard, Jr., assistant secretary
A. l.. Fontini. Treasurer.
And that ssid officers be and are here
by mxde ex-ofiiclo membels ofsaid com
nittee. Respectfully submitted.
w. ". Johnson, Chairman
Ard the members concuErinR.
On motion Of Mr.. w. w. johnson
duiy seconded, the report Of tie com
mititee on Permanent Oranizstiun va
adopted.
On motion of A. PAnalle, duly eeconl
ed, al Yssol itions were deferred TO com
miites ON resolutions when appointed
On motion Of J. b. Churchill, Of POin
Co upee. duly seconded. = committee o
nine ON resolutions was apr ointed, viz
j. B Churchill, chair man, a. Nosuez
Alex smith, N. Underwood. franl
Delaney, Harry Wiegins, Leonars
smith. &. C. Howard, B. v. Baraneo
The com niites reported the followiu,
res lun.ns, which we're unanimously
adopl 81, six:
WasrsaA The people Of the Unitet