The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-29

G.. PERSON,
]. Y. SANDERS.
The convention was declared per-
manently organized and proceeded
to business.
A committee on resolutions to be
composed of fifteen members were
appointed, one member from each
PARISH appointed by the delegates of
their respective parishes, and three
members at large appointed by the
chairman. as follows:
Ascension, r. N. Sims; Assump-
ton, E. p. Munson; Cameron, E.
Sturlese; Calcasieu, A. l.. Lyons;
iberia, Walter ]. Burke; Iberville,
A. K. Grace; Lafayette, Overton
Cade; Lafourche, Gordon Reddy;
St. Martin, DR.. Arthur Guilbeau;
St. Mary, Dr.. Thorn. Frere; Terre-
boone, ]. d. Wilson,; Vermilion,
G.. J. Edwards. At large: Ed
McCullom, III. N. Coulon and R.
Leblanc.
The committee on resolutions and
platform submitted the following re-
port which was unanimously adopted
by the convention:
We, the representatives of the
Democratic party of the third con-
gressional district in convention as
sembled, renew our allegiance to
the time-honored principles of the
Democratic party and proclaim our
adherence to the Kansas City plat
form. We heartily approve and
endorse the course of our brilliant
and able representative in Congress,
Hon. Robert F. Broussard, and
earnestly commend his entire course
in the faithful furtherance of the
best interests of the people of this
district and we hereby declare our
implicit confidence in his ability TO
continue furthering the interest of
the State.
Resolved, That we recommend to
the nominee of the convention the
great importance of improving Cal
casieu Pass upon the lines recon-
mended by the United States en-
gineers, to the end that short and
safe outlet for the pine lumber and
grain of Southwest Louisiana may
be afforded the people Of that sec
ton of the district.
And we urge that Congress make,
at its next session, an appropriation
of one million dollars for that pur-
pose.
We endorse the bill introduced
by Congressman Broussard for an
inland canal from Donaldsonville to
Galveston, and urge upon Congress
to appropriate the necessary sum for
the survey. We endorse the report
of the United States engineers, for
the construction of locks in Bayou
Teche, and the recommendation of
the last Legislature for the locking
of Bayou Lafourche, and urge the
necessary appropriations to carry
out these important works. We
urge upon the nominee of this con-
vention the Importance of securing
the completion of the locks at
Plaque mine, to the benefit of the
commerce of that section of the
district tributary tothas water way.
We recommend that proper ap-
be secured for the i'm
provement of the navigation of
Bayous Crosse Tete, Vermilion,
Tigre, Terrebonne, Johnson and the
river.
We recommend the project for
deep- ming the mouth of the Atchaf-
alaya river and endorse the bill
passed in the House of Representa-
tives on the I2th- of January: 1899,
through the effort of our represen-
tative in Congress, but which failed
20 pass in the Senate for an appro-
priation for the construction OF the
light in Oyster bayou. and we urge |
the passage of the bill now before
Congress for che same purpose.
We commend the project for the
construction Of the Nicaragua canal
BY the govern ment of the United
States and the governmental control
(hereof.
We favor liberal and adequate