The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-10
SMITH NOMINATED.
St. Mary Man famed for the Judgeship.
Marks Withdraws-Conven Har-


monfoas Throughout.
/ The nominating convention for the
second district of the first circuit, com
prising the parishes Of Ascension, As
sumption, Iberville, Lafourehe, Pointe
Coupee, St. Mary, Terrebonne and
West Baton Rouge, met at the court
house at noon Tuesday ana was called
to order by Y. NJ. LeFebyre, of West
Baton Rouge, who requested E. n.
Coulon, OF Lafourehe, and Jos. A.
/ Grace, DC 9berville, to act as tempo
rary chairman and secretary, respects
lively. The calling Of the roll showed
shat each of the eight parishes in the
district was represented.
On motion of J. Y. Sanders, OF st.
Mary, a committee Of five was APP
pointed to examine the credentials OF
the various delegations, as follows: J.
Y. Sanders, chairman; J. E. Wiggin-
ton, EGmund McCullom, A. A. Browne
and r. N. Sims. A recess OF five
minutes was Gaken in order to give the
committee time to prepare its report,
1 at the expiration Of which period the
| esmmittee returned and stated th at the
/ credentials were found to be correct
and that no protest had been pres
ented. The adoption OF the following
roll OF delegates was recommended:
| Ascension-S Fl. St Martin, n. e. Braud, f.
/ n g. It ". n,
Sims, E. N. Pugh, Leon Picard, E. d. Smith
and r. McCulloR. Ten votes:
| II. Joe Verret F. A. Tete, r. L. Marks, Camille
Templet, John TruxiIlo, A. j. Daigle, Alc1de
Ancoin. Nine votes.
Talbot F. S. Brooks. ". A. Holloway, Jas. A.
| Ware, l.. v: Landry. R. r Blouin 4, Or. =. =.
Brown GRACE Gha Wbef Ws Esxsn go5 as
| bert, Dr. Paul Tetreau, William Grnlee, e. n.
| Couion, Or. Thos Stark, Judge L P. Cailtouet
| Albert Morvant. W: Il. Price, Jos: kodrigue,
| JOS, Martinez :. Deramee, =. w. NICHOLS
Pointe Coupee-E. B. Genin, w. 3. Miller. e.
2. Ledoux = A. Qqbre j. A. Dayri e s, =. =
| Lafayet Bouanchaud T. 2. Erwin, j. +. Cos
| serand. Nine votes.
W. T. Peterman, John B. Sanders, v. 7. Jones,
| John r. Todd, H. W Kappel. Paul Kramer w.
II. Latham, Paul Pecot, E. William Dreibholz,
Sydney Gross, Henry Hausmann. Fourteen
Terrebonne-A. W. COMEDY Ulysses Adoue.
R. B. Butler, Clarence Wurzlow, Claude DuvaI,
| Edmund McCu1lom. Ten votes.
| West Baton Rnuge-A. V. Hubroca. Gaudens
Cazes Oscar Bauer, Thomas 6. Erwin, j. W.
| Hyams Four votes.
W. C. Carruth. who held the proxy
OF S. E. Bertonniere, of Pofnte Cou-
pee, stated that his parish was en-
titled to ten votes, instead of nine.
After brief discussion of the point,
Chairman Sanders OF the credentials
committee moved that Poinbe Coupee
be allowed to cast ten votes, instead
of nine as recommended by the COM
mittee. The amended report showing
. total OF eighty votes in the conven-
ton, vas adopted.
On motion OF r. n. Sims, the tenn
porary organization was made per-
manent. 3. Y. Sanders moved that the
OF the second district Of the first cir
cult be proceeded with, and that as
the roll was called the chairmen of the
parish delegations arise and make
their nominations. The motion was
carried, and the roll was called with
the folloWing result:
Philip H. Gilbert withdrew the name
Of Assumption S candidate, Hon. ] ohm
Marks, announcing that Mr.. Marks
had given up his candidacy for the
reason that some Of the foremost
legal lights of the state had expressed
serious doubts as 60 his eligibility.
Mr.. Gilbert, on behalf Of the Assump-
aion deleg alton, proceeded to put in
nom5n alton Judge Ell. d. Smith, Of st.
Mary.
r. N. Sims, representing the parish
Of Ascension, made an eloquent and
graceful address seconding the nom
ination OF Judge Smith.
Lafourche, being called, yielded to
Terreboanes when r. B. Butler of
fered to the convention the name of
Judge Z. P. Caillouet, of Lafourehe.
F. W. Nichols, on behalf of the dele
cation from Lafourche, seconded the
nomin alton.
No response was elected from the
parish Of Iberville, and Pointe Coupee,
St. Mary and West Baton Rouge in
turn seconded the nomination of Judge
Smith. For the St. Mary delegation,
A. G. Allen delivered a stirring and
eloquent address, while ,. A. Dayries
and a. v. Dubroca spoke for Pointe
Conpee and West Baton Rouge, re-
spectigely.
The vote was taken by parishes and
resulted IS follows:
Fl. =. smith-Ascension, Assump-
ton, Pointe Coupee, st. Mary, West
Baton Rouge. Total, AZ votes.
L. ?. Caillouet-Iberyille, La
fourche, Terrebonne. Total, IS votes.
T. W. Nichols moved that the
nomination Of Judge Smith be made
unanimous, and the motion was
adopted amid much enthusiasm. A mo-
ton by Philip H. Gilbert that com
mittee Of three be selected to notify
the nominee was carried, and the
chair appointed r. N. Sims, p. Ell.
Gilbert and A. G. Allen. The COM
mittee left the hall and returned in a
few minutes with Tudpe Smith, who /