The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-01
Democratic Delegates Appointed.


At a meeting Of the Democratic
parish executive committee hello last
Saturday at the. courthouse III TINS
a al,D, t to rs resent Ascension
3arish at the ID .ocrat;c state con
vention to be hda in Baton Rouge
June 4: George B. Reuss, c. Q.
Weber, L. A. Landry, il, J. G. Mar
gassans, Edward n. Pugh, Henry =.
3raud, Waiter Lemann, Dr. d. z.
Brumfield, r. ]. Chauyin, DR.. E. K
Sims, w. B. Stuart, James s. Bar
man, Victor Maurin, Charles Oschr
valid, E. D. Dixon, Charles Mamin.
Edward c. Hanson, A. A king, a.
S. St. Anlant. Lucten Gautreau, ;.
a. Marchand, C. 2. Blouin, s. w.
settoon, A NJ Marchand, G. d. Con
dran, Edward Smith, Robert e. Dill,
T.. A. Ambeau, B. J. Vega and Achllle
Picard.
A resolution was adopted instruct
ing the delegation to vote as unit
on all matters coming before the
convention, in such manner as
majority of the delegates present
may determine. The delegates We're
given no ether instructions.
Henry C. Braud, of Burnside, IN
PRODUCED a resolution endorsing the
candidacy of Robert Ewing, OF New
! Orleans, for member of the Demo-
| cratic national committee from this
state. The resolution Was seconded
by C. C. Weber, of this city, who
took occasion to refer in compl1-
mentary terms to Mr.. EWing's nota-
| ole services in the cause of good gov
eminent in Louisiana, and to strong
| Iy endorse his candidacy FOR the po-
5ition of national committeeman. Mr.,
Weber moved the unanimous adop-
lion Of the resolution, and the mo-
ition was carried by reclamation.
The resolution follows:
"Whereas, Hon. Robert Ewing has
IN several occasions manifested MS
loyalty to the Democratic party by
much labor and exertion. succeed
.ng in raising fund of twenty,
five thousand dollars for the cause
of Democracy in the national cam
paign Of 1908; and,
Whereas, he has, IN the last state
! campaign leading to the primary OF
! January, 1912, by strong editorials II
ais New Orleans Daily States anc
/ Shreveport Times, opposed the con
ttinuation Of ring government in the
state of Louisiana, and while mo-
lirectly espousing the candidacy o
Luther e. Hall for governor OF the
,tata. his exposure Of the land trans
actions of one of the candidates fo1
Governor was unquestionably OF grea
) Id and assistance in the cause o
Good Government; and,
"Wherea3, Immediately after tn
primary of January, 1912, there be
ng no nomination in the first pr
mary, he declared and offered nj
: support and that of his newspaper
: 10 Hon. Luther e. Hall; and,
stWhereas, Hon. Robert Ewing ha
/ seen a. member Of the national CON
i nittee for the last four years an
{ mas always acted for the best inter
t aef nf the state of Louisiana, an
& has served his people faltnfuily
i. therefore, be it.
i RESOLVED. That the Democrat g
3 arish Executive loInfnl tee o. ~ y
,arish Of Ascension, in session. III
: day. do hereby endorse his candlaae
:, Tor the position Of national comm
.eemar on the national Democrat q,
q Committee, and that the delegate
e elected by this committee thls 70
9 Sc instructed to cast the vote OF III
Il parish for the Hon. Robert Ewing
d the state convention in Baton hoos
: June 4, 1912"