The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-08
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.

convention of the party and nominal
ing presidential electors, was held IN .
the hall Of the state house OF rep
rasentatiyes AT Baton Rouge last
Tuesday night and concluded It's WORK
al one sitting. There was large |
attendance of delegates. numbering
about ego, and every parish was rep
resented except Franklin. One OF the
few sensations Of the occasion was
furnished by Congressman Broussard
Of the third district and Wickllffe or
the sixth, who were called TO the
rostrum and made spirited speeches
while the convention vas waiting for
fine fLport of the CREDENTIALS com
! ,nittee. Mr.. Broussard, after discuss
ing general topics and national Is
sues, vigorously opposed the cand1'
dacy of Speaker Clark and assailed
the "frame-up" Of slate in advance
OF the action of the convention ltsen,
intimating that the governor OF the
state was the main manipulation OF
the cut-and-dried program. Mr.. Wick
life warmly defended Mr.: Clark and
Gov. Hall, Gliding his colleague for
,, introducing an element OF discord III
the party councils. Mr.. BroussardH s
2 friends insisted that he reply. and
his reioinder ended the display OF
: oratorical fireworks.
The convention was called to order
at 8 O'Clock by Judge Thos. II. Lewis
of St. Landry, chairman of the Dem
r ocratic state committee, who coun-
t seIed harmony and the sending OF a
; strong delegation to Baltimore. Judge
Lewis praised all the Democratic
t presidential candidates and expressed
J the opinion that Senator Kern Of
: Indiana win be an eli9nale darn
horse in the event none VI the regu
= lar entries in the race is chosen. A
w. Newlin was named as secretary
= and committee on credentials ap
J. pointed. This committee retired ant
q, soon returned with 4 list Of the &C
: credited delegates and the statemen
o. that there were no contests. The re
port was adopted.
L. H. Moss, of Calcasleu, wa
unanimously elected permanent chair
man Of the convention. and made al
u earnest plea for harmony and fal
at play, resenting the intimation tina
le the body would take dictation froI
e. anyone. Mr.. NeWlin was continue
Ie. as secretary. with Robert S. Landr
&C. as assistant SECRETARY. A number
81 resolutions were introduced and n
- !, ferred without debate to a committe
to composed of Robert G. Wickliff
nd George e. Williams, Albert Estopina
1e Jr., Don Caffery, John G. Davey, v
J. Burke, R.. F. Broussard. w.
Hall, John Sandlin, George W. Smit
= George J. Woodside, Ferd c. Cls
borne, Thomas H. Lewis, J. R. Nor
and J. c. Clayton.
:. A recess Of an hour was taken,
unf the expiration Of which the comm
ty- tee on resolutions submitted a l
ne port, signed by all but one Of tt
~ members, which is printed in anoth
If column of today's Chief under t
ri caption, IAN Admirable Platform
G. Clayton of Concordia, the only d
: senMng member of the COM 3ittee, p:
scented a minority report substitute
ere for the majority's tariff plank 81
the pie declaration of adherence
en- the time-honored Democratic prin
OF pie of g. tariff for revenue only a
en- an unqualified Endorsement Of
lad proposed constitutional amendme
providing for the election of Unit
ria States senators by the people. l
or first proposition was voted Go
ari- viva voce, and on a roll-call vote
be- second was defeated by $40 to l
site The majority report was then ado
TO cd without opposition.
the The remaining work of the cow
ton was disposed of in short ord
nat Col. Robert Ewing of Orleans
ator unanimously reelected national CO
ms mitteeman and acknowledged
10 ,.onor in well-timed talk. depres
cts, ing personalities and chickering's
as favoring the sending Of an III
Inc structed delegation to Baltimt
Oh The following delegates and al
mates to the national convent
ing from the state at large were emo
" by acclamation:
ncls elegates-Luther E. Hall, New
the C. Blanchard, Martin Behrman, II
ol S. Wilkinson. A. P. Pujo, Robert
'ha' ing.