The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-05-13
COMMITTEE MEETING SPICY.
Attempt to Unseat Four Members En-
Iivens Sensational Session.

Iivens Sensational Session.
Organization Of the new Demo
cratic parish executive committee ana
the appointment Of delegates to rep
resent Ascension at the Democratic
state convention in Baton Rouge on
the 23rd inst. was accomplished at a
spicy meeting of the committee held
here Friday. A sensational feature
of the proceedings was the unsuccess.
full attempt of a minority faction OF
the committee to read out OF the
party four members of the body VINO
were accused of abandoning the DEM
ocratic party In the recent state cam
paign and openly supporting the NOM
inees of the Progresslve-lndepend-
ent organization. The effort was
squelehed by a vote of the majority
of the committee, including the four
members whose seats were sought to
be declared vacant, it being held that
the membership Of the committee had
been certified to by the outgoing COM
mittee, and that the body had no
right to question the eligibility Of any
of it's members.
The fight was precipitated at the
outset Of the meeting, when Henry T..
Braud offered a resolution asserting
that Camille Daigle, Camille Sanchez,
J. A. Lorio and w. B. Stuart had de-
serted the Democratic party and "af-
filiated with the Progressive-Republi-
can party and declaring the seats
held by these members of the commit
tee to be vacant. DR.. Z. K. Sims con-
tended that the resolution could not
be acted upon until after temporary
or permanent organization had been
and after a long discus
sion of the point Mr.. Braud nomi-
mated DIR. D. G. Brumfeld for tenn
porary chairman and Rodolph eau
threaux for temporary secretary. The
We're rejected by a vote
of IL to 9, whereupon B. J Vega
nominated DR.. E. K. Sims for per-
manent chairman, and Mr.. Braud
again placed DR.. Brumfield in nomi-
nation. On roll-call, IL members of
the committee voted for DR.. Sims and
s for DIR. Brumfeld, the two candi-
dates not voting. The votes of
Messrs. Daigle, Sanchez, Lorio and
Stuart were protested by the minor
ity faction on this and all other roll
calls
w. B. Stuart was elected vice chair
man and Ulysses Z. Rodriguez sec
rotary by viva voce vote, there be-
ing no other nominations.
Mr.. Braud again offered his reso-
luton to unseat four members OF the
committee, and the newly-elected
chairman ruled that the matter was
one beyond the jurisdiction of the
committee On appeal from this rul
ing the chair was sustained by vote
of, II to 8, and motion to table the
Braud resolution was carried by the
same vote.
Mr. Vega moved that committee
of five be appointed by the chairman
to name delegates to the state con-
vention and adopt resolutions govern
ing the delegation. L. A. Ambeau of
fered a substitute resolution naming
80 delegates to the convention, and
that "the chairman Of this
committee, DR.. D. G. Brumfeld, elect
ed by a majority of the Democrats of
his committee shall certify these
% be the duly accredited del
agates of Ascension parish to said
The substitute motion
vas voted down, A to 10, Louis N.
Boston joining the minority on this
.oll-call. The Vega motion was then
,ut and carried, II to 10, and DR..
Sims appointed Messrs. Vega, Stuart,
Boston, Emile Dugas and Rumsey
Duke to constitute the committee.
Hessrs. Ambeau and L. A. Dup1essis
we're rendered membership on the
committee, but declined to serve.
After a brief deli5eration the COM
nittee recommended the appointment
# the following delegation: Emile
)ugas, George B. Reuss, Frank Ay-
aud, B. j. Vega, E. X. Sims, R. N.
Sims, Charles Maurin, ST., Joseph P.
rhiac, Paul Willheit, Henry Schaff,
r., Louis A. Landry, Leon Newman,
!. A. King, Cecil McCrory, Ed.
smith, A. |. Picard, H. Arthur Nor
IAN, J. F. Saxon, Sidney St. Amant.
nd S. A. Marchand.
Mr.. Weber asked for and was
'ranted the privilege Of the floor, and
into an lmpaSSlOned COM
1ent on the committees recommends
ions, in as much as certain members
f the minority faction had not been
AIMED as delegates. DR.. Sims ruled
hat the speakers remarks were out
f order, constituting a reflection up
n the members of the committee,
nd withdrew the privilege of the floor
reviously granted Mr.. Weber. An
ppeal from the chairman's ruling in
his instance was voted down, II to
0, Whereupon the report of the COM
littee was adopted, roll-eall showing
ne same lineup.
Resolutions were adopted instruct
lg the delegation to vote. as a unit ,
n all questions as majority of those ,
resent in person at the convention ;
lay determine, and providing that no
roxies be permitted. Apart from
lese instructions, the delegation was !,
on all other matters !,
lat may come before the convention.
Messrs. Braud and Weber gave no.
ce that fight would be made before .
lie credentials committee of the con- .
antion to have their delegation rec
rniznd &c fhn d1yly acepad;+ad ro,,rn