C. N. Lewis moved that the Con
vention proceed to decide to which
State Convention delegates should be
sent, and stated that the nmem(,bers
from the first and second wards had
been instructed to vote for delegates
to the Convention of May 2Sth.
Arthur Burnett stated that the del
egates from the seventh ward had
been instructed in like manner.
Morris Marks moved that the Cou
vention proceed to the election of four
delegates to the State Convention to
be held April 30th.
The motion was defeated by a vote
of 12 yeas to 14 nays.
C. N. Lewis then moved that an
election for four delegates to the State
Convention of May 28th he entered
into.
Morris Marks moved to lay that
motion cn the table, but the Conven
tion refused by a vote of ii year to 13
nays.
The previous question was then
called and the motion of C. N. Lewis
adopted. yeas 15, uays 11.
C. N. Lewis offered a resolution to
effelct that after the election of four
delegates to the Convention of May
28th, an election for four delegates to
the Convention of April 30th be he(l.
To this an amendment was ofhr'ed
by Morris Malrks that four d.elh.gates
be elected, with instructions to attend
both State Conventions, and the
amendment being accepted, the reso
lution as amended was adopted, and
nominations for delegates declared in
order.
There were nominated G. II. lill,
Win. Burley, Aaron Hill, C. N. Lewis,
Morris Marks, Arthur Burnett, Milton
Morris and Pierre Landry.
Pierre Landry declined, and nomi
nations were closed.
G. H. Hill, C. N. Lewis, Aaron Hill
and Wm. Burley having received the
highest number of votes were declared i
elected delegates to the State Conven
tions.
It was moved and adopted that.
