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==Removal and reinstatement as state party chairman==

==Removal and reinstatement as state party chairman==

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On June 2, 2012,  the Louisiana State Republican Convention met in [[Shreveport]] to elect delegates to the [[Republican National Convention]] in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]]. The delegates to the state convention had been elected at the Louisiana caucus held on April 28. That body chose 111 delegates for [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ron Paul]] and 39 others as part of a "Conservative Delegation".​ At 11 p.m. Friday, June 1, just thirteen hours prior to the start of the state convention, the party's executive committee of which Villere is also the chairman, emailed out "Supplemental rules" for the convention. These orders appointed Villere as the chairman without need for an election by the delegates. Villere the next morning called the convention to order at 10 a.m. He failed to recognize "Points of Order" or "Points of Information" from delegates on the floor. It was hence moved and seconded from the floor that the "Chair be Vacated". Two-thirds of the Delegates voted to oust Villere as the chairman. The publication ''The New American'' reported: Paul Wins Majority Convention.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/11595-louisiana-gop-convention-splits-ron-paul-wins-majority-convention|title=Louisiana GOP Convention Splits; Ron Paul Wins Majority Convention|author=Thomas R. Eddlem|publisher=''The New American''|date=June 3, 2012|accessdate=September 12, 2019}}</ref>​

On June 2, 2012,  the Louisiana State Republican Convention met in [[Shreveport]] to elect delegates to the [[Republican National Convention]] in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]]. The delegates to the state convention had been elected at the Louisiana caucus held on April 28. That body chose 111 delegates for [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ron Paul]] and 39 others as part of a "Conservative Delegation".​ At 11 p.m. Friday, June 1, just thirteen hours prior to the start of the state convention, the party's executive committee of which Villere is also the chairman, emailed out "Supplemental rules" for the convention. These orders appointed Villere as the chairman without need for an election by the delegates. Villere the next morning called the convention to order at 10 a.m. He failed to recognize "Points of Order" or "Points of Information" from delegates on the floor. It was hence moved and seconded from the floor that the "Chair be Vacated". Two-thirds of the Delegates voted to oust Villere as the chairman. The publication ''The New American'' reported that Paul had won a majority at the convention.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/11595-louisiana-gop-convention-splits-ron-paul-wins-majority-convention|title=Louisiana GOP Convention Splits; Ron Paul Wins Majority Convention|author=Thomas R. Eddlem|publisher=''The New American''|date=June 3, 2012|accessdate=September 12, 2019}}</ref>​

The delegates then moved to elect Henry Herford of Delhi in Richland Parish as the new chairman. Villere refused to vacate the chair and called on police to remove Herford.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tgTpLOUxC6Q|title=Video of Police Assaulting Chairman Hereford|publisher=youtube.com|date=June 2, 2012|accessdate=September 12, 2019}]</ref> ''Russia Today'' covered the event and the resulting injury to Henry Herford:​<blockquote>​

The delegates then moved to elect Henry Herford of Delhi in Richland Parish as the new chairman. Villere refused to vacate the chair and called on police to remove Herford.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tgTpLOUxC6Q|title=Video of Police Assaulting Chairman Hereford|publisher=youtube.com|date=June 2, 2012|accessdate=September 12, 2019}]</ref> ''Russia Today'' covered the event and the resulting injury to Henry Herford:​<blockquote>​