The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-11
public Meeting.
s 4 IL II


! ALEXANDRIA, La, Oct. Sd, 1865.
/ At a meeting Of the citizens Of the
parish. Of Rapides, held in the town,
of Alexandria, La. this day, on mo-
=ti2n, Gen G. NJ Graham was an
oointed chairman and Frank e.
Forbes, secretary.
Cen Graham. stafed'th the esolljecf
Of the meeting as he understood it,
was for the ngnrinatien(.f delegates
to the Convention to be held in New
Orleans on the Th inst for the nom.
ination of State Officers. s.saaa '9s'
The Hon. NJ. Ryan made an elo-
quant speech, which was received
with great applause.
| On motion Of Mr.. A. N. Ogden it
was
| Resolved, That a committeegof Sc
ven be app ,intrd to draft and present
suitable resolutions expressiYeof the
|nbject cf fhis meeting.
The chairman apppiuted Messrs. 2
!B Price, A. N. 0gdan, J, P Eddie
man. P Clarke, sJi,h, Bigan, n. Fl.
Griffin and w. }. Neal.
The committee then retired and
after a short recess reported the FOL
lowing resolutions: 4
Resolved, That recognizing in
James Madison Wells the present
G ,yernnr Of Louisiana, d sagacinus
statesman, earnestly, alously, fear
Ilessly and faithfully, as2wc believe,
directing his best energies and abili-
tiles to gnidesthelState safely through
1.-THE perils that surround it into the
lhayen Of "shr Union as it vas. and
1.-The Constitution as it is," waere all
lgood citizens now desire to see ii
permanently moored, 1t is our earnest
wish to re-eleet him togthe Office in
(which he is now snbserving. in our
ln,,ininn, the best interests Of the peo.
! pie Of the Stare Z
| Resolved, That the delegates to
| the Convention which is to mpeL III
New Orleans on 7th lust. are hereby
instructed to present the name Of
Gov. Wells to the body of that Cm-
ventinn, and to nrge on it in the m 'st
strenunns manner his nomination as
the man Of all others in the State a.
this time in 0ur opinion. best cnlcu
lated to meet and manage the cmer-
geHcies OF this ,.ostmamrnfous crisis
in the life Of orr loved and honored
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| Resolved, That our delegates are
hereby instructed to present to the
Convention and urge on it's consider,
alton the name of our eminent fellow
citizen Judge Bnyce as uur choice
for Lieutenant. Gpyeras,r, a. gentle
man whose sagtcily, ability. learh-
/ ling, extensive aud intimate acqnaint-
ance with the State, It's inh shitants,
and their wants m st admirably Gnal-
lily him for the aspfnl and beneficial.
discharge cf the duties pf' the off C
i Resolved, That this meeting ;,dvu:
cate and recommend to orr fellow
citizens of this District, the election
4 of our distinguished Chairman, e NJ
4 Graham, rs a candidate fof Congress
! from this District
i Resolved, That Hon. NJ Ryan be
nominated AS a candidate for State
Senate totheielectors Of this District
4 Resolved. That w. w. Whiting
ton, L, 7 Lewis, and j. P Eddie
man as candidates for members Of
the Legislature. ~
j Upon motion,
/ Resolved, That. the chair appoint
seven Delegates to represent this
parish in the Convention to meet ia
j New Orleans on the 7th inst: TIE
chairman appointed w W Whiting.
]5on, Ham ltoa NJ. V..nc,, Thomas
/ Woodard, Judge R B. Jones, Joh,
Began, J. P. Eiilem.n, and Dr.
1 Smith Gordon. ii8H
i Upon motion,
] Resolved That the proceedings Of
!. this meeting be published ia tile
j Louisiana Democrat, and that the
New Orleans papers and all papers
i'll this C.Hlgressipnal Distii It be re
quested TO publish the same to the
people
j On motion, the meeting then ad
iourned SINE die
G. NJ GRAHAM,
). z sl'es - ! Chairman.
4 Attest:
1 FRANK 3 FORBES, Secretary.
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