The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-04-08
Democratic Meeting.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Democrats
of this city was held at Brewers Hall Oil Monday
night, FOR The purpose of ratfying the action OF the
Central Club in nominating candidates for the ensuing
election and to listen to addresses from the members
of the club The following report Of he parish conn
mittee was submitted to the lnec,ing aud unanimously
adopted:
In obedience to suggestion of the Democratic State
Central Committee resident in the city of New Orleans,
the undersigned members of said committee, appointed
by this club to cooperate with the beg leave to SUB
nit the following report and recommendations based
upon the suggestions Of the central committee IN New
Orleans
This committee is of opinion that our opposition to
the abortion of the proposed constitution be
siren ehened by placing the opposition ticket the
names of the present ncunbents OF State and parish
offices where the officers known to be true men,
who, like ourselves, earnestly and IN good alth oppose
the adoption of the proposed State constitution The
State ticket suggested by the central committee, who
are the present incumbeuts we believe to be such men
and we recommend them to the voters OF Caooo pasn
&C suitable persons to be voted for at the approaching
election The undersigned further recommend that
the present ncumbens of all parish offices shall also
be voted for with the suggestion to the as WEI, as 70
all their peculiar personal friends, that they Will most
certainly retain their offices by voting down this con
stitution because in this event. they Will hold over ac
cordng to the law as it now stands.
There is parish office provided toc by the pfoposeu
constitution, which this committee think there Should
be recommendation for, viz: the office OF Parish
Judge This committee is further of opinion that the
present incumbent of the offices OF District Judge ana
district Attorney should be recommended to the voters
of this parish well as of this judicial district as sui
able persons for whom their votes should be cast
There are vacancies in the offices of Representative in
Congress for this congressional district and also of
State Senator and delegates to the House of hepresen
tatires of this State, for which, this committee is of
opinion recommendations should be made.
This committee therefore recommend to the voters
of this parish the following as suitable persons to be
voted for by them at the approaching election;
State ticket recommended by the Central Com
nittee for Congress- from this congressional district,
Ross Wilkinson of Caddo parish for State Senator,
Reuben White; for House of Representatives. John n
Howell, James Christian, FAC: Howell; for District
Judge James l. Wrems; for District Attorney, James
For parish Offices: Parish Judge, David Creswell :;
Clerk Of the court, r: J. Wright; Sheriff, ); j. Hope;
Recorder C. w Lewis; Assessor, VIM. Hubbard; Cor
oner f. Sturgess. For Police Jury present incumbents
ward l. DR.. II. Curre ward ,, '. IL. Jones; ward 3,
Isaac Mckee; ward 4, VIM. Thatcher; ward 5, A. j.
For city offices Mayor. NJ. Tally; Trustee for ward
/. j. Lewis; ward 2, Jos. Walker, F. W. SPilker F;
ward 3.J s. Kendall; ward 4 II. Zeger; ward 5, A
s. Moretield ward 6, F. Y. Mulhaupt.
j. c. MoNcuRE, !
R. WALSH,
D. CRESwELL, Com.
WIN. ROBSON,
j.
The following resolutions adopted
Res0lred That the report of the parish committee be
approved and adopted, and the persons mentioned IN
said report be recommended the Of this par
ish and also of this ward and this city suitable per-
be voted for the approaching election for the
Offices for which they respectively recommended
and that upon the tickets for general distribution
throughout the parish the of the State and par
ish officers shall be printed
Resoloed That special committee of finance, con-
sisng of five persons, shall be appointed, whose duty
it shall be to take charge of the funds raised by this
club to audit all accounts and to have full power dis
pose of said fund according to their own discretion
On said committee the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed R. Walsh, VIM. Robson, j. B. Gilmore, Ed.
Eberstadt, J. K. Lamerick and Aleck Boarman
Pesolced, That the newspapers of this city be re-
quesed to publish the report and resolutions.
ALECK BOARMAN, Chairman.