The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-09-21

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srs ana tho .'oolony" Inferred by Mr..
RAYS "Knot Of Little Men"
When we reached the Wisner school,
house last Saturday at noon, actuated
by q noble desire to do good and get
happy, we found the Radical Parish
Convention under full Roadway. We
settled down into seat alongside of a
colored senator of some eight summers,
and took a familiar survey of the in
telligent faces before and around us.
Deputy Postmaster Dinkgrave occu-
pied the chair, and on his left sat the
editor of the Intelligencer. Two little
angels could not have appeared more
innocentSor child-like. In front of the
Chair sat the delegates, all but q of the
% being colored. We detected at once
among the number, some of our favor
tie orators, and prepared ourself, with
the Chairs assistance, for taking notes.
The Convention had mysteriously
gone up the tree, and was climbing
down when we arrived. They COM
menced by nominating w. J. @. Ba-
ker for Parish Judge over w. r.. Har-
dy e votes) and Judge r. J. Caldwell
e votes.) They slipped down to Sher-
if and gave the nomination to DIR.
Dinkgrave by "a votes to for J.. r.
Hall. VIM. Thomas (coI.) was nomi-
mated coroner by reclamation. For
Recorder, M. M. Grady received "a
votes, to for Paul Darlington. Sandy
Bird, the author of the Jail Job, nomi-
mated Julius Ennemoser for District
Clerk, and his name passed by acc1a-
nation.
Now came in this reporter, just as
the nomination for Representatives
came up; and as the Convention was
getting down the tree.
Jessie Sherman nominated John
Young; s.. Bird nominated Duncan
Hill; A. Baker nominated S. Whited;
r. w. Logan nominated w. +. South
ard; s. Decatur nominated F.. w. Bar
rington; all Of these individuals, ex-
cept Mr.. Whited, being colored.
Mr.. Whited arose and said he did
not want the Office but would accept it
and do the best he could. He wanted
the vote taken by ballot. [The votes
had been taken rira roce.
Rich. Dunn got to his feet, and said
he wanted to take time in the matter,
and was also for n vote by ballot.
Sandy Decatur thought the best men
should be selected. Jesse Sherman
u Ill
had a right to hold office, no matter
whether their man was bull frog, or
toad.
The Chairman came down among the
senatories, and asked Jesse if they had
n man who could read and write. Jesse
said John Young could read Il little.
Then the Chairman responded that he
desired to proceed coolly and wanted
a capable man chosen. ga man who
could not read or write had no more
right in the Legislature than q mule,'
and the Chair emphasized the last word
and the senatories looked grumpy.
The speaker wanted no man sent who
would be Il reproach to the party.
Jesse Sherman came to q perpendic-
ular, and said 'sDe smartest men in the
world was not educated men; if de is
none of us have any education" He
thought they had right on their side
Of the river.
Aleck Baker said that they ought TO
take white man and black man,
and both ought to read and write.
George Brown, Il voIublc little sena-
tory, wanted "our goodcst man." He
had seen white ncn with no education
who had gone into business, and done
we'll. "If we had to stand back and
let the stills and irons fall Oh our heads,
we will never get IL colored man." said
Senator Brown. You put u colored
man two years in the Police Jury, and
den you take him out, Dat amt
enough.
The Chair replied to Senator Brown,
saying when it came to vote he should
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