The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-26

| OilnS OF the Convention from New Or
leans to Baton Rouge, and without no.
ticing the more important request that
the Democratic Committee remit to the
Convention the decision of the question
AS to name, policy, ETC., to be adopted
by the Convention. We presume that
their reasons were, as stated by the N.
o. Bulletin of Wednesday, August 9th,
that Committee had no power to control
the State Convention. No more, has
this Committee the right, power or in
clination to attempt to control or COM
promise the Parish Convention.
We are still further instructed by our
Committee to say that they are exceed
ingly anxious that no division in the
| ranks of the white people of this Parish
shall give confidence and courage to the
negro or Radical party here, by induc-
ing them to believe that our own want
of harmony will defeat our Parish tick
ct, and such beliefresultingi in bringing
about an enthusiasm and unity among
them which they will not oppose to the
white people all united, and that they
therefore have and are willing to show
their conciliatory spirit and earnest de-
sire for harmony by withdrawing the
call already made by them as to time
and place for the holding of the Parish
Convention, and that they will leave
tie selection of the time and place, lin
tie Town Of Alexandria, for the hold
ing of the Parish Convention to your
Committee, only STIMULATING that it will
be at such time as will be consistent
with thorough and effective canvass
of the Parish, say not later than Sep
TENDER 10Th, PROVIDED that your Com
mittee will withdraw the appointment
of delegates to the State Convention at
Baton Rouge to assemble on the 24th
inst, made on the 18th inst, and will
ratify the appointment of delegates to
the same Convention made by the
Mass meeting on the 9Th inst. This
proposition, if accepted, makes it un-
necessary to have any joint session of
the two committees Our committee
obligate and bind themselves to join in
the call as to time and place Tin Alex.
andria) selected by your committee for
the holding of the Parish Convention,
should the above proposition and pro-
viso be accepted by your comm ttee.
Upon the question of the name of the
ticket and the consolidation of the two
committees, the Executive committee
Of the White Mans Party makes to
your committee the following addi-
tional proposition, which is made
part of and conditioned upon the ac-
ceptance of the foregoing proposition,
to-wit: That the two committees leave
it to the Parish Convention when it
assemblies upon their joint call to de-
eide as to which committee it recog-
nizes as representing a majority of the
people of the Parish of Rapides, and
that the committee in whose favor the
decision of the Convention is made
shall conduct he campaign in this
Parish to its close, and that the other
shall withdraw from any participation
m the campaign as a committee, and
bind themselves individually to sup
port the nominees of the Parish Con-
veniion and indorse its action.
We have not proposed to disturb the
call made by us for the Ward elections
of delegates, nor the apportionment of
the Wards, but if they desire it, we
will join your committee in requesting
the Ward meetings to instruct their
delegates to decide for them this Ques-
ton in the Convention.
This committee is actnated by an
honest and sincere desire to secure
perfect harmony among all the white
people of this Parish, and they have
made your committee the foregoing
propositions involving mutual conces.
sions with a view to securing this end.
We are instructed to request as early
notification of your committees ac-
ceptance or rejection of the foregoing
propositions as is convenient, and i'm
medately, if possible.
Very respectfully,
ROBT. P. HUNTER.