The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-22

Denounced by all good citizens as un.
worthy their confidence and respect.
L. Resolved, That Messrs. Mari, Ellis
and . Whitaker have our warmest
thanks and gratitude for their faith
full and earnest services in the defence
Of tho Grant Parish prisoners.
Resolved that the Committee OF
Seventy of New Orleans, have merited
the.copfidence, respect and gratitude
of TO white people and conservative
elements in the State, for their deyo'
ted services in behalf of the rightfal
government and true interests of oul
people.
! Resolved, That our delegates to the
State Convention be instructed to
favor the principles hereinbefore set
forth, rs the platform to be adopted ;
and to the Convention itself is remit
ted the selection of the name of the
party in the approaching contest. ~
h1lesolved, That the delegates ap-
pointed to the Baton Rouge Conven-
tioa are hereby authorized and en-.
powered to meet the delegates from
the other parishes composing the 4tl,
Congressional District, for the pur-
pose of nominating q candidate for
Congress from said District.
Resolved, That the following be
appointed delegates to a District Con.
vention to be hereafter held at such
time and place as may be designated
by the several Parish Executive Com
mittees, for the purpose of nominal
ting candidates for the offices of Dis
trict Judge, District Attorney and
State Senator.
Resolved, That the President Of
this Convention is hereby authorized
to appoint Central Executive Com
mittee, consisting Of one member from
each ward, and five from the Parish at
large, who shall be vested with the
control and direction of the approach
ing canvass, call of Parish and Dis
trict Conventions, correspondence
with State Executive Committee, and
generally, to attend to such matters
as are necessary in the contest.
after the above preambles and res.
olutions were read, Col. Levy adj
dressed the audience in a concise and
fozcible speech, which occasioned the
most unbouuded enthusiasm and was
received with deafening applause,
and which was listened to with the
most profound attention.
On motion, the following resolutions
we're unanimously adopted
Resolved by this Convention, That
our delegates to the Baton Rouge
Convention, under tie power confer
red upon them to represent this par
ish in the Congressional District Con.
vention there to be holden, be author
lied and requested to use their efforts
and influence to procure the nomina.
ton of Hon. VIM. NJ. Levy, as q re-
preventative to Congress from the
4th Congressional District.
Be it resolved, That our delegates
to the District Convention, at sucl,
time and place as shall hereafter he
selected, be requested tc cast their
votes and use their support for w.
H. Jack as District Judge and NJ. J.
Cunningham Is District Attorney.
Tho President appointed the follow
ing named persons ks delegates to rep.
resent the Parish in the District Con.
vention, viz: D. Person, j. H. Co.'S
grove, ]. Alphonse Prudhomme, w.
B. Butler, William Payne.
]. H. Cosgrove having declined, on
motion and seconded, w. w. Brea-
zeale was elected in his stead.
Under one Of the resolutions here.
in, the President appointed tho fol-
lowing named gentlemen to compose
tho Parish Central Executive Com
mittee, viz: