The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-08-22
Bossier Parish Nominating Con
vention.
BELLEVUE. Aug. Is, 1874.


vention.
BELLEVUE, Aug. Is, 1874.
! The Convention was called to
order at 1890 a. M, and ii. w.
Ogden selected rs President, r.
0. Hill, Secretary.
On motion a committee on Gre
dentials was appointed. Their
report was accepted, the roll call
ed, and the Convention declared
ready for business.
Nominations being in order,
each candidate was required, by
motion, to come before the Con-
vention and declare his willing
ness to abide by its decision, prior
to submitting his claims.
The names of the following gen.
tlemen were placed in nomination
for the Legislature: w. M. Swami,
L. D. Sandidge, j. G. McDade,
and ". U. Richardson. The first
ballot resulted as follows: SWAIN,
23; Sandidge, %; McDade, 20;
Richardson, 4. w. M. Swami and
L. d. Sandidge having received
the highest number of votes and
a plurality of all cast, were de-
clared the nominees.
Nominations for Sheriff was
next in order, and the following
names were presented: II. E.
Wyche, w. Ell. Bledsoe, W., j..
Fish, and B. B. Matlock. On the
first ballot, Wyche received II
votes, Bledsoe 10, Fish 3, Matlock
Unnecessary for choice, Is. A
second ballot was ordered, which
resulted rs follows: Wyche "a,
Bledsoe 9, Matlock l; and r. E.
Wyche was declared the nominee
for Sheriff.
For Parish Judge, the names of
Z. N. Braden and j. III. Keyser
were presented, but Mr.. Bratlen
withdrawing. j. III. Keyser was
nominated by acclamation.
The first ballot for Coroner re-
suited in the nomination of j. w.
Martin-he receiving % votes,
and John Shyrock 6.
The following were nominated
for Police Jury on the first ballot:
Thomas Lyles, receiving 81 votes,
III. Barnacastle 25, j. G. Allen 80,
l. FL. billiard %, j. j. Mears 20.
4 A. B. George, ESQ.,, of Minden,
was UNANIMOUSLY declared the
choice of this Convention for t. e
i State Senate.
i On motion the following gentle
men we're appointed. by the Pres.
4 ident, delegates to the State Con
vention to be held at Baton
Rouge, on Gath instant: w. )
Hughes, T. n. Braden, w. A.
Stroud, j. G. Vance, w. J. Fish.
To the Senatorial nominating con
i ventiOn, the following delegates
were appointed: H. Barnacastle,
| j. N. Bryan, j. L. G. Graham, w.
/ M. Swami, j. G. Allen, L. B. Phil
lips, J. G. Vance.
/ A Parish Executive Committee,
consisting Of one from each Ward,
was appointed.
i On motion the Secretary was
1 instructed to submit to Governor
Kellogg the following list OF
names, from which he is requested
to select one as the democratic
clerk for the Supervisor Of Regis.
tration for Bossier parish: w. j.
/ Walker, j. e. Cox, B. B. Bledsoe,
j. q. Vance, w. E. Connell, w.
1 A. Martin.
/ On motion a COMMITTEES of
Twelve was appointed to wait
upon the Radical officials, and
| ask them to sigma denial of the
statements published in the n. @.
Republican, Of Aug. 9th, to the
effect that armed men did. upon
1st inst, intimidate and force the
Board Of Appraisers for this par.
ish to lower the assessments, etc.
The business of the Convention
being concluded, Judge VIM. A
Seay, of Shreveport, was called
who delivered an eloquent speech
upon the political situation, clear
lily and fully enunciating the prin
ciples of the White Mans Party
showing up the corruption Of the
present administration, and defin
ing the duty Of the white people
in the coming campaign.
On motion the Convention ad
journed.
n. w. OGDEN, Pres't.
r. O. HILL, Sec'y.
Cincinnati, Aug, 19.-In Gin
cinnati the majority for constitu
j tion is 81, 600, and for licenss
: 1O, ,9O4. Returns from the othcl
: parts of the State indicate the re
lection Of the constitution By
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