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

ALEXANDRIA, LA,
49,, .-...... Aug. Il, 1874
To K. P. HUNTER. Chairman Of the Par
ish Executive Committee of the Whit.
Mans Party:
The undersigned, in his official capac
ity as Chairman of the Democratic Par
ish Executive Committee, appointed by
the people at the Mass Meeting held OF
the 10th inst, which was called BY tht
Democratic 5 Parish Committee, beg!
leave to call the attention aud request.
the immediate action of the Committee
of which you are the Chairman to the
enclosed resolution adopted at sait
meeting, which is made part of thi:
communication.
Should your Committee accept the
proposition made in this resolution, the
Democratic Committee will meet you,
Committee at such time as ou NAV DIES.
ignate in joint session, t unite in {
joint call for Parish c invention tt
nominate candidates for tn several Off
COS to be filed by election November
| am further instructed propose in
the event of the conte mpl ed, and or
our part we assure your { mmittee the
much to be desired consoI lation of the
two Committees into on for the pur.
pose of organizing a unit opposition
to the Radical party in th coming can.
vass, that the Ticket VIII, nominated
should be designated as ''People's
Ticket" or the "Conserv i've Ticket
With these concessions the part OF
your Committee there car ,e no further
obstacles to perfect and ordial union
of every man in this Pa ii who sim
cerely desires the defeat the Radical
party. Respectfully
R. = HUNTER.
ROOMS PARISH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE WHITE MANS 'ARTY,
.ALExAN RIA, La.
Atg. Is, 1874.
To Colonel r. A. HuNrEl Chairman of
the Executive Committee of the Dem
ocratic Party Of Rapids:
DEAR SIR:-We have re pleasure of
acknowledging the receir5 of your COM
municatiou dated Money, 18th inst,
with its endorsement of P. NJ. of that
day, in reply to which we have to say
that meeting of the Parish Executive
Committee of the White Mans Party
appointed by the Mass Meeting of the
people Of Rapides Parish, held at the
Town Hall, on Saturday. the sth inst,
was called by the Chairman for
O'Clock P. NJ of the same day, and that
we.are instructed by the Committee to
communicate through You to your Com
mittee as follows:
That they understand from your let
ter and the accompanying resolution of
the meeting which appointed your Com
mittee, that the two following PROPOSE
tioAs were submitted for their consider
ati6he to-wit:
1.That this Committee withdraw
their call for Parish Convention al
ready made, and "that the two Com
mittees unite in calling Convention to
nominate Legislative and Parochial
candidates at later date than the 9Th
day Of September"
2. That the ticket when nominated
shall be designated as the Peoples
Ticket" or the Conservative Ticket"
And that if we accept the conditions
proposed, the DemccfatiC Committee
will meet our Committee at such time
as We might designate "in joint session
to unite in a joint call for Parish Con-
venti0n to nominate candidates for the
various offices to be filled by election in
November" and that you still further
suggest the admissibility of having the
two Committees consolidated into one.
Upon the first proposition they desire
US to say to your Committee that they
are In error in thinking that the Parish
Convention which has been called for
September 9th was called by this Com
mittee. The Convention was called by
the Mass meeting of the sth inst. itself,
and the only agency of this Committee
in the matter has been the fixing of the
time and place for the assembling of the
Convention, and the apportionment of
the delegates thereto among the differ
ent precincts as established in 1872
We refer you to the inclosed copy of
resolutions adopted by the Mass meet
ing Of the 9Th inst. While this Com
mittee are willing and anxious to make
any concessions in their power to secure
the union of EVERY white man in Rap
ides into one solid opposition to Radical
misrnle and the efforts of the negroes
united as they are upon the basis of
color or race to Africanize our State,
they cannot exceed tho powers which
have been conferred upon them by the
authority which gave them their exis-
tence, and it is cleariY not in their pow
er to undo what has tIeen done by the
Mass meeting itself. The time and
place of the assembling of the Conven-
ton, it is within the province of this
Committee to control. and you will find