The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-10
CLAIBORNE AROUSED.
GRAND DEMOCRATIC-CONsE vATIyE |
MASS MEETING IN HOMER
The CoIorcd People Called Upon ~ Co.
operate In the Redemption


Ut the state
| Pursuant 10 call the meeting was called to
order at II O'Clock n. IN, in Homer, April 2ld.,
by Judge J. G. Egan, Chairman of the Parish
/ Central Executive Committee and Jonathan
Taylor. Est. was elected Chairman. and J. s.
Young. Secretary.
The following resolutions were then passed
| after some debate. without dissent:
| Resolred. BY the Democratic and Conservative
| people Of Claiborne, in mass meeting assem-
bled. that the haneful msrule. wasteful sauan-
| dering of the public money and unbushing cor
ruption Of those who have had control Of the
| state Government for the last ten years. renders
It indispensable. to the relief of the taxpayers
and TO ts material prosperity Of the state that
the power thus abused shall be placed in the
| hands Of men who viii honestly discharge the
Resolred, Id That for the purpose OF accom-
| plishing this paramount object. we cordially in
vite the sooperaton of all, irrespective of race.
securing the election OF men to office whose
character for integrity will guarantee to ms that
ths state government will be administered IN the
interest OF the people instead of being made, as
ut present. an engine of corruption for the
peeuniary benefit Of those who run it.
Resoi,ed I'd. That while we will spare no
the interest Of the people as honesty and econ
| omy in the administration of our State affairs,
yet we will in the future as we have IN the past,
reprobate and diseountenance all attempt at
fraud or intimidation or any other unworthy
means Of controlling the ballot box
Resolred 4th, That the nomination ~ candi-
dates for all wards and parocha Offices and for
the Lower House Of the State Legislature. shall
be by primary election and no one shall be per
mitted to vote who does not pledge himself to
support the nominees. but for those offices.
where this parish has TO net in conjunction with
other parishes, the only praeticable method is by
electing delegates to meet in convention.
Resurpi 5th, That the sub Executive Commit
tee for each ward are hereby empowered and re
puested TO iiX the polling places and appoint
the nominating of all candidates for ward and
narochiaI offices, aqd for members Qfthe Lower
House OF the state Legislature on the first sat
urday in August next; and the sub executive
committees shall count the votes cast in their
respective. wards, and axe returns thereof on
the following Monday to the Central Executive
Commit for the parish who shall compile the
returns and promulgate the result at rs early n
date 6s is practicable, declaring that candidate
the nominee who has the highest number of
votes east.
Resoired 9th, That this meeting do now elect
nlne delegates to the State Convention for nom
mating State ticket. six delegates to the Con
gressional Convention to nominate candidate
for Congress; six delegates to the Senatorial
Convention to nom mate q candidate Tor Sen
ton to nominate candidates for Judge and Dis
trict Attorney; and that such of said delegates
as are present at the respective convention to
which they are appointed delegates, are author
lied to cast the votes to which the delegation
would be entitled il present.
ps and tho ra ondag m y M9nro1 m he as time
Tor holding the convention for nominating a
candidate for Congress. alnd the first Monday in
August us me tiflp anu Nlntpn rs the place Tor
holding the Senatorial convention. and the sec
ond Monday in August as the time aud Vienna
as the place for holding the convention for nom
inatng judicial officers.
4Ihe meeting then proceeded to the election Of
sub Executive Committees for each ward and
delegates to the diiferenl conventions. when the
following were chosen; subcommittee
Ward l-R r. Thompson, b. T. Ledbeter. A.
G. Barber, e J. Cargil and J. I, Hightower;, =
Brooks, W. j.. Oakes and A. W. Palmer
Ward 81. J. Potts, W. W. Brown, j. G. War
ren, J. j.. Brown and Samuel Kirkpatrick
Ward st. b. Wafer. I. A. Aubry. II. McFar-
land. J. G. Calhoun and Josiah Watts.
Ward 6I G. Baker, W. Watson. J. T. Heard
". W. Taylor and ". T. Givens.
;, Ward Wa ~ !, = u, Jorlap Ferguson, j. W
Ward sW. y. Hester r. D. Meadows, J. }.
Duke, ". A. Lewis and !. w. Dawson.
Delegates othe State Conventional G. Mitch
ell John Young J. W Nicholson, j s Young
Thos. Price. Il. L. Webb. J. II. Simmons, j. H.
Jordan and !. y. Medors.
Delegates to the Congressional Convention
y II. Richardson. W. G. Martin. H. T. Dawson
Thornton Bridgeman ]. G. Egan and j Duke
Delegates tQ the Senatorial Conventional. J.
Chapel. W. !. Oakes and James MeClendon.
Delegates To the Judicial Conventional. H.
Coleman, Jobu Young, !. $. Young, John Kim
bell J. G. NHrren, and Il. T. Dawson
ResVfr@d. That copy of the proceedings Of
this meeting BE- furnished the Homer Oradc
tho New Orleans DEUoCRsT and the Shreveport
Times. with the request that they publish the
returned to tho President Of tho meeting and
the Seci etarY.
JONATHAN TAYLOR. President
j. :. You've. Secretary.