Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-17
I11lGRhT,OR CONVENTION.


klcs, who gave Drlef explanation
of its object.
Upon call of the parishes the
following delegates answered to
their names:
Bienvile-U. F. Head, Ut. Boone,
b. Il. Edwards, T. ii. Walker, }. '.
White.
Bussicr-,I. 4. Suider, Il. +. Fort,
W. Il. Prather, j. II. kyser. }. {.
Vance, &. W. Arnold, w. &. Vance,
W. j. Fish, T.. i. Council, {. T.. Il.
King, +. j. Tidwell. John VI. AT.
mold, j. NJ. Nattin, X. Y. Graves,
II. W. Ogden. W. J. Hughes.
Claiborne-D. b. Hayes, Il. =.
Webb.
DeSoto-W. S. Frierson. S. NJ.
Potts, X. Il. Hollingsworth, Is. i.
Wharton, II. J. Harris, John b.
Pugh, J. r. Mcdowell, II. II. Riggs,
+. J. Nelson.
Red Rivcr-F. Roubien, J. W.
Sandifcr. II. G. Stringfellow.
Webster-G. w. Tompkips. T. NJ
Turner, &. 5. Smith, T. X. Geren,
r. G. Drew, A. b. George, Il. Is.
Neal.
NatchitOches-W. 4. Black shear.
Caddo-ft was agreed that all
present from this parish shonld be
regarded rs delegates. provided the
parish be allowed to cast only one
vote upon any question that may
arise.
L. NJ. Mutt moved that one dele
gate from each parish be appointed
to recommend officers for a perna-
nent organization. whereupon the
chair appointed the following on
said committee:
! L.. NJ. Mutt, of Caddo. chairman:
i. 7. Head. Of Bienville; II. G..
SfriratrIiow, of Red River; X. L.
Ncbi'. of Claiborne: W. =. FricrSon.
rHDcSoto; X. {. drew. of Webster;
John E. Vance. ot Bossier; and ID.
y. Black shear, uf Natchituhcs.
The Commute" made the following
recommendations, which were imam.
im0Hsiy adopted:
President, y. i. George. OF Web
st,r; Vice Presidents. T.. r. Whar.
ton, of DcSotu; y. Is. Hayes. OF
Claiborne; j. VI. Foster. of Caddo.
Secretaries; =. VI. Potts, ct DcSoto;
&. W. Tompkins, OF Webster; aud
\. -. Battle, OF talda.
After the installation of officers,
l.. VI. NIT mas called for aud re-
Spondod IN IA brief speech, referring
to the many advantages of North
Louisiana as a suitable place tor
Emwigrants.
\ v. \. SraN having been called
kpuI ,>rr Sod himself bat introduced
!. Ruuhirn, who made u highly in.
'crr>riu- >uccch on the subject oi
'nlni1ration. which Ms frequently
arplaudrd.
{. &. HENDERSON moved that one
d"l"@It" from each parish repre-.
scented h" appointed Ia frame plan
Of organization, ct what is known
rs the North Louisiana Aid Immi.
grafton Association. This motion
WAS amended 40 as 70 add three del.
cg"trs from Caddo. Whercupon the
chair appointed the following dele.
gates on said committee:
&C.. Henderson, chairman; J. {.
Egan, l.. VI. INIT, l.. l.. Tomkies, of
tadtlo: j. T. Boone, of Bienvilic:
u, Il. Hayes. of Claiborne: W. :.
FrcrSon, ct DcSoio; j. \. Snider.
of B"~Sier; u. a, Blackshear, of
NatchitorhcS; I. Roubien, of Red
River; /. Is. Neal, Of Webster.
The convention was then adjourn.
ed for half an hour, and Hpon reas.
scmhling the chairman of the com.
mit,ee stated that the committee
were III 'hle TO agree upon a plan of
organizations, and asked an adjourn.
mrnt until tomorrow at ten o'clock,
a. NJ, to give time to prepare re.
port.
/ Thcrcupon, the convention al.
journcd TO said hour
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Convention met ut IL am, Hon.
y. Il. George in the chair.
After the convention was called to
order, Col. {. {. Henderson, chair.
man of committee appointed to draft
a charter. read the same, section by
section, with running comments.
On motion Of DIR, Potts the report
OF the committee was unanimously
accepted.
Col. Snider, Of Bossier, made few
remarks upon the legal rights of
chartered companies. SHOWING that