The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-23

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On notion, theb meeting adjourned
II .,t..2ss '.9se a. WILLIS, President.
II. .WIMBERLY, Secretary.
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4 MONROE, LA, August 10, 1873.
j Pursuant to notice there was a large
meeting of the citizens of Ouachita
this evening, at Gerspach's Hall, tc
IT lily the nomination and action OF
the Baton Rouge Convention.
Ihe meeting was called to order by
=. -. McEnery, ESD, upon whose mo-
ton Capt. w. p. Renwick was called
to preside and David Todd, ESQ !,
chosen secretary. .;sIfsl5 49,. 80 -
A large number of delegates to the
congressional convention for the 9th
district were in attendance, and seve-
raj distinguished gentlemen from
other parishes addressed the assembly.
Col. Reeves of Carroll, Capt. E. u.
Kidd of Jackson, and Col. r.. b. Todd
OF Morehouse, were successfully called
upon, and endorsed in hearty and en-
thuslastic terms the action of the con-
vention and the nomination of Major
S. d. McEnery, ESD, of Ouachita,
was then loudly called for, and adj
dressed the meeting lin spirited
speech, saying that the Democracy of
the parish fully endorsed everything
done at Baton Rouge, that they were
now united and. would roll up in
November larger vote for the party
than was polled in '76. During the
course of his remarks he was often in
terrupted by loud cheers and applause.
The committee on resolutions then
presented the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The action of the Demo-
cratic-Conseryative party of the State
OF Louisiana, at its recent convention
at Baton Rouge on the 9Th of August,
has indicated in emphatic terms the
principles and policy of the party OF
this State in the approaching canvass,
and has chosen as its standard-bearer|
Major e. A. Burke, of the city of New
Orleans, for the Office of State Treas
urer, and in terms unmistakab1e have
the voice of the people of
this State as decidedly in favor of the
call of a constitutional convention, in
view of the paramount Importance to
success in political contests of the con-
cession of personal prejudices and par
t1alit1es, and the unity of sincere and
Jealous cooperation for the common
good; therefore, 'sl5...
Resolved, That we fully approve
and endorse the principles and express
sion of the sentiments announced in
The resolutions of the Democratic
party at Baton Rouge on
The 5th of August, and pledge to their
support and the triumphant election of
Major e. A. Burke our jealous and
lctive energies.
Resolved, That whatever may have
'een the difference of individual opin-
on as to the propriety or policy of :
alllng convention to adopt and es-
ablish new constitution for the State
II Louisiana, the action of the conven-
ion has authoritatively and unequivo- 9
ally determined that question in the l
and 1t should and will, in !.
pirit and in fact, receive our sincere,
arrest and jealous support.
Resolved, That in view of the great >
Importance of the success of the Demo- |
atic-Conservative party of this State
n the approaching election, not only
5 to its policy of radical reform of the I
buses and usurpations of Radical mis-
ale, but in consideration also of the d
ecessity in the Presidential contest in T
$50, now significantly approaching, of s.
tterly routing and defeating the Rad
al party, we earnestly call upon all u
emocrats to consider the vast impor- 81
nee, both State and National, of the o
sue involved, and urge active, jealous u
forts TO defeat and forever put at rest v
lie last effort of Radicalism for spoil y
Id plumber. R.W. RICHARDSON, a,
w. BRANNoN, a.
j. p. PARKER. lie:
1t was moved and voted that these
of the meeting be pub .,
she'd in the OUACIIITA TELEGRAPH ~.
Id New Orleans Democrat. q
Whereupou the meeting adjourned.
w. Z. RENwICS, Chairman.
DAVID TODD, Secretary.
LoGTowN, LA, August 16, 1873. II,
AT the meeting held by the citizens "