The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-24
THE MASS MEETING.

'HE M AIS Mil l In " ;,
ALEXANDRIA, LA.,(
July 30. J .
Pursuant to an official call Of the .
Democratic Conservative Executive =
Committee of the Parish. of Rapides, !
Mass Meeting Of the people, recog- :
,izins the call, and members OF that
party, assembled in Alexandria, az
he Town Hall, on Saturday, the 10th :
Of July, 1878.
The meeting was called to order
by John A. Williams, Chairman OF
the Executive Committee, in few
direct and we'll pointed remarks, al
luding IN truthful comments on the
work of his Committee, which had
been done faithfully and efficiently
in behalf of the party and the true
people Of Rapides, and without hav'
ing been backed by means monledly
to fight with more vigor and assres-
siveness, but had made a most gal
liant fight nevertheless. Mr.. Viii,
liams closed advising and urging
that his successors be furnished more
"sinews of war" for the coming cam.
|paign, and delegated his powers to
the assembled people in telling that
1.-The Chairman was now ready to or
ganize the meeting, and that nomi'
nations for President, Vice.Presi.
dents and Secretary were now IN
order. III. 9.t5 e. Il
On motion Of J. G. White, Esq,
Judge Michael Ryan was placed N
: nomination for President of the
, meeting, and was duly elected. on
a taking the Chair the President de.
a |livered an appropriate and ringing
1 address to the assemblage, and soon
i awakened them with the old zeal o.
d Democracy's best days.
81 On motion of r. L. Luckett, +. X
e Biossat was made Secretary of tn
If meeting. s9 SITE 2-
{. On motion the Chair was delega
e ted the appointment of FIVE Vice
It Presidents, who were duly appoint
1T ed as follows:-
it - C. L. Robinson,
IT. j. A. Cruikshank,
r. r. L. Luckett, ~
re j. w. Prescott,
" w. W. Wilmington, Jr.
n On motion of j. L. Connella Il
ifl Chair was delegated to appoint
ce special Committee of FIVE to ORA
y. resolutions expressive of the sent
N. ments Of the meeting, whereupon Il
he Chair selected the following gent
EFF. mem js..r.
,ez e IL. Connella, aa;
me J. G.. White,
&c, G. W. Laney,
to Rem. Turner.
IN j. F. Hathaway,
'.n who retired from the Hall in peril
NJ nance of their duties. III - aa
is During the retirement Of the Go
Let mittee on Resolutions, Senator II
yer ada being called upon, ascended
ny, platform and promptly and efficie
hc " answered the call of his consti
will ents, and Tor fully thirty minutes
ail, cupied their attention in hastily
eco plainly spoken words, frankly tell
IN them of the doings of "our
can wants." and how they won the g
Nat. fight, which eliminated in plac
uty, the Nichols Government in pc,
; ;; u; II and wiping out the heritage or
is med on us by the Infamous Ret'
inge ing Board. .-.s---r,,--,ev -,,, -,--~-.
peal The Committee on Resolutions
:, to t.tn;nri Mr. Connella. their Ch
"DO man, reported and read the follow
'ood .tsg!2; sGRRsoLuuoNs:i8 4sa
st Of The Democratic Conservative T
!. -, of the Parish of Rapides in Mass \
y vi ing assembled, resolve
!, ap- /. That the success of the Demo-
h.rA ic-C Conservative Party In this state
nov" Parish. and the defeat Of the IA
, the Party is paramount to all other II
i h;e and considerations.
2. That Francis 7. Nichols, b,
oct0r wise, conservative and statesi1a
.t;ced Encouragement. of the many serious
49,. perplexing issues that were conn
cago, with his administration, during
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