The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-09-20
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL con-
VENTION.

1uTSuduG 10 the call OF the EXecQGlVe
Committee of the Fifth Congressional
District of Louisiana and to the fesolu-
ton adopted at the last congressional
convention held in Delta, La, in 1876
the convention to fill the unexpired
term of the 45th Congress and for the
term of the 10th Congress, met at - NJ
at Monroe, La, on the date above, to.
wit, Sept. 8, 1878.
On motion, w. J. Q. Baker was
elected temporary chairman, and w.
G. Hicks of Lincoln was elected tenn.
porary secretary.
On motion, the chairman appointed
the following committee on creden-
tials, to-wit: J. S. Ray for Richland
John N. Dinkgrave for East Carroll ;
Hodge Rabun of Jackson w. G. Hicks
of Lincoln Ephraim Jackson of Union;
F. T.. Ludeling for Claiborne; M. J.
Grady of Madison; John Il. Ludeling
Of Ouachita.
On motion, it was resolved that the
basis of representation for the parishes
that were bulldozed in 1876 shall be
taken from the votes cast in 1874 for
congressman, under the rule already
adopted. ..
A recess was taken for 80 minutes,
after which time the committee made
the following report:
owe, your committee on credentials,
have the honor to report that under
the rule fixed by the last congressional
convention at Delta, the parishes COM
posing the Fifth Congressional District
are entitled to the following votes
Caldwell, two votes; Catahoula, three ;
Claiborne, two; East Carroll, four ;
West Carroll, one; Concordia, five
ri ~,
one; Madison, six Morehouse, four !;
Ouachita, four; Richland, two Tensas,
seven Union, two. Total, 46.
And we further report the parishes
as above, represented as follows:
Caldwell, by T. r. Verbois and Phil
Robinson; proxy to J. III. Dinkgrave.
Catahoula, West Carroll, Franklin,
Tensas and Concordia, not represented.
Claiborne, by l.. B. Blackburn and
.F.Blackman; proxy to FL. Ludeling.
East Carroll, by Jaques A. Ola, E.
w. Jones, Yell r. M. Lackey and w.
B. Jones proxy to ]. III. Dinkgrave.
Morehouse, by w. G. Shelton, Gus
Smith, Wright and Richmond; proxy
to j. H. Dinkgrave.
Lincoln, by w. @. Jackson and w.
G. Hicks.
Madison, by w. III. Dinkgravc, John
Black, VIM. Posse, g. w. Hilton, e.
J. Larkin and A. w. Brown; proxy
to M. J. Grady and F. l.. Ludeling.
Jackson, by Hodge Rabun.
Ouachita, by j. Il. Ludeling, w. j
@. Baker and j. II. Dinzgrave.
Union, by Ephraim Jackson and
Wilson Smith.
Richland, by J. B. Ray and w. G,
Mccoy proxy to J. S. Ray.
Who are entitled to cast the votes
of said parishes.
j. S. RAY, Chairman"
Which report, upon motion, was
adopted.
On motion of J. S. Ray the convcn.
ton went into permanent organization.
On motion of E. Jackson, w. J. O.
Baker of Oachita was elected president
On motion of w. G. Jackson, Hodge
Rabun was elected secretary.
On motion of w. G. Hicks, tho con.
vention proceeded to the nomination
of candidates for the long term of the
10th Congress- J. S. Ray placed in
nomination the name of Hon. John
It. Ludeling of Ouachita. There being
no other nomination, the convention,
on motion, proceeded to vote yiUa Uoce
by parishes with the following result !:
For Ludeling-Caldwell, two votes !;
Claiborne, two; East Carroll, four !;
Jackson, one Lincoln, two (; Madison,
six; Morehouse, four; Ouachita, four !;
Richland, two; Union, two. Total, 20.
The president announced the result
of the ballot as above.
On motion of Judge Ludeling, the
nomination was left open, for the
chairman to telegraph to such parishes
as were not represented, and which it
was possible to communicate with, that
the convention had organized and was
ready to receive the votes of the said
parishes by telegraph or otherwise, the
same to be sent to the president of the
convention by p. NJ. this day.
On motion, nominations for the short
or unexpired term of the 18th Congress
were declared in order.
j. s. Ray, for Richland, nominated
Hon. Wade III. IIough of Concordia.
F. l.. Ludeling, for Madison, nomi-
mated Hon. A. w. Fairfax of Tensas.
John II. Dinkgravc, for East Carroll,
nominated Hon. w. b. Jones of East
Carroll. The nominations being closed,
the following vote was had: Fairfax