The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-09-24
THE MASS MEETING.

THE WASS 0kkiaN6t
Pursuant to u onacial call ii the
Parish Executive Committee q tAa
Democratic Conservative party Of
the Parish of Rspidss, the members
and voters Of that party, on Satur.
day, September 20, 1879, assembled
at the Town Hall, in Alexandria, fot
the purpose of selecting nine dele
gates to the Democratic Conserva-
tive State Convention, at Baton
Rouge, which has been officially
called for Monday, October s, 1879.
The President Of the Executive
Parish Committee, Benjamin Turner,
called the meeting to order by call
ing on Col. ]. C. Wise, to act as TEN.
porary Chairman; and
On motion of Capt. J. G. P. Hooes
the temporary chairman was selected
as the permanent President Of the
meeting.
On motion, Dr.. Thos. H. Maddox
was selected as Vice President, and
W. W. Wilmington, Jr., and John c.
Ryan as Secretaries.
After some discussion and consul.
tation, it Was moved and carried thAs
the President Of the Mass Meeting
select the nine delegates to attend
the Baton Rouge State Democratic
Convention, to represent the Democ-
racy of the Parish of Rapides, and at
the same time it was motioned and
carried, that Jas. c. Wise, the Pres.
ident of the Mass Meeting, be selec-
ted and appointed as one Of the nine
delegates, and that he be the Chair.
} man of the delegation.
T The chairman then appointed the
J following gentlemen as the delegates
to said Baton Rouge Convention.
j. C. Wise, Chairman.
3 Lewis Texada, j. L. Connella,
t NJ. Ryan, ]. G. T. Hooe,
, R. L. Luckett, Jonas Rosenthal,
Fred. Seip. w. G. McGimsey.
Mr.. Moses Mayer then offered the
following resolutions, which were de-
bated on, and on motion, were laid on
the table:
g Resolved by the Democratic Con-
e sentative Party of the Parish OF Rap:
ides in Mass Meeting convened, that
Conventions of Delegates for tho pur-
g pose of nominating Candidates for tho
n insuing Election, be hereby abolished.
I'll Resolved by the Democratic-Co Con-
= servative Party of the Parish of Rap
7, ides in Mass Meeting convened, do
ts hereby declare that there shall be hold
primaries Election for nominating Can.
= didates in every Precinct Of the Parish
Il Resolved that no other Citizen bu'
d. a Democrat has any right to vote al
this Election, or such Citizen what hal
affiliated with the Party one year be
sc fore this Election.
P. Resolved that the Democratic Con
:, sentative Party will support tho Tickle
- nominadet by the Voice of the People
90 Resolved that the President Of th
in Democratic Conservative Party ap
point delegates to meet thee dele
III gates from the Senatorial District an
cir the said delegates 80 appoindet sha
nd cast their Vote for the Person whor
the people have Elected at their pr
maries.
Resolved that the Democratic. Cor
ng sentative Party elect Commissioner
.. for the primaries Election for ever
40 Precinct in the Parish.
,a Resolved that the Election shall
'"u held on the second Saturday in Oct,
IN Der next by order of the President
the Democratic Conservative Party
ock the Parish Of Rapides.
By the Democratic Conservati,
vn, Party of the Parish of Rapides resol
ed, that inasmuch as all tho Cand
tits dates for District Judge are Democra
without tho slightest probability Of
lass Republican Candidate for that Oh
and 10 order to have the free and q
bissed choice Of the People, Of t
Ave District, it is the sense of this Mi
9 in Meeting that there should be no non
+ha nation for District Judge, and that
People of the Judicial District be i
ae'r FREQ to select their Judge by Ballot
ner the Election.
VIC Col. N. L. McGinnis then Offer,
ages as q substitute, the following reso
Nth lions, which he supported in an orr
ical ment before the Convention, a
sent which was replied to by Hons. LIE,
that Texada, r. L. Luckett and John
AS Prescott, and then on motion v
the laid on the table:
ouse Resolved, That the Judiciary sho
loor. be separated, as far a. possible, Fl
more politics, and with this view, We !
deplore the necessity of forcing
ano nomination of District Judge for
will District, upon the Democratic pa
aud would request tho Parishes
Grant and Avoyelles to withdraw t
+ha delegations, and to refer the electio
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