The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-10
THE CONVENTION.
VIEWS or DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES IN
VARIOUS PARISHES.
The Debt Question Repatriation OF FRAU
duIent R0nds-A scaling 0f the Re-
snainder. and a Reduction of the inter-
est Demanded-O ether Topics discussed.
WEST CARROLL

The resolutions Of the Democratic convention
which nominated Col Hiram r. Lott and
which resolutions Col. Lott approved, are as
follows:
Whereas. we. the people Of the parish of West
Carroll. are called upon to choose delegate. On
the eighteenth of March next, to represent US
In the constitutional convention TO be heid IN
New Orleans on the twenty-1rst day oil APRIL
And whereas this convention will be clothed
with sovereign powers. having the right 70
create. consolidate, or change par'sh bou,h-
| ity of the public debt of the state. as we'll as
that Of the cities aud Parishes recognizing that
beb wRh L L inst fna and i"d Mhoa
Resoiped, That we are opposed to repudating
our honest debts. but ut The same time are oD-
| posed to paying what we do net honestly owe.
THE sEyENrEErH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
| J. b. Easterly. ESQ., the regular Democratic
nominee for senatorial delegate. announces his
views Ia the following card to his constituents: (:
| Having accepted the nomination for delegate
| ut large from your district 10 the appr aching
| constitutional convention. which, must say
/ was thrust upon me by your dfstrtst convention,
and contrary to my wishes. feel II Incumbent
upon me to submit to YOU brlel syuopsls 0t
my views npon me SUBJ Ct mater Una, W
! for considerations:
| /. We require reform and retrenchment In al
most every department OF our State govern
ment- :,
2. The salaries Of our district Judges should
! be reduced.
| ished and the jurisdiction Of justices OF the
peace extended. giving them criminal lurisdic-
ton to u limited extent. allowing. however. an
appeal for all who feel themselves nggrieved.
| A. 4 he cost Of assessing and collecting taxes
should be reduced by making tho sheriff per-
& The Legislature should meet biennially In
stead Of annually, holding sessions of not OK
| G. The interest on State bonds should be re-
| duced at least 80 per cent, and all that are
tainted with fraud II any. should be eliminated
az far as possible.
| T. The piny woods parishes should not be
taxed to build ievees on the Mississippi river
These are but few of the reforms REQUIRED
the honorable position Tor which ! am nomt-
mated, | pledge myself 10 advocate the adoption
OF such constitution for our beloved Louist-
ana as will give material relief to her now op-
'-'N0''' '''''' J. D. EAsTERLY.
THE TWENTY Y-FIRsT SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Hon. j. g. Vance. OF Bossler senatorial noml.
nee in the Twenty first District, declared him.
self plainly on the subject OF the State debt be-
fore the nominating convention. CORE.
spondent of the Minden Democrat thus reports
him:
He said he was no orator only farmer. but
that he had ideas and was always ready to tel
them. He went In strong on the debt question:
said he would see how much of the debt made
before The war was honest and he would pay
lint with per cent interest Az fof ali the batch
created from the time Gov Warmoh was elect,
ed to the time Nichols was elected, be would
wipe out This sOEter pleased the convention
Then he tucked the suffrage question. He
didn't know exactly how be would fix that up
but one thing certain that he would dofx it Sc
the RAIDS could never turn us down any more
The convention was aill better plensed with
Mr.. Vance. When he sat down there was such
lApulauding rs | never heard before. Somebody
called for vote. and Just as ! expected. Mr.
Vance was in advance OF oil the other candi
dates.
Hon. A. B. George Mr.. Vance's colleague. il
understood to entertain similar views.
oUACHITA PARISH.
| Tho Democratic convention OF this parish
nominated David Faulk. ESD as th5 candidate
for delegate. His views we're given to the con
vention freely and fully. From the published
proceedings in the Ouachita Telegraph. we ex
tract the following:
Before dee airing Mr.. Faulk nominated. hi
was required to appear before the convention
aud answer certain interrogatories. in com
pliance with previous resolution passed b!
, ,, the convention. Mr.. Fauk appeared befor,
the convention and was interrogated as fol
lows
First question-Are you in favor of fewer
offices2
Answer-I am
, Second question-Are you In favor Of re
ducing saaries2
,i Answer-I nm decidedly so.
Third duestion-Are you In favor Of reform
: Ing the judiciary
, | Answer-I am.
Fourth question-Are you you favor Of re-
pudiatine the public debt. or at least the fllega
, part of it2
Answer-I am in favor of having the publi
debt looked into. and have the illegal part of |
repudlated.
Fifth gu sion-are you In favor of a suffrage
, qualifications
| Answnr-I am.
Mr. Faux having answered the que -tions t.
the satisfaction Of the convention the chair de
clared him duly nominated to represen
Ouachita parish In the State constitutional con
. vention.
The following resolutions were adopted b,
> the Democrats Of ward five, Ouachita parish
1. Be 1t resolved, that we the taxpayers, ar
, In favor Of repudiaiing all that part of tn
: bonded debt of the State which was created b.
! ! force and fraud.
O. That we are In favor osthe assessment roll
: by wards being the registration of voters ant
the tax collectors receipt for the poll tax befnl
the registration papt nf those entitled to vote
8. That we are in favor of prohibiting tn
State, parish and towns from creating any debt