The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-10-22
PROCEEDINGS OF PARISH CONVEN-
TON.
ALEXANDRIA, LA.,l
Oct. lS, '79. {

CONSERVATIVE party VI Nap'uSS 90
ish, the delegates from the several
Wards of the aforesaid Parish, met
lin Convention in the Town Hall of
the Town of Alexandria, La, on Sat-
urday, the 18th day of October, A.
D. 1879.
The Convention was permanently
organized by calling Colonel J. F.
Hathaway to the chair and appoint
ing e. r. Biossat and James An
drews, Jr., Secretaries.
G. H. Blanchard made the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted,
viz:-
Resolued, That this Convention will
now proceed to vote for-lst, Judge of
this District; I'd, District Attorney /;
Sd, Senator.
Resolued, That the candidates thus
selected he declared the choice of this
Convention, and the delegates to the
District Convention be instructed to
vote accordingly.
The Chair then announced that
nominations for District Judge were
in order, and the name Of W. F..
Blackman being put in nomination
and there being no opposition there
to, he was declared the choice of the
Convention by reclamation.
The Chair then announced that
nominations for District Attorney
were in order, and the names of E..
G. Hunter and Judge j. R. Thorn
ton were put in nomination and bal
lotted upon with the following re-
suit, Wis
E. G. Hunter received "A votes
j. r. Thornton .....29
Whereupon E. G. Hunter was de-
clared the choice Of the Convention,
and his nomination was made unan-
imous.
| G. G. Weems then made motion
that the nomination of a Senator for
this, the Eighteenth Senatorial Dis,
trict, be conceded to the Parish OF
Vernon, which motion was declared
| by the Chair to be out Of order, and
announced that nominations for Sen
ator were in order, and the names OF
| Dr.. r. L. Luckett and DR.. X. NJ,
| Clark were put in nomination and
ballotted upon with the following re-
suit, viz:-
DR.. r. L. Luckett received AL votes
Dr.. K. NJ. Clark (" 80
| DR.. R. L. Luckett was declared the
choice of the Convention, and his
nomination was made unanimous
The Chair was then requested t.
appoint nine delegates to the Judi
cial and Senatorial Conventions, an(
the following name'l gentlemen wer.
hamed to act for Rapides Parish il
both Conventions:
A. Heyman,
/ Norton Roberts,
w. F. Texa,la,
John Ha,horn,
S. D. Williams,
Henry NJ. Rogers,
Jos. Hynson,
Isaac Lacreix,
John A. Dixon.
The Char then announced tina
nominations for the House of Repre-
sentatives were in order, and the fol
lowing names were put IN nomina
tion, VIZ
II. j. L. CoDnella, a
N. L. McGinnis,
w. w. Wilmington, ST.,
j. F. Hathaway,
II James C. Wise,
. james T. Nichols.
The name of James T. Nichols
was withdrawn before the first bal
lot. The others were balloted 70
with the following result, viz
FIRST BALLOT.
James c. Wise received. ). .45 vote
I j. L. Connella /" $50
8 W. W. Wilmington, Sr....25
6 j. f. Hathaway T" 1919 /"
N. L. McGinnis, (" LII "
There being Is votes cast, and
majority thereof required to nomi
nate, James C. Wise was declare
nominated, and his nomination mad
unanimous.
The name Of j. L. Connella wa
q then withdrawn.
j. SECOND BALLOT.
l W. W. Wilmington received 20 vote
: J. F. Hathaway a. g"
e N. L. McGinnis 8 e
$ j. F. Hathaway was then declare
e nominated, and his nomination mad
o unanimous.
The Chair then announced tha
nominations for Clerk of the Distric
). Court were in order, and the follow
J ing named gentlemen were nut j
r nomination: