The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-09-20
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eyory sentence he uttered in his earn
est, straightforward way.
! He was followed by Judge W. F..
Blackman, of Rapides. who ably sus-
tanned bis well earned reputation as
an orator, and, like the gentleman
who had preceded him, he called
forth round after round of the hearth
est applause.
Judge r. j. Bowman, also Of Ra-
pides, was the next speaker. He
made an able and earnest speech,
characteristic of his well known in
tegrity and ability.
Next came Secretary w. A. Strong,
who disclaimed being a public speak
er, bat said he was candidate for
reelection to an Office, the clerical
duty of which he could and would
perform satisfactorily to all.
Capt. j. G. Hawkes. was the Dext TO
hold forth. He was candidate for
Attorney General. felt thankful for
his warm reception and would try TO
deserve it more.
All the aspirants for Office hasing
either spoken or declined the invita-
ton to do SO, DR.. w. g. Deal was
called on for speech. Our citizens
all know the happy knack our old
friend has for saying good thing at
the very best time. and he did not
disappoint his audience upon this
occasion, as was assured by the rous-
ing applause that greeted him. One
thing all felt satisfied of, and that
was that il not safe for feelings to
chstechise him at such time.
The committee on resolutions hav-
ing returned handed in the following
for adoption:
To the Chairman and Members of the Demo-
cratic Mass Meeting, held in aud for Grant
Parish, La, Sept. l3, 1879:
We, your committee appointed to
draft resolutions expressive Of the SEN
timents of your Mass Meeting, have
the honor to offer the following:
Resolved, That our Representatives
in Congress, and the Democrats there
who 80 nobly contended for free bal
lot by free people, deserve our most
hearty commentator.
Resolued, That what they did do, in
giving us unbiased jurors in the Uni
ted States Court Jury Box, is but the
beginning of the end, when the bayo-
net retained over the ballot box by
the Presidential Fraud shall be trans
fixed by a Democratic President in
1880.
Resolved, That we renew our fealty
to the Democratic party, aud reiterate
our faith in its cardinal principles,
which, fairly interpreted: mean COM
mon sense and and common honesty
in governmental affairs.
ResOlrcd, That we recommend the
adoption Of the new Constitution and
the Debt Ordinance framed by the late
Constitutional Convention, and hereby
call upon all the good people of Grant
parish, both white and c0lored, to give
it their hearty support.
Rss0Iued, That we tender to Capt.
j. g. Hawkes. an expression Of our
gratitude for his kind services to this
parish in the past, and that we wish
our delegates to the State nominating
convention to give him the vote of
this parish for the honorable Office of
Attorney General.
Res0lped, That the Democrats hope
and ask for the denomination Of r. NJ.
Lusher, our present able Superintend-
ent of Public Education.
Respectfully submitted.
JAS. M. RHoRER,
M. F. MAcHEN,
Committee. JAS. A. DANIELS, 5
e. C. NASH,
H. G.. GOODWIN,
After some discussion as to the adj
visibility of passing upon the debt
ordinance before that matter came
before the State convention, and .
few remarks favoring the indorsing
OF the present Nichols government,
the resolutions we're adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.
j. o. GRAYsos, Chairman.
II. G.. GooDwYN, Secretary.
Having to be absent at the time
we were unable to do justice to the
speakers, and have therefore simply
mentioned them in the order in which
they addressed the meeting. -Ep]
Mr. Vim Saav If thu Shravo