The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-02
CADDO.
The Delegates to the State Convention
Protest Against the Representation
Allowed the Parishes in the
Convention.
[Shreyeport Standard.

Pursuant to previous notice. the executive
COMMITTEES of the Democratic party Of the par
ish of Caddo met In the city Of Shreveport. at
the office OF L. Z. Bel ESQ.,, on Saturday March
ings we're had:
The com mtttee WAS called to order by N. O.
Blanchard. chairman. with NJ. s. Grain as seere-
The chairman explained the object of the
meeting to be to take steps to have the Demo.
cracy Of the parish Of CaIdo represented In ths
State Democratic Convention called to meet at
the city of New. Orleans on the twelfth day of
gates to the National Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati to nominate candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President Of the United States.
agreed BY the committee that 1t would be i'm
practicable on account of the shortness of the
time to elaDse before the meeting of the State
Convention to call mass meetings In the various
wards of the parish to appoint delegates there.
to. when, on motion of Major Moncure. the
committee proceeded to appoint twenty.aix
Orleans convention. the names being suggested
by the members of the executive committee
those actually In attendance being authorized
alike.
The following gentlemen were then appointed
delegates to the Democratic State Convention
to assemble at New Orleans on the twelfth day
Of Aptil; 1880: Bolton Spearman James Marks,
Thomas r; Vaughan. W. P. Ford. DR.. j. O. Cal
houn. W.. Sebastian. R. T Vinson. d. 8. Hall.
Il. Y. Grain, U. J. Foster, Sam. NJ Morrison, DR.
L. Rhodes, J. NJ. Hollingsworth. James e. Noel
J: Henry Shepherd. d. A. Simpson, John Fl
Gfliland. ], /. Schumpert W. f. Buckelew, P. b.
Cash. A. Currie. W. L. Strother and I. W. Pick
ems.
After remarks by the chairman and others,
the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted, to be formally introduced In the state
convention by our delegates:
whereas. at the recent meeting of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, held for the
purpose Of calling a state convention basis
of representation In the convention was
adopted which Is both undemocratic and I'M
Just: and
Whereas. this action of the State Central Com
mittee is repetition of what was done by the
committee In calling the convention of 1879; and
Whereas. these repeated departures from the
customs and principles which have heretofore
governed the Democratic party in 4lling its
conventions. threaten the establishment of pre-
cedents which may perpetuate these undemo.
cratic aud unjust usages; therefore,
BE 1t reSotUed. That the executive committee
of the parish Of Caddo, in the name and In be-
half of the Democratic party of the parish, do
solemnly protest against the basis of represen-
tatfon which was iopted by the State Central
committee OF the party at the late session. We
DECLARE the said action of the central committee
to be subverstve of the time sanctioned princi-
piles. practices and customs of the party and
discomfort and disaffecdon In the party ranks
We point to the fact that while there are fifty
eight parishes In the State. each having at
least one Representative ON the Central Com
mtttee. there were present at the meeting only
sixteen members from the country and they
We're nearly equally divided upon the question
OF apDoEtionment This attendance was too