The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-20
PROCEEDINGS OF DEMOCRATIC con-
VENTION OF THE FIFTH CON.
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
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trict of Louisiana was called to order
by G. J. Smith, Secretary of the Dis
trict Congressional Executive Com
mittee, who stated the purposes Of the
meeting, when Col. D. b. Hays, of
Claiborne, was put in nomination for
temporary chairman. No other NOM
nations, it was put to the house, and
adopted, when a committee of three
were appointed to escort him to the
chair, and the temporary organization
was gone into, and r. G. Campbell, of
East Carroll parish, was elected tempo
rary secretary. r.I 49,. .ysiA
DR.. Hammond then moved that a
committee be appointed by the chair
man-to consist of one delegate from
each parish-upon credentials, each
delegation to suggest it's own member.
Carried. ..'..t ICE ' -.-
The roll was called, and the follow
ing were appointed: mi ... D..
East Carroll, r f Montgomery
West Carroll, M G Redman; Cata-
houla, w E Robb; Claiborne, T J
Upton; Concordia, Gen. z Yorke
Franklin, II b Gilbert jackson, J r.
M Hancock; Lincoln, ] w Wade
Madison, ] B Stone; Morehouse, ] d
Hammond Richland, DR. D II Petit
Tensas, w G Young; Union, w w
Heard.
Caldwell and Ouachita being con-
tested, did not report. .''r' -. .
At one O'Clock the Convention took
a recess for two hours, and again at
three O'Clock until p. M, to await
the report of the committee on Gre
dentials. At that hour the Convention
re-assembled, when said committee
submitted the annexed report 60 90,
We, your committee on credentials,
respectfully report, that after due con-
sideration, we recommend that the
following named persons are duly ac-
credited delegates to this Convention,
and that they be allowed seats in your
body. t
We would respectfully state that in
the contest from Caldwell, we think it
proper to seat the delegates accredited
by the parish convention of said parish.
We rejoice, also, to say that the con-
testing delegates from the several
wards of Ouachita parish have with.
drawn from the contest, in favor of
those appointed by the chairman of
the mass meeting of said parish.
In connection with this case, we
respectfully report the adoption, by
your committee, of the following pre-.
amble and resolutions: Il.
Whereas, the contesting delegates
from Wards 2, A. and of Ouach-
| ita parish, believing that they had
strong grounds for contesting the seats
| accredited to this convention, to which
said wards are entitled in the parish
allotment, having withdrawn any con.
test from said wards therefore, "
BE it resolved, That by so with.
drawing they have taken patriotic
| course, and arc entitled to the thanks
| and gratitude of this convention. We
being satisfied that they have acted fol
! the best interest of the party in the
parish and district. g.
And we report the following list o
delegates -..-.. ...,
Last CurToU-F + Montgomery anc
r G Campbcll-2 votes. -ai. ....
'Pest CttrroU-M G Redmond, S
Jackson, a l. Allen, A Wyley, Y
II 'rillery, John Mckay, Charles At
kins, John a Sanderson-S votes.
CutoAoe0a-W III Harrington, w s
Feck, N B Tony, + M Mills, r "
Starks, J II Priggold, w E Robb, .
N Luce, w + N1iiler-9 votes.
Cai5o1We-Dr Sellars B Il Ledbetter
c Collier, w l. Oakes, Thos Price
o II Z Dawson, Isaac Miller, G w Cox
A l. Atkins, J S Broomfield, B
Reid, J A Lessner, II Phipps, d
Hays, Il D Meador, Jas. McClcndor
w p OTIS, Thos Upton-1s votes.
5 Concordia-A w Metcalf, Gen
York, w Clayton, ] II Pendletol
w M Joice, A b Kir,z, James L Cla.
ton, Wade r. Young, George L Wa
y ton, F S Shields, L p Ault, a Yznag
: Del Vale, James Pipcs-14 votes.
q fTonk'i'-D w Ensneyer, r
$ Gilbert, B II Gridcr, T Wick
= 2. T Pcmibaker, Duncan Buie w
Ogden, j. Matthcws-S votes.
Jachsoa-J 7 NJ Hancock, II NJ Ne
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