The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-08-13

troll of moderation aud q calm purpose
to proceed to satisfactory results.
The Convention assembled in the
Opera House at noon, and organized
temporarily by electing Col. ID. Il.
Hayes, of Claiborne, as president, and
r. G. Campbell, Esq, of East Carroll,
as secretary. A committee of thirteen
delegates was then appointed on
credentials, of which DIR. Hammond,
of Morehouse, was made chairman.
There upon, the Convention took a re-
cess until sp. m., when it again as
sembled, to hear the report on cretlen.
tials. The contestants in Ouachita and
Caldwell having Withdrawn their con-
tests, the committee on credentials had
only to follow the credentials duly
made out and presented. The report
was adopted unanimously.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation, of which Col. Moore, of Rich
land was chairman, reported the fol-
lowing named officers, who were elected
without opposition, viz:
President-Hon. J. ID. Hammond,
of Morehouse.
Vice-Presidents-J. u. Stone, of
Madison, Gen. Y. Il. York, of Concor-
dia, and o. u. Steele, of Union.
Secretaries-R. G. Campbell, of East
Carroll, and w. G. Young, of Tensas.
The report was unanimous, except
that two of the five members of the
committee favored the two-thirls rule
in making nomination. The report
was adopted by ayes and nays, a di-
vision not being called for.
Col. G. L. Walton, of Concordia,
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions, fifteen in number, made the fol-
lowing report:
Resolved, by the Democracy of the
9Th Congressional District of the State
of Louisiana, in convention assembled,
That tho platform adopted at Cincin-
natl by the Democratic Convention, is
most heartily and fully endorsed, and
that they regard the nomination of
Gen. w. S. Hancock for President and
w. II. English for President as
eminently wise, and, indeed, the very
best that could have been made at this
time, and in our opinion is calculated
to allay all sectional feelings and bring
about that harmony that should exist
in this great Republic.
2. That we pledge the Democracy
of this district to tho undivided sup
port of the national ticket, with all the
power and influence of each individual
Democrat, and also to the nominee of
this-convention for Congress-.
3. That we fully and cordially en-
dorse Gen. j. Floyd King, our pres
ent member in Congress-, for the wise
and patriotic course pursued by him as
Our representative.
4. That it is tho sense of this con-
vention, that the material interests of
this district and of the State of Louis
lana are regarded rs paramount to any
other issue, except national existence
ana the perpetuation of the union of
the States, and the representative in
Congress from this district is expected
ana requested to use his utmost efforts
In that direction. j
o. That the Executive Committee
Tor this Congressional District are re-
quested to adopt uniform rules for the
mode Of selecting Delegates to the
Autofe congressional conventions.
Col. John S. Young moved that the
resolutions be voted upon scriatim
.or which motion Mr.. Atkins, of Clai-
borne, moved as a substitute that the |
'eloft DC adopted as whole. On a !
e.aA Oh the roll by parishes, the substi-
'',e was adopted by large majority.
Regarded as test vote-and we be.
iieve 1t was SO regarded-the result If
the roil-call was all that the supporters
Oh Gen. King could ask, and his oppo.
nents felt the shock sensibly. If they
could have reasonably justified them.
selves in supporting tho third resolu-
ton endorsing Gen. Kings course as a