The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-11

Nstchitoches. :
Rapides. 10
Red River, 8
Sabine, . 2
Vernon, 3
VIM, 4
Total, ~ y
Mr.. BUTLER, OF BicGvillc, moved
to proceed to the permanent orgaDi.
cation, and nominated Hon. J. G.
VANCE, OF Eossier. who. on motion OF
Hon. W. +. HlAckMAN. was Mnani.
mously elected.
BLAcKMAN, PERSON and SuTHLtN,
were appointed to escort MIR. VANCE
to the Chair. Mr.. VANCE on taking
the Chair expressed himself In CRATE.
full sentences for the high compli.
ment paid him. and his brave little
parish. He claimed he was no speech
maker. Ills portion Of the Demos
cratic vineyard did their business by
work and not by talk. As an cvi.
denoo Of that work ho pointed to
eight delegates rs u not result from
636 white men. He councelled har.
mony, and begged that the bullet.
stained flag OF Democracy be placed
In tho hands Of q true and tried
son, and pledged a place for Bossler
near tho flash Of tho guns for any
man this Convention might nomi.
nate. (Applause.) Mr.. JENKINS
thanked the Convention.
Mr.. PORTS again insisted he wanted
TO sec q man." and called for q re.
cess. Pending which call Mr.. FORD.
Of Caddo. moved that a Committee
Of one from each parish, on Resolu
lions be appointed. which was carried.
Mr.. Po1Ts renewed bis call for a
recess, as the man across tho street
vas O long way from home, and In o
big hurry.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Jas Brice, Bienville; e. s. Droch,
Bossier; y. G. Thurman, Caddo: E..
" 6utherlin. DeSoto; T. Hickman
Gran: J. A. Prudh"mme, Nstchito.
ches; ]. W. Prescott, Rapides; J. p.
Clarkeon. Red River:J b Vandeaar,
Sabine; 8. J. Smar', Vernon; L. F.
Taylor, Webster; ]. NJ. McClsiu.
VIM.
The President was. on motion. sd'
ded to Committee.
On motion, the Convention i'd
journcd until 5 o'clock. P ".
EVENING SESSION.
The Committee on Resolutions. on
motion Of Mr.. MCDONALD, Of Web.
ster, was allowed further thu to re'
port.
On motion Of Mr.. PlERsoN, OF Red
River, tho Convention proceeded to
nominate candidates for Congress.
Mr.. PONDER, OF Natchitoches. NOV.
ed to vote for candidates by q call Of
the parishes. Carried.
Mr.. SMART, from Vernon, inquired
what rule would be adopted-that Of
requiring !, or a majority be required
to nominate. Mr.. P1rrsoN moved
that . majority Of tho votes Of Dele
gates to tho Convention be required
for a choice. Carried.
| Mr.. Foster moved q call OF the
parishes to nominate candidates FOL
Congress.
W. B. Boaas. OF B"ssier, nomins'
ted Hon. ]. A. SNYDER, OF Bossier
for Congress. without remarks.
Hon. W. r. FORD, Of Caddo. In o.
eloquent address, presented tho Hon
N. @. BLANCHARD, Of Caddo, for thu
SURFACES Of the Democracy Of THU
District for Congress.
Hon. W. q. HARRIS, Of Deaoto
presented to the Convention the Hon
j. B. ELAN, OF DeSoto, as q candi
dato for Congress, In a a we'll temper
cd and eloquent speech.
: Grant parish seconded tho nomi
nation OF Hon. N. g. BLANCHARD. fo]
Congress.
> Hon. W. A. PONDER, OF Naichito
ches. placed in nomination Hon. NJ
y. CUNNINGHAM. Of Natchitoches, a.
q candidate for Congress. Mr.. Pom
DEB said that Mr.. CUNNINGHAM and
> bis record was too we'll known In th(
= whole District to require at bis hand
extensive culogy.
Hon. Louis TExADA presented 4
the Convention the name Of the Hon
JAMES JfrrR1Es. Of Rspldes. % /,
candidate for Congress, IN 90 elo
quent and loudly applauded ID
dress.
Red River declaring herself 10 70
vor Of the nominees, tho Chair tool
rho occasion to say that oil eoot
Democrats favored the nominee, wb,