Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-08-16
PROCEEDINGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

J'Hu I'uhRs 'nHlIllND, L. IL.
McCl-ndon, Secretary; ID. A. Williams, J.
d. Pennington. J. f. MraIors, aud G. q.
Gill, proxy for A. l.. Atkins.
DR.. j. Z. Mesdors moved that the people
meet III the respective wards of the parish
on Saturday, the 26th day of August, lSs2,
for the purpose Of el-cting delegates by
ballot to the Congressional Convention nj
Monroe, TO be held the 30ih August, ls-2.
The vote on this motion was a. follows:
feas-J. +. Meadows, d. A. Williams and
}. ID. Pennington; Days-E. II. McClendon,
G. G.. Gill and John Young chairman, "a
tie.) DIR. j. +. M-adors raised the poiut
that the chairman was not entitled 10 q
vote except in case Of tie. The chuir
ruled that the point was not we'll taken;
whrrrupoa DIR. J. Z. M-adors appealed
from the ruling Of the chair. On this ap.
peal the vote was as follows Yras-J. +.
Meadors, j. d. Pennington, O. G.. Gill and
f. II. McCl-ndon; nays-D. A. Williams. |
Appeal sustained.
Johu Young, chairman, then ruled That
owing TO the fact be WAS not entitled to a |
! vote, the original motion mude by Dr. J T.. |
Meadors was sustained, the vote being 3 |
for and against.
r. ii. McClrDdon explained that, while
he thought il fair aud equitable way OF
selecting delegates, he voted against the
motion because be was Of the opinion that
a llrlt, m, 81 4, Il 4 :
~oud oppose it.
Moved aud carried that the election TO
be held an,er the above motion, to be at
the following places in the different wards
with the following persons rs commission
ers, and elect the nNmbvr Of delegates
named heron:
WARD I. At Snmmcrf-ld-B I Lr,l;cl-
ter, smith, W Barrow, commission
ers, and riect = Delegates
WARD 2. AT Gordou-J T Tiyner, J G.
Meadors, W l. Oak-s, commissioners. aud
elect Il delegates.
WARD 8. At IIayncsvll--Thos Price.
W Copeland II Taylor. commissioners;
aud at iasty'- Crn., Ruads-G VI &c Rsnev.
Thomas, Holloway, commt -einnrt,.
and elect 10 drlrgites
WAED I. Al Holly Springs-E W Cox.
Lee, Alb knghten, sr, commissioners.
and elect delegate.
WARE 5. Al Athens II Simmons, RI
Bridges. Frank Henry, commissioners. AMI 4
.lrct II delegates.
n
WARD g. At Sandy Grove-J A Lcsurur.
Coleman. JF Hrnry, commissioners,
md fleet 1t delegates.
WARD :. At Homrr-W W Arbucklc J
. Moore W Mercer, commissioners; AID
II Arinra--j " Willis, II W Menrfrr. "
Palmer, commissioners, aud elect 81 del. |
gates.
WARD :. At Lisbon-Dr F s White. RT
lcCiendon. Jesse Aycuck, commissioners.
nd elect delegates. A.
Moved aud carried that the commission.
rs at each voting place count the votes
o''e"' ana Issue certificate certify ing I
no was elected lay majority vote. and
hHt tins certificate shall be n credeutial
'r the delegates at the convention At Al
fnnroe;
mar the commissioners at Arizona make
lie returns OF the erection held there to
IL COMMISSIONERS at Homer on the same
iy at the election; also the commissioner. ci'
Hasty's Cross Roads 70 max. returns Of 80
!" election there to the commissioners AT
ayhrsviiIe, IN the same day Of the cleo. ur
on; aud that the commissioners NJ Hom.r
~ haynesville respectively issu. c.rti6.
I'eS OF credcntial to the delegates elected
ON their wards: '''
That II any of the commissioners b, ah.
ut on the morning of the election. that VII
"se present appoint Others, aud # no liv
mmi-sioner he present that the citizen. 7
=" ana there select commissioners. and in
nj they be hereby authorized 10 act. :,
Moved and carried, ,hat none bnt Dem.
rats VIII he allowed la vote IN this el,c.
m That the polls b. opened at : O'clock 10
m. and closed at o'clock y. m. 'te
On notion that the people Of Claiborne 'e'
and they are hereby called to m,ctin
''s meeting at the Courthouse in Homer ord
III" hrst Saturday in September, l@sa
the purpose of ratifying the action of n
Monroe convention, and 10 re-ors.nin -
Executive Committee Of ClaiL,xps
rish.
III motion, the committee adjourned. H.
JOHN YOUNG, Chairman. To b
= II. McCIrNpON. Secretary to \
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