The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-09-20
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
OUR OWN REPORT.

Convention to order and announced
Hon. James Jeflries, OF Rapldes, as
temporary President.
Mr.. A. V. Carter, OF Natchttoehes'
and C. W. Grain, Of Caddo, were
chosen a. temporary
On motion Of Hon. NJ. Ryan, the
President appointed the following
named gentlemen as Committee on
Credentials, the delegates from each
Parish suggesting one OF their num-
Der, viz:
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Rapides, Hon. M. Ryan.
Caddo, R. G. vinson.
Bossier, J. C. Vance.
Bienville, T. J. Hightower.
De Soto, j. T, Means.
Grant, q. NJ. Jeter.
Sabine, j. F. Smith.
Natchitoches, NJ. ]. Cunningham.
Webster, W. G. Mcdonald.
Vernon, DR.. E. E. Smart.
VIM, S. NJ. Brian.
Hon. J. C. Vance, Of Bossier, Of,
fered a resolution to the effect that
that Parish was entitled to eleven
delegates instead of the representa-
ton of eight given it by the Execu'
tive Committee, basing the claim
upon the vote Of PISS given at the
Congressional election of 1SS0-the
Committee having apportioned the
delegates upon the Wiltz vote Of
1879. The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Credentials.
On motion of Hon. N. J. Cunning
ham the Convention then took a re-
cess of ten minutes.
The Convention re assembled at
o'clock, and the Committee on Gre
dentials through their Chairman
Hon. M. Ryan, reported that all th'
Parishes of the District were repre-
sented by the sixty.fve delegates
present, except the Parish Of Ret
River, whose delegates were on th'
way but had not arrived, each Par
ish being entitled TO the number o
votes apportioned to it by the Exec
utiye Committee, as follows, viz:
Bossier, 8.
Bienville, 6.
Caddo, IS.
De Soto, 5.
Grant, 2.
Natchitoches, Z.
Rapides, 10.
Red River, 3.
Sabine, 4.
! Vernon, ).
| Webster, 3.
| VIM, 4.
The Committee reported unfavo1
ably upon the motion Of Hon. j. {
Vance.
Hon. H. V. Ogden offered the re-
olution as q substitute for that po
tion Of the report of the Committe
and supported the substitute in
fercible speech In which he urge
the necessity of having some fxe
basis of representation in the Co
gressional Conventions of the futur
and he commended that now when tt
Convention was unanimous in /
choice of q candidate was the prop
time at which the matter should
settled for the future guidance of u
Executive Committees. He conten
ed that the vote at the previous Co
gressional or Presidential Eclectic
should be taken as standard,
that would incite the Parishes to {
forts to pole its full vote.
Hon. NJ. j. Cunningham agre
with Mr.. Ogden that the princir
for which he contended was CORE
, and he would vote for q resoluti
which should relate to the futul
but he thought that il excepti
, was now made for Booster on th
account the entire representation
the Parishes in the Convention Won
have to be changed to tue same +
sis and that was impracticable.
Mr.. Ogden withdrew his motion
this time, but before it adjourned
would ask for an expression OF OPT
q ion from the Convention on the Qu'
t ton.
i On motion Of Hon. NJ. Ryan, t
t report of the Committee on Crede
:. tials was then unanimously adoptt
b The permanent organization Of t
r Convention being next in order, n
Ogden, of Bossier, moved that t
temporary officers of the Convent
- be made the permanent officers, a
SIputting the motion himself it v
J unanimously carried. Hon. jan
u Jeffries thereupon returned than
Il to the Convention for the honor do
l. him.
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