The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-12-15
LEAK GRANT PARISH La, SATURDAY, DECEMBER Is 1888.


Pursuant to the call OF the chairman OF
the Democratic executive committee OF
! Grant parish the citizens of the parish
assembled in mass meeting at the court
house this day at II IN.
The meeting was called to order and its
object state !, by HI. g. Goodwin, chair
man of the parish Democratic executive
committee, to be for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the State, judicial and
Senatorial conventions.
On motion Hon. H. V. Mccain was
unanimously elected chairman, and ID. u.
Goodwin chosen az secretary.
Nominations for delegates to the State
con Tention being declared In order by
the chairman, G. II. Teal nominated II. v.
Mccain and Il. G. Randolph, S. M. La
cfoix nominated A. G.. Thompson.
J.P. Hadnot nominated @. III. Teal and
Thos. Hickman.
On motion of H. G. GooGw yn it was
decided to elect by ballot and that none
but known Democrats be allowed to vote
in the mass meeting.
On motion of Or. w. G. Deal it way
decided that, as Grant parish is justly
entitled to three delegates, by reason OF
81 Democratic votes cast in ward two in
| 1879, which were thrown out and not pro-
mulgatei by the Secretary OF State, we
elect three delegates to the State, Judicial
and Senatorial conventions. In case this
representation is not allowed, the third
man to be considered an alternate.
Upon being put to ballot the result
stood as follows: Mccain 70, Teal 81,
H ckman Sc, Randolph %, Thompson 10,
Iison 6, scattering 49, Whereupon the
chairman declared H. v. Mccain, C. H.
Teal and Thos. Hickman as the duly cleo
ted delegates to represent Grant parish
| in the State nominating convention.
A. l.. Grow moved to elect delegates to
the Judicial district convention, and that
we elect by rising vote. 4 division of
the question was called for, and it was
| decided to elect by rising vote.
DIR. Deal nominated DIR. Dunn and S.
M. Lacrolx, and on motion DR.. Deal was
added as the third man. A. l.. Grow
placed in nomination A. M. Trust, j. p.
Hadnot and G. H. Teal.
DIR. Dunn moved TO reconsider the vote
by which it was decided to vote by rising.
Reconsidered, and it was decided to vote
by ballot.
The ballot being taken stood as fol-
lows: Teal 69, Trust 66, Hadnot 65, La
croix %, Dunn 90, Deal %, scattering IL.
| Whereupon the chairman declared q. FL.
Teal, A. M. Trust and J. p. Hadnot as the
delegates elected to represent Grant in
| the Judicial district convention.
| g. IL. Teal moved that we go into cleo
ton OF delegates to the Senatorial con-
vention, and that we vote for the same by
rising vote. Carried.
J.. 2. Hadnot placed in nomination j. I.
| Mccain and 9. I'll. Teal, and on motion of
j. G. Wicklif1e J. p. Hadnot was added as
| third delegate. A. L. Grow nominated
DR.. nj. A. Dunn. II. Williamson nomi-
mated AZ. Nugent, j. II. Williams and j.
A. Hargis A rising vote WIS taken, re-
sulting in 81 votes for Teal, Mccain and
Hadnot, 20 votes for Nugent, Williams
and Hargis.
! The chairman declared j. P. Hadnot,
J. /. Mccain and G. H. Teal as the duly
elected delegates to represent Grant in
| the Senatorial nominating convention.
| III. q. Goodwin offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adop-
ted by rising vote OF 81 to nothing, the
opposition, consisting of tEree or four
| persons, declining to vote:
RESOLVED, That it is the desire of this
mass meeting that our delegates to the
State nominating convention cast their
votes for Francis T. Nichols, and in case
he is not an available candidate that their
votes be cast for Fred N. Ogden or any
other good man as opposed to s. d. Nc
Emery.
The following resolutions presented by
H. G. Goodwin were also adopted:
RESOLVED, That We heartily commend
the course of Hon. H. v. Mccain as o
member of the Legislature.
2. That we endorse Capt. G. G. Nash,
our well known -parishioner, for
State Auditor, and commend him to the
Democrats Of the State at large as de-
serving OF recognition at their hands fog
eminent services rendered the party.
3. That we endorse Judge H. l.. Daigre
of Rapides parish, for Attorney General,
and consider him well qualified for the
duties of that Office.
BY A. Il. Grow
RESOLVED, That, as our parish execu.
tive committee has asked an expression
Of sentiment from this mass meeting IL
relation to primary election, we recon-
mend that the committee order primars
election for the selection of the candi
dates Of the Democratic party for mem
Der Of the Legislature and parish officers
to be voted for at the ensuing election.
4 Adopted by rising vote for and 1t
against the resolution.
4 The meeting then adjourned sine die
II. v. MCCAIN. Chairman.
h. G. GOODWIN, Secretary.