Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-22
To the Democrats of Madison.


ecutivc Committee, beg leave to i
present the following review OF Its
actions since the mass meeting
held at Tallulah, November I'D,
1888. in explanation of its course
and the adoption of the resolutions
declining to nominate, Il parish
ticket. 1t is matter OF regret that
we are compelled to revert to the
unfortunate contest made by a /
minority of the Democratic party .
to deprive majority of its just
representation by attempting to
represent the parish in the Baton
! Rouge Convention. However hon
est those gentlemen may have been
in this effort, it is an undenlable
fact that their claims were passed
upon by the Convention, the high
est tribunal of the party III tins
State, and not allowed. 1t was
hoped by your Committee that this
decision WOULD be accepted as final,
and in course of time proper re-
cognition of the rights of the prop
er representatives duly acknowl-
edged. To accomplish this pur-
pose it was at every meeting the
unanimous opinion of your Com
mittee that no action should be
taken towards calling a mass meet
ing to nominate ticket, or for the
Committee to do 50 until the pas
sion and prejudice of the hour had
passed away and reason had re-as-
serted its sway. With this object
in view we have waited until there
was barely enough time to name
the District officers and let them
make their canvass. 1t was the
design of your Committee in call
ing the Convention, to let it come
p, off before any parish ticket was
placed in the field, in order that if
-, any division existed it the ranks of
the party the issue might be made
;, in the District Convention, and a
positive understanding arrived at
as to whether the minority would
accept their defeat, or make still
81 further efforts to defeat the wishes
of the majority of the Democratic
. party expressed in the mass meet
: ing, held on the 10Th of November,
! authorizing the appointment OF
twelve delegates to the Baton
, Rouge Convention, which delegates
we're also to attend the District
Convention. The seating of the
delegates at Baton Rouge under
this resolution naturally settled
" the right of this delegation to at.
tend the District Convention. Not
: withstanding this fact a meeting OF
" about seventy-fvc individuals was
" held on the 10th inst, composed
~ almost entirely of the old minorit y
faction, and an attempt to rcvolu
tionize your wishes as expressed IL
the largest mass meeting ever held
;" in the parish of Madison. nshort
y this minority, representing les
y than onc-third of the white Demo
IL cratic voters, in a meeting assem-
blcd without a cali from your Elk
. .ecutivc Committee, appointed {
+ new set of delegates to the Dis
to trict Convention, appointed new
IS Executive Committee, and with q
N published notice of less than three
s. days, nominated parish ticket
10 We ask all true Democrats to pause
:; and ask if such proceedings are il
IL accordance with their ideas o
a. Democratic principles. In behal
~ of the best interests of the Demo
h. cratic party of this parish We re
T. pudiate such proceedings and leav'
u the people to Judge of the indiscre
y ton of those who have precipitate'
q this movement which has resulted
h, in the organization of u section G
the Democracy separate and apar
III from the recognized majority
;! This action precludcs the possible
n ty of exerting the full strength am
C. resources of the party to elect an
t, ticket that might be nominate
~ either by the people in mass meet
ing or your Committee. The vast
he of water now spread over our pan
cc ish and the constant watchfulnes
we needed to hold our lcvecs durin
III the crisis of the impending flood
,;r will not permit full attendance ;
IL mass meeting and thereby pre-
lal vent true expression of the popt