The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-02-28

proper when the interests Of Demo
Gratis living out of Webster parish
were involved. This looks like a
6x4 affair.
Fourth-If the method adopted
in Minden had been adopted in
Bossier, as carried four wards out
of six in that parish, and obtained
large majority on the popular vote,
l would have had the eIeren votes
of Bossier, solid for me, and under
the apportionment of State Central
Democratic Committee, based on
the Hancock vote, would have had a
majority of the 81 delegates consti.
tuting the convention from the Dis
trict and hence have been it's nomi-
nee.
Fifth-The convention which at
tempted to nominate a candidate for
Judge in pursuance of the methods
I have mentioned, was composed,
wholly, of proxies and of the Web
ster delegates as I have stated
How can there be a convention le.
gally organized, unless quorum of
disinterested and undisputed dele
gates are present to decide upon the
legality of proxies, or contests, or
protests All the delegates from
Bossier and Bienville were proxy
delegates, as appears by the pub
lished proceedings, and I am inform.
ed protest against the legality of
election of Webster delegates was
read to the committee on credentials.
Sixth--Neither my friends thought,
nor did think, that the mass
meeting held after 4 o'clock P. NJ,
which organized the 25x18 affair,
decided anything finally-a motion
to reconsider had been made and
seconded, other motions followed,
and in the end that meeting provid-
ed for another meeting and left the
motion to reconsider still pending.
But parliamentary law aside,-the
decision of the meeting providing
for 25x18 was believed by many not
to be finality, and I thought the
programme had been abandoned
until few days prior to the election
held in pursuance of it, and I am
informed that another candidate for
Judicial District honors did not
learn of the election until the day
prior to the erpGrte election. My
friends did not participate in that
election-persons living in Minden
ward did not know it would be held,
and do not consider myself bound,
as a man or Democrat, to abide the
decision ola convention, constituted
upon improper and undemocratic
methods, a wrong basis of apportion.
ment and a selection of delegates
without due and full notice of day
of election.
But, fellow.citizens, suppose my
friends and l are wrong in all these
positions, and we think we are right,
as we certainly do, who can or ought
to decide such an issue except the
people of the District who have in
terestssuperior to that of candidates
or politicians? This decision can
only be made by an appeal to the
people at the general election. I
unhesitatingly assert that 1 would
endure personal wrong in this mat
ter, before I would imperil Demo
cratic principles or supremacy, but
| know of no man in this District.
eligible to the office Of Judge who is
not a Democrat. Ny appeal to the
people from decision my friends
and believe was unfairly and nm.
justly obtained cannot affect Demo
ocratic supremacy. On the contrary.
it is in vindication of proper Demo
cratic methods and sound Demo.
cratic principles. Iappeal from the
decision of the fe,o, to that of the
neany-from that of men who manip.
ulate and organize conventions to