Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
State Convention Platform.

field Republican.
State Convention Platform.
The Democracy of the State Of
Louisiana, in convention assem-
bled, on the eve of a contest in
which they expect to be successful,
congratulate the party on the bril-
liant prospects before them, and
put themselves in line with their
sister States. They resolve:
1. That We reaffirm the prin.
ciples of the party as handed down
to us from our ancestors, as enun-
ciated in numerous national con.
ventions.
2. That we hail with pleasure
the evidence of fraternal union as
enunciated by Democratic conven-
tons in all tho States of our COM
mon country.
3. That it is only in the success
Of the Democratic party that we
can hope for that peace and har-
mony which prevailed in the almost
uninterrupted accendancy of the
Democratic party for sixty years,
and which was interrupted only by
the process Of such a sectional party
as the father of Democracy dread
cd as fre-bell in the night.
1. Thatit is the duty of the coun-
try to protect all its citizens alike,
and to conserve all its industries;
hence, we favor q tariff for revenue;
Limited to the necessities of govern
ment economically administered
and so adjusted in its application
as to prevent unequal burdens, en-.
courage production and industries
at home, and to afford q just COM
pensation to labor, but not to ere.
ate or foster monopolies.
8. That the general government
should care for and improve the
great water ways of the Republic.
| 6. That the name of Samuel J.
Tilden, az the staudard-bearer Of
the Democratic party in the coming
campaign, Is not only essential as q
rebuke to fraud and misgovern.
ment, but Is hereby declared to be
the duty of the Democratic party
to itself and the country. We de-
clare our reliance upon his love Of
country and devotion to the party,
which he has served with such e.
deity in the past, and request the
delegates selected by this conven.
ton to present and sustain the
views herein expressed.-Ex.
| Delegatee.
II On the FIRST ballot Messrs. Burke,
Jonas, Wickliffe and Gunby were
elected delegates at-large. The
vote stood "a follows: Burke, 429.
81 Jonas, 308; Gunby, 277 IL;
Shepherd, 48 "a; Wickliffe, 3O3.
"a; Patton, 153; Leche, As IL Nc
Emery, 1876 IL. Messrs. McEnery
Shepherd, Leche and Strong were
elected alternate-at-large by accla.
!, nation.
On motion Of Judge Seay, ]. D.
Watkins, of Webster, and M. E.
| Girardon, of Lafayette, were elect.
; ed electors-at-large by reclamation
The Congressional Districts nom
mated their delegates as follows:
First District-John Fitzpatrick
: and Thos. Duffy; alternates, Zach
/ Bachemin and B. Brewster; cleo.
A.. tor, Alex. Brewster.
u Second District-J. D. Houston
Pat Mealey alternates, Nv. Pattor
: and Ed Scannell; elector j. C.
3 Denis.
i Third District-Delegates. c. D
) Caffrey, ANDY. A. Ware, alternates
: H. Mccall and J. A. Smith, etec
sttor, J. D. Moore.
: Fourth District-Delegates, Jane,
Jeffries, and W. H. Ware, alter
f mates, j. Fisher Smith and J. F
Taylor, elector, w. H. Jack.
Fifth District-Delegates, G. C
Goldman and C. Newton, alternates
J. N. Kennedy. Fred Hudson, cleo
tor, G. L. Gaskins.
D Sixth District-Delegates, Chas
Parlange and e. T. Louis, alter
, mates, c. j. Barrow and J. N
Thompson; elector, J. H. Stone
The nominations of the district!
were confirmed by the convention
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