The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-01-05
Organization of Democratic
State Convention.

state Convention.
Evidently Gen. Jastremski, who is
warm supporter of Gov. McEnery,
should not be permitted to name the
temporary chairman of the Democrat.
ic State Convention which will con-
vene on 10th instant. To permit him
to do SO is to place another warm
friend of the McEnery faction in the
chair as an alter Ego of the chairman
of the Central Committee. The
Temporary chairman usually appoints
the Committee on Credentials, and to
say the least of it, that committee
should be appointed by somebody
who is too good Democrat to sacri-
fee party harmony and party suprem-
acy to partizan zeal for a man or a
faction in a party.
Four years ago this trouble was
avoided for the nonce by an agree
ment which tided over the difficulty,
but the agreement evolved an eight
to seven committee, which did not
satisfy the minority, though it sub
mitted to the result, except that the
nomination of Nc Emery was not made
unanimous.
In every organized body there must
of necessity be q head, and hence
there must be temporary chairman
to the State Convention, but it does
not follow as matter of course that,
the temporary chairman has the alb
solute power to appoint any commit
tee. The appointment of the COM
mittee on credentials, or any other
committee, can by parliamentary law
and all the usages of deliberative
bodies, be assumed by the -conven-
ton, or, in the present instance, by
the majority of the uncontested dele
gates to the convention. But it is
probable that contest may arise as
to what delegations are contested, and
what are not contested. Now is it
possible that the party cannot pro-
duce one man who is enough superior
to his prejudices, or his partisan zeal
for a faction, to act for the time as a
Judge and play the blind God of JUS
tice in this strife of factions? We
think there are such. Canuot such
man be found among the followers
OF Gen. Cunningham, or Judge Mon
cure? If such can be found, then a
Cunningham mau. or Moncure man,
OF frmness and mental equipoise
and judicial frame of mind and pur
pose is the man for Temporary Chair
man of the Democratic State Con-
yention of 10th instant.
The Banner makes these sugges-
lions in the interest of harmony, and
to preserve party integrity and
automny for future struggles with the
Republican party, which laughs at
our divisions. and will mock Ms when
our calamity shall come, if come it
does, which Heaven Forbid
But we would be untrue to our
convictions, and false to the right, if
we did not, in conclusion of this ar
ticle, assert anew, our belief that a
large majority of the people wish
General Nichols for Governor, that
many parishes like Ascension and st.
Landry are SO evidently for him, and
that contests over them are so frivo-
lous, that men not blinded by parti-
san zeal should concede the fact in a
temporary organization.
One word more as our last utter |
ance prior to the convention, and that |
is, Gen. Nichols has made this fight
at the call Of the people and not from
bus personal choice, and We assert
that, OF right, only he can say that he |
is no longer in the contest, and that
only the basest cowardice on part of |
his friends will permit usurpations of
authority, frivolous contests, leger-
de-main and trickery to rob him of
the fruits Of his deserved reward