Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-03-10
Proceedings Of The Democratic Dis
trict Convention.

III.
The-delegates FROM che parishes nj
Madison and East Carroll, to the Dis.
trict Convention assembled this day at
The courthouse in the town of Proyi-
dence, parish of East Carroll, pursuant
to call of the District Democratic Ey-
ecutive Committee.
John Is. Stone, Chairman of said
Committee, called the convention to
order, whereupon tie delegates from
Madison withdrew from the room in a
body.
F: X. Bernard was made Temporary
chairman, and James Beard temporary
secretary of the con INVENTION.
The roll OF delegates from both par
ishes peing called, those from the par
lsh OF East Carroll, answered to their
names, and said delegates representing
Il votes in said convention, and being
a majority thereof, the chairman an
nounced that the convention would
proceed to business.
@here oeing no contests or opposition
the appointment of committee On ere.
dentials was dispensed with,
On motion of Geo. +. Blackburn-dnlv
seconded the t eny4sr,6rary was made the
tion.
The chairman then announced that
NOMINATIONS We're in order, whereupon
Coi. Jno: A. Buc kner placed the name
OF Jno. Is. Stone before the Convention
ms the nominee for State Senator for
the 18th Senatorial District, which
nomination was seconded by Mr., ].
stem. There being no other
NOMINATIONS, vote was taken and the
said nominee receiving 81 votes, being
a. majority Of the votes of the conypn,
ton, was declared the nominee for said
-Pesltien from said District.
Field +. Montgomery being mt in
nomination by w. :. Brown, for the
position of Judge of the Sth Judicial
District, and said nomination being
seconded by j. T.. Bass and G. VI.
FRANKLIN there being no other nomiua-
lions vote was had, and the said NOM
inee receiriny2l votes, had a majority
Oh the votes of said Convention. was
declared the nominee for said position.
Mr. j. ,. Guenard nomin ated Mr.. ]
h.. Ransdell for District Attorney of
said ) judicial District, seconded by @.
IL. Cherry; there being no other nomi
cations, vote was had and said nom
-anee reeefvlng2l votes was declared he
nominee for said position.
On motion of of Jno. A. Buckner tho
chairman appointed committee of
nve on resolutions, as follows: .Jno. A
Buckncr, W. ). Brown, J. G.. Bass {; |
". Lynch x j. :. Guenard, whercupon
the COnvcntion took recess to allow
the committee time to REPORT.
On reassembling, the committee on |
resolutions offered the following renort.
TO the Hon. Chairman and DELEGATES
OF the District nominating Conyention
ior the Sth judicial and 25th Senatorial
District:
we, your committee on resolutions
peg leave to to report the following:
ISL, be IL Resolved, That we endorse
tne action of the Democratic Conyen-
ZION lateiy held IN the city Of Baton
DuSe anu pieuye our support TO the
ticket nominated by said Convention
action of the delegates to this rnnvsn.
from Madison parish, who, when the
convention WAS opened bv the chair
man Of the District Execnt tive Com
miftee, left the room in a BODY. having
VIGOROUSLY, In caucus of the delegates
10Th parishes. demanded that tho
comment as fixed by the District
We Committee, be changed. ,
et We delrecate any move
2draw from the lines Of the
, an indep .ndent ac-
Idlsrupt or weaken .
epk confidently for
ksuch movement.
ne party lines in !