The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
Town and Parish News
Proceedings of the Parish Con
ycntiOn.
ALEXANDRIA, LA.,(
Aug. Is, 80. {

The Rapides Parish Convention,
to nominate delegates to attend the
Congressional Nominating Conven-
ton. to be held in this Town on Aug.
18TH met this day in the Courthouse
at 10 o'clock.
The Convention was called to order
by vice-president of the Parish Exec
uiive Committee, DIR. R. l.. Luckett,
who, after a few remarks, called Maj.
+. Seip to the chair as temporary pres
ident. Messrs. A. P. Williams, Ii. l..
Biossat and E. Fl. Mccormick were
chosen temporary secretaries.
On motion of T. Spence Smith a
committee On credentials, composed of
one member from each voting pre-
cinct in the parish, was chosen, viz !:
W. r. Sanford, E. j. Hardtner, H. NJ.
Rogers, G. L. Wilson, R. III. Jackson,
j. Stafford, E. V. Weems, VIM.
Polk, Jr, John A. Dixon, R. M.
White, f. T. Marler, j. A. Hogan,
Ham Patterson, NJ. j. Owen, Jr., G..
II. Blanchard, F. A. Blanchard, r.
/ Lnckett, Il. Spence Smith, James
P. Hickman, G. E. Bringhurst, T. G.
Barron, NJ. Ryland, E. Deloach. The
precincts OF Gum and Randolph's were
unrepresented.
On motion of E. G. Hunter the Con-
vention then took recess of fifteen
minutes in order to give the Committee
on Credentials time to report.
The Committee on Credentials,
through their chairman, E. V. Weems,
made their report, which was adopted.
On motion of DIR. R. L. Luckett the
temporary organization Of the Conven-
ton was then made permanent.
On motion of j. w. Texada the
chair was authorized to appoint com.
mittee of nine on resolutions.
The chair appointed j. w. Texada
I. N. Miles, VIM. Polk, Jr., E. v
Weems, II. G. Wheadou, r. H. Jack.
son, John A. Dixon, Geo. L. Wilson
L. j. Hardtner.
The Convention then took recess
OF thirty minutes.
After re-assembling the Committee
on Resolutions made their report az
follows, which on motion of Mr.. John
q. Ryan was adopted:
Resolved, That we, in convention
assembled, do heartily indorse the leg
islative course of the Hon. Newton G
Blanchard, for the Jealous discharg,
OF all duties incumbent upon him as tn,
representative of the Fourth Congress
ional District; that we also feel tina
in him the farming as we'll as the mer
camille Interests of his entire distric
have been fully protected on nationa
issues; that for the preservation o
the interests of the South we deem i
necessary for hin, as well as all othe
Southern representative, to oppose a
tar as possible all Legislation which
would tend to produce any ill-feelins
between the different races of tn
South, such as the Federal Election
bill now pending before the Unite,
States Senate, known as the Fedora
election law; that we recognize it as
tyrannical measure which has as it
aim the supremacy of the Republica
party in the South and the usurpatio
OF states rights; that we ask his IN
,lrlng opposition to the compound lar
Resolved, That we agree with hit
IN his acceptance of certain measure
IN the alliance platform and deem
oest Tor our entire agricultural il
dnstries.
Resolved further, That the dele
gates be instructed to vote as a un
In the Convention to meet in Alexar
una on Monday, Aug. Is, in supper
Oh the Hon. n. G. Blanchard as lou
as ills name Is before the conventio
as q candidate for Congress.
Resolved, That we also recogniz
IN hun leadership on the rivers an
haFbors bill that will accrue to I'll
general development of she SoutI
ana therefore see the absolute nece
sl'y OF again reforming him to Co,
SfeSS in ornnr to oss,m,
this bill. o
-, whereas, Three years ago our Pa
M e'eeted and sent to Baton Rous
MAJOR +. Seip as Senator and Hon