The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-10-14
THE STATE CONVENTION.
OUR PEOPLE WILL ENDEAvOR TO
HAVE 1T HELD IN
THIS CITY.

THIS CITY.
At meeting Of the citizens of Alex
andria held at the City Hall for the
purpose of selerting cnu,nittee of
gentlemen to 60 t" New Orleans for
the Nnrpose OF nsing their utmost en-
deavors in getting the next state nom
mating convention called at this pla ,e,
MIR. Fl. G. Chaplin presided, and Mr..
H. L. Biossat acted as secretary.
The chairman on taking the chair
explained the object of the mstting,
after which, on motion nf Mr.. john G.
Ryan the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That whereas Alexandria
being the most central city of the state
and the most accessible TO all points,
he it Resolved hy the citizens in
mass meeting assembled, That COM
mitter of seven. composed of Judge
w. F. Blackman. JAS. G Wise. G O.
Watts, 0. w. Bolton, F. Seip, j. H.
Ringgold, and Fl. l.. Biossat be ap.
pointed and requested to visit New Or.
leans and to- use their pndeavors to
have tue central committee designate
this city rs the place fm the holding
of the next state nominating coDven-
tion.
A committee was appointed to solicit
subscriptions t" defray the expenses
of visiting delegates.
The meeting then adjourned.
The following dispatch from New
Orleans, to the Daily Times, under date
of the 10th, gives us hope that the
efforts of our citizens will not he in
vain:
The mention of Alexandra as
place for holding the state nominating
convention meets with the favor of
quite large number of our local poll.
tic1ans, and your correspondent has
every reason to believe that if the
citizens of Alexandria will make the
effort they will get the convention, as
its central location is decidedly in its
favor.
From Mr.. Mays, the gentlema auly
manager of the Alexandria Opera
House, it is learned that the following
named troupes are billed to play on
the dates below:
Leslie Davis (Annie Burton), Nov,
26, ~ and 2S.
Tom Sawyer, Nov. 80.
Jennie Holman, Dec. IA, IL and l6.
MIR. Mays is also in correspondence
with several Of the leading troapps of
the country, and will make every effort
to get them to sign. In all, the ont
look for II bright theatrical season is
more than encouraging.
-Bayse's Company of Comedians
are billed to play at the Opera House
three nights of this week. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, the 18th, 10th
and l7th, opening with the great com.
edv "Onr German Ward' The pro-
gramme will he changed nj ghtly
Mr. Bayse is we'll kncwn to a great
number of oar amusement loving peo-
pie, and the fact that he is manager
of this troupe is guarantee sufficient
that the company is frst.class in eve
ry respect. and oni " refined comedy
will he rendered. Reserved seats are
now on sale at the Eagle drug store,
at usual prices.
From an article published in one
of the Chicago papers last week. it il
learned that the Illinois Central Rail
road company wonld shortly place in
the field survey party to work from
Brookhavpn, Miss, to Natchez. Miss.
That the little narrow gauge road
running from Natchez to Trinity, La i,
would he purchased by the firm named
ahove and projected on to Alexandra
Furthermore, that the Atchison system
wonl.' hnild from their terminal point
in Montgomery county, Tex, eastward
to Alexandra there to connect with
the Illinois Central system.
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KANSAS CITY, WATKINS AND
GULF RAILROAD.-Mr. L. W. Kpn.
nedy, of the Kansas City, Watkins
and Gulf railroad. was in the city last
week. He has the contract for hridg-
ing the above line from here to Lake
Charles, and reports everything as