The Bossier banner., 1892-02-18
RENTON IA Fer TX 1899

SWItu, W. II. Stewart anu i. M.
Love. The committee, after retiring
a few minutes, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
BENTON, La, FEB Is, 1892.
To the President and memb bers of
the Parish Convention: We, your
committee on credentials beg leave
to report the following delegates
entitled to seats: Chaly beate Springs
Union, M. 81. Brock and w. 81.
Stewart; Red Land Union, F. Nj.
Barnett and j. E. Holloway; Plain
Dealing Union, T. M. Love and r.
NJ. j. Wise; Cottage Grove Union,
M. B. Smith and j. B. Campbell !;
Plain Dealing AUtiLottery League,
N. w. Sentell.
We also find Haughton Union
represented by brother s.. Herring,
aud Benton Union by brothers J.
H. Belcher and G. T. Fleming, who
are present, but decline to take part
in the convention.
Respectfully submitted.
NJ. B. SMITH.
w. 81. STEWART.
Il. M. LOVE.
Which, on motion, was adopted.
Col. j. A. SnideH, DR.. @. Fl. Irion
and w. B. Boggs then made short
speeches.
Capt. +. NJ. Hanks, of Midway
Union, by request of his Union, then
presented the following:
MIDWAY, La, FEB. Is, 1892.
In pursuance of a notice by our
worthy President of Bossier Perish
Union, for all sub Unions to elect
two delegates to meet in convention
with a like number of non-Union
Anti-Lottery men appointed by the
Presidents OF the Anti-Lottery
Leagues in the parish, for the pnr
pose of nominating a candidate for
the Legislature, Midway Uuion, at
call meeting, this day passed the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That Midway Union
declines to send delegates to such a
convention, as We believe all con.
ferences with outside political ele-
ments are detrimental to the order
and has tendency to weaken ouI
cause.
Resolved, That We recomend all
such nominations be made 10 the
union direct, or be left to a Demo.
cratic primary election.
Resolved, That a committee ot
one be elected to meet said conven
tion and lay before them the above
resolutions.
T. NJ. HANKS, President.
A. L. BYRAM, Sec'y pro TEN.
Which, on motion, was received
Mr.. w. b. Boggs then rose and
stated that he realized the fact thai
there was a large majority of the
delegates in this convention, as il
the late meeting of the Parish I'm
ion, who were in favor of endorsing
him for Representative, bus owing
to the assertion of his friends, Col
Snider and DR.. Irion, that there was
no authority for such a convention
and that the people would not abidt
the result, Notwithstanding it was
called and being held under tht
same rules and regulations of tht
one that nominated Mr.. Wallace, b,
would, in the interest of the Farm
ers' Union, harmony and the Dem
ocratic party, decline to accept th,
nomination of the Convention, ant
put himself before the people fo
Representative on an equal footing
with any other Democrat who ma,
wish to run for the nomination a.
the primary on March 8, 1892, un
der the rules of the Parish Demo
cratic Executive Committee.
This magnanimous action of Mr
Boggs was applauded by the entir,
crowd assembled in the Court house
Mr.. NJ. B. Smith then introduce.
the following:
While We find large majority o
the delegates in this convention il
favor of the nomination and tull en-
dorsement of W. b. Boggs for th
Office of Representative-believin,
be would fully represent the who'll
people of Bossier-though owing t
his assertion that while he knew b
had a majority in this convention
as he had ir the Parish Union, fo
the endorsement, he was perfect
willing, in the interest of the Farm
ers' Union, harmony and the Dem
ocratic party, to put himself befor
the people of the parish on equa
footing with any other Democra
who may wish to run;
Therefore, be it Resolved, Tha
this convention decline to make an
endorsement, and leave the fiel,
open for any one who wishes to ru
under the rules of the Executiy
Committee at the primary on Marc
3, 1892.
Which, on motion, was uuaui
mOusiy adopted,