The Louisiana populist., 1895-10-11

ersOn, Phllllp Brosset, u. VI. John
SON.
Total 70 votes.
+. j. GAMBLE. Ch.
On motion, the report was
adopted, and the committee dis
charged
The convention then went into
permanent organization by elect
ing DR.. j. NJ. Brown, of the 3rd
ward, as Chairman, and III. l..
Brian, Secretary.
On motion, it was resolved to
appoint committee of l at large
by the Chair, and from each ward
by its delegation, to canvass and
tabulate the vote east at the PeO-
pies party primary held through
out the parish on October 9TH inst.
The Chair appointed II. l.. Brian
at large, and on motion, the com
mittee Just discharged on creden-
tials, was made the committee from
the wards.
After the committee had exam
ined the vote and tabulated same
they reported the vote on Clerk
and Sheriff as it appears elsewhere
in this paper they reported fur
ther that no candidates went be-
fole the primary for the Legisla-
ture or for Coroner, and hence no
votes were cast for said officers :;
they reported the following ward
tickets selected in the different
wards, as shown by said returns,
tO-wit:
Ward John A. Ragglo, PO-
lice Juror G. II. Levy and NJ. b.
Tauzin, Magistrates y. n. En-
ringtOn, Constable.
Ward 2-H. Ii. HathOrn, Police
Juror; NJ. o, Gunter and X.
j. Pullin, Magistrates; Marshall
Walker and William Lowry, Con-
stables.
Ward 3-Dr. j. NJ. Brown, PO-
lice Juror; j. q. Adams, Magis-
trate !; f. n. Fonts, Constable.
Ward M. L. BarberOuse, PO-
lice Juror; w. Ii. Lowe and G. j.
Trichel, Magistrate; A. Young
and j. b. Landreau, COnstableS.
Ward 5-S. ID. Crump, Police
Juror j. j. Horton and j. +. Sell
by, Magistrates; Elijah Jones and
g.. L. Crump, COnstables.
Ward 6-B. p. Welch, Police
Juror; Eldridge Bates and T. j.
Welch, Magistrates ; w. d. Hen
bricks and p. F. Welch, COnsta-
bles.
Ward John Waglcy, Police
Juror; G. G. Sanders, Magistrates;
w. +. Key. Constable.
Ward S-A. X. DOwdlen, Police
Juror; Ben Martin, Magistrate /;
l.. II. Ford, Constable.
Ward Oh. II. Walters, Police
Juror; Capt. j. II. Jordan and NJ.
L. Payne, Magistrates; G. e.
OQuin and s. A. LATTER, COnsta-
bles.
Ward 10-W. II. Russell, PO-
lice Juror; Edward POche and w.
+. Robinson, Magistrates Philip
BrOssette and Frank Nallery, Con-
stables.
The report was adopted and
committee discharged.
The Chairman then announced
that under the report of the COM
mite j. w. Jones having received |
a majority of all the votes cast |
for Sheriff, was the nominee of the |
party for that Office, and by u ri |
sing vote the Convention made the
nomination unanimous.
No candidate for Clerk having
received a majority vote in the
primary, the convention proceeded
to ballot between the two highest
candidates, the lowest having been
dropped out under the rule; the
ballot resulted in the selection of
o. o. HathOrn, who also received
the plurality of the primary vote,
and by rising vote he was made
the unanimus choice of the Con-
venti0n, and declared the nominee
for Clerk.
Convention then proceeded to
ballot for nominees for Legislature,
which resulted in the unanimous
choice Of DR.. J. NJ. Brown, OF ward
3, and Editor j. A. Tets, of the
Battle Flag, ward 6.
BallOtted for Coroner, and nomi-
mated DR.. u. III. ProthrO, of ward
l, for the nomination.