The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-11

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''S. That this committee elect a parish
executive committee, to consist of two
members for each police jury ward, to be
nominated by the delegates from each
police jury ward, and OF five members at
isree tn be appointed by the ctair.
.'9. That tie parish executive COM
mittee be instructed to call primary cleo
tious throughout the lari>h instead OF
mass meetings whenever delegates are to
be elucted to any cOnvert!on.
"a. II WHITE, Chairman;
"B. TURNER,
-. W. GORDON,
"JouN Gill"
MINORITY REPORT.
! concur i the majority report, except
the last clause of Section Z, which says
that tnt delegation shall go un!nstrncted
al to nominees, and desire that hat Sec
ton be- stricken out.
J.. A. CRUIKsHANK.
7. Spence Smith moved that the majority
report of the Committee on Resolutions
be taken up seria!im, and each section
was then duly and unanimously adopted
by the Convention, until that section was
reached which referred to the delegation
going to Shreveport uuinstrucied, when
r. Spence Smi.h moved that that section
be stricken out.
j.. G. White then made a stirring speech
in favor ci ar. Smiths motion. lie was
followed by II. Ii. White, Chairman OF the
Committee GU Revolutions, who defended
Committee In q Very strong AID able
speech. He was followed by W. G. Mob
ley, aud as there was mu-h confusion
and uproar, the previous question was
called for by J.. W. Gordon. A call for
precincts being asked for, the previous
question was ordered by a vo:e OF 70 to 4.
TIE Chairman thea put the original
motion, whether the delegation to Shreys.
port should go Instructed or not, and the
Convention almost Unanimously, By yea
and nay vote, decided ,Laj they go unin-
.tfuct.d, and according &c Inc resolu-
liuu ot The majority repors Of the Cou-
mit.ee on Resolutions.
That section in the original report OF
tie COMMITTEES on Resolutions, reierring
to the appointment vi Il Parish Executive
Committee, met wish opposition, and was
discussed by Il. II s1cGlnsry, q. L. Rob
lnsou, Writ Collins and others. The toll
lowing substitute, offered by K. Fl. Nc
Glmseyy, wss adopted ~ a cal. VI the roll
-45 To q.
That the convention now GO into the
eieuJiUu Of eu Committee, enc
.has two mlmbers te elected from
each police jury ward by the Delegates
Irom sid Ta:d, and that i've be ap.
pointed by The chair l1um tie parish al
large, but Where tnere are ~ precincts IL
g wand tbeH the ~d1leSetas from each pre-
circt shall stec. d nleniber.
Tie Convention thsH took q recess fol
ten minutes III order TO give tns deisgate'
tom the several wards IA opportunity Il
select their members for the Parish Exec
utive Committee, and hand same to TIT
secretary.
The Convention reconvsned, and TIL
new Parish Executive Committee Wa
read, as foilowe:
PARIsH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Cheueyvliie waid-H1rt Collins and ]
". ST. ford.
kapid.s Ward-J. W. Texada, Sr. an,
W. e. Taylor.
Cot;le warG-B. c. Dean aud NJ. S
TrimbIe.
Alexandria ward-W. F. Biackmau an.
E. J. Sullivan.
Calcasieu wara-R. II. White and ODE,
JOHNSON.
Pineviile ward-E. J. Hardtner AM
Eiijlh Lee.
Lamourie ward.-D. Weinberg and 3
F. Pitman.
Hineston ward-B.. Lacazs aud Dr.. j. Fl
soRelle.
Rigolette ward-Jos. Lawrence ard W
W. Rraskear.
Spring Hill wsrd-John Gill and g. Nj
Shaw.
At L,rge-L. A. Stafford, B. Turner, g
A. Staples, e. G Hunter AID j. P. Turre
gano.
On motion of f. II. Mccormick, tn
Conventio1 gave the Parish Extcutiv
Committee full power 10 appoint dele
gates to attend the Safe Convention mex
var, that will be called TO select delegate
to attend the Democratic National Con
veution.
j.. w. Gordon then moved that the fol
lowing resoiu ion be adopted, Wig:
Resolved, That the Hon. ". F. Black
man il our choice for tie position c
United States Senator, and we instruc
our members Of the Legislature to vot,
for his election SO long as he remains
candidate.
Judge B!ackman occupying the chair
requested some delegate to entertain th'
motion, and Mr.. Gordon put the resolu
ton to the Convention and it vas carried
by g. large majority. only two or thre'
votes being heard ID the negative.
On motion FL. H. White was elected b,
the Convention as a number OF the Stat,
Executive Committee to represent Ra
pides On that Committee.
II. Fl. White moved that a vote O
.hanks be rendered the Town TALK, o
Alexandria, for its faithful and uaswerv
ing course, for a number CT years past, il
favor Of the free aud unlimited coinage O
silver and the cause Of the people. Th'
motion was unanimously adopted.
The Chairman then read the foIlowfp,
list OF names, thirty in number, to repre-
sent Rapides parish in the State Demo
cratic Convention, to De holden at Shrsve
port on Dee. Is b.. The Chairman state,
that ne lad e~ndeayored to select the dele
gates so az to have all sections OF the par
ish represented: G. w. Bolton, Jane!