The Progress., 1896-08-27
COLONEL WARDS
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.

In all Louisiana there is not a
mo,e unassnming gentleman than
Colonel S J. Ward, the ttflc!en1
chief deputy sheriff of Caddo parish
Courteous, accommodating and at
tentiye to business, he has become
quite popular with the citizens gen
orally Of b 8 bsiiiwick. In politics
too he is as rule, very fair and has
generally placed the success OF bis
party above individual advancement.
These premises considered, he may
we'll imagine the surprise OF bis
friends generally when he made pub
lie notice or the personnel OF bis
campaign committee. This stroke
has given aud will continue to give
him an unsought for notoriety, aud
no doubt his diff lent cheeks will TO
seate hned grow oftentimes at uneX-
pected moments, and he will wonder
where it was an evil or good genius
which suggested his action III tins
matter.
Let us repeat the chalrman's start
| ling and resembling couvocatlon OF
his comnlittee:
"Democrats X lily TO the Standard.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the Parish of Caddo is
called to meet at the courthouse ID
Shreveport at II ~, Saturday, AN
gust Is, to take such action as Will
result ia an energetic campaign IN
behalf of the National Democratic
ticket. s. }. WARD,
Chairman"
Listen to the headline ! Demo
Gratis rally to the standard" And
hear the voice Of the trumpeter Let
US take such action as will result in
an energetic campaign
Like chivalrous bugle blast did
this call go out t. the parish, aud the
hills. dales, tanglewoods and brian
patches caught up the echo and pass
ed on the enthusing shout until all
Caddo was on the quiyive for the at,
fray and began to think of organiza,
ton and leadership.
In impatience they awaited the
the dawn of August Is. With
strained ears the Democratic yeo
menry waited to catch the firs'
breath that emanated from this exec
utive committee which was to issue
| it was thought-a pronunclamentt
which would startle the Nation ant
place in the saddle every man whos'
countless cause was his own an(
VII, g, strength was sufficient for tn
effort.
The chairman III II al point a cam
paign committee was the CONCLUSION
reached by the body. All we'll thu
was discoDraging and swords mus
be sles,hed a while longer, sac
those eager for the ARRAY, but we VIII
hide the line and be more ready TO
the battle. ''Let's have the campalS'
committee Colonel, let's have tn
campaign committee. Give Us wa
horses. 10 IN who can plan aud lead
n On who have smelt powder of 20
];t;ca} conflicts" was the unuttered RI
onest Of those who had been "ccu:
toned to war aud those who wante
war as the means of striking Mar
Hanua's c,rruption parse from hl
polluting hand. Well the mouotal
labored and brought forth quiz
tette of-weIl gentlemen aud geo
fellows everyone of them. Bat as IL
being campaign maaasers---no
9 The Progress feels assured that tt
s happy. fond and doting mother WI
not claim that for them. La fact "
doubt not that three were change
on the Grad 9. because it's hard
believe that Messrs. W. A. Nelson,
! P. Flournoy and W. F. Thoman CT
q be the political offspring OF Jmn
T. daddy.
. BIT let us here repeat Colon
Wards cam oaisn committee. Sen
% tor r, G. Barrett, NJ 4ssrs. W. l., Fc
d ter W. F. Tno.nan, ). P. Flournoy, '
II A. Nelson.
we will discuss these gentlemen
. little aud talk of them POLITICALLY
little The first on the list is MIR. '
r, Foster. Honest, stralghtforW al
II brave and Christian. Just now
20 cotton picking season il on and
9, will attend to very little Of the ca