The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-09-12
Proceedings Of Democratic Con.
gressiOnal Committee of
EOurth District.

Proceedings Of Democratic Con.
greSsiOnal Committee of
Fourth District.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of the Fourth Congressional District con-
veued in Shreveport on Wednesday. Aug,
g, Hon. G. L. P. Wren, of Webster,
chairman. presiding, and A. M. Hewitt
of DeSoto, acting as secretary. There
were thirteen out O: fifteen members
present, as follows:
Bieuville u. Richardson.
Bossier-J. A. w. Lowery.
Caddo-L B. Phillips.
DeSoto-A. M. Hewitt.
Natchitoches-Angus Fleming; proxy
RapideslJ. G. White; proxy, J. W.
Alexander.
Red River--J. q. Pugh; proxy, ]. d.
Wilkinson.
Sabine--J. N. Franklin; proxy, P. NJ.
Potts.
Vermont. A. Wineate; proxy, DR.. E.
E. Smart.
Webster-G. L. P. Wren.
Winn-Henry Bernstein.
At Large. M. Foster, B. F. Edwards.
The absentees were j. H. Kemp, mem
Der from Grant parish, and Mr.. q. w.
Bolton, member at large.
The first question which engaged the
attention Of the committee was that OF
the proxy of the Grant parish member,
which was held by Mr.. II. Bernstein. OF
VIM parish.
Secretary Hewitt called attention to
the rule which forbade the holding of
proxies except by a resident of the parish
from which the proxy was sent. This
brought on some discussion, and ended
IN q recess OF fifteen minutes to allow the
secretary to examine the rules governing
the body on this point.
When the meeting was called to order
again the question whether the rules Of
a former Executive Committee were
binding on this body was discussed at
some length, and the decision of the
chair was called for. The chair announc-
ed that he would hold that the rules Of
the former committee were in force until
new rules were adopted by the conmiqee
Mr.. Bernstein, OF VIM, offered the
following resolution:
Be it resolved by the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee of the Fourth Con
gressional District, that the rule prohib-
ting non residents Of parish to be rec
ognized az proxies for members OF this
committee be and the same is hereby
amended 80 as to permit members Of this
-conmittse-ts set as pfoxies for membsss
of other than their own parishes.
Mr.. Berustein's resolution was secood
cd by Richardson, Of BienviIles asd an
aye and nay vote wss called fOt. and the
rssolutiou va Iosf, the vote standing 5
ayes and 6 nays.
Mr.. Bernstein moved that a committee
OF three on rules BE- appointed by the
chair. Amended by Mr.. wilkinson,
"that the rules of the former executive
committee be and are hereby adopted
and recognized as the rules for the gov
eminent of this committee"
Mr.. w. u. Richardson made stirring
appeal for representation for Grant par
ish, but Mr.. Wilkinson's resolution pre-
vailed and shut ont all possibility Of Mr.
Bernstein acting as proxy for the Grant
parish member.
The following resolution, after some
changes, was offered by Mr.. Wilkinson. OF
Red River:
"Be it resolved by the Democratic Elk
ecutive Committee of the Fourth Con-
gressional District of Louisiana, that
there be held q Congressional Conven.
ton at the city of Shreveport, on OctO-
Der l, 1896, composed Of delegates from
the different parishes of said district, for
the purpose of nominating Democratic
candidate for Congress.
"Be it further resolved, that the mode
and manner of selecting the delegates to
the said convention be left to the Demo.
cratic Executive Committee of the differ.
ent parishes, IN conjunction with the
member Of this committee from each re-
spective parish, and that the basis OF rep
reseptation be the same as fixed by the
last Stats convention, and that the dele
gates to said convention be elected 81
the oath day of September, A. D. 1896"
The following substitute was offered b,
Mr.. Hewitt, of DeSoto;
Resolved, That general white Dem
ocratic primary be held throughout thu
Fourth Congressional District on thu
23rd day of September. 1895, for the pur
pose of nominating candidate for Con
gress; said election to be held under tn
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