The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-03-07
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee.

Pursuant to published call the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of Gran
parish met this day in the courthouse al
10 a. M, for the purpose of organization
The committee was called to order by
G. H. Mcknight, secretary of the ole
committee. who appointed III. G. Good
wyn as temporary chairman.
Mr.. s. r. Lee was selected as temper
airy secretary.
The chair appointed G. Fl. Teal, j. B
Wilmut, E. s. Gray and j. w. Etheridgt
as committee on credentials. and recess
was taken for fifteen minutes to give the
committee time to report.
The committee reported as follows:
We, your committee on credentials,
beg leave to report the following per.
sons entitled to seats as members of the
newly elected Democratic parish execu.
| tive committee:
Ward &c. H. Teal, H. G. Goodwin,
F. B. Dean, John Randolph and c. d
Hickman.
Ward 2-J. B. Wilmut, j. P. Hadnot
W. d. Irwin, j. nj. Nugent, III. P. Ste
phens and o. A. Tison.
Ward3-Nonewc committeeman elected
We recommend the recognition of the
members OF the old committee, S. r. Lee
and G. w. wainwright, present to-day.
Ward 4-E. s. Gray, Thos. E. Neal.
Ward 5-No new committeeman elect
ed. We recommend recognition of the
old committeeman, James Bradford, Jr.
Ward 6-No new committeeman. We
recommend recognition of the old CON-
mitteemen, Sam johnson and J. B. Ly-
man, present to-day.
w. B. Garrett. j. w. Etheridge and j. d.
Williams. Respectfully submitted,
G. IL. TEAL, Chairman.
On motion, report of committee on
credentials was received and adopted,
and committee discharged.
On motion the temporary organization
was made permanent.
The chair announced that that the
committee was duly organized and ready
for business.
1t being represented that a number
OF the committeeman present we're dele
gates to the Democratic nominating con-
vention, which expected to meet in this
room in few minutes, on motion the
committee adjourned to such hour in the
afternoon as the chairman should have
announced at the close of the convention.
Pursuant to announcement made at
the close of the convention, the commit
tee reassembled at $50 p. NJ, H. G.
Goodwin in the chair, and a quorum
present, five out of the seven wards being
represented.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph, seconded
by j. b. Wilmut, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the chairman OF this
committee is hereby authorized to APP
point committee of three to conduct
the campaign III Grant parish, to be
known as the central campaign commit
tee, who shall have control aud direction
of affairs in the parish at large, and that
FL. q. Goodwin, chairman of this COM
mittee, shall by virtue of his Office be
chairman of said committee.
The chair announced that under this
resolution H. G. Goodwin, John Ran
dolph and S. r. Lee were appointed as
the central campaign committee.
On motion of G. H. Teal, duly seconded
by j. w. Etheridge, the following was
adopted:
Resolved, That the chairman of this
committee shall appoint a committee Of
seven, one from each ward, to be known
as the general campaign committee, the
members of which shall have supervision
Of campaign affairs in their respective
wards, and acting in concert with the
chairman of the parish executive COM
mittee, shall have authority to appoint
such committees in their various local.
ties as may be deemed advisable during
the progress of the campaign.
The chair appointed as such general
campaign committee, G. Ii. Teal, j. B..
Wjlmut, S. r. Lee, j. C. Riyes, III. E..
Hardtner, Sam johnson and j. II. Will
liams.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph, the fol-
lowing resolutions we're adopted:
Resolved, That it is hereby ordered
that primary mass meetings be held on
Saturday, March q, 1896, by the Demo-
Gratis in all wards in Grant parish 10
which ward officers have not already
been nominated, for the purpose of NAM
ing candidates for magistrates, con-
stables and police jurors, and that the
meetings shall be held in the various
wards at the following places:
Ward /, at Colfax.
Ward 2, at Fant's mill.
Ward 8, al Seiss Bros mill.
Ward 4, at M. Nugent's old place.
Ward 6, at Symmetrical.
Ward Z, at Montgomery.
Resolved, That at said mass meetings
the following rules shall be observed:
None but known Democrats, or those
who will pledge themselves to vote for
the nominees of the Democratic party,
shall be permitted to participate. The
member of the executive committee or
general campaign committee will act as
temporary chairman and call the meet
ing to order between the hours of IL m.
and p. M, or designate some Democrat
to do so. The nominations made in the
various wards shall be posted in three
public places in each ward at least twen-
ty days before the election. An official
announcement of the result in each
ward, signed by the secretary or chair
man OF the mass meeting, must also be
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