The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-06-06
The Executive Committee Endorses
Mr. Boatner.

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of tho Fifth Congressional District
met on Wednesday 9th in the court
house atMonroe. In the absence of NJ
Richardson, Mr.. j. B. Snyder was
called TO the chair and Mr.. w. j. Gray
WAS chosen secretary. Thirteen men,
bers present.
| When regular organization was ell
tered into the name of Mr.. j. z. Parker,
was put in nomination as chairman of
the committee.
The election of Mr.. Parker was
made unanimous and the secretary
again called the roll. Mr.. Abe Stein
was thcu chosen secretary.
Mr.. Tnllis then offered the following
preamble and resolution which was
unanimously adopted:
| Whereas, the regular convention of
the democratic party which sat at
Ruston on the 10th day of September,
1894, unanimously nominated Hon. G.
j. B0atner TO represent this district rs
a member of the 54th congress-, and he
was duly elected Oh the 9Th day of
November 1894. and
Whereas, Republican and partisan
congress-, aiming too strengthen the
epublican-Populisi combine recently
formed in this state, and further AIM
ing at the encouragement of the ene-
mics of Democracy in this district
and without warrant of law or equity
ard totally needless of the fragrant
wrong they were about to commit,
did deprive the people of this district
of representation in the present con-
gress by unsealing their duly elected
representative the Hon. Chas. j. Boat
ner, and
Whereas, his excellency Murphy j.
Foster, Governor of the State of Louis
lana, has designated the 10th of June,
1895, as the day for holding special
election in this district to choose a
representative in the fifty-fourtb con-
| gress, and
Whereas, we, the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, being the Executive
Board of the Democratic party ap-
pointed by The last Democratic con-
vention which sat in this district /;
! Therefore,
Be it Resolved, that we protest
against tho action of the House of
Representatives in unscating Hon. G.
j. Boatner, as partisan, unjust, and as
an outrage upon the rights of the
voters of the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict. That we recognize Hon. Chas.
j. Boatner as the regular nominee of
the Democratic party for election to
tho fifty-fourth Congress to fill the
vacancy created by the unjust and
partisan action of Republican house.
Be it further Resolved, That we urge
upon all Democrats in the Fifth Con-
gressional District to give the Hon. &.
j. Boainer their loyal and energetic
support at the approaching election,
and that we owe it TO the Democratic
party, to ourselves and to our nominee,
to repel the charges which have been
made against us, and to redress tho
wrong done the people of this district
in unseatiBg our member, by prompt
ly returning him to his seat by an in-
creased majority.
Introduced by Mr. Snyder:
Resolved, that q Democratic Con-
gention for the purpose of nominating
candidate for congress from this dis
trict at the election TO be held on
November 3rd, 1896, be and is hereby
called to meet at Monroe, La, on the
second Tuesday tho 9th day of Sep
TENDER 1896.
Resolved further, that the represen-
tation of the several parishes in said
convention be based upon the popula-
ton as fixed in Ruston, September 10.
1894. The time aud manner of select
ing delegates to be fixed by the several
parish Executive Committees.
Introduced by Mr. Miles:
Resolved further, that in any parish
where there are dual parish Executive
Committees each claiming to be regu-
lar, tho delegates 10 said convention
be selected at time and manner TO be
fixed by the chairman of this commit
tee.
Before the committee adjourned Mr..
Boatner was called in aud in the course
of some few remarks made statement
of what were the views of the Demo-
cratic party as had been represented
by himself
Resolutions were then adopted Of
fered by MIR. Hulse, thanking the men,
bcrs of the legislature for their united
support giyon TO Governor McEnery,
who was chosen by the Democrats of
that body. This was agreed TO.
The names of the Democratic Ex-l
ecutiye Committee are not those as
stated in the News, bus the following
who were appointed at the meeting
held III Ruston on September 10, 1894:
AT large-John A Richardson, of
Claiborne !; j. 3. Snyder, of Madison :;
;. L. Baird, Of Morehonse G. Il.
Dfumby, Of Ricaisnd o. e. Dawkias,