The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-02-05
SENATORIAL CONVENTION
FOREST HILL, La, !
.Ianiu2l 1909 (

Jahy. 81, 1870.
a Pursuant to previous call th
/. Senatorial Convention met for til
: purpose of nominating a Senate
I for the Eighteenth Senatorial Dis
triet, composed of the Parishes O
Rapides aud Vernon.
! DIR. e. +. Smart, of Vernon Par
ish. was called to preside as TEN
porary chairman, and Messrs. G
G. Swayze, ofKapides, and w. Ii
Weeks, of Vernon, were elected
temporary secretaries.
There being no contests, on mo
tiou, the following delegates, plac
ed upon the roll by the secretary
were declared entitled to seats il
the Convention, viz:
Rapidcs-Lcveu l.. HoOe, J. D
johnson, j. N. Cook, j. r. Thorn
ton, James Jeffries, Gus Gehr, DR.
8. f. Meeker, u. Weinberg, G. w
Bolton, James Andrews, Johu
Dawson, j. w. Alexander, F.
Seip, Alphonse David, b. T. Lew.
is, WIN. French, z. II. Davidson,
DR.. N. w. Swords, NJ. Bloom, K.
H. Jackson, b. y. Dean, Israel
Perkins, Sam Blum, G. II. Kilpat.
rick, q. 9. SwSyze, j. H. Hunt,
WIN. Polk, Jr., 3. Lacaze, Il. b.
Pendletou, J. w. Stafford, J. e.
Smith, Jno Compton, u. l. Adams,
Il. Z. Luckett, Il. j. Hardtner, y.
L. Stafford and George E. Abat.
Vernon-Dr. Il. e. Smart, W.
Ii. Weeks. j. N. Boyd, j. Duwe,
j. NJ. Richardson, U. K. Cakes
aud N. N. Smart.
On motion, tue temporary or.
gan!zation was made permanent.
On motion Of MIR. l.. l.. Ho0e,
the following committee of five
on resolutions was appointed by
the Chair, VIZ: Leven L. Hooe, Dr..
5. + Meeker, j. F. Smith, w. Fl.
Weeks and j. Duwe.
On motion, tho chairman of the
Convention WAS added as a mem.
Der of the said committee.
A recess Of twenty inmates was
taken to give the committee time
to report.
Upon the Convention re-assem.
bling, the committee on resolu.
tons, through it's chairman, made
the following report, which was
adopted:
BE 1t resolved, That we believe
i'll the time-honored principles of
the Democratic party and heartily |
pledge to it our continued and ear. |
nest support.
Be it resolved, That we endorse
the present State administration
IS an honest and economical one.
as is shown by the present pros.
porous condition Of our State f.
1aucialiy, with it's expenditures
ess than its revenues, with it's
,onded Indebtedness materially
'educed, with its bonds above par,
With money in it's treasury to meet
Ill outstanding Indebtedness, and
With its public institutions run.
or the first time in years, upon
lash basis.
BE it resolved, That we heartily
approve and endorse the coarse
pursued by the Hon. Newton G.
Blanchard in the United States
Senate and commend his states.
nanlike ability and untiring ener.
y i'll serving the constituency
which he has the honor to repro
ent.
Be it resolved, That we extend
0 the Hon. F. Seip our sincere
hanks for the earnest and con.
manner in which he dis
harged the duties. incumbent
pom him as our State Senator.
BE it resolved, That we favor :
he free and unlimited coinage of
10Th gold and silver at the ratio
t Is to 1, without waiting for in {
agreement, aud we 70.
uest our Senator to vote for a |
nan for the q. s. Senate who is a {
rec silver advocate and is in sym.
.sthy with the views expressed III
his resolution.
LEvEN L. HooE, !
Chairman. s
The resolutions having been {
cad and adopted, the chair de. t
Jared nominations in order, winen
he Hon. $. F. Msekar, in u short +
nd complimentary speech, placed d
l nomination Juo. G. Ryan of
sapides parish.
DIR. &. E. Smart then called Mr. y
Iseker to the chair and in a speech :,
'hich rang with true Democracy, =
seconded the nomination of Mr..
yam.
There being no other nomiua c
ons, on motion the nominations 2
ere closed and Dir. Ryan nominal.
j by reclamation. >
Mr.. Ryan being notified of his !
omination, appeared before the
invention and in a hriaf mud m, (