The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17
Meeting of Democratic Parish Ex-
ecutive Committee.

Suant to call of the Chairman,
Secretary L. A. Stafford called
the roll. Eighteen members an
swered to their names in person
and by proxy. The following res
olutlon was Introduced by Mr..
Otis Collins, and advocated by
Judge Hunter:
Resolved, That there be a pri-
mary election held by the Demo
Gratis of Rapides parish on Goth
November, 1897, for the purpose
# nominating two delegates to the
constitutional convention, to be
held by commissioners appointed
by this committee.
Provided further, that the same
day the Democrats assemble II,
the various precincts shall elect
delegates to a parish convention
to be held in Alexandria on Dec.
4th 1897, for the purpose of elect.
lug delegates TO the State conven
ton to be held at Baton Rouge
Oh Dec. 9th 1897, for the purpose
of selecting the members at large
to the Constitutional Convention.
The delegates to parish cOnven.
ton to be elected by primary cleo
ton.
Provided further, That only
known Democrats shall be allow
ed 10 vote at any Of these cleo.
tons, this resolution including the
right to vote of all voters, who
are Democrats, whether they vot.
ed ut the last election or not.
Said delegates to the parish con,
vention to be apportioned to the
various precincts by this commit
tie Oh the vote cast at the last
general election.
MIR. L. A. Stafford then intro.
duced the following substitute:
Resolved, That a primary be or.
dered for Monday, Nov. 10Th, to
elect delegates to ~ convention to
be held at Alexandria on Satur
day, Dec. Ali at which convention
eleven delegates are to he elected
to the Baton Rouge convention to
be held on Dec. 9th and two dele
gates to tue constitutional cOnven.
ton to be held III New Orleans in
February 1895.
The vote upon the substitute re.
suited as follows, the yeas and
nays being called, 10 toS
Otis Collins, no; j w Texada,
by proxy, J W Alexander, no; "
4 Taylor, yes; & 9 Dean, by Il w
Bolton, 10; NJ S Trimble, no; w e
BIackmau, by L n Stafford, yes;
L J Sullivan, yes; Obey Johnson,
no; L j Hardtner, no; L Lee, by E
j Sullivan, yes; B + Pittman, yes;
Jos Lawrence, yes; W W Brasher,
no; b Turner, yes; & A STAPLES,
yes; Il G Hunter, nc; } P Tyrre.
sano, by & A Staples, yes; l. A
Stafford, yes.
1t was resolved that the basis of
representation in the convention
should be one delegate for every
3335 votes cast at the last general
election and one delegate for any
fraction over n. That the polls
shall be open from s a. M, to 4 p.
m. The commissioners to conduct
the election at the various polling
precincts were then selected and
the committee adjourned to meet
at 10a. NJ, on same day the con
ventiOn is to assemble. Tickets to
be either printed or written.
Under the basis of representa-
ton adopted by the committee the
various precincts are entitled to
the following number ofdelegates:
Alexandria. II; Pineviile, 2; La.
bats, /; Bells 2 Holloway, 9; Big
Island. /; Borland, 2; Lena, 9;
Boyce, 4; Gum, I; Hammock, /;
Hineston, !; Paurs store, 2; Un.
ion Church, l; Horns, j; Quad.
rate, 4; We'll, 4; Forest Hill, 5;
Glenmora, 3; Sunny Home, 2;
Tramway, =; Lamourie, 8; Wood
worth, 3; Cheneyviilr, 8; Lecompte,
6. Total, so.
COMMISSIONERS.
Alexandria-A p Williams, J I
Flint aud Sam Fellows. e NJ
Taylor, Clerk.
PineviIIe-Henry Irwin, R II
McGimscy and B Turner, Jr. Mike
Aaron, Clerk.
Labat's-Ed Hopkins, VIM Had
not, VIM Anthony. Z X Smith,
Clerk.
BeII's-T NJ Hooter, Walter
Bell, JAS Sasser, Jr. G r Waters,
Clerk.
Hol!oway-E Lee, a A Daniel,
Fl J Atwood.
Big lsland-Joe Deville, JAS
Noon, Adolph Morace.
Borland-J Z Borland, } e Ry-
land, JAS Wise.
Lena-J Il Sorelle, &C Cleve.