The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-11-18
Meetina of Executive Committee.
BENTON, La Nov. l6. 1897.

day at the Court House, in the town
of Benton, pursuant to call of Chair
man, with the following members
present in person or 10y proxy, to-
Wit: j. W. deter. w. b. Simpson,
(B. A. Kelly proxy, b. Boggs. J.
A. Bumgardner, l.. 7. Sanders. Nv.
}. Johnston proxy. WI Johnston.
l.. G. Biggs and }. W. Elston. III.
Rarnacastic proxy.
A quorum being present, the Com
mittee was called to order by the
chair.
1t was moved and seconded that
the Executive Committee be at re-
cess until 1870 p. III. Carried.
Resumed at 1880. Whereupon
the following resolutions were offer
ed and adopted unanimously
Resolved LIST, That a primary
election be held at the following
places hereinafter fixed by this Com
mittee, throughout the parish, on
Tuesday, Nov. Both, 1897, between
the hours of s a. ~. and p. m.,
at which all white Democratic voters
who shall be entitled to register aud
vote at the general election to be held
in January, 1898, shall be entitled
to vote. for the purpose of nominal
ing Democratic candidate to he
voted for at the election on second
Tuesday in January. to represent
Bossier parish as a Delegate in the
Constitutional Convention to meet
in New Orleans on second Tuesday
in February. 1898.
Resolved 2nd, That at said prim-
airy there shall be elected two dele
gates from each ward TO represent
the parish of BoSsirr in the State
Convention ia Baton Rouge on Dec.
9, 1897, for the purpose of nominat-
ing 36 Delegates at large, to be vot-
ed for as the Delegates at large to
the Constitutional Convention to be
held on second Tuesday in February,
1898. The two delegates receiving
the hi CHEST number of votes in the
ward shall be declared elected.
Resolved 3rd, That the delegates
attending said convention shall cast
the s votes of the parish as unit.
Resolved 4th, That the following
commissioners be ana are hereby
appointed TO hold said primary elrc
ton, at the following named places,
tU-wit:
Ward /, Knox Point-A. J. Moss,
S. NJ. FurnisS; Il. II. Raines, clerk.
Curtis-L. NJ. Prnitt, w. j. Full
love: 7. n. Braden, .jr., clerk.
Ward 2, Benton-sI. l.. Bishop,
J. G. Ogden; G. O. Gayle, clerk
Vancrville-J. NJ. Arnold, S. W
Vance; J. n. Birdwell, clerk.
Ward 3, Plain Dealing-J. G.
Allen, c. II. McCleuaghan; T. z.
Barnett. Alden-J. B. Thompson.
s. r. Strayhan; |. f. Elder. clerk.
Bo'inger-H. C.Wyche, a. P. Davis;
NJ. S. Bolingar, clerk.
Ward +, CartervilIe-J. Fl. Wal
lace, J. S. Dodson; r. II. Allen, clerk
Mot. J. Albums, Fl. NJ. Matlock;
q. IL. tiaNiOTu. clerk.
Ward 5, Rocky Mount-R B..
Martin, J. p. Gleason; A. r. Curry,
clerk. Ivan-J. b. Wilmington,
J. NJ. Mccall, J. F. Affair, clerk
Midway-W. W. Lay, J. Ii. Bur-;
w. ". B-lcher, clerk.
Ward 6. BeIlevue-W. NJ. Vickers,
j. ". Oniey; W. NJ. Morrow, clerk.
Haughton-J. J. Davis, G. ID. San
didgr; J. G. Hodges, clerk. Allen
town--Harry Parham, Nat Nucko!lS;
W. ID. Wad!ey. clerk. Korau-J. j.
Lay, +. j. McDade; L. X. Hodges,
clerk.
Resolved 9th, That said commits
Sioners be instructed to make re,
turns of the election at their respec-
tive voting places to w. B. Boggs,
Chairman of this Committee, at
Benton, by Friday, Dec. 3, 1897.
Resolved 9th, That W. B. Boggs,
Chairman, and r B. Hill, Secretary,
of this Committee be, and are hereby
authorized to compile the returns of
said primary election, and declare
the party nominated as Delegate,
and issue credentials to the dele
gates to the State Convention, and
also make due returns thereof to the
Secretary Of State.
Whereas, 1t is of great Importance
that the parish of Bosser should he
fully represented by men who will
ably and ftarlessly stand up for her
rights, and that of her people;
Therefore, he itresoved, That this
Committee recommend that the vo-
tiers of each ward agree upon two
men who will pledge themselves to
attend the Convention.
The above resolution regularly
offered and adopted by COMMITTEES.
Whereas, There is a vacancy in
the Coustable's Office in ward 4, of
this parish, and that the people of
said ward are DESTROYS of holding a
primary election that they may have