St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-11-27

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Parish Convention to
Meet December Z.
Covington, La, Nov. -. 1897.
The Democratic Parish Execu.
tive Committee was called to order
on the above date, pursuant to call,
by the President, J. ]. Cusachs.
Present
I First Ward-Geo. Koepp, Jr.
Second Ward-J. II. Yates.
Third Ward-C. L. Hosmer,
proxy for F. W. Hosmer.
Fourth Ward-H. A. Verret.
Fifth Ward-C. l.. Hosmer,
proxy for Ed. Thomas.
Sixth Ward-Samuel Talley.
Seventh Ward-J. J. Cusachs.
Eighth WardJ. H. Murphy.
Ninth Ward-E. F. Perilloux,
proxy for +. J. Perilloux.
1t was moved and seconded, that
. mass meeting be held in each
ward, At IL o'clock NJ, on Satur-
day, Dec. 4, 1897, to elect two
delegates, to meet At Covington,
on Tuesday, Dec. Z, 1897, for the
purpose of electing four delegates
to represent St. Tammany Parish
in the Baton Rouge Convention,
to elect thirty-six delegates At large
to the constitutional Convention.
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Perilloux,
seconded by Mr.. Hosmer, Mr.. Jas.
H. Murphy was unanimously
elected to represent st. Tammany
Parish ON the Democratic State
Central Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Koepp, Sec
onded by Mr.. Yates, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, 1t is necessary for the
Democratic party Of the Parish Of
St. Tammany, to chose . candidate
for the Constitutional Convention
to be voted for 1t the election to be
held January IL, 1898, and to elect
four delegates to represent the
Parish at the Democratic State
Convention, to be held December
Q, 1897,
1t is therefore resolved, by the
Democratic Parish Executive Com
mittee of the Parish of st. Tam
many, That Mass Meetings be held
by the Democratic voters of each
Ward of this Parish, at the polling
places in each Ward, on December
4, 1897, at IL o'clock. NJ, for the
purpose of selecting two delegates
from each Ward to meet &c Cow
ington, on December Z, 1897, at
IL o'clock NJ, for the purpose Of
nominating Democratic candidate
for delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, to be held in New Or
leans, to,be voted for at the cleo
tlon to be held January II, 1898,
and also to select at the same time,
December Z. 1897, four delegates
to- represent this Parish in the
Democratic State Convention, TO
be held in Baton Rouge, December
o, 1897.
Resolved, That the Mass Meet
ing in each Ward be held at the
usual polling place in said Ward.
and shall be called to order by the
member of the Parish Executive
Committee for said Ward, or some
one designated by him, at the time
specified, or in their absence, by
any Democratic voter present.
That the credentials of the two
delegates of each Ward shall be
certified to by the officer calling
the meeting to order, and the said
delegates shall present their Gre
dentials to the President of the
Democratic Parish Executive Com
mittee, who shall prepare the roll
of delegates to the Parish Conven-
ton and call the Convention to
order. ~
Be it further resolved, That
none but Democrats, or those who
agree to support the nominee of the
Democratic party, be permitted to
participate in said Mass Meeting
There being no further business,
the meeting then adjourned.
J. J. CUSACHS,
Chairman.
c. L. HOSMER,
Secretary pro tern.
Succession Of DR.. George Tebsult.
Hixteentl Judicial District Court Of
Louisiana. in aad for the Parish Of