The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-08
9sNNGATIe Fha!sH CONVENTION
Judpe !, r. Thornton and Mr.. L. j
Sullivan Nominated as
Delegates
From Rapides Parish to The Constitu'
tionat Convention.

From Rapides Parish to The Constitu.
tional Convention.
MIR. II. II. WHITE ENDORSED AS DELE
GATE AT LARGE.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Rapides Parish met AT
the Court House, in Alexandria,
Oh Saturday last at II O'clock ~,
and selected MIR. +. f.. Rogers, of
Forest Hill, as temporary chair
mau of the. convention. The con.
vention was called to order 10y Mr..
r. J. Sullivan, chairman Of the
Executive Committee, who called
Mr.. Rogers to preside, in accord
ance with the action of tue Execu.
tive Committee.
Mr.. Rogers, upon taking the
chair, thanked the convention for
the honor conferred, and counsel
ed model alton and harmony in the
deliberations.
Mr.. 9. NJ. Fitzpatrick was elected
temporary secretary.
A committee on credentials was
appointed as follows: John Gill, l..
4. Stafford, Joe Lawrence, DIR. j..
II. Sorelle and john Sandidge.
A recess of fifteen minutes was
chen taken to enable the commit
tee to report.
At the expiration of the time al.
lowed the committee came in and
reported that eighteen precincts
we're represented in person and 10y
+. proxy, while seven were unrepre.
scented.
We, your committee on creden
! tiaIs, beg leave to report as fol
: lows: We find the following dele
:, yates entitled to seats in the con
|, ventiOn:
Alexandria Ward, II votes
r Thornton, w + Blackman, San
Z Warshauer, Il j Sullivan, Ii j
Il White, Dan Jacobs, g a Staples
!. z X O'dea, James L Flint, j .
# Chorburu by proxy E q Hunter
Gus Gehr, } F Peterman, Il II Nc
{ Cormick, J Il Howard, l. a Stat
J. lord, | w Ball, j F Ariail. II
y vote as Il unit, majority to rule
II Pineville Precinct, . votes-R [
McGimsey, Michael Aaron.
. Labat's Precinct, | vote-JO
&c Lawrence one-half vote, Jim Yawn
II one-half vote.
y Bel's Precint, 2 votes-Walte
q Bell, john Head.
= Holloway, 2 votes-E Lac, Ii
Atwood.
D, Big Island, ! vote.
IL BOleland, 2 vOtes-J A WISE
by proxy Il j Sullivan, w } IL
thorn. Either delegate authorize
70 to cast the vote.
i, Lena, 3 votes-C G Cleveland
Is J Ii Sorelle.
d. Boyce, 4 votes--C Fl Blanchard
ir Henry Thompson 10y proxy, Z
d. Blanchard, John w Miller, job
I Sandldge. 10 vote as Il uni
majority to rule.
u QuadIatr, i votes w L Tex
y da, J Ii Hunt, j W Robert, S
e. Dowiy, NJ S Trimble, L NJ Tex,
d da, viii Dowty by proxy w
J.. Mobley, J W Swami. One,ha
~ vote, tn;jority to rule.
d Wei's Store, 4 vOtes--P Fl d.
to wilson, w 9 Compton, E S BIZ
u shear, e II Haworth, w L Ia, lo
/, Last two have one.half vote eact
u =, Forest Hill, 5 votes-B Ii l.,
~ ons by proxy Ii A Ponder, ID
e, Willis, + F Rogers, A j Strang
rs by proxy II A Ponder.
III GlenmOra, 3 votes-W j Deer
;. John Gill, j ID Phillips by prox
" John Gill. To vote as a unit, III,
IN jority to rule.
r. Poland, 2 votes-H NJ Roger
is by prox W F Blackmap, 3
n. Pittman.
Tramway, 2 votes-A Hartier
by proxy } Il Boadnax, w l. D.
oF mean.
h Woodwork, 3 votes-Dr j
, Ford, Will Smith, 4 F McMall
- TO vote as unit, majority to rul
NJ Cheneyville, 3 votes-T j Sta
r. ford, Fl q Swami, w + Shack
W. ford by proxy U Ii Johns.
~ Lecompte, 6 votes-W s Moor
G NJ Wells, Kenneth Clark, Ke
u meth Carnal, L A Swami, s
u" Meeker.
er Lamourie, s votes-J B Pickle
III ID Weinberg by proxy + j Sui
he van, VIM Harris by proxy E
.a Sullivan, s S Robinson by pro,
NC E j Sullivan, Thos Wheadon
~ proxy E j Sullivan, Robt Mart
ur by proxy E j Sullivan, q l. Robi
IN, son by proxy Z J Sullivan, DIR
va II Barron.
49, The report was accepted and Il
"0 committee discharged.
- On motion the temporary @
Or ganizatiOn was made permanel
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