The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-10-28
MEETING OF THE STATE CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE.
Convention Called for Dec. 20, 1888


The State Central Committee met in
Baton Rouge last Thursday week anu
Gxed the State Democratic nominating
convention for the goth of December
next, in the city of Baton Rouge. Inc
oues,ion of the greatest interest to the
State was the wbito primary PROPOSE
ton. which was pressed be1ole 'he
committee by Messrs. Boatner OF
Nav Orleans. and Hudson, CT Qua
cbita. end which was defeated oy
tho overwhelming vote OF oo 10
:. This move was OF JacKsohi"h
origin, and there was something oe-
.;,,J f. ,hot was calculated to do the
Democracy great injuries, il not to re-
sult in its defeat ut the next eieciioh'
The proposition to nominate 'u'
State ticket by general white prlm-
airy. absolutely unprotected by law
would have been.a very dangerous ex'
pertinent, involving the State IN
another campaign of bitterness, equal
psrhaps to the McEncry-Foster contest
in 1892.
Blu, wo are glad to say that the parry
declared it's adherence to lis Ola
methods of a convention, allowing Inc
vorious parishes TO choose their dele
oates in their own manner. ierhaps
never before has the State Central
,Commit;ee pronounced so overwhel'
mingly in favor of measure OF suen
vital interest to tho people. Messrs'
Rostner and hudson had no case When
they introduced their resolutions FOL
the nomination OF two United STATES
Senators, by primary. The commit
tee listened patiently to Col. Boatner'
argument in favor Of primary, ou
they sat down on him by maJorit.
equalliug 16 to 1 when the proposition
came to vote. The parish commute
of each parish will decide whether 1t
delegates shall be elected by primary
bv convention or by mass meeting
and each parish will select its own dat
for naming it's delegates. The sppo'
,ioument in the State Convention fo
the Fifth District will DO as follow
East Carroll. five delegates; Madison
six; Tensas. seven; Concordia. sig; CIV
ing us, altogether, vote of "a.
We are pleased to note the decide
stand taken by DIR. F. e. Bernard
the meeting of the COMMITTEES. whit
we take from the Picayune:
DR.. Bernard, of East Carroll, ST.
that he comes from parish that favo
white primaries. lie is, above
things, a Democrat. and for that reasc
. could not vote for anything that wou
olive CAPTAIN Pharr and Mr. Parkerso
n, who is now ailiiiating with the so-cali
&C wing of the Democratic party, VOL
of in determination upon who the non
of nees of The Democratic party snaii
ar He remembered the time when Colon
);s- Bosluer, who now expresses such gra
i'm. approhensons about the unequal pow
that is given the so-cailed neg
parishes, seemed to be pleased over t
overw helmingly large majorlties Inc
:. very parishes were in the habit OF
Mr. turning for him in his several electro
,or- TO congress. He desired to have 1t Z
Ills. derstood, however. that be was !
Dis seeking TO cast any aspersion up
adj. Colonel Boatner In bis present CONT
the ton. He commended his motives, !
Ex- feared that his Juosmeh' "ao ="
nv in this instance. White primaries
all that be claims for them, provif
they be conducted strictly within
pales of the Democratic party. y
Democrats should take part IN tn
Mr.. primaries While favoring The pru
'ish. ple of the resolution, he was compel
ON TO oppose its breadth and scope.
and We canno. understand why
NV Boatner is hand-and- glove in wit
movement to defeat the reg'
Democracy. Coming from oi
" district which he represented In I
roll rress for several or more terms, IL
n of which he was elected be the lar
kind of msjorities returned for
" why should he now turn against tn
- There is something radically wre
ton and the white primary proposition
ober the cloak to cover the Devil, but
tho cloyen hoof and forkod tail could
,;,h be hid, and the JacSsonians rece
knock out No. l.
Democracy must remain true to
:, =, methods that have led her to victor
the past. If a primary would dis
the party, she must retain the con
0'"' ton system; she must preserve
"o' system as long as conditions rel
the Same, and her people must eve
on the alert for slick schemers
LOT sharp ducks, such % are the Jack
u tue ians.
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