The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-15
HARMONY RESTORED IN The
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.

The readers OF Tue Danhei
ocrst are all aware of the great ah- A
,oonism which has been manifested Z
toward Hon. j. i. Ransdell curing ?
the past week or more for his deci'h- Il
inc to be present at the recent Kay I
Vile meeting, which was generai1
,,5orstood to be an anti-adminlstra-
,;on meeting. Mr.. Ransdelrs alb /
se,ce was construed to mean that ne
Nth the administrs ton, aud
there went up great cry against
him which resulted in turning a.
GREAT many against him. IN the NIL
,ieboe The situation grew SO
alarming, that Mr.. Ransdeii went 10
Monroe 10 the early part OF the "eeh'
uhora he addressed a letter TO the
chairman of the Congressional tx
ecutiye Committee, asking them re-
scind their former action in ordering
convention. and to order a whi'e
primary throughout the district 10,
i ,,a seIection of q candidate to Nil
the uncxpired term Of the late 'uose
9 r. Baird. The following letter
was printed In the Monroe papers Oh
The 18th inst, which explains Itself;
Monroe. La. July 10th.-iion. Jonh
7. Parker. Chairman Congressioila'
- Damocra,icE xecutive Committee, fnth
Congrcssiopal District. Monroe, La
Doap S,r.-Learning of the dssatisfac'
tion existing among the Democrats ~
eu some of the parishes of this district Vi
oonopnt of The action of the Democrati'
Co,nrossional Executive Committee II
calling convention to MI 'he unoA
'ei pired Term oceasioned by me oeath '
III, Hon. S. Il. Baird instead OF ordering
white Democratic primary, ana oosers
inc also the tendency of the Democrat
in several of the parishes not TO SUI
no nort the nominee of the conyentio
Inc hat is called for the 26th instant
vor tske This method of requesting that 20
call the committee together ats u
earliest possible moment LOT .nc pu
rly Nose Of recindng the action TAKEN an
70 order white Democratic primary
accordance with the desire OF the pc
,Io. AS one of the candidates for co
cress, 1 could not afford TO accept :.
God Domination By the convention if re
it. dered TO me under existing circumsta
:, ces and, therefore, l sincerely no
a. That The committee may be reassemoi
ald ord 4. General white Democratic pfl'
rou. arv ordered to be held throughout
80 ,, district for the selection OF . canulut
~ for congress. | am perfectly VIM
to submit my candidacy to the WI
1T or democratic voters of the dlstrict,
uro. Is rot tIe choice ofthe majority, l
:. not desire to represent them IN CO
III ross consider that the interest
Jaw The Democratic party should DC Pa
re- mount to the candidacy OF myself
the any one else, and rather than jeop
=. diZe or inperl the success OF the par
U.S. I should greatly prefer to wi'hul
from the contest. have always ;
norted and upheld to the best OF
Jum- ability the nominees and platforms
ii, the Democratic party, whether entil
acceptable to me or NOT, ana D
+ the oont;nue to do so in the future.
If art case the primary (Which here req
:. no ordered by the committee sue
select some one else other than my
ho It's TO make the race for congress- pr
paper Use to him my hearty support ana
IS the tender my services for canvass o.
orted distiic'. =" no desire to 90 to
arish. rress if It is TO result in disrdptin;
ID for dividing the party OF THIS uis,,'ot'
asieu. temporarily h IOS y paNSDFI,
On the same day (Tuesday
,ho mass meeting was held in Mon
- when set of resolutions were Gil
: ..to up, setting forth the detection an
the Democrats of the Fifth Dls'
-. and asking the Executive Comm
.,l:. to order white primary. Acc
~, inclv the committee met, resci
their former action and oroeI
..n.oo white primary election for the
80, Of August to name candida
/. oac Gil Judge Baird's vacant seat
49, Hon. J. f. Ransdell has
- the true Democrat that he is, a
4 ono ia to be hoped that he will sh'
:. No. the voters in the bill parishes ii
anv is entitled to their support.