The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-11-18
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
so FAR.


by developments which have tended
s to raise politics TO fever heat, and
which, we regret to say, has caused
such tension between the opposing
sides. We will attempt to state n,
clearly 80 possible The events tina,
have taken place up to the presen,
time.
1t will be remembered that the
District Executive Committee was
called to meet at Delta on the 9Th inst.
They met as per call Of the chairman,
Capt. II. b. Holmes. A primary
election was ordered for the two
parishes for Thursday, the 10th OF
this month. Among other rules and
regulations governing the election,
the District Committee adopted this
one-that each of the three success
full candidates that is, Judge, Dis
trict Attorney and State SENATOR
should have the naming of one-tbird
OF the delegates from the respective
wards where they were triumphant.
For instance, the third ward Of this
parish was entitled TO four delegates.
Each successful candidate was entit-
led to select one. delegate whose vot-
ing strength in a nominating conven-
ton was equal to one and One-third.
| The delegates so named in the two
,parishes were to meet in a district
convention at Delta on the Goth Of
this month to make the nominations.
| At the same meeting of the Dis
trlct Committee Judge Montgomery
ard Mr.. ID. M. Evans, candidate for
District Attorney, presented petit
ton asking for general primary
election to select the candidates, and
asked further for a delay OF any
action by the committee for ten days
to ascertain the sentiment Of the dis
trict, in the event the committee re-
fused their request. The committee
refused to grant either proposition
and ordered the convention for the
29th inst, apportioning the dele
gates, and giving to each successful
candidate q one-third vote as above
set forth.
This plan met with universal dis
appreciation from The friends of
Messrs. Montgomery, Evans and
Murphy, both in East Carroll and
Madison parishes, and some of the
opposing side acknowledged that the
action of the District Committee was
both unfair and undemocratic, among
whom the BaDner-Democrat may be
numbered. So, in the last Satur-
days edition of the Banner-Demo-
crat the friends of Messrs. Mont
gomery, Evans and Murphy pub
lished a card, calling for mass
meeting of the Democratic voters of
East Carroll at the Opera House on
the 14th inst. last Tuesday, to dis
cuss the action of the District Com
mittee. Speeches were made by
Judge Montgomery, State Senator
Murphy and Mr.. Dave Evans. Mr..
5. b. Kennedy also made a few re-
marks. At this meeting the action
of the District Committee was con-
demned and set of resolutions were
adopted, which we publish elsewhere.
This was on Tuesday last. On the
day previous, however, pursuant to
call of the chairman, Capt. Holmes,
the District Executive Committee
met at Tallulah, rescinded its former
action and ordered general primary
for the two parishes for the 9Th of
December. At this meeting of the |
committee Messrs. w. S. Holmes, j.
Il. Sn.} der and +. X. Ransdell pre-
sented petition asking that the COM
mittee rescind its former action and |
order general white Democratic
primary for the two parishes for the
nomination of Judge, Senator and
District Attorney, which petition we
publish elsewhere in the proceedings
of the District Committee. All this
took place just three days before the
primary which was to have been held
ON the 10th inst, last Thursday.
On the same day the District Com
mittee re-convened and ordered the
primary for the 9Th of December, the
Parish Executive Committee of Madi-
son met at Tallulsh, repudiated the
action of the District Committee and
instructed the election officers to pro-
cced with the primary on the 10Th,
(last Thursday claiming that the
action of the District Committee in
resembling its former action and
ordering general primary was parti-
san and in the interest OF Messrs.
Snyder and Ransdell. We
understand that quite a crowd gath
cred at Tallulah last Monday, where
speeches were made similar to those
made here on the following day by
he Montgomery side. '
Our readers must bear in mind I
hat in Madison the people have not /;
lad their primaries for the uomina-
ion of parish officers, and that it was {
heir intention to pull off both parish q
md district elections on last Thurs $
lay; but we understand that the Par !
sd Committee OF Madison met last c
tuesday and decided to hold their $
parish primaries on the 9Th. of Dec. +,