1865 Public Meeting of Union Parish Citizens Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 1/2005 ................................................................................. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ====================================================================================== 'Weekly Telegraph' (later the 'Ouachita Telegraph'), 12 October 1865, page two, right column Captain George W. McCranie founded the 'Weekly Telegraph' in Monroe, Ouachita Parish beginning in September 1865. In mid-December, he decided to change the name to the "Ouachita Telegraph'. The paper continued publication until and the 1890s or later. ====================================================================================== PUBLIC MEETING IN UNION PARISH Pursuant to a previous notice, the citizens of Union Parish assembled in mass meeting on Saturday, the 7th inst., Dr. B. F. Dillard was called to the chair and S. A. Whyte appointed Secretary; the subject of the meeting being to select candidates to represent the Parish in the lower branch of the next Legislature, and to appoint delegates to a Senatorial Convention. On motion, H. Ragenburg, Esqr., and Wm. A. Darby, Esqr. were chosen as candidates and the following gentlemen were appointed delegates to attend a Senatorial Convention, namely: J. F. Fuller, D. D. Dawkins, John Taylor, O. B. Hill and G. A. Stinson, and it was recommended that the Convension be held in Farmersville [sic], on Saturday the 21st instant. They invite the other parishes of the district to meet them in convention, at the above time and place, to nominate two candidates to represent the district in the State senate. B. F., Dillard, Chairman S. A. Whyte, Secretary. #########################################################################################