1894 Union Parish Louisiana Democratic Parish Convention

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1894 Union Parish Louisiana Democratic Parish Convention

From the Farmerville "Gazette"; issue of Wednesday, 5 September 1894, page 3, column 3
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                              People Party Convention.
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  Pursuant to a call of the executive committee of the Peoples party of Union parish, 
La., delegates from the various wards met in the court house at Farmerville on Sept. 
1st, 1894. House called to order by chairman of executive committee. 
  On motion, E. A. Dawkins was elected temporary chairman and L. P. McDonald secretary. 
The chairman at once proceeded to appoint a committee on credentials as follows: 
J. C. Rockett, Hale Feazel and A. J. Roach. After the committee on credentials had 
reported E. A. Dawkins was elected chairman and Lopez McDonald, secretary. The following 
delegates were elected to attend the Congressional convention, which convenes at 
Monroe Sept. 6:

Q. A. Hester
H. D. Pardue
Eli Rugg
J. C. Rockett
J. S. Cobb
L. McDonald 
R. J. Tabor 
A. J. Roach 
J. A. Gordon
E. A. Dawkins 
D. Jones
J. M. Dawkins 
Mac Stancil 
Cole Calloway 
L. B. Hester
Jno. Hester
J. M. Gore 
R. H. Reed
D. H. Webb
William Feazel and 
W. A. Burk.

  The Convention then proceeded to elect members for the executive committee, as follows: 
J. M. Dawkins
J. C. Rockett
J. W. Pardue
L. B. Hester
S. Welch
J. W. Halley
R. H. Reed
Jas Pearson
J. A. Gordon and 
C. A. Callaway.

  The delegates elected to the congressional committee were instructed to support no man for 
Congress who does not fully endorse and pledge himself to support the Peoples party platform.
                                                                        E. A. DAWKINS,
                                                                              Chairman
L. P. McDONALD, 
                Secretary.



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