1897 Union Parish Louisiana Democratic Parish Convention Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 11/2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================= ================================================================================= 1897 Union Parish Louisiana Democratic Parish Convention Farmerville "Gazette", issue dated Wednesday, 15 December 1897, page 3, column 3 ================================================================================= ================================================================================= Parish Democratic Convention Pursuant to a call of the chairman, Hon. E. T. Sellers, the Democratic parish convention re-assembled at the courthouse in the town of Farmerville, La., on Saturday, the 11th inst., at 1 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of nominating a candidate for delegate to the constitutional convention. Hon. E. T. sellers, chairman, called the convention to order. The various wards of the parish were well represented by delegates and proxies, except wards 3 and 5. The convention then proceded to nominate a candidate for delegate, and on motion of J. D. Everett, Hon. E. T. Sellers was unanimously chosen. On motion three additional members were elected from each ward on the campaign committee, the member of the excecutive committee being chairman of his ward committee; and the following were elected in their respective wards. The committee as it now stands is as follows: Ward 1 - H. H. McVicker, E. J. Lee, Jas. Rabun, J. M. Smith, J. M. Underwood, Jr., R. Haas Ward 2 - F. T. Malone, H. H. Ward, J. M. Ward, W. T. Hay, J. S. Meeks Ward 3 - S. L. Haile, J. P. Smith, J. T. Shell, J. A. Peck, W. A. Kirkpatrick Ward 4 - J. H. Roark, J. R. Nettles, H. H. Hill, B. T. Hopkins, Dr. O. H. Thompson Ward 5 - George Murphy, Sam Smith, W. R. Tugwell, Wm. Green, O. O. Clark Ward 6 - F. M. Tucker, J. M. Futch, J. R. Killgore, J. J. Price, J. T. Davis Ward 7 - M. L. Cherry, P. D. Morgan, H. H. Rockett, W. K. Pryor, S. W. Ramsey Ward 8 - R. T. Moore, J. R. Shultz, Capt. Boatright, J. W. Heard, C. M. Farris Ward 9 - R. M. Gill, J. R. BRansford, J. L. Hicks, W. F. Carrey, M. Feazel Ward 10 - J. R. Hester, J. L. Henry, R. F. Terry, Dr. J. M. Hamilton, M. Simpson Junction City Precinct - T. J. Breed, G. W. Nelson, N. C. ward, J. W. White, J. K. Ramsey. On motion, J. W. white was elected member of executive committee. There being no other business the convention adjourned. E. T. SELLERS, Ch'n. R. HAAS, Sec'y. ============================================================================================= [This is a separate article on the same page of the newspaper] By reference to the proceedings of the parish Democratic convention which was reconvened last Saturday, to nominate a candidate from Union parish as delegate to the constitutional convention, vice Mr. W. W. Taylor, resigned, it will be seen that the honor has fallen upon the shoulders of ex-Senator E. T. Sellers. Capt. Sellers has accepted the nomination, and promises to make an active and interesting campaign, interesting at least to the Populist nominee. And if the rank and file of the Democratic masses throughout the parish do their duty Capt. Sellers will be heard in the halls of the constitutional convention. Capt. Sellers served in both branches of the State legislature from this parish and he is an affable and forcible speaker. For the past several years he has been president of the Calhoun Fair Association, and is thoroughly identified with the interests of our farming people. The friends of agriculture will have an able representative in the convention in the person of Capt. Sellers. ###############################################################################