The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-09-05

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CALCAsTEU PARISH, La.
July -, 1874
The undersigned, members of
the Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of Calcasieu Parish, hereby
certify that We took be part 10
calling the Democratic Parish
Convention which met at Lake
Charles, June 25th, 1874, for The
purpose at selecting a candidate
for the State Senate; that we were
not consulted as To the propriety
of calling it; that We we're not no.
titled that it would be called; and
that the 6rst information We had
about calling it was after the call
had been made, and published By
a. H. Moss, as chairman Of The
committee. Henry Welsh.
J. ". Moss, SeC'y nf Committee.
N. n. Smart, LIST Vice President.
A. y. Perkins, I'd Vice President.
SUGAR Town, La,
July ia, 1874.
1 hereby certify that / took no
part ID calling the Democratic
Parish convention which met at
Lake Charles. June 25th, 1874, for
-
the purpose Of selecting q candi-
date for the State Senate; that I
was not notified that il would be
called; and that the first informa-
ton 4 had about calling it was
after the call had been made, and
published BY "A. LII. Moss, as chair
man Of the Parish Democratic
Executive or Central Committee.
j. b. Ashley.
Hickory Flat, CALCAsIEU
PARISH, July Is, 1874
4 hereby certify that L took no
part in calling the convention that
met at Lake Charles on the 25th
Of June. 1874, as a Democratic
Parish Convention, for the purpose
Of nominating q candidate for
State Senate for the tenth senate
rial district. That I was neither
consulted as to the propriety Of
calling tho same, or notified that
it would be called, aud that the
FIRST information I had in reference
to the call was after the same had
been made. and published by A.
lei, Moss, as chairman Of the Par
ish Democratic Executive Commit
tee. Abner Cole.
LAKE CHARLES, La,
July lis, 1874
I hereby certify that VIM. NJ.
Perkins. one Of the three dele
gates (viz VIM. III. Perkins, j. b.
Ashley and Abner ColeJ elected
August 18th, 1879. to represent the
unrepFesented wards Of Calcasieu
parish in the Parish Democratic
Executive or Central COMMITTEES,
has acknowledged to me, within
the last two weeks, that he knew
nothing Of the late Democratic
Parish Convention, which met al
Lake Charles, June 25th. 1874. to
select a candidate for State Sena-
tor, until after the cali had been
made and published.
e. y. Lyons, III. ID.
The primary. aud almost only,
Office Of central committee, Is
t0 call parish conventions. Every
body knows, who ID familiar with
such matters, that where there is
) central committee, such parish
conventions must he called by that
committee, or by its president, sby
order of, 0r with The concurrence
oE that committee. Having proved
that this convention was not called
BY our eentral committee, nor aby
order Of that committee, Though
the published call Of the conven-
tion reads that way) nor With Che
concurrence, or even knowledge
og that committee, have proved
that il was called without author
ity; that i might Just as we'll have
been called by private citizen oi
0rleans parish; and therefore that
It's action Is not politically nor
morally binding 0n the Demo-