The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1874-07-11

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it was duly received, the following written
reply to said request. viz:
To Julien Richard. Chairman D. D. Andrus,
Olivier Broussard, W. +. Henderson, Isaac
Vincent and Jacob Ryan:
GESrLEMEN-ln reply to your inquiry
whether am willing to submit my name
to the Democratic Parish Convention,
now in session at Lake Charles, as can.
dilats for nomination for the office Of
State Senator Of the Tenth Senatorial
District, | have to say that am not will
ing to submit my name to said convention,
for the following reasons, viz:
1st. Because the official public notice
calling said convention states, that "the
objec. OF said convention is to select a
candidate for the State Senate in the next
election :" and as our Senatorial District
embraces the parishes of Calcasieu. St
Landry, Lafayette and Cameron, no one
parish in the district has the right nor
authority to seect candidate for Senator,
except in Parish Convention. duly
ordered, called and organized for the pur-
pose of electiug delegates to District
Convention; aud then such Parish Con-
ven,ion can do no more than instruct such
delegates to vote for particular candidate
in such District Convention.
2d. Because no public written nor
printed notices of the several times and
places of holding ward meetings in the
several wards Of this parish, for the election
Of delegates to this convention. were posted
up in said wards. nor published in any
newspaper; and therefore, there was no
sufficient notice OF such ward meetings.
Sd. Because, for the reason just given,
and because of the well known want of
mail communication in this parish, and
on account of the brief interval between
the publication of the aforesaid official
notice, calling this convention itself. there
has been, in my opinion, no sufficient
notice to the Democracy OF Calcasieu of
the holding Of this convention.
4th. Because l have ascertaincd posi-
lively, and it is now matter Of notcriety
in Lake Charles, that nearly. if not quite
all, of the delegates to the convention,
have been instructed by the gentlemen
who elected them to vote for one of my
opponents; and, therefore, to request me
to submit my name to this convention is
tantamouu. to asking me to withdraw from
the Senatorial contest.
For the above reasons, gentlemen,
respectfully decline to submit my name to
this convention aud | have the honor to
remain, with sincere respect,
Your obedient servant.
(Signet) Gro. II. WELLS.
Lake Charles, June 25, 1874.
Mr.. Wells having read his said answer
to said convention, the Chairman of said
thereupon asked Mr.. Wells if
more time was given, and new conven-
ton called, if he would submit his name
before the convention so called for nomi
nation or not.
Mr. Wells replied. that not only was
the time given for holding this convention
too short, but that he had many other
r>ascns for not submitting himself for
nomination before any convention Of this
parish, and abide by its decision.
On motion of d. ID. Andrus. ESQ.,, the
name of DR.. WIN. II. K,rkman was offered
as a candidate for the State Senate from
The parish Of Calcasien, to represent The
Democratic party of Calcasien in this
Tenth Senatorial District and on notion,
Resolved, That tha vote of this conven
ion be ascertaiued 10y rioa roce, ami Oh
such vote being taken, DR.. Wm H. Kirk |
nan was unanimously declared the choice
If this convention as The Democratic can
ldat- from the parish Of CaIcasien for the t
State Senate. to be the standard bearer of
he Democracy Of saio! parish in The
coming election.