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


.ed up anywhere olsa Is that ward.
We aFe satisfied That not mere
than twelve voters in that ward
knew beforehand when and where
that weird meeting was To be held.
J. W Fancher, J. N. Prater
I the nnfersigned JASPER Pra-
ter, one Of the two delegates elect
ed at The ward meeting above ra-
lerned To, refused 70 attend the
above named convention, because
was satisfied that that ward
meeting was not q fair representa-
ton Of the Democracy of chat ward,
for the reasons above given.
j. n. Prater.
The sixth and seventh wards
we're not represented ID the con
vention There was no mail COM
municatinn with those wards-nor
| in all that immense region vest
of The mail route from Lake
| Charles to Hickory Flat, and north
of the mail route from Lake
Charles to Nibblett's Bluff Those
two 9th and 7th) wards embrace
| the settlements, ia whole or in
part, on the Whisky Chitto river,
Sabine river, Bundick's creek,
Barnes creek. Dry creek, Ten
Mile creek, Reckwortb's creek,
Hickory Branch, and the West
Fork al the Calcasieu river.
| OF the ten delegates who at
tended the convention six had
signed published endorsement
of DR.. Kirkman before the con-
| vention was called, and nearly, if
not quite, all the delegates were
instructed in Che ward meetings
to vote for him il the convention.
AS already acknowledged, when
! ] refused to submit my name to
thisconvention, it's chairman asked
me il I would submit my name to
| new one, if one were called Civ.
ing more time. The fact that no
parish convention has the right to
say who. shalI, and who shall NOT,
he q candidate for the Senate, and
the fact that the Democracy of
not one parish 10 my district have
ever, il any shape or form, con-
ceded such a right to the Demo.
eracv of Calcasieu, are more than
sufficient to justify me IN refusing
to submit the question Of my can
didacy to the decision Of any par
| ish convention.
The question for decision, under
the foregoing facts, is whether the
Democracy Of Calcasieu are NOR
ally OF politically bound by the
action of a convention, having no
authority TO make any nomination;
called without authority; held after
only twelve days notice, ID a parish
embracing four thousand square
miles, and in an immense section
of which, embracing third GIFTS
population, there was no mail
communication; with no notice Of
any day for the election of dele
gates; and with nine-tenths of then
number having no previous infor-
NATION Of the times and places At
which ward meetings were held to
eject delegates, and therefore not
represented in the election Of
delegates.
For a reason already stated, /
have restricted my evidence in this
matter to the narrowest limits
consistent with my above publish
ed pledge. There are great
many facts connected with this
convention, we'll known III Calca-
sieu, which my political friends
and adversaries expect me to refer
10 il this publication, but which,
on reflection, i deem ii unneces-
sary 10 notice now. Whether I
shall hereafter refer to them pub
licly, or to this convention again,
depends upon circumstances.
Tia the late State Convention III
Baton Rouge, with a noble abne-
cation Of preferences for party
names, and party organizations,
s'thp white pennle of E,onisiana