The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-09-19

me Democracy OF CaEeasfeu
Parish.

WHEBBA5, llo ~ aiO0l - ~ 4 al
Convention at Lake Charles,
= 25gb, 1874, BY formal reso-
Eons declared.
Resolved, That We have no
IF getting Il District CeHven-
by d regular call, as there Isl
district committee; but We are
.Iipo at any time to meet our
vi parishes lib convention
orefore, be it further
Resolved That the proceedings
tbis convention be sent to the
omocratic Executive Committees
our sister Parishes of The Tenth
3natorial District, subject to
IN approval, OF to a call for a
istrict Convention !" and
Whereas. Al Democratic mass
eeting at Lake Charles, August
htb. 1874, by formal resolution,
seIared such District Com
sntion ezpedient and necessary,
n requested our Democratic
entral Committee to urge our.
ster parishes to agree upon a
au Of holding such District Com
sntion October list, 1874, to nom
late d candidate for the State
mate; and
Whereas, in that spirit Of har-
ony which marked the proceed
gs Of The State Convention at
atom Rouge, d joins session of
Democratic ard white League
xecutive Committees of ST. Ian
" parish have called 4 ST. Lam
" parish convention to elect
eegates to Il District Convention
lie held al Vernilionwlle, Ila
rette parish, October Ist 1874,
nominate candidate for tie
tate Senate; and have formally
Questpd the Democratic party
Calcasieu (and Of Lafayette
nd Cameron to send delegates
said District Convention; ana
Whereas, Because of the alb
Pnce of the President of our Dem.
cratic Central Committee, the
acpssary DELAY tn communicate
ith two other members OF that
mmittee, the refusal of another
ember to serve on the committee,
nd the refusal Of two other
embers to join IN a call to elect
elcgates to that District Conven-
on, it is absolutely impossible to
1T a majority Of the members Of.
lat committee to Issue q call for
Parish Convention to elect dele
ates t. said District Convention;
\ least ID time to notify the CAL
Rsien Democracy to elect dele
'ates to such Parish Convention
|dd
Whereas, Ib is necessary that
be Galcasieu Democracy be re-
Iresented ID that Convention;
Therefore, The undersigned
llemhers Of our Democratic Cen
PAL Committee, and Democratic
|esidents Of Calcasieu parish,
erehy earnestly and confidently
lppeal to our Democratic fellow
|idzens 81 Calcasieu to meet, III
heir respective wards, at the fol-
owing places therein, on Thurs
Jay, September 9th, 1874, at III
'cloek A. M., to elect delegates
pa Parish Convention to be held
i the courthouse at lake
Charles. ou Saturday, September
R6th, 1874, at Ill o'clock "A. M.. the
Baid Parish Convention being
hereby called to elect delegates to
Faid District Convention.
The ward meeting III Ward No.
to be held at James Coles store,
n Hickory Flat, and to elect three
delegates; the ward meeting in
Ward No. 2, to be held ut Leh-
mans store, near the Mermentau,
and to elect three delegates, the
ward meeting Id Ward No: 3, TO
Pc held at The courthouse, at Lake
Charles, and TO elect six delegates;
the ward meeting in Ward No. 4,
r. be held at @. r. Moss store,
n Rose Bluff, aud ia elect three
Sa,elegates; the ward meeting in
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