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


to such new convention Tor nom
ination. I replied that I would not.
By giU1 Voce vote the conven-
ton unanimously declared DR..
Kirkman 70 Be tthe choice of this
convention, as the Democratic
candidate from the parish Of CAL
casieu for the State Senate, 70 he
the standard-beareF Of the Demo.
cracy of said parish ia the coming
election:s and the convention
unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolutions
/" Resolved, That, recognizing
in our fellow-citizen, Dir. Wm, ii.
Kirkman, an embodiment Of pub
lie virtue, and having evinced an
untiring zeal ID behalf Of the vel
fare Of bis constituents at large,
We hereby fully endorse him as
our former representative 10 the
House Of Representatives Of the
State Legislature.
"Resolved, That, whereas, che
Democratic aud Conservative par
hes Of the parishes Of the Tenth
Senatorial District have pledged
themselves to support q worthy
Democratic and Conservative can
didate from our parish at the next
election: therefore, leaving the
choice 10 our hands as to who shall
be our candidate, ID Is therefore
Resolved, BY q regular Demo-
cratic convention duly held this
day, ia the town Of Lake Charles,
that DR. Vim. H. Kirkman is the
choice 81 the party, aud Of the
people Of this parish.
''Resolved, That we have no way
Of getting 3 District Convention
by a regular call, as there is no
district committee; but we are win
Ing, at any time, 70 meet our sis-
ter parishes in convention
Resolved, That the proceedings
of this convention be sent 70 Tie
Democratic Executive committees
of our sister parishes Of the Tenth
Senatorial District, subject t0 their
approval, or to call for 9 District
convention.
The next day / published the
| following card
'sTo the Democracy Of Calcasfeu, Cam.
eron, Lafayette and st. Landry.
I hereby pledge myself 70 pub
licly demonstrate, to positive
certainty, in advance OF the No
vember election, that the action OF
| the Calcasieu Parish Democratic
Convention, held at Lake Charles,
June 25th, 1874, is not politically
nor morally binding upon the
Democracy of Calcasieu parish,
much less upon the Democracy Of
ST. Landry, Lafayette and Came
ron. GEO. H. WELLS.
Lake Charles, June rs, 1874"
In accordance with the above
| pledge, I publish the following
certificates, and statements Of
facts. I have been unexpectedly
delayed il procuring this evidence,
by professional duties, which have
\ confined me to Lake Charles ever
since my return from Opelousas
last June, except part Of one day,
an absence Of three days to at-
tend court il Cameron, and my
late brief visit 90 Lafayette. In
deed, the result OF the convention,
ID Calcasieu and ID the other three
| parishes, has been such as 70 rem
| der this publication unnecessary.
except as fulfillment Of my above
public pledge; and this considera-
lion, too, has Induced mo 20 limit
my evidence 70 what Is strictly
necessary.
The Democratic Parish Central
Committee of Caleasieu il cOn-
posed az The following gentlemen :
A. Fl. Moss, President; N. II.
Smart, First Vice President; "A. U.
Perkins, Second Vice President;
Jacob Ryan. TreasureriJ v. Moss,
Secretary, end Henry Welsh; With
/ Rev. Wm. "a Perkins. James Is,
Aahlev. and AhneF Cole, delegates
10 the committee, from the words