The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-01

II mittee ON Aoredentials and permanent
organization, and the oonueution TOOK
n a recess NATL Pr p. M.
4 AT 2B r.. nj. the convention WAS
lcslled To order, and tine committee on
4 credentisls and permanent organization
lfeportea that seven !of the eight wards
IN the parrish were represented. and
h their 1e1aalstes entitled DO seats IN the
convention, as fellows, to-wit:
4 ga Nasa-ghree desegates- Harnm
Aarlrass, Delino BAerouen, Coleman ID
4 Welsh.
4 50 Mara-- Tkirteen idelegates-J.. y
Kirkmnn- -Ianes T.. Geaiy, H. u. Glib,
Z. B. Ferren, q. C. Munday, M. d.,
George H. Wells. VIM. M eyer, Caspaa'
SCHNEIDER, NJ i. RaatetE. y. 60. 1eebleu,
James f.. Gray, y. l.. Ryan. Jasper
| Daniel
.4th Ward-Siz 8elegates--John A.
4 Vincent, VIM. Nineent IL. D Lyons,
Al. ID. Ursin NiReent, Uhos, Kisinpe-
ter, Dosite Vincent.
9Th Ward-Five delegates M.
Perkins, David I'll. Lyons, M. NJ. Ly-
ons, q. NJ. Eanoher, David a.. Lyons.
! 9Th Ward -Ilhree delsgutes-Isaac
Nieholls. Z. J.. Carroll, Lshnn Wingate.
/ 9Th Wara-Ten delegatee-Hon. g..
w Richardson, H D.. Myers, Ill. a..
Peninger, M ". Hargrove, D. j. Ford,
Jefferson Young, nj. +. Singleton, ID.
a. Cole. Dempsey lles, J. NJ. zsanohey,
| 9Th Ward-Four Delegates Oscar y.
Lyons, D. Il Hewitt, IL. NJ. Perkins,
Jr., o.. n. Pfsxter
The 'coasasrsee reported that the 1st
Ward, wabh seven delegates, who had
appointed Hon. d. Reid their proxy,
would lbe entitled TO representation i'll
case the convention should so order Of
ter its permanent organization, and re-
commended such action. 1t also ne
commended VIM. NJ. Perkins ms perma-
inept chairman. and Nd. j.. Rosteet as
permanent secretary, OF the convention.
ON motion, the re port of the commit
tee was adopted
| VIM. nj. Perkins then took tlae chair
as permanent ehairmall, slad stated the
objects 4sf the ccoaselltien, briefly but
apprepriately addressing the conveu-
I ION, end soegnseling the delegates to
act .prud ntly and harmonionaly, aud
| for the best interests Of the democratic
conservative party
/ On motion the seven delegates from
| the LIST Ward, to-wit: James Cole, p IL.
s5trother, w. G. Reeves, y. G. Chand-
Ter, Cyrus Shut, l.. Monroe and III.
\ Bottley, were declared entitled to seats
i'll the convention, by their proxy Hon.
4 -. D.. Reia; thus making every ward III
the parish fully represen led in the con
/ veption,
4 On motion, the chair was requested
Tito appoint q ,oommittee of five on reso-
iutiQns; and the chairman thereGpon
appointed james z. Geary, ii. q. Gil,
\ Thos. Kleinpeter, IL. p Pemnger and
III G Lebleu, as such communities The
/ ,cpmfnittee retired, aAd in about half oil
ihonr rstarsasd and presented the fol
lowing
! RESOLUTIONS:
4 Resolved, That the theft of the cleo
\ toral vote sef Louisiana, while eminent
II ly characteristic Ut q party whose dom
4 iuant purpose is pubic lplunder; whose
4 most conspicuous leaders and followers
j have stolen enough money from the na
tional revenues TO pay the nationaideot
4 and who have not considered ttfbeueatl
iittheir dignity to rob the hard WORKING
H SETTLERS on the Ipnnlie lands, the negroes
4 of the south and the Indians of tbs
A west; is yet o crime against Louisiant
Il and the nation, which should never b.
\ forgotten NOR cease to he ahhorred.
A Resolved, That the creatiun of the
II electoral commission us q National Re
,Iiturnipg Board. was o viulation OF tths
Il eonstitution Of the United States; ians
4 the s,aaunar in which its eight repub
lllican members first sanctiiied frand ii
4 American history should brand the ne
ilpnhticap party with eternal lntamy A
the eyes Of every sincere friend of ~ ne
ipuhlican form of govemlmant.
i Resolved. That with an ,uuwaverinf
faith in the .democratic lparty, as til,
last hope of reform IN the national gov
Ilsernment, the democracy of Cacssiel
Twill hold she fort of tdeinoeratic iprinci
Il ples lagaiiist any force which the re
.Illpnblican party may he able to brin,
Against it,
n Resolved, That as our present Boart
of State Canvassers has officially de
clarea hts inability to COMMAND ,declar,
1.-the result of the tive proposed amend
lments to the State constitution, Sub
united to thepapple at the llaat gener;t
election. we consider IL wopll he q re
Iinemelit ,of ,cluflty tosimpuse on til,
Board the Labor cof counting and ieclar
ling the result, of 4 vote on the twenty
one lprote osed amendments to the sam
consultation, TO he submitted to th
people next November; and as tits poo
policy to put a piece of new cloth to al
/ old ganmeat, and rs some sof the pro
posed amendment would only m,sk