The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-11
Address to the Democratic
Conservative Voters of Cali
Casieu Parish.

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Parish Convention of said party to as
semble at the Court House in Lake
Charles in said parish on THURSDAY,
July 18th, 1873, at III o'clock A. NJ,
tor the following purposes, to-wit
list. Appointing seven "a delegates
to the State Convention of said party,
to be held at Baton Rouge on Monday,
August 5th, 1878
2aly. Appointing seven ri delegates
to represent Ctlcasieu parish in the
Congressional Convention of said party
Tor the 3D. Congressional District, when
even and wherever held.
Billy. Appointing seven {7) delegates
to represent Caleesieu parish in the
Senat ,riui Convention of said party for
the 10th Senatorial District, whenever
and wherever held.
4thly. Appointing Parish Executive
Committee of said party, and repre-
sentative of said parish on the State
Central Committee.
And we hereby order ward elections
ON SATURDAY. July Goth. 1873, at
the polls hereinafter designated, for the
election of delegates to said Parish
Convention.
The basis of representation of the
eight wards of said parish in said Par
ish Convention shall be one delegate
for every TWENTY-FIVE votes cast for Gov
ernor Francis T. Nichols at the gener-
al election in November 1876 Accord
ing to said basis of representation the
apportionment aud ward elections shall
be as follows, to-wit:
The first ward shall hold its election
at James Coles store at Hickory Flat,
aud shall elect seven delegates.
The second ward shall hold its cleo
ton at Lehman's store on the Mermen-
teau and shall elect three delegates.
The third ward shall hold its election
at the Court House at Lake Charles,
and shall elect thirteen delegates.
The fourth ward shall bold its cleo
ton at O. r. Moss store at Vineent's
Settlement, and shall elect six delegates.
The fifth ward shall bold its election
at Malachi NJ Lyons store, at Big
Woods, and shah elect FIVE delegates.
The sixth ward shail bold its election
at N. G. Frazer & Bro store, and shall
elect three delegates.
The seventh ward shah hold its cleo
tion at Richardson & Peniugers store,
Sugar Town and shall electte delegates.
The eighth ward shall hold its cleo
ton at Oscar S. Lyous' store, aud shail
elect four delegates.
lit is ordered that the polls shall be
opened on Saturday, July Goth, 1878,
at 9 A. NJ, and closed at 8 p. M. The
vote shall be by ballot, aud the election
at each polling place shall be held I'M
der the supervision and control Of three
commissioners, two Of WHOM. appointed
as follows, shall choose the third:
At Hickory Flat, Abner Cole and ID.
ID. Harmon.
At Mermenteau, David d. Andrus
and jean Castex.
At Lake Charles, t. B Ferrea and
Adolpb Meyer.
AtO. R. Moss store, Dosite Vincent,
and Levi Ellender.
At Malachi NJ. Lyons store, j. M.
Faneher and David a. Lyons.
At M. G. Frazer & Bro store, Jesse
b. caves and j.. u. MeMahon.
At Richardson a. Peuingef's store, i'll.
z. Penineer and James NJ Hanehey.
At Oscar s. Lyons store, j. T.. Hewitt
and w. II. Perkins
Should either of the above named
commissioners be absent from the poll
ing place at 8 A. NJ, July 2eth, 1873,
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS voters pres
ent may appoint some citizen to act 10
place of the absentee; and if neither OF
tue above commissioners arc present at