The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-04
Address to the Democratic
Conservative Voters Of CAL
casieu Parish.

1 7t.taAoIO al bHG NoltTb hOHSe ia LAKE
Charles in said parish on THURSDAY,
Jnly 18th, 1873, at III o'clock A. NJ,
for the following purposes. to-wit:
ist. Appointing seven "a delegates
to the State Convention of said party,
to be held at Baton Rouge on Monday,
August 9Th, 1878.
IDLY. Appointing seven ri delegates
to represent 9 ,lcasieH parish ia the
| Congressional Convention of said party
for the ID Congressional District, when
eyel and wherever held.
| Billy. Appointing seven "a delegates
to represent Caleasieu parish in the
Senat rial Convention of said party for
the 10th Senatorial District, whenever
and wherevei 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 represen tation 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
appertiODment and ward elections shall
be as follows, to-wit:
The first ward shall hold its election
at James Coles store at Hickory Flat,
and 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 bold its election
at the Court House at Lake Charles,
and shall elect thirteen delegates.
The fourth ward shalt hold it's cleo
ton at @. Il. Moss store at Vineent's
Settlement, and shall elect six delegates.
The fifth ward shall bold its election
at Malachi M Lyons store, at Big
Words, and shall elect five delegates.
The sixth ward shall hold its election
at NJ G. Frazer & Bros store, and shall
elect three delegates.
The seventh ward shall hold its cleo
ton at Richardson & Peningers store,
Sugar Town and shall electten delegates.
The eighth ward shall hold its cleo
ton at Oscar ). Lyons store, and shall
elect four delegates.
Ut is ordered that the polls shall be
opened on Saturday, July Goth, 1878,
at 8 A. NJ, and closed at s z. M. The
vote shall be by ballot, aud the election
at each polling place shall be held un-
der the supervision and control of three
commissioners. two Of whom, appointed
as follows, shall choose the third:
At Hickory Flat, Abner Cole and d.
y. Harmon.
At Mermenteau, David ID. Andrus
and jean Ctstex,
At Lake Charles, t. b Fefren and
Adolpb Meyer.
Alto. Il. Moss store, Dosite Vincent
and Levi Ellenaer.
At Malachi N. Lyons store, j. III.
Faucher and David A. Lyons.
At M. G. Frazer q Bros store, Jesse
b. caves aud j. X. MeMahen.
1T Richardson & Peninger's store, Ii.
p. Peninger and James NJ. HaDchey.
At Oscar s. Lyons store, j. L. levitt
and w. j. Perkias
Should either OF the above named
commissioners be abseat from the poll
ing place at 9 A NJ. July both, 1875,
the ocrat5e-eonseryatiye voters pres |
ent may appoint some citizen to act IN |
place OF the absentee; aud if neither OF |
the above commissioners are present at |
the polling pl,lee at that time the dem
oeratie conservative voters present may |
appoint three commissioners to conduct |
tie election, who shall have the same |
powers as those herein above natned |
and appointed, aud shall perform all
duties as such.
AT said ward elections ali members |
of the demoeratie-eonseryatiye party, |
whether registered or not, Including |
those who have attained the age Of
twenty,0ne wears sine. the last general
election. who voted the natiopai and
state democratic ticket at the last cleo
ton. and who shall declare their inten-
tion TO abide by the action Of the State
Conyention to be held ut Baton Rouge.
shall be entitled to vote; and the COM
missioners of election shall exclude
from voting all persons who Oh being
sged shall be found to be insB
eible under tiesaboye instructions.
The commissioners of election, at
each polling place, shall furnish the
delegates elected at each poll With Ger
tifieates of their election, and said GER
tifieates shall entitle the delegates bold
ing them to seats in the Parish Copyea-
ton until the permanent organization
thereof.
No representation in the Parish Con-
yention by proxy sbsll be ailowed, except
the proxy be himselfa delegate from the
same ward as the delegate or delegates