The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-18
Meeting effhe Democratic COn-
ventiOn of fhe Third Com
gressiOnal District.


The Democratic Convention of the
Third Congressional District met at
Baton Rouge, on Wednesday, Oct. 9th
1879, at $3.50 o'clock A. M.
Capt. Chas. A. Brusle of lberville,
was elected Chairman of the Conven-
tion, and A. Joliet, ,Jr., of Terrebonne,
Secretary.
The roll of Delegates was called,
and the following Parishes composing
said District, were represented as fol-
lows:
Ascension, Assumption, Calcasieu,
Iberville, Iberia, Lafourche, Lafayette,
st. Martin, St. Mary, Terrcbonne and
| Vermilion.
Not represented: Cameron.
On motion the Convention took a
recess until after the adjournment OF
the Democratic State Nominating
Convention.
At 1890 P. NJ, the Convention met
again, with Capt. Chas. A. Brusle, in
the chair, and the above quorum pres
ent.
On motion it was
Resoloed, that the Chairman of this
Convention, Capt. A. Brusle, be ex-
oficio Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee of the Third
Congressional District, and that the
delegations of each Parish, elect,
through their Chairman, a member of
said committee to represent their re-
spective parishes.
Thereupon, the following named
gentlemen were elected by their re-
spective delegations to compose said
committee:
Joseph A. Breaux of Iberia.
Lastie lBroussard of Vermilion.
F. A. Gallaugher of Calcasieu.
John Clegg of Lafayette.
Gen. Allen Thomas of Ascension.
Aubin Bourg of Terrebonne.
Robert Martin of st. Martin.
Alexander Hebert of Iberville.
E. Meynard of St. Mary.
Clay Knobloch of Lafourche.
Capt. E. E. lIauve of Assumption.
On motion of Robert Perry, duly
seconded, it was.
RESOLVED, That the Parish Executive
Committees of the respective parishes
of the Third Congressional District
which have not already elected mem
bers to the Third Congressional Exc
cutipe Committee be requested and
authorized to elect said members at
such time as they deem proper, and
that the Parish Executive Committees
of the different praishes of this Dis
trict, be authorized and requested to
fill all vacancies that may happen from
any cause whatever
ItesoI0ed, That the Congressional
Executive Committee now appointed,
shall be only authorized and empowered
to call a convention by vote of
majority of the whole of said commit
tee, and that no Congressional Conven-
tion be called by said committee for
the Congressional regular election of
1880, but that the delegates elected to
the next State electing convention
from the parishes of this District shall
meet in Congressional Convention at
the same time and place that the said
convention meets, provided that if it
be ascertained that the State Demo
cratic Committee will not call con-
Vention to elect delegates tothe Presi-
dental Nominating Convention next
year, or for any other purpose, then
the Congressional Committee hereby
shall have power to call a
Con, gressional Convention at whatever
lime and place they may deem proper.
Reaol0ed, That the Secretary of this
forward copies of the pro-
,eedings to the official and Democratic
newspapers of this District.
On motion of Hon. Jos. lei. Acklen,
luly seconded, the convention adjourn
ID, sine die.
CHAS. "A. BRUSLE,
Chairman.
A. JOLIET, JR., Secretary.