The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-10-04
Vur Democrasic Parish Com
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met at the Court House, at LAX.
Charles, last Tuesday, and was called
to order by Hon. ]. 2. Geary, chair
man OF the parish democratic executive
committee. On motion Hon. j. p
Gcary was appointed temporary chair
man, and John g. Gray temporary
secretary, of the convention.
4 The committee on credentials and
permanent organization reported five
wards, eight polling places, and twenty
seven delegatespresent and represented,
referred the question of the admission
of proxies to the convention after its
permanent organization, and presented
a resolution appointing Hon. George
II. Wells permanent chairman, and S.
~. Shattuck permanent secretary, Of
the convention. The report and ac-
eompanying resolution were adopted.
/ The permanent chairman addressed the
convention, stating the objects for
which it was called, and counselling
harmony in its proceedings. On mo-
ton all delegates holding proxies pre-
seated them, and were authorized to
vote thereon.
On motion the chair appointed a
committee Of five, DIR. VIM. II. Kirk
man, w. w. Smart, d. A. Cole, Austin
Clifton and Henry Welsh, to inquire
who would be willing to attend the
State and Congressional conventions,
and to submit to the convention the
names of seven suitable persons for
delegates to said conventions. The
committee submitted the names of r.
a. Gallaugher, Henry Welsh, ID. J.
Reid, DIR. ]. G. Munday, Dawson A.
Cole, w. w. Smart and ]. P. Geary,
and on motion those gentlemen were
appointed delegates from Calcasieu
parish to the State and Congressional
conventions.
On motion the seven delegates from
this parish to the democratic senatorial
convention at Abbeyille, October 20,
1879, were ordered to be elected by
ballot, and ballot was taken, resulting
in the election of DIR. VIM. ii. Kirk
man, Henry Welsh, D. ]. Reid, Allen
Giliey, Augustus Lyons, w. w. Smart
and Nathan Clifton, as delegates from
Calcasieu parish to said senatorial con-
ycntion.
W. ". Smart, delegate from Bagdad,
presented the following resolution,
which was adopted;
RESOLVED, That we are opposed to
engrafting In our platform the question
of the adoption or rejection Of the
State debt ordinance as adopted by the
State constitutional convention, be-
cause we do not regard the State debt
as strictly a party question, and hold
that we should be free to vote on that |
question as we may deem expedient.
On motion the convention adjourned
size die. All its proceedings were con-
Quoted tremendously.
During the session Of the conyention
it's secretary, s. o. shattuek, became
TOO pnweli to complete his duties, and
the appointment Of another
secretary in bis place, the chair APP
pointed John G. Gray as secretary of
ihe convention.
For all previous parish conventions
he parish executive COMMITTEES ap-
pointed but one polling place in each
ward Cor the election of delegates 70 H
.he parish convention There are eight
wards and twenty polling places in onr
,arish, aud on account OF complaints
lat the democracy Of the parish could /
rot Be fully represented BY delegates
,lected at only one polling place IN
,ach ward, the chairman Of our execu- /
i've committee, ID calling the parish
Of last Tuesday, ordered, Z
rery properly, an election fordelegates
i each Of the twenty polling places in
lie parish, Although due notice Of
ucl election was published il our pa
,er for two consecutive weeks before