The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-09-25

der until the reading of the list had
been completed.
Mr.. McCullam, of Terrebonne, nom
mated Clay Knoblock, ESQ.,, of Ia
/. fourche, as temporary chairman. MIR.
VIM. Vincent, of Calcasieu, nominated
the Hon. w. w. Push, of Assumption.
Mr.. Acklen now raised his point of
order previously reserved, that it was
not within the power of the chair, a
\ ministerial officer whose powers extend
{ ed only to calling the convention to
order, to exercise the judicial functions
+ of a committee on credentials by de-
Gliding what list of names should appear
upon the roll to vote in preliminary
organization; and further, that. if be
did have the power to give one list such
preference on the grounds of ''prima
facie" case, he could not decide TO adj
nit two delegations from the same par
ish, as he did in the cases of st. Mary
and Lafayette, to half vote each, as
such action went directly to the merits
of the cases, and lay solely within the
province of the committee on creden-
tials. That it had been with the dis
tinct understanding that no such action
was contemplated when The credentials
were sent up 10 the clerk, and that the
action of the chair was usurpation OF
the rights of the convention, and prac-
tically decision on the merits without
hearing or argument from either side.
Without passing on the point of Or
der, the chair directed the clerk to call
the ioll.
When the parish of Lafayette was
reached, F. Rigues, Esq, rose and pro-
tested against the list which the chair
insisted should be called. The chair
declared him to be out of order; where
upon N. Z. Martin, of the same parish,
rose and declared that in so far as The
parish of Lafayette was concerned, they
bad come here for justice and fair deal
ing, and would refuse to participate
even in apreliminary organization con-
Quoted in such a manner.
The delegates from this parish, fol
lowed by delegates from the parishes
of Ascension, Calcasieu, Cameron, 1be-
ria, ST. Martin, St. Mary and Terre-
bonnie then proceededtothe courthouse,
where they were called to order by the
Hon. WIN. Vincent, of Calcasieu, who
on motion appointed j. p. Parent, of
Lafayette, to act as clerkf, and directed
him to call the list of parishes. All
answered by delegates present except
Assumption, Iberville, Lafourche and
Termlion.
On motion duly seconded, the Hon.
w. Vincent, of Calcasieu, and p. L,
Parent, of Lafayette, were respectively
elected temporary president and secre-
tary
On motion of E. ID. Miller, of Cam
cron, the chair was authorized to APP.
point committee of five on creden-
tails. The chair appointed: L. ID. Mil
Ter, of Cameron; 4. Amy, of st. Mar
tin; J. p. Gcary, of tCalcasieu; NJ. f.
Rigues, of Lafayette; H. ID. Minor, of
Ascension.
"A recess was then taken to allow the
committee on credentials to prepare
their report, and the parishes notified
to deliver through their chairman their
credentials to the committee.
On re-assembling the committee on
credentials, through their chairman,
submitted the following report:
Your committee on credentials, to
whom were referred the credentials of
the delegatesfrom the different parishes
of the third congressional district par
ticipating in this convention, make the
following unanimous report:
Ascension (six yotes). Delegates
elected--H. ID. Minor, chairman; A. NJ.
Gnedry, Victor Maurin, A. ID. Hudg-
ins, .Jno. III. llsly, Ed. Gaudin. Present
in person: A. d. Hudgins, who holds
proxy of "A. M. ,Guedry, Victor Maurin
and III. ID. Minor.
Yourcomnlittee found thatthe parish
convention of this parish, on Sept. 4th,
1880, passed the following resolution:
SO Be itfnlther resolved, That the dele
gates elected byithis convention to the con-
gressional convention, to be held at Morgan
City on the l1lthI inst, be and remain unin-
stiucted; that they be authorized to give their
proxies, but only to a co-delegate, and should
any OF said delegates fail to give theirproxies,
Or to attend said convention, then and in that
contingency, the chairman, Of said delegates,
TO be appointed by them, will be authorized
to vote and aetfor said absent delegate or
Delegates
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