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

! Tt is clear that after submitting to a
ruling, the benefits of which the boilers
doubtless expected, they were estopped
from afterwards questioning it, when II
turned ont as they conceived TO their
disadvantage.
1T appears, therefore, that st, Martin
Calcasieu and Cameron. with six votes
from Ascension and Terrebonne, aud
the contesting delegates from Lafay-
etc, Iberia and st. Mary, withdrew
from the regular convention, and with
twenty votes from uncontested parishes,
and nineteen from contested parishes,
held boiling convention, and nomina-
ted j. FL. Ackien.
In the regular convention, there were
fifty uncontested delegates voting on
the preliminary organization, and nine
teen contested delegates, as follows
Ascension 6, Assumption 8, tCalcasien
Ia, Cameron 2, Iberville 5, Lafourche
10, Terrebonne7, Vermilion 5, st. Mary
! z, Lafayette 6, and Iberia 6.
After the withdrawal of st. Martin,
Calcasieu and Cameron, with part of
the delegations from Ascension and
Terrebone and the three contrasting
delegations, there still remained in the
regular convention. thirty-five uncon-
tested, and nineteen contested dele
gates, as follows: Ascension 2, Assump-
ton 8, Iberville 5, Lafourche 10, Ter
rehonne 5, Vermillion 8, st. Mary z,
LAFAYETTE 6, and Iberia 6, making to-
tai of fifty -four. Mr.. Billiu has, there
fore, nomination from a convention
fairly and regularly made. It'll is seen,
then, that Mr.. Billiu, receiving one
regular nomination voluntarily resigns
it. Mr.. Acklen complaining of that
nomination, and promising to abide by
the action of another convention, goes
into it with his supporters, is again de-
feated, and wantonly, eauselessly and
fiagrantly violates his promise, and an
nounces himself as the candidate of
seeding convention.
Hon. John S. Billiu comes before the
people accredited as their candidate by
the free and fair votes of two conven-
ticns; no stain is on his honor; no viola
ton is charged OF can be charged against
his word
Mr. Acklen comes before the same
people with no credentials from the de-
mocratic party. and under the ban of a
violation of his pledged word.
Democrats OF the district, can you
hesitate, when Billiu offers victory, and
Acklen assures defeat?
True to the traditions and principles
of their organization, the democrats of
the Third District will rally to the call
of their party, and tuyn away from the
deserter, whose best plea for support,
is to ruin his party.
The purpose of conventions is to bind
the party and it's candidates. and are we
to go through the solemn farce of hold
ing convention after convention, only |
to be told we have not nominated the
Hon. j. H. Acklen, and therefore the
conventions are nugatory?
A golden opportunity to snatch the
reins Of power and authority from the
grasp of the republican par
by, is now offered to the democracy of
the Union, The Third Congressional |
District of Louisiana must wheel into |
line with the onward movement, and |
when the goal is won, aud democratic
banners are proudly Haunting to the
breeze with victory written on their
folds, let it not be said that we failed
TO carry theenemy's stronghold, because
]. H. Acklen bolted at the Morgan City
Convention. We earnestly implore the
gentlemen who, in moment of mag
ned wrong, left the folds of the demo
,racy, to support the fortunes of man
whose claim, however great, cannot be
to democratic success, to re-
urn to their allegiance and their fealty.
In Justice to the veteran democrat,
who was apparently the choice of the
Acklen supporters, for the temporary
craftsmanship, we mnst say he was true
70 his eolors. Hon. w. w. Pugh. re
NAMED with the regular convention,
md refused to participate with the bolt
ers. Respectfully submitted,
ID. CAFFRRY, Chairman.
R. s. PERRY,
N. FRAHoIoNI,
PAUL FAIzANs,
Thomas HEBERT.