The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-03-04
Third Feiglricf.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL coz
vENTIoN HELD AT TEE sTATE-HoDsE YES
TERDAY.

The convention was called to order
by Hon r. N. Simms, chairman of
the Third Congressional District, who
directed the secretary to state the num-
Der Of votes to which each ward was
entitled, and to call the roll of dele
gates elected to the convention by
their respective wards, and whose duly
certified and approved credentials had
been received.
Wherenpon the following delegates
personally Or by proxy answered to
their names:
Ascension-IIenry L. Duffel. IRob't
CoquiIle, Basticn Gomez, Gustaye
Israel, Felix Beynapd, kamanta r.
Hart, Ben Gibson, J. c. Green, l..
Gautreaux, G. z. Blouin.
Assumptions. II. Truxillo, Anil
car Melancon, w. w. Pugh, Francis
Amede 1'ete, A. G. LittIejohp, Honore
Dugas.
Calcasieu--Jean Castex, james p.
Geary, William Vincent, Benz. Lyons,
G. w. Richardson.
Eugene Broussard, ]. A.
Doxey, Michael Elender, Benjamin A.
Stephens.
Iberia-Geo. ]. Mimielle. N. Muller,
b. d. Dauterire, George Colgin, F.
Dupirier, j. A. Fsgot.. -
lberville--John ID. Murrell, John L.
Dardaine, Charles O. Lauye, John +.
Dupuy, /. F. Davis, A. p Aliain.
Lafayette-Charles a. Bopdreaux,
Gerassin Douoet, Andre Martin, Francis
p. Parent, r. G. Landry. 4
Lafoarehe- -R. L. Pugll, S. Folse.
st. Martin--Joseph II. Mendoza,
Alcoe Wilt, jules .. Broussard, Leon
Dupuis, Srl ID 5ss5.f
St. Mary-Alfred a. Fasilier, J. M.
Charpentier.
Terrebonne-P. r. Leblanc, Paulie
Navarro, Oscar Ii. Daspit, James ID.
Wilson, J. L, Mars. j. n. Robiehaud,
+. O. Duplantis, Annogipe Z. Aycoelk,'
H, G. Daspit, J. r. Theriot.
Vertuilion--G. u. Shaw, John d.
Label, NJ. L. Morton.
>. ID j. b
On motion Of /. Duperier, of Iberia,
Hon. VIM. Vincent, OF Caleasieu, was
elected temporary chairman, and A.
JOLIET, Jr, aud y. p. Parent, temporary
secretaries.
On motion of Felix Remand, duly
seconded, the chairman appointed the
following committee on credentials
Felix Rehaud, L. Duperier, G b.
Shaw, James p. Geary, u. Sturlese, q.
Dugas and G. Montegut.
The convention then took a recess
of half All hour, at the expiration Of
which time the committee on ereden-
tials submitted the following report:
10 the Honorable Chairman 81 die Third
Congressional Distfct Convention:
We, the undersigned, committee Oh
credentials, beg leave TO report that
we have carefully examined the creden-
tials ard papers submitted to US, and
that we have found them to CORES
pond with the list furnished US by the
secretary of the convention.
FELIX Reynapd, Chairman;
q. Is. Shaw,
James L. Gearg,
y. stnIIlesc,
2. Dugas,
4 DaPcrier,
u. Mohtegut
On melton, the report OF the com
mittee was unanimously adopted.
On motion, ANONYMOUSLY adopted,
the temporary organization was de-
clared the permanent organization.
The Chairman then stated that the
convention was ready TO proceed to
the nomination OF a candidate to the
ALNlllth Congress for the Third
Congressional District.
Charles Q. LanYe, of lberyi1le, then
placed in nomination Hon. Joseph II.
Aeklen, of st. Mary, and there being
no other candidate, moved that the
nomination be made by aeclamation,
(which was unanimously done; where
upon the chairman declared the Hon.
Joseph H. Acklen the Democratic
nominee to the ALYlIIth Congress of
the Third Congressional District.
On motion the chair appointed Felix
Renssad, James L. Geary and i. Dnpe-
rier, corsssS;s s.ao wait upon the
Hon. Joseph II. Ackleb, TO notify him
Of the action of the convection, Sand