The Lake Charles echo., 1886-06-12

1886. MANY VOTERS.
Lake Charles, June 8.
The good and faithful Democrat
of the town Of Lake Charles assembled
in Convention at the Court House, al
the appointed hour Saturday, Junt
8, 1886.
The convention was called to order
by Col. A. r. Mitchell, and on motor
of Mr.. A. l. Reid, j. c. Gibbs, ESQ.
was elected chairman and Hon
Thomas Kleinpeter, secretary.
The above call was then read by
the secretary, and on motion of G. A.
Fournet, Esq, the object and pur.
poses of the call were approved and
the same was adopted unanimously as
the expression of the sense of the con.
vention.
On motion of G. A. Fournet, TO that
effect committee of five on perma-
nent organization of the Democratic
party in the town of Lake Charles,
was appointed by the chair. The
chair appointed on said committee
Messrs. G. A. Fournet, w. A. Knapp,
R Fl. Odom, David j. Reid and
Thomas Kleinpeter.
The convention took arecess of ten
minutes TO allow the committee time
to prepare their report. At the ex-
piration of the recess the convention
was called to order, and the committee
on permanent organization reported
the following resolutions:
Resotpea, That permanent Dem
oeratic organization be perfected un-
der the style of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of the town of Lake
Charles.
Resoiged, That the said Democratic
Executive Committee shall consist of
seven members, elected by ballot by
the Democratic voters of the town of
Lake Charles, in convention assembled.
ResolVed, That the said Democratic
Executive Committee shall have power
to call conventions, to make nomina-
tions, and, in general, to have the
management of all matters Of interest
to the Democratic party of the town
of Lake Charles.
hesolVed, That a majority of said
committee shall constitute a quorum
TO transact business.
This committee recommend the
chair TO appoint a committee of five
to nominate ticket for the ensuing
elrction next Monday.
The foregoing report and resolutions
were adopted without opposition.
On motion of Mr.. r, H. Odom, a
committee of five, on nominations, was
appointed as follows Messrs. w. A.
Knapp, d. S. A. Harman, Thos. Klein
peter, R. II. 0dom and d. ]. Reid.
The committee retired and shortly
returned and submitted the following
report:
"Mr. Chairman - Your committee
beg leave to submit the following
names for nomination by the conven-
tion: A. L. Reid, for Mayor; j. II.
Poe, ] G. Powell, A. ]. Perkins, H.
D. Nix and James A. Kinder, for al
dermen.
(signed, Tnos. KLEINPErER,
Chairman"
Col. A. r. Mitchell then moved the
following ticket as a substitute
For Mayor-Wm. Meyer. For AL.
dermen--A. p. Pnjo, Geo. w. Ryan,
G. L. Richardson, G. A. Fournct and
Robert King.
Upon the motion being pnt on the
adoption of the substitute, division
was called.
On motion, Messrs. ID. s. "A. Har.
IMAM and L. L. Wells were appointed
tellers to count the votes, bnt failed
10 agree AZ to the count.
A motion was made 10 adjourn 10
Sunday at o'clock p. IN. Motion
was lost by a vote Of 20 TO 46, the
votes being counted by the chairman,
by unanimous consent.
The question then reenrred upon
the adoption of the substitute offered
by Col. A. R. Mitchell, and, the chair
man again counting the.svotes, the
substitute was adopted, and the fol
lowing ticket was accordingly n0mi-
natod by the convention
For Mayor--Wm Meyer For Al
dermen--A. 7. Pnjo, Geo. w, Ryan,
&c. Il. Richardson. q. A, Fonrnet and
Robert King.
On motion being made and seconded
to that effect, the convention pro-
eeeded TO elect the members of the
Democratic Executive Committee of
the Town of Lake Charles, and the
following were unanimously elected
members Of said Executive G Committee.
3. ]. Lyons, A. n. Reid, q. w. Bryan,
John Mccormick, a. r. Pnjo w. III.
Kirkman and JAS r Geary.
On motion, Il was
Resolved, That the town papers
are respectfully requested 10 publish
the proceedings Of this convention.
On motion, it was
hesafsssa That the thanks Of this
convention he rendered to ] @ Gibbs.
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