The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-01-27

LAKE CHARLEs, La. Jan. "a. 1883,
IN pursuance to a call Issued by the Hon.
VIM. Vincent, chairman or the Democratic
Executive Committee Of Caleasieu parish,
the Democracy Of this parish met this day in
Mass Meeting az the Court House in the town
Of Lake Charles.
on motion, l. G. Touehy was elected
chairman and 8. O. Shattuclx secretary
DR.. J. Q. Munday moved that a committee
OF i've be appointed to draft resolutions. Mr.
g. n. Richard moved to lag said motion
on the table, which latter motion was carried.
ON motion Of Mr.. Vincent Il was resolved
to elect by ballot ten delegates to represent
this parish 10 the Senatorial Convention Of
the Tenth Senatorial District to be held at
franklin, La, on Thursday, January 26th,
On motion Of ]. B. Llrkman, tho chair ap-
pointed as tellers, MeBsFs. j. A. Landry
JAS Gray and O. M. Richard, after which
the Mass Meeting took recess Of thirty
minutes at the expiration Of the time spec
t1ed, the meeting was called to order and
baiiotiDg for delegates began the count
showed that Messrs. Isaac Lyons a. Rig
maiden, o. y. Dees, ]. A. Landry, ]. g, Pow
ell, O. NJ. Richard, VIM. NJ. Perkins, Charles
Muller, !. Z Hampton and Jno. A. Vincent
received one hundred and foFty-slx yotee,
and Jacob Ryan, d. J, Rosteet, L. Q. Tou,
ehy, @. w, Ryan, II. ID. Nix, o. T. SCHNEIDER,
J, II. Poe, y. G. Munday, Arthur Rosteet
and Jesse HageF received eighty-one votes
and the chair declared the frst mentioned
gentlemen elected. On motion Of Mr.. j. G.,
Grey their election was made unanimous
Mr.. A. L. Reid moved that q committee of
five be appointed TO draft resolutions ex-
pFessiEe Of the sense Of this meeting, and
also TO select the names of two citizens Of
the Fourth and Sixth wards, 10 represent
these wards IN the Democratic Executive
Committee. The chair appointed Messrs.
a. !. Reid, Jno. @. Gray. ], A. Landry, VIM.
NJ, Perkins ana A. r. PujO, who submitted
the following report which was adopted By
reclamation
10 the Chairman and fellow Democrats Of
Caleasieu in Mass Meeting assembled We
your Committee On resolutions, respectfully
submit the following report and recommend
its adoption
1st. We endorse the administration Of
Grover Cleveland and express 1t as the sense
Of this Mass Meeting that we belieye II 10 be
10 the Interests Of this great nation that he
be reelected Chief Magistrate Of the United
States.
ID. That we endorse aud ratify the pro,
ceedings Of the State Convention held At
Baton Rouge, Jan. 10, 1888, and pledge our
selves 70 use all fair and honorable means to
insure the election OF the eminent and faith
ful Democrats nominated on the State ticket.
3Fd, That we heartily endorse the course
Of our Representatives IN the National Cons
gTess,
9TH. That we approve aud endorse the
actions Of our State Senators from this dis
triet, and further instruct the delegation
from Calcasleu to the Convention Of the
Tenth Senatorial District, to DO held at
Franklin, La, Jan, 26th, 10 vote as a unit
upon all questions coming before the cons
YeHtion, aud 10 use 81 honorable means to
seeurc the nomination Of 2. T, Hampton a.
bth Tl,at ~ eanoyatnIata the Han q n