The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-10-26
l.ouEsIANA POETTTCe.
AmpOrtant Meeting OF the DEM
Ocrntic Executive EouamitEee,
Third Congregational DlsErfct.

Special 10 the Times Democrat.
NEW IBERIA, Oct. ga meeting Of the
Third Congressional District Democratic
Executive Committee was held here this day.
Hon. n, M Simme. OF Ascension, presided,
and Hon. Fred Duffhl, Of Ascension, acted
as secretary.
Hon. s B. shattuelz offered the following
resolution:
ain order that q fun vote for the Demo-
cratic Presidential electors and Congressman
may be polled, be It
Resolved, That the representative executive
parish committees of the parishes composing
the Third Congressional District be and thew
are hereby earnestly requested TO order
white Democratic primary election b their
respective parishes for the election Of an
Assessor TO be recommended to the Governor
Of the State Of Louisiana for appointment,
THAT said election be held on the same
day ss the Presidential election, and at or
near the same polling places designated as
the polls for said Presidential election.
THAT public notice of this recommends
tion be given, and the secretary of this com
mtttee communicate this resolution to the re-
speetiFe parish committees, and that said
parish committees are hereby requested to
convene at once to put In effect this recon-
mendatiOn.
The above was unanimously adopted.
The following campaign committee was
then appointed:
Il. N. simms, Ascension; NJ. J. Foster, st.
Mary; c. 7. Cade, Iberia; 7. o. Shattuek,
Calcasieu; A. Y. Gourmet, ST. Martin; ]. D.
Moore, Laiourche; Fred Duffel, Ascension.
The district committee then adjourned and
the campaign committee went into session.
Hon. 4. n. Simms was elected President
and Hon. Fred Duffel Secretary.
1t was agreed to make a vigorous and de-
eisiye campaign of the district.
"The following resolution was adopted:
ReSolBed That the parish committees of the
different parishes in this district be earnestly
requested and urged to at once assemble
and order primary election, to be held on
Nov. 6, 1885, to recommend for appointment
candidate for assessor IN their respective
parishes, in accordance with the FecOmmen-
dalton and request made this day by the
Congressional Executive Committee of this
district; that owing to the confidence of our
people In the election of their candidates for
Presidential electors and Congressman,
which might lessen their zeal as voters In
going TO the polls, the certain success OF the
Democratic party in this district renders
such act necessary, and this committee Rp-
peals TO the patriotism Of the members of
the said parish committees to faithfully COM
ply with and carry out this recommendation
OF the Executive Congressional Committee. "
The meeting then adjourned.
There was full attendance of the mem
bers OF the executive committee, and from
each parish comes the assurance Of s Demo
cratic victory.
The Republicans are inactive except in so
far as practicing a look of Christian resigna-
ton In anticipating 4 defeat. Their self
sacrificing Congressional candidate, Mr.
Jolly, Is considered as one that must love the
grand old party, not wisely, but too well.