The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-02
Of Democratic EX5
executive Committee.


LAKE. CHARLES, La, July ~, 1889.
The Democratic Parish Executive Com
mittee met this day, pursuant to call, with
the following members present: G. NJ.
Richard, chairman; A. J.. Reid, !. W, Lyons,
Aladdin Vincent, A. P. PujO, S. o. shattuck,
and J. W. Moore by proxy to a. p Pujo, and
J. W. McFatter by proxy to q. M. Richard
The chairman informed the members that
the object OF the meeting was to decide upon
the manner Of eleCting delegates to repre-
sent the parish In the Congressional COpVen-
ton, to be held at Lake Charles, La, August
18Th, 1889.
A. L. Reid moved that the delegates be
appointed by the committee, owing to the
near approach Of the day named for the
holding u the Congressional Convention,
and TO be certain of bBViDg the parish repre-
scented. Seconded by /. W. Lyons.
A. ?. Puio offered the following substitute:
THAT white Democratic mass-HeetiBgs be-
held on thursday, Aug Sth, 1889, at the
laTgest voting pFeciBCt ID every ward, for the
purpose Of electing q dsleggte from each re-
spectiye ward TO represent the parish Of Cal
casieu In the Congressional Convention " be
held At Lake Charles, L., Aug, 10, 1859
and at the same time and place to vote for
three delegates from the parish at large"
Ayes a. P. PujO, S. o. Sbaftuck, J, W.
Moore aud ]. W. McFatteT. Nays: 4. /.
Reid, /. W, Lyons and Aladdin Vincent. Sub
stituLe Adopted.
]. W. McFatter, per G. n. Richard, moved
to reconsider the vote by WHICH the substi-
tute was adopted. Motion seconded aud
carried.
Aladdin Vincent moved to amend the sub
stitute Just Tec0nsidered, SO Us 70 read us
follows, tO-wit: THAT white Democratic
mass-Epeetiugs be held on Thursday, August
sth, 1889, 81 the largest voting precinct in
every ward for The pWppse Oi electtGg del
egAte from each respective ward, 10 repre-
sent the parish Of Galcasieu IN the COugres-
siQpaI Convention to be held at Lake Charlie,
La, August 18th, lSS9 and the delegatPs
thus elected 10 meet ~ Lake Charles, on The
18th day Of August, aud then and berg ~
appoint three white DemUcFats fTQm the
parish at large who shall also be delegates
10 said Congressional Convention and ip
the event Of failure to elect delegates IN
any Of the wards as aforesaid from any cause
whatever, those delegates who have been
duly elected, shall cast the entire vote Of the
parish as q unit, the majority governing; aiid
that the delegates from each respective ward
shall forward 70 the chairman or secretary Of
the executive committee the proceedings of
the meeting at which they were elected.N
substitute as amended unanimously adopted,
q. L. Reid moved that no delegate By al-
lowed 10 give Ills proxy 20 any but . eo-dele-
gate. Motion seconded aud adopted.
The precincts selected for holding the
mass -nleetings, as Aforesaid, IN the respective
wards, are as follows, to-wit Ward No. !,
VIM. JsekRoH's; ward 2, Jennings, a. De-
Touep 81 AndFus' store; ward ., Lake Charles,
at Court House; ward 4, West Lake Charles,
at Perkins & Miller's store or ball ward D
Edgsrley, al Dayidson's old store; ward 8, J.
p. McMahop's store ward = sugart9wp, e.
]. NJ. Dear's store ward 8, J. A. Perkip's
old store.
There being no further business, the com
mlttee adjourned sine die.
C. NJ. RICHARD, Chairman.
A. ?. PUJo, sec,y.