The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-07-12

DonaldsmYille Chief.
Judge r. n. Sims, chairman Of tht
Democratic Congressional Executive
Committee Of the Third District, bal
called a meeting Of that body on the
10th inst, for The purpose oftaking
such action as may be necessary tc
call convention to nominate q candr
date for Congress IN this district, and
of transacting any other business that
may properly come before the com.
mittee.n Although Gov. Nichols has
not yet issued a proclamation Of cleo,
tion it is understood that he will do
so very shortly, the only ground for
delay beng a desire to consult the
interests and convenience of the peo-
pie Of the district in the selection of a
date for holding the election. There
is no necessity, however, for the dis
trict committee to delay its meeting
until the Governor takes action, and
we are glad that judge Sims has adopt
ed this view of the matter and con-
vened the committee.
The campaign on the part of the
Democracy of the district will date
from this meeting, and should be
opened and prosecuted vigorously IN
til it eliminates IN the election of a
Democrat to gil the Congressional
seat vacated by the death of the Ia.
mented Edward J. Gay. Nothing
short of the snpineness OF the Third
District Democrats can prevent such
result. All the talk about the Nat
ional Republican Committee flooding
the district with money and buying
the success ola Republican is the YER
lest bosh. They can send their boast
ed 100000 here if they like-yes, or
thrice $50, 00O-and we venture to
say their local leaders and camp fol-
lowers will absorb it all with the ut
most facility and ease, but the Third
District is Democratic and its Demo
Gratis are not for sale. They arc and
will be united and harmonious. With
any one of the dozen good men and
trne mentioned in connection with the
Democratic nomination another VIC
tory can be added to the successive
triumphs achieved by the Democracy of
the district, and the selection Of a man
like Henry Mccall for our standard
bearer will render snch assurance dou-
bly, sure.
The Republican party Of the district
is beset with factionaI dissensions, and
its condition is little short of utter
decentralization. Its progressive" eIe-
ment seeks to throw off the yoke of
Negro domination and incidentally
capture the Federal offices. The col
ored brethren and their old.time lead
ers naturally resent the attempt to rel
egate them to the rear, and it will
take Il sEillfuI manipulation aad ill.,
era expenditure of doodle to bring
anything like a sembIance Of order
and unity out of this chaotic middle.
With such a picture Of the state of
the contendlDg parues-and we defy
successful contradiction of its accuracy
how can any intelligent man, Demo
crat or Republican, be doubtful of the
issue If the Democrats are wakefuI,
vigllant and earnest-if they rally
their full strength 10 the polls on cleo
ton day, ali the powers of Republican
craft and Doodle cannot prevail against
them-aDd the record our people have
made IN the struggles Of the past for
bids the doubt that they will rise as
one man to meet the cxigencies Of the
coming contest and carry the Demo
cratic banner once more to victory in
the old Third