The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-16
The RIvaI COMMITTEES Proceed.
RmWN.

ings.
Pursuant to call Of the chairman Of
the Parish Democratic Executive Com.
mittee, the committee met at Drew's
hall, in the town of Lake Charles, at 8
o'clock q. m, Sept. 10, 1892.
There being a quorum present the
meeting was called to order By II. O.
Gill, chairman.
On motion, carried, that j. @. Gray
be recognized as q member Of this COM
mittee, representing By proxy G. M.
Gossett
On motion, carried, that any of our
friends be permitted to take part in the
discussion the question of reconcile
alton.
The following Communication of Hon.
A. l. Reid, was received:
Lake Charles, La, Sept. 10. 1892.
Hon. Fl q. Gill:
Sir-I was this day appointed by the
Parish Executive Committee, of which
have the honor TO be chairman, TO
sumbit to your honorable committee the
J following proposition, and none other:
The committee which / represent will
give yon seven members on the Parish
Executive Committee, and will also give
yol six delegates out of the thirteen to
the convention TO be held at Iberia
on Sept 23d. ] am fully authorized 10
receive or reject any counter PROPOSE
ton coming from your committee.
Respectfully.
(SigDed) A. l.. REID.
Being read, on motion, was received
and made part of the minutes OF this
committee meeting and that the prOpO-
sition therein contained be refused,
being unfair and unjust
| On motion, o committee of three was
appointee TO confer with the committee
OF which bon, A. L. Raid is chairman.
with view to reconciliation, and that
h G. Gill, chairman be one OF the
committee, whereon ID. y. Lyons and
W. M Meaenry were appointed. Tue
commIttee submitted the following as
their report
Hon, A. l.. Reid:
Dear SiE-YOur communication sub.
hitting proposition TO our committee
was received and wss made Q part OF
the miButes of our committee meeting
On motion, your communication WAS
rejected fBr the reason that it was unfair
aud unjust.
On mutton, a committee OF three, of
which H, @. Gill is chairman and Dr.
d. Il Lyons and VIM. MeHeBry are
the other members, were appointed to
1 T,ux,F,pst5AV,s
That your COMMITTEES be entitled TO q
member of the Parish Executive Com,
mittee for every ward thGt McE1eTy
carried In the parish at the general
election aud Tia It we name f0nr mem
bers at large, We make yon the further
proposition, that we are willing for
your committee to name FIVE delegates
TO the congressional convention for the
even one Thousand votes cast for Nc
EueFy, and our committee to name
seven delegates for the I4O0 cast for
Foster and these twelve to elect the
thirteenth delegate.
(SJgned) II @, GILL, Chm.
w. MICH ENRY,
ID. q. LYONS,
Hon. II. @. Gill, d. Z. Lyons and Wm.
| AAS+NLCRFy
Gentlemen-Your counter prOpo-
sition received and regretted. First, for
the reason that it is unjust and uBfair;
second, the committee Of which have
the honor to be chaiTman, was elected
BY the people and then subsequently
ratified by convention OF delegates duly
elected By people on the 10Th day Of
December, 1891, as will appear by
written agreement entered into by the
two committees and harmopizlng
committee appointed by the State
Central ex-Committee,
A. L. REID,
On the part of COMMITTEE.
On motion the following resolutions
were sustained
| Whereas. Our earnest efforts to bring
about harmOpy within the Democratic
party Of Galeasieu parish made through
A. L. Reid to the committee of which
be ~ chairman, have failed, and
Whereas, We are unwilling that any
effort. ia keeping with our rights ID the
premises, to bring about unity Of action
ADD restore good feeling among the
uptried. therefore be il
1 AeSOtDeNt 4 abt A1Ap COAAt44AhAcG u6NSD5
appeals to the committee Of which A.
u. Reid is chairman, To meet this COM
pitiee 1t DreW's Hall Sept. 10, vt 1 b.
No., for the further purpose Of selecting
delegates To the Congressional pomi-
mating convention TO be held at New
Iberia, Sept. IL, and for the further
purpose Of taking sueh steps as may be
necessary TO restore harmony and good
feeling within the party.
Moved and carried,
That the secretary be authorized tc
send copy Of paper coptaipiDg the
proceedings Of this meeting TO every
member Of both committees, and thai
the proceedings Of this meeting be pre-.
septed to the first Of the Lake Charles
papers coming out, with the request
that the Others copy frcm IL.
On motion, carried, the COMMITTEES
adjourned to meet at b. o., Sept
l9 1882. n q. Gill,
F, b. HASKELL, Chairman,
Secretary.