The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-11-03
The Executive Committee.
A Primary Election For. Assessor Ordered
Commissioners Appointed and a Cam
paiqn Committee Selected.

VVSiNsssoSsVssVtS 0PPV"ssO~ W. q OOs" l
paign Committee Selected.
A called meeting of the Democratic
Parish Executive Committee of La
fourche was held in Union Hall, Thi-
bodaux, on Monday last.
In the absence of the president Mr..
j. l.. AucOin, vice president, called the
meeting to order. The secretary called
the roll and the following members
were found present, or represented by
proxy:
j. l.. Aucoin Ozeme Naquin, 7. A.
Badeaux proxy; Adolphe Folse, c. A.
Engerran proxy; David Babin, L. P.
Caillouet proxy; c. D. Barrios, T. A.
Badeaux proxy; Thomas Leblanc, L.
P. Caillouet proxy J. B. Bourgeois; E.
| Ledet, D. Harang, T. P. Bergeron
proxy ; Jules Falgout, c. G. Davis, J.
| S. Billiu proxy I. Ducos, c. A. En-
gerran proxy +; E. II. Lacroix, j. Aus
let. proxy; L. P. Caillouet; l. D.
| Moore. Il. A. Badeaux, proxy J. L.
! Basset, L. P. Caillouet proxy; S. I.
| Grisamore.
A quorum being present, the chair
| man stated that the object Of the meet
| ing was to determine whether a pri-
mary election should be held for the
purpose of ascertaining the will of the
| Democratic voters in the selection of a
proper candidate to be recommended
to the Governor of the State for the
position of A ssessor of this parish.
Mr.. Caillouet offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Be it resolved by the Parish Execu-
tive Committee Of the Democratic
party of the Parish of Lafourche, That
. primary election for the selection of
an Assessor for this parish, to be re-
commended to the Governor Of the
State for appointment, be and the
same is hereby ordered for
TUESDAY, NOV. 6. 1888,
from Z o'clock in the forenoon until 6
o'clock in the afternoon, at the polling
places and under the rules and regu-
ations hereinafter set forth:
L. None but known white Democrats
shall he permitted to vote at said pri-
maries.
2. Voters must vote only in such
ward and precinct as they are entitled
to vote in under the general election
law Of the State.
3. The said primaries shall be pre-
sided Over by three commissioners
> hereinafter named, provided, however,
that each candidate for Assessor may
name an additional commissioner for
, each poll to preside with the commits
~sioners presently named.
4. The commissioners of election for
said primary election shall keep a list
, of the names and numbers Of all per-
! sons voting, and shall receive and de-
post in a box or hat all the votes cast
/ Upon the closing of the primary cleo.
: ton they shall count and tally the vote
cast for Assessor and make a state.
. ment of the result, and shall at once
forward to the president OF the Parisl
: Executive Committee of the. Demo
Ccratic party in the town of Thibodaux
/, the list Of the voters, the statement o
! votes and the ballots pOlled.
5. Upon the failure of any of TIN
3 commissioners hereinafter named t.
= act, the white Democratic voters pres
ent at the polls may select commits
? sioners to act in the place. Of those VIII
failed to attend.
6. Upon the receipt Of the statemen
of votes from the varions polls tn
president or in his absence the vice
president of this committee, shall com
q pile the vote and declare the result
and shall certify to the Governor q
the State the fact that the person nam
Y ed is recommended to the GOverno
II for appointment and has received til
e greatest number of the votes of til
If white Democratic voters of the sam,
q Ward list Precinct: Robert FL
: fert, Aubert Hebert and Rodolph Blal
It chard. I'd Precinct: Eugene Smitl
., Leonard Webre and Octave Bergerol
81 Ward Sd Precinct: Henry r
Were, H. w. Tabor and Henry Mar.
4th Precinct: Arthur Bergeron, Jaco
ir Goldenberg and Felicien Breaux.
l. Ward 3-5th Precinct: ClaiborI
a Bergeron, Ferdinand Pitre, Aide
Thi6odaux. 9th Precinct: Gusta,
in Martin, Leo Bergeron, Pierre Fore
a 7th Precinct: Ben Walker, Pierre Gu
or dry, Sylvestre Folse.
Ward 18th Precinct G.. D. Ba
rios, Ferdinand Barrilleaux, Lucit
70 Guedry. 9th Precinct: Amedeo Brau'
N j. N. Bourgeois, Jr., f. 3. Ago. 9! Pr
re cinct: Robert Meegel, w. II. Hunte