The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-14
Parrish Executive Committee.
ABBEvMLE, LA, Der. 8, 1891.

! Committee of Vermilion parish me,
this day pursuant to call with the
following members, being o quorum
present, viz:
P. q. Leblanc. LIST ward.
VIM. Cade, End ward.
Lastfe Broussard, 3rd ward.
Aristide Picard, 4th ward. by proxy.
Henry Sarver, 5th ward.
J. G. Lemaire, 9th ward.
Jno. Nugier, 7th ward.
From the parish at large, 4. La
cour., JOS. Trahan, Eli Wise, and W,
B. Richardson
The object of the meeting was ex-
planned by reading Of the chairmanIs
call, published ip the papers.
On motion, Of Eli Wise. seconded
by VIM. Cade, Esq, the following
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resolutions we're unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, That primaries Of the
white Democrats of tile parish OF
Vermilion be held in the several
wards and precincts thereof GU Sat.
erday, Nov. 81, 1891, for the pur-
pose of eleeting delegates to the par.
ish convention, which is now called
to insect at the courthouse on the 9Th
day Of December, 1891, for the pur-
pose Of electing delegates to the
State convention, to assemble in
Baton Rouge on the 18th of Deeem.
Der, 1891, and TO elect delegates to
the Tenth Senatorial District and
the seventeenth judicial noininaeing
cnventioHs for such day as said on.
ventions might be called, and to
transact such other business az may
properly come before it.
Resolved further, That said pri-
maries shall be held in each precinct
by two white Democrats of the pre-
cinct, 10 be selected by Q majority OF
white Democratspresent at the open.
ing of the poles. Said persons SO
elected being constituted Judges of
election for that purpose.
Resolved further, That the said
primaries shall be held at the places
hereinafter designated, and that the
polls will open at 8 o'clock a.. M,
and TO close at Up. m, and that none
but white Democrats Of lawful age
and residents OF the precinct for 6
months shall be entitled to vote.
Resolved further, That it is made
the duty of the judges of election at
the several precincts to keep a list of
voters voting at said primary, make
q statement of the persons voted for
and the number OF votes received by
each person voted for and to make
returns thereof in writing to the
chairman and secretary of this COM
not later than the third day
after the primaries.
Resolved further, the following
are selected as the places for holding
said primaries, viz: Ward I, p. U. lie.
ward 2, Harry Libersat; ward
courthouse; ward 4, Remy Brous-
ard; ward 5, Lessin Abshire; ward
5, frst precinct, Cleopbas Vincent;
second precinct. Desire Vincent;
third precinct. Eliene Benoit; seventh
ward, first precinct, Nugier's drug
'tere; second precinct, A. NJ. Theall;
third precinct, Ghenier au Tigre,
1t RagazDDi's residence; fourth pre-
,inct, o. P. Randall.
The fourth precinct Of the seventh
ward was established by the exeeu-
i've committee.
Resolved further, That each ward
y, precinct shall be entitled to the
representation: One dele
pate for each fifty votes or fraction.
part thereof over twenty votes
;ast for Gov. Nichols. First ward
untitled to 5 delegates; second ward,
J delegates; third ward, s delegates;
ourth ward, Q delegates; 9Th ward,
delegates; sixth ward, first precinct,
delegates; second precinct, 2 dele
,ates, third precinct, 2 delegates;
eventh ward, FIRST precinct, 2 dele
,ates; second precinct, 2 delegates;
bird precinct, delegate; fourth
lrecinct, I delegate.