The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-10-22

Chas. u. Davis.
10th. Ward VIM c, Lorraine and
Frank p. Para.
FOR THE PARISH AT LARGE.
Ernest Roger, Clay knobloch.
James NJ. Bourg, Thos. A. Badeaux,
l.. p. Cailloret and
2nd0 of the following addional 20
members selected by the Democratic
Parish Committee elected at Pri-
mary, held on April 18th, 1892. viz
}. B. Bourgeois, j. L. LIE eBlarc, w.
E. Howell, Emile Ledet. c S. Mat
hews, t. d. Kent, Dir. L. P. Caillouet,
Edward Badeaux, Z. L. Morvant, w
IL. Price, NJ. Delaunne, Jules Bassett,
Jas. sBeary, H. w. Tabor, JAS Boil
linger, F. w. Nichols, Ellis Rodrigue,
Thos. Beary, Ozeme Naquin, L. j.
Johnson thus making Il Committee
of Forty Five members. which shall
be ofiicered by the Officers of the
Committee created by the Parish
Convention Of Feb. Goth 1892. viz :
JAS. McALLIsTER BoURG, President.
l.. P. CALLoUET, Vice President.
5. L. GRIsAMoRE, Secretary.
Provided the Committee may choose
such other officers as it deem neces-
sary for the proper management Of its
affairs and may adopt such rules and
| regulations not inconsistent with or
contrary to the provisions herein con-
tanned as it may judge fit for its pro-
per conduct.
a majority of the members shall
| constitute quorum OF the Committee
tor the transaction of busiDess-pro-
vided however no proxy shall be al
| lowed, save and except in writing and
To co-members of the Committee and
vided further that any number less
than quorum in a regularly called
meeting, may adjourn said meeting
flom time to time, until il quorum is
present or Sine-uie as they may deem
proper.
The President, or IN his absence.
death or resignation or Inability to
act, the Vice President shall ',e the
proper officer to call meetings of the
Committee wherever in his Judgment
there is necessity for such meeting
provided however that upon writ
ten request to..that effect andspecifying
the objects for which meeting is |
desired by at least QO) Ten members
of the Committee, the said officer
shall be bound to call meeting of the
within reasonable de-
lay and provided further that no
meeting shall be held unless one weeks |
previous notice to be given either in
writing through tie mail to each men,
Der or by publication in one of the
local journals. The Vice President
shall act in the place of the President
in the absence or on the death, resig-
nation, inability or failure to act Of
the latter. ANY vacancy in any of
the Offices of this Commit e |
shall be filled by the Committee
by ballot; and any vacancy
existing in the membership either by |
death, resignation, or removal shall |
be filled as follows: If the vacancy |
exist in the membership ct large, it |
she'll be filled by the Committee, and !
if in membership in any of the wards
the President shall order, either pri-
mary election or a mass meeting as he
may deem best to take place in the
ward in which the vacancy exist after
at least ten days public notice given
to that effect, for the purpose OF elect
ing some suitable person to fill such
vacancy. In case it should become
necessary to send Delegates from this
Parish to any Democratic Convention
which may be Leld prior to the State
Nominating Convention for the officers
to be voted for 10 1896, this Committee
shall provide for the selection of de-
legates by primary election or mass
meeting as it may judge Gest, after
ten days previous notice given of
such primary election, mass meeting,
or mass meetings, and of the time
manner and place of holding same.
That the Delegates to the State
Nominating Convention for u State
Ticket of 1896 and to Senatorial and
Judicial Convention, to select Candi-
dates, for Senators and Judge and
District Attorney, shall be elected by
the people of the Parish at large at IA
Primary or Primaries. held for the
purpose at such time and places as
the Committee may designate, provid-
ed that there shall be at least one
polling place established for such pri-
mary or primaries, at each of polling
places as now established by law, for
general election, and provided further
that at least fifteen days previous no.
tice by publicatio on in one of the local
Journals or by printed posters in pub
lie places, shall be given of such prim-
airy election and that equal represen-
tation at the polls shall be given by
the Committee to opposing Candi-
dates OF factions should there be any
under such equitable rules as the
Committee may adopt, and provided |