The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-01-16
PRIMARY ELECTION
ROOMS OF
Democratic Parish Central Com.
mittee Of Lafourche.
THrsoBAUx, LA, Dec. aeth, 1891.

Pursaant 70 adjournment, agreeably tos
r@4olution OF this adopted at its
meeting Of October 24th, 1891, the Democra-
tic Parish Central Committe OF Lafourche,
met this day at the appointed time II O'Clock
M, in the Union Hall of the Young Mems
Benevolent Association OF Lafourche.
President j. l.. Aucoin in the chair and
Secretary 8. I. Grisamore at his desk.
The roll was called and showed the follow
ing members present either in person or
by proxy. viz
and. Ward,-J. l.. Aucoin srd Ward, Ad.
Folse, Joseph NJ. Lefort.
4th ward.-G. ID. Barrios, Joseph O.. Toups.
9Th ward,-Ioylncy hodriGue, Frank Chris
ten.
TN ward,-oscar Lepine, c. A. Folse.
sth ward.-Sylvain {. Bourgeois.
9Th va d,-Charles e. Davis, DR.. VIM. +.
Harang.
lutn ward,-H. H. L%acroi1, William C. Lor.
raine.
Members at large,I D. Moore, j. NJ. Bourg.
L.. r. Caillouet and s. T. Grisamore. MaAins
. total OF 10 members present. and a quorum.
And she following members absent, VIZ:
LIST ~ard,-Adolphe Delalcotte, Cieophas
Lagarde,
End ward ,-Ozemee Naquin,
bth Waru,-J. 4. Himel, j. B. Bourgeois.
Sth ward,-Em.le Ledet. and at large, Jules
l.. basset-seye1 absent in all.
The chair declared Il quorum present and
the ready for business.
On motion, duly seconded, the minutes of
the meeting OF the gath day of october 1891,
IS rublishel in tn. Ihibodaux SENTINEL Of
date october 31st. 1891, were duly approved.
On suggestion of l.. L. Caillouet that ut the
time the committee aijourne1 to meet at
this time and place, the use of this hall had
no been secured for the purpose, anu that
the President OF the Y. NJ &, A. of Lafourene
had kindly consented to allow the
to meet here in compliance with the order
OF adjournment, although he had no authori-
ty to lend the use OF the hall, the committee
IN motion duly seconded now adjourned to
meet instanteI in the Second Justice Court
VI tudg.C 4. Engerran, that being il public
place in close proximity Of the Union Hail,
On the same street a d on the same block,
The committee met Immediately in the
Second Justice Court of G. a. Engerrau, pur-
ant to above adjournment.
Prssent:-Prssident j. l.. Aucoin in the
chair; secretary S. I. Grisdnore at his post,
and Nil the same members who were prtsunt
on roll call. al shown above.
The chair declared Y quorum present and
the ready for business.
Mr.. }. II. Bourx presented and offered the
following resolutions, which being duly Sec
onded by Hon. L. rr,sclair. were put %
the hnuse AMI unanimously adopted, t0-wit.
BE is resolved by the Democratic Parish
Central of I,afourche, in regular
meeting asssmD!sd, Ihat a primary election
urday. February 18th, 1882, frein 6 O'Clock,
, a; M to o,clock, !. m, at the polls herein
, After named and designated, for the follow
Ing purposes, viz:
LIST To no.ninats by 8 popular vote
throughout the parIsh candidates for the
; o0ices OF cler OF court, sheriff and coroner
I OF tue pa ! h OF L.fourche and two mamber
I of the D-xt general assembly to represent
. this parish in the next legislature.
tor the diner.ns oAces OF Ju.tices OF tn,
peace and conssAbles Tor tne various ward
IT the Parish OF LAT .urchs, IS nx.d by law.
: srd To elect forty (4o} dele & ties from til,
: parish at large by a popular vote 10 a parish
convention hereby called to meet in tn
: Gown Of Thibodsux, on saturday the 2otl
day II February, 1892, at IL o'clock, NJ, u
such place as may be- hereafter desiguatel
by the resident Of this Committee; the sal,
convention when organized shall select del
egates from TINS parish ~ the Democrat
Nominating Convention OF the Third Con
gressional District, when called, to tt
q Eight ,enth Judicial District, and the Mint
Senatorial District Democratic Conventions
\ and also to the next Democratic State Norni
mating Convention when held for the selec
- ton Of Presidential I le:t rs and.of delegate
l. to th- next National Democratic Convtistio
The said convention shall also provide &c
the creation of y new Eemocratlc Paris
Central Committee for the Parish ofLafoul
che, to be composed y ftwenty five 49, II en-
bers, two member to be named for and frol
each ward, and 1ve Numbers from the pa
: shall be called to order by the President
this Com nise sc who shall name the tempe
rary chairman thereof.
Resolved further, THAT the person or pei
sons receiving the highest number OF vote
cast at said primary election for any OMIT
shall be declare the nominee of the Dent
J. cratic party OF Llfourchc for Snch Office 70
3. which he may have been chosen, and sha
q ne voted for A. such Democratic nomint
"a at the general election in April next and
the persons voted for as delegates to IL
parish convention, the forty OF them WI
small receive the highest number of vot
r cast shall be declared the July elected del
,e gates to said parish convention.
~ None but white Democrats shall be ALLOW
N sd to vote 1T such primary election, aL
every voter must vote in the ward of his 4
tual residence.
There shall be kepl at eacn poll a box
r receive the. BALI Is east, and eacn poll shs
4" be presided over by two commissioners
u be selected by the President Of this commit
tee and sLch other commissioner is the re
psct,ve candidates. may name and suggest
, the president OF this committee five days b
gu fore the day OF said primary election.
At each poll the commissioners shall ia
- down the name OF every voter who sht
r. vote. and shall note the fact in writing th
suct voter voted.
All returns OF election shall be made to t
secretary of this who shall
I'd once transmit them to the hereinafter nam
sub committee who are hereby named IA
constituted IL sub eomInittee to canya
compile, and protnulgate the result OF Sd
election, and 70 issue the proper crecentia
to- wit: Messrs. j. l. Alcoin, j. N. Bourg 4
.ti 4, 7, GrisaIngre, and the said, sub commit
h.. are hereby authorized and directed to N,
ny In the Town OF Tlibodaux, on Monday Fe
ruary l5th. 1891, at II O'clock, NJ. and tn
and there to proceed to CANVASS, co,lpi
.st and promuigate the result of said prime
election. and the said sub committee =
til hereby authorized ana empowered to ma
:, all and every such rule or regulation for
itc conduct fsAid primary election not inct
sistent herewith as they may deem proper
The following polling places for The 81
primary arc hereby established apt