The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-04-07

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Grant deserve creditor this evidence
of push and enterprise.
Parish Executive COMMITTEES.
LAFAYETTE, La, March 81. 1885,.
Pursuant to call of F. c. Latiolais, Chair
man, the Democratic Executive Committee
of this parish, met at the Court House of
Homer Durio, J: O. Broussard Martin Beg
maud, A. G. Guilbeau, J. Numa Martin, ID.
A. Cochrane, Faustin Vincent, F. {. Latio-
lais and DR.. M. L. Lyons by proxy to ]. O.
Broussard.
On motion of Mr.. A. c. Guilbeau, duly
seconded by Harrison Theall the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted as
amended.
WHEREAS, our public servants should be
intelligent and honest, that we may secure an
honest and intelligent administration of
public affairs and,
WHEREAS the civilization and prosperity
of our country depend upon the white people,
therefore be it
ResoEved, That a Democratic White
primary election by ballot, be called for
the purpose of choosing and selecting can
didate for member of the House of Represen-
tatives, at the election to be held on Satur-
day, the 2Ist day of April, 1894, to fill the
vacancy in the general assembly caused by
the resignation of Hon. Overton Cade as
Representative of this parish.
R<soiaea t"rtAer, That candidates for
member OF the House OF Representatives.,
shall be voted for at the general primary
election to be held on Saturday the I4th day
of April 1894, the candidate receiving
majority Or plurality of the votes in case
there be more than two candidates for said
Office, to be declared the regular nomir.es
and Democratic candidate for Representative.
Res0k0ea further, That only white Dem
ocrats who have lived IN the State, ward and
shall be allowed to vote at the primaries;
that polling booths be established at all the
precincts now established by law: that the
polling booths be opened at ? O'Clock a. m.
and be closed at four o'clock P. m.
ResoLved, That it shall be the duty of the
commissioners to keep besides the regular
tally sheets, a list of all the voters voting
and that said lists and tally sheets, after the
polls are closed and the votes duly counted,
shall be signed by the three commissioner
and the returns made to the chairman secre-
tary--, member of this committee,
or to any one of the m at the Court Honse in
and the day following the primary election
or soon thereafter as possible, the chairman,
secretary and---, said members of the
committee or a majority of them shall then
and---, members of this committee or
a majority of them, shall then Immediately
proclaim in the Lafayette Advertiser and
the Lafayette Gazette and by posters in the
several wards, the result of said election and
who according to said returns shall have re-
ceived majority plurality of said votes,
should their be more than two candidates;
and the candidate receiving majority or
plurality, of the votes, shall be the nominee
of the Democratic Party. In case of the
refusal of any of the commissioners to sign
the returns, he must make an affidavit before
an officer authorized to administer oaths,
setting forth his reasons for refusing to sign,
and failing in this the refusal to be considered
frivolous and of no avail.
On the morning of the primary election,
should one of the commissioners fail to APP
AFT hos tod ho, or to arf
tn IN the two others are authorized to appoint
the third; should two fail refuse then the
third to appoint two others, and should the
three fail or refuse then the Democrats pre-
sent and of the precinct to elect three white
Democrats to serve as commissioners.
That the following Democrats hereby
appointed commissioners to serve at the
primary election to be held Saturday the
Ward /, Poll AT Jules Guidry's Hall.
Commissioners: A. A. Delhomme, Felix
Bernard and c. A. Boudreaux.
Ward 2, Poll 3--At Ford Hoffpaur's.
Commissioners: Alexandra Broussard, Hugh
Wagner and Ford Ioffpauir.
Ward 3, Poll 6-At Court House.
Greig and D. A. Cocl,rane.
Ward 3, Poll 1o-At Mouton Switch.
Commissioners: J: Edmond Mouton, Horace
Martin and Paul L: Deciouet:
Ward 4, Poll AT H: Theall's warehouse.
Commissioners: Octave Theriot, E. Pellerin
and A. A. Mouchet.
Ward s, Poll AT Farmers Alliance
Hall: Commissioners 1'! AuTe ellen Oliver,
Ward 6, Poll AT H. simoneanx,
Cormier and Adolph Guilbeau.
Commissioners: ignsce Bernard. A. c. Gull
beau and Alcide Broussard.
Ward 2, poll Sat lie Pi!let Public
School House.. Commissioners: Eioi Bonin,