The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-12-28
judicial Convention.

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. was called to order at the court
house in Lafayette by DR.. r. J
Young, of Vermilion.
| Temporary organization was eff
fected by calling DR.. J. F. Abshlr,
to preside and Claude Latiolais t.
act as secretary.
The following gentlemen were
appointed committee on creden.
tials: DR.. r. ]. Young, Mr.. J. O.
Broussard. Henry burke and DR..
Lyons.
The committe retired in order to
examine the credentials Of the dele
gates and the convention took a
recess whilst awaiting their report.
The committee having announced
that they were ready to report, the
chairman called the convention to
order and the following report was
made:
LAFAYETTE, La, Dec. e1,'o5.
We. your committee on creden-
tails, beg leave to report the follow
ing duly elected delegates to the
regular Democratic Judicial Con
vention OF the 18TH Judicial District,
composed Of the parishes of La
fayette ond Vermilion:
LAFAYETTE DR.. M. L. LYONS,
Aurelien Olivier, Henry burke, A.
M. Martin, Simeon Begnaud, J. O.
Broussard, John Wilmington, Tr.,
Claude Latlolais.
Vermilion.-A A. Toups, w. w.
+. D. Lege, A. Picard,
I. F. Abshire, Gus Hebert, Adam
R. J. Young.
lSigned] M. L. LYONS,
Chairman.
r J. YOUNG, Secretary.
The temporary organization was I
aade permanent and nominations
'ere declared in order. /
Mr.. w. w. Keughling put in nom
1ation the Hon. Julian Mouton, of a
lafayette, for district judge, and /
he motion was seconded by DR.. r. /
Young. v
On motion the nomination of Mr..
["uton was made by reclamation. I
DR.. r. J. Young, in we'll chosen
nguage, put in nomination the
on. Minos L. Gordy for district n
torney, and the nomination was +
conded in we'll deserved words Of ii
aise and confidence by Mr.. A. M. is
artin. 'e
Mr.. Gordy's nomination was also s
ade by acclamation. h;
Mr.. Julian Mouton, being es- ia
rted to the floor by committee al
three, thanked the convention
r the honor conferred upon him,
d stated that although he felt
Titled to be the standards bearer
tie Judicial Democracy vet it
S not without keen sense of the
at responsibility that was thrust
On his shoulders that he accepted of
e discrimination of right and in.
'ng and the upright adjustment of re,
sonal differences that every judge NJ
jailed upon to settle are duties Of RI
greatest consideration. How is
r, he aspired to the nomination, be
having received it, the conf. Br
zee reposed in him by the De- ue
cracy of Vermilion and La of
cite would not be betrayed. 20,
ar. Minos T. Gordy standing on ha,
same floor, where his untiring hin
rgy has enabled him to make his an,
lie terror to all criminals in dr.,
ayette parish, accepted the NOM Or,
ion as district attorney with the inc
e motives that had prompted des
in the past. No guarantee the
ID he offer but that Of his past nos
rd as district attorney. Guided cor
sense of justice and equity he fish
favored in the past to discharge oen
duties as best he could, and ali
I'D he be reelected he only the
ed that his six years experience divi
Id better enable him to perform esc,
ask. ~
n motion the following judicial of u
mittee was appointed for the
four years: An
ON Lafayette-Aurelien Olivier, 81
~ burke, A. NJ. Martin.
om Vermilion-Dr. d.. Young L;ndi
n Boudreaux, DR.. J. F. Abshire. your
4, am CT
A 'ne convention ad- votes
ed. FRIEND