The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-04-13

Of; Judge Mouton, seconded
by VIM. Campbell, the temporary
was unanimouIy made
permanent.
William Campbell then intro
duced the following resolution:
Be it ,esolp<1, That the nomina-
be submitted to a |
Judge Mouton then offered the
following amendment to the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Campbell:
By Mr.. Mouton: And that the
ticket nominated at said primary be
and are hereby instructed, 1t
elected, to appoint or elect no one
to any Office under their admins
tration, except that fhey be known
Democrats possessing the required
qualifications.
The question was then put to a
vote on the amendment offered by
Mr.. Mouton, which after actual
count, pro and con, resulted as fol-
lows: For Mouton amendment, six
ty-elght votes; Against it, forty-one
votes, and the chairman declared
the amendment carried.
The question then recurring on
the motion of Mr.. Campbell as
amended by the motion OF Mr..
Mouton to submit the question to a
white Democratic primary, to be
or not to be adopted as amended
the chairman put the question to
vote, which after actual count, pro
and con, resulted as follow: For
the Campbell resolution amended:
| f
\ six votes, and the chair announced
that the Campbell resolution, as
amended was defeated.
Orther C.. Mouton then made the
motion that the chair appoint a
committee of three to select a
ticket, and to submit the same to
the mass meeting for nomination;
which motion being duly seconded,
was unanimously adopted, and the
chair appointed Messrs. F. G. Mou-
ton. I. E. Martin and William
| Campbell to constitute said commit
tee.
The committee retired and re-
ported the follows.
Mr.. Chairman:-We report thu
following ticket for nomination TO-
mayor and councilmen: For mayor
A. J. Moss; for councilmen: J. d
Trahan, Leo Doucet, Ben Falk, Or
Their c. Mouton, J. o. Leblanc, T
Nj. Biossat and Joseph Ducote
(Signed) VIM. Campbell, F. G
Mouton, ]. E. Martin.
The nomin alton of said commit
; tee, being duly seconded, was un
, animously adopted, and the chat
announced that the ticket reported a
above, is the Democratic ticket to b
voted for at the May 1895 electio
for mayor and councilmen of tn
town of Lafayette.
Mr.. O. c. Mouton, then offere
2 the following resolutions:
e Be it resolved, that the ticket ne
. minated at this mass meeting b
: and arc hereby instructed, if elected
: to appoint or elect no one to an
r Office under their administration
+ except that they be known Demo
: Gratis possessing the required quail
o fications; which resolution, W:
d unanimously adopted.
) O. C.. Mouton then offered tt
n following:
, WHEREAS, The Democratic par
> is now organized within the town
Lafayette; Be it resoIze6, That II
Il town Democratic executive cor
mittee elected by this mass NEE
ing, be and are hereby instructt
to call Democratic primary ele
T. tons in all cases where a party n
min alton in future town electio
y will be made; which resolution, b
II ing duly seconded, was unanimot
- ly adopted.
On motion DULY seconde
le the chair appointed the f.
lowing Democrats to consult,
- the Democratic executive Comm
D. tee in and for the town of La
ID yette: Messrs. Orther G. Moutc
+. DR.. A. R. Trahan, J. J. Davidso
Ernest Constantin and Will;
Campbell.
H. The meeting then adjourned.
n A. J. MOSS, Chairms
III w. B. BAILEY, Secretary
IN School DirectOrS.