The Opelousas courier., 1896-05-30

Committee met at the courthouse per-
suant to call.
Mr.. L. A. Sandoz was elected chair
man, and DR.. V. X. Irion, secretary.
The roll being called, the following
members answered.:
Yves Vidrine, (proXy to L.. a. SandoZ),
Chas. Dossmann, II. t. Tarlton, G. Il.
Tolson, (proXy to V. X. Irion), v. X.
Irion, l.. A. Sandoz, Yves A%ndrepQnt,
Homer Guidry, Homer Chachere, "a.
Hicks, (proxy to v; X; lrionl II. $.
Defbanne, Alfred Devilie, TKeogene
Reed, Alexandra Ardoin.
Absent: E. v. Barry, Chas. Clay, Jno.
J. Fontenot, VIM. Carpenter, NJ. ID.
Lewis, John Boudreau.
The following resolution was
imously adopted:
Whereas. The Democratic State Cen
trail Committee has ordered the assem-
bling Of a State convention at Baton
Rouge on the 18th of June, to elect dele
gates tptha National convention at
Chicago on the 7th of July, and also to
nominate eight presidential electors;
therefore,
Resolved, That a Democratic prim-
airy election is hereby ordered to be
held throughout the Parish of st. Lam
dry, on Saturday, June 6, 1896, to choose
delegates to a Parish convention to be
held on June ID, 1896, for the purpose of
selecting delegates to the State conven-
ton at Baton Rouge, June Is, 1896, and
that the vote cast for Gov. Fosterat the
last election, shall be the basis of repre-
sentatiOn, one delegate for every 25
votes and fraction of Is and over to be
chosen at said election, and that at said
primary election all white Democrats
who voted the State Democratic ticket
at the last State election shall be per-
mitted to vote, andMpon said basis Of
representation the SEyeral polls shall be
entitled to the following number of de-
legates; providing, that each polling
place shall be entitled to one delegate:
Mallet 8, Coulee Croche 6, Plaquemine
l, Whiteville 3, Bayou Chicot l, Pal
metto |, Lake Coye /, Bayou Current l.,
Melville l, Plaisaace2 2, Big Cane 2, Not
tleyville /, GranN Coteau 7, Waxia 2,
Leonville 8, Opel. usas s, Washington 8,
Grand Prairie 8, Willie Platte 6, Lower
Upper Mamou 7, Point Grand Louis 5,
Pine Prairie l, Beaver l, Faquetaique 6.
Resolved, That the secretary be in
structed to notify the voters by posters
or other means, and that the Democrat
ic newspapers be requested to publish
these proceedings.
Resolved further, That said primary
election shall be held at each n of the
polling places where an election was
held at the last State election, between
the hours of 9 a. m. and 5 p. M, and
shall be conducted by three commits
sioners to be chosen by the Democrats
present at the opening of the polls.
The credentials of the delegates elect
ed to be signed by the commissioners at
each poll.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That this committee is
deeply impressed with the necessity of
reforming the suffrage and that we are
oornxinn1I - 1r~ he I1no " !
only by a constitutional convention
and that we urge upon the Legislature
the passage of a bill for the assembling
OF such a sovereign body at such a time
and upon such conditions as will excite
the least of opposition thereto, and at
the same time shall maintain and per-
petuate white supremacy in our State.
Moved by V. K. Irion, that, as M. L.
Swords has proven an efficient tax as
sessGr; therefore, we unanimously re-
comlnend that Gov. Murphy j. Foster
re-aFsssoinF him for the above named
office to succeed himself.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That W. hereby recon
mend A. D.. Fontenot, Robert La
fieur, J. J. Neyland, w. s. Frazee, Yves
Andrepont, J. L. Guilbeau, w. s. Boy
kin, DR.. E. e. Thompson, DR.. V. K.
Irion to be appointed members of Board
of School Directors for st. Landry par
ish for ensuing four years.
Moved by Thos. Fl. Lewis, whereas,
E. G.. Richard has always stood faith
fully by the Democratic party and is a
competent and faithful officer; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That this the Democratic
Executive Committee does hereby en-
dorse him for levee commissioner, and
respectfully ask the Governor to reap
point him on the Levee Board Of the
Atchafalaya, Red River and Bayou
BHuf Levee District to succeed himself.
l.. A. SANDOZ, Chairman.
V. K. IRON, Secretary.