The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-03-13
MUNICIPAL TICKET
Nominated at The Court House
Candidates for Mayor and Coun-
cilmen Selected.


cilmen Selected.
Judge J. G. Patterson Writes
The Gazette that he is
Not a Candidate.
! A sort of political whatis-it was
held at the courthouse Thursday
night. 1t was surely not a Demo
cratic assembly. 1t was not a Re-
publican convention, for it is GER
tain it's leading spirits would object
to such an appellation. Aside from
a few hirsute appendages there was
nothing populistlc about it. 1t
might have been the congregated
wisdom Of an unknown and I'M
named party. If it was, its history
is short and it's career checkered.
It is like John Randolph's mule,
with no pride of ancestry and no
hope of posterity. 1t was of
spontaneous orig in and The Gazette
predicts that its end will come with
equal spontaniety. If the signs OF
the. times count fol aught the progeny
Of this strange convention will go
glimmering on the grid of May. It
will GO to its grave unsung, I'M
honored and unwept. In no spirit
of what t deems it's duty The Ga
zette will do all in its power to
hasten it's demise, though it will ex-
ert every effort to give it Christian
burial.
The meeting met i'll answer to
call which stated that s'All white
voters and taxpayers Of the town
of Lafayette, who feel an interest in
it's good government are urgently
requested to meet at the court
house Thursday, March II, at !
O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of
selecting a municipal ticket COM
posed OF mayor and seven
councilmen to be submitted
; to the white voters of the
town at the next election of May,
1907, without regard to ring, CLIQUE
or gang-rule." - The call was signed by
the following persons:
NJ Eosentic!d, VIM. Campbell,
e Phil Crouchet, IL. Van der Cruyssen,
f lean Breaux II. u. Delahoussayc
r l.. Romero. Pierre Serac. Sr.
TO- Iouton Henri Gerac & Bro.
T. y. Mcbride, Horace Broussard.
n Paul Castel, w. ]. Mouton,
l.. F. Mcdaniel, Robt. Richard,
6 | l.. Chico, A. GlaHu,
\. X. I,isoony, l.. +. SALES,
| Benz. DOMAIN G.. II. Lusted.
6 the meeting was called to order by
Mr. VIM. Campbell. Before proceed
- ing further Mr.. Campbell said tina
. he wished to make few remarks
. He said two years ago he attended
- a mass meeting in the courthouse
- At that meeting he proposed tina
primaries be held to nominate
municipal ticket at which primarie
all white voters, regardless of part
affiliations, would have been en-
y titled to vote. But the maj orit
n defeated this resolution, and IT,
g meeting nominated ticket. MIR
l. Campbell said that he was appointe
l. on the executive committee com
<, posed OF five members, four o
5; whom would be sure to oppose hin
r. in anything that he might propose
% A few days ago member of tina
S. committee wanted him to sign
call for a meeting, but the "a
having been written and filled Out
the date and place of meeting ha>
ing been agreed upon, all without hi
a. knowledge, he peremptorlly dc
- clined to affix his signature to II
-. Mr.. Campbell added that he woul
~ not have signed it anyhow. Ha
~ consulted with his friends and liza
u, decided to meet TINS nlSnC Wne
"a they would nominate a ticket whic
" would surely be elected. M
IS Campbell was literally applaudee
~, Mr.. Campbell called upon inc
- O. Mouton to preside and H. Va,
dercruyssen nominated HEM
- Gerac for secretary. Both gentl
90 men were elected and took sea
80 at the desk used by the clerk
. court.
y. On motion of Mr.. Campbell tt
:. chairman appointed the followir
'le committee on resolutions: WE
-, Campbell, DR.. F. E. Girard, Eel
1I SALES, H. Vandercruyssen, E.
- Mcbride. This committee retire
~ and Immediately returned with
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