The Opelousas courier., 1898-09-03
MEETING
Of 'E'kc Parish Democratic E;x.
a%cUtive Committee.

iII hltth bSlIiS dpScit, wi
T. G. Hawkins acted as temporar,
secretary.
The following members wer,
present: Robert LaflcureE. b.. Du
buisson, Sam Haas proxy tGR.. La
tleur, DR.. M. D. Lewis proxy (
Thos. II. Lewis, Jules Quebedeau
Raymond Breaux, j. j. Thompson
Chas. Clay and Anatole Arnauc
proxy to DR.. Martin, G. T. Hawk
ms, Chas. Dossmann, VIM. Car
penter, f. T. Lancur, VIM. Dejean
Mr.. Thos. IT. Lewis offered tho
following resolutions:
"Resolved, That at the primary
election to be held on the 10Th OF
September, for tho nomination Of a
candidate for Congress, tho Demo
cratic voters Of the parish will also
vote and for and elect delegates to
the convention at Baton Rouge on
the DIST Of September, to nominate
q candidate for Railroad Commits
sioner, and that the sixteen dele
gates in said convention to which
this parish is entitled, be appor-
toned SO that each police jury
ward shall elect two delegates to
said convention.
"ResolVed further, That the same
commissioners appointed to attend
to the primary election for Con-
gresham, are authorized to receive
and return the vote for delegates
to said convention said returns to
be mailed to the chairman of this
committee at Opelousas immedi-
atc!y after the election, and that
this committee will meet at Ope-
lousas on the 18th, to canvass the
vote and deliver credentials to the
delegates elected.
"Resolved, That in the event Of
a failure on the part of any ward
to elect delegates or of the failure
Of any delegates elected to attend
the convention Or be represented
by proxy therein, the delegates
present will be authorized to cast
the entire vote OF the delegation
this parish"
Mr.. Z. B. Dubuisson offered the
following substitute, which was ad-
opted by a vote of IL to 2:
"Resolved, That pursuant to a
call of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee, a primary election
be held throughout the parish on
Thursday, September Is, 1898, for
the purpose Of electing sixteen de-
to represent this parish in
the Democratic convention called
by the State Central Committee to
meet in Baton Rouge on Septem-
Der 21st, 1898, for the purpose of
nominating a Democratic candi-
late for Railroad Commissioner for
The second district.
"Resolved, That the polls be
opened at the places now fixed by
aw, not earlier than 7 o'clock a.
n. and closed at 5 p. M.
"Resolved, That the Democrats
present at the hour of opening the
several polls shall choose three
commissioners Of election, who
shall supervise the election at their
polls, and, upon the
thereof, shall canvass the
vote and make due return of the
'esult thereof to the chairman of
his committee at Opelousas, La,
IN the day following said election.
"Resolved, That none but white
Democrats, duly registered, either
lnder the registration law of 1898
,r section five of the election or
finance of the Constitution of 1898,
or their respective precincts, shall
allowed to participate in said
primary.
"Resolved, That this committee
'e-assemble on Monday, September
8, 1898, at II m. for the purpose of
counting and canvassing the vote
asst at said primary and proclaim
ng the result thereof.
"Resolved, That the James of
Il candidates for delegates shall
printed upon one ticket under
he auspices of this committee or
t a subcommittee of three duly
for that purpose. That the
James of candidates shall be print
d in alphabetical order, and that
Ill candidates desiring tn have