The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-12-16
Democratic Mass Meeting.

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this day at the court house pursuant
to the call of the Executive Com
mittee.
The meeting was called to order by
Minos T. Gordy, Jr., Vice-chairman
of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee. Mr.. Gordy briefly stated
the purposes of the meeting to be the
election of delegates to the State NOM
mating convention to be held at
Baton Rouge, La, on December 20,
1899. He next declared that the
election of a permanent chairman to
be in order.
On motion of FL. Z. Gueydan duly
seconded, Minos T. Gordy, Jr., vas
elected chairman of said mass meet
ing, and z. B. Broussard was chosen
to act as secretary.
On motion of II. T.. Gueydan, duly
seconded and carried the chair APP
pointed a committee of five on reso-
lutlons:
Here the chairman appointed said
committee as follows, viz: Fl. l..
Gueydan, NJ. G. Broussard, G. j..
Edwards, Lastie Broussard and Sc
verjn Leblanc.
On motion of r. F. Derouen, duly
seconded and carried said mass meet
ing took a recess to enable the COM
mittee on resolutions to draft same.
Soon after the meeting was once
more called to order and the follow
ing resolutions were read:
1st-Be 1t Resolved, by the DEM
#ocratic mass meeting of Vermilion
parish that we hereby re-affirm our
allegiance to the time honored princi-
piles of the Democratic party that we
commend and heartily endorse the
administration of Gov. M. j. Foster,
under which the credit of this State
has steadily improved, and all of her
public institutions have been main
tanned in a condition Of marked adj
vancement and efficiency; and that
We endorse the candidates. of Hons.
S. ID. McEnery and M. j. Foster for
United States Senators.
2nd-Be it further resolved, That
as an agricultural parish, we freely
appreciate the important work done
to advance the interest of agriculture
by our very efficient commissioner of
agriculture, Gen. Leon Jastremski /;
that we favor the nomination Of Hon.
Walter Guion Of Assumption parish
for the Office Of Attorney General Of
this State.
3d-Be ,itfurther resolved, that our
Congressman, now at Washington,
be- apprlsed of the wish of this parish
that he use his best endeayors to
obtain an appropriation from con-
gress for opening up a continuous
water passage connecting Vermilion
Bay with Grand Lake through White
Lake, thereby giving water communi-
cations between the eastern and the
western parts Of the parish and vastly
aiding commerce and navigation.
4th-Be it further resolved, That
this meeting elect twelve delegates,
one from each ward and four at large,
two of these from the third ward, one
from the eight ward and one from the
first ward, to cast the vote of the
parish in the Baton Rouge conven-
ton, to be held at said place on De
cember 90, 1899.
s5th-Be it further resolved, that
whereas we are convinced that our
energetic congressman, Hon. r. +.
Broussard is a man of the people,
being in touch with the masses and
that he would make a good and eff
cient Governor, therefore VIZ declare
him to be the choice of this parish
for Governor of the State Of La.
6th-Be it further resolved, that
we the people Of Vermilion parish in
mass meeting assembled do hereby
express our wish that primaries be
held for nominating officers to run Al
the next general election, and that
the parish Democratic executive com.
mittee order same as soon IS practic.
able, that all white voters who binl
themselves to vote for the candidates
nominated at such such primaries bt
allowed to take part, and that q yott
!, be taken at these primaries for thu
the following offices: Judge ane
District Attorney Of the 18th Judi
cial District, Representative for Yer