The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-10
He is Named as Rep
resentative of the
French Voters.
A CANDIDATE FOR ALDERMAN.
His Name Unanimously
Endorsed at Meeting
Last Night.

w. Levi Bousquet of ward has been
selected as the French candidate for
aldermanic honors.
Mr. Bousquet was chosen on the first
formal ballot at the mass meeting of
French-speaking voters held in st. Jean
Baptiste hail. last night His election
was made unanimous. The names of
several other candidates, including John
F. Jandron, John B. Simard, H. L.
Rocheleau and N. P. Huot, were pro-
posed, but Mr.. Bousquet lead the vot-
ing on both informal and formal ball
lots.
The meeting was attended by 20S vot-
ers, and the sentiment toward Alder
man N. P. Huot, who retires this year.
was evidenced by a unanimous vote in
favor of a motion to prepare resolutions
thanking Mr.. Huot for the able and eff
flcient work done by him during the
| three years he has been member of
the board of aldermen Aside from a
short address by Mr.. Bousquet in which
he thanked those present for the honor
conferred on him, and promised to do
| the best he could to merit their conf
dence in event of his election, there
was nothing in the way of speech-mak-
| ing.
The meeting was called to order by
L. H. Lamothe,, who explained the OBJ
| ject as being to choose a candidate for
the board of aldermen. H. L. Roch-
eleau was elected chairman and j. A.
| Favreau secretary. A motion was made
for an informal ballot and a commit
tee of five was appointed to collect
credentials, distribute and count bal
| lots.
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| LANCER L. H. Lamothe, F. X. Lucier,
Felix j. Charbonneau and A. P. Fav-
reau, reported the result of the infor-
NAL ballot as follows: w. Levi Bous-
quet, SO; j. B. Simard, 81; H. L. Roche
| leau, 80; j. F. Jandron, IS; N. p. Huot,
! s; scattering, 7. Total, POI.
Messrs, Rocheleau, Simard and jan
dron declined to stand for election, and
a motion was made for a formal ballot,
with this result: w. Levi Bousquet,
| 1872; H. L. Rocheleau, Z; ]. B. Simard,
5; N. P Huot, 4; J. F. Jandron, 4. To-
tai ballots cast, 202.
On motion of Mr.. Jandron, seconded
| by Mr.. Simard, the election was made
unanimous A committee of six, in
Guiding the chairman, was chosen to
confer with members of the republican
city committee and arrange for Mr..
Bousquet's nomination in the conven-
liOu lie committee 1IlGlllueS Ii
Rocheleau, l.. H. Lamothe, j. B. Be
LANCER, H. F. Normand, ]. B. Simard,
]. F. Jandron.
A unanimous vote of thanks was ten
dered the committee under whose di-
rection the meeting was arranged.
Men who attended the meeting gen
orally speak in the highest terms of
Mr. Bousquet. They say that he is
young, but well versed in parliament
airy procedure and the ordinary duties
of office. He is up to date and pro-
gressive, and, in the minds of his
friends, will make a strong candidate
for the office,
Mr.. Bousquet is 80 years old, and at
present employed as advertising agent
for L'Opnion Publique. He has passed
most of his life in Worcester and at
tended the public schools as a boy, al
though the greater part of his educa-
ton was secured in practical dealing
AS a young man, he learned the trade
of shoemaker with his father, who
was engaged in this business. He af-
forwards became a printer, and is a
member of the Typographical Union
Mr. Bousquet is connected with sew
eral social and political organizations
He is president of the Ward 4 and 8
Naturalization Club lecturer of Alham-
bra Council, knights of Columbus, A.
nancial secretary of Court Notre Dame,
Catholic Foresters, and past chief
ranger Of Court Papineau, F. of A.