The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-02-03
Executive Committee Met on
Thursday and
Transacted a Large Amount
of Business.
A Resolution Offered by Mr..
w. j. Burke.
Given in Detail.

A meeting Of the Democratic Pal
ish Executive Committee, was held
this 1st day of February. There
were present, JOS. A. Provost, G.
Pierson, 0. P. Romero, Walter ].
Burke, proxy for j. B. Lawton
George Henderson, proxy forJ. C.
Broussasd, j. A. Babin, p. K.
Burke. l.. L. Dull neY, Al. Gary,
and Geo. i. Minvlelle and T.. A.
Poirson represented by Jos A. Pro
vost by proxy.
Jos A. Provost presided with L.
T. DuIaney actingas secretary.
The proposes of the mee'i g
were announced TO be TO consider
certain purposed changes IN the re
solutions adopted at the last meet.
ing of the committee in reference
10 the selection of q new Parish
committee as we'll as to the conduct
Of the primary elections called for
Tuesday March 9Th 1900.
DIR. Pierson, moved that at the
the primary election, all voters re-
glstered under section five, be au-
Lhorlzed to call on the commits
sioners to prepare their ballots.
Walter j. Burke, offered an
amendment, s.to the original pro
vision reading None but white
Democrats who are duly registered
shall be entitled TO vote at said pr
nary. 1t is hereby declare to be
the desired Of the Democratic part,
OF this parish to offer to all white
men who have heretofore affiliated
with any other party an opportunity
to return to the Democratic party
All known white Democrats and ali
white voters. who will declare
themselves Democrats and who
pledge themselves to support the
straight Democratic ticket, State,
District and parochial in the gen
eral state election next to be beld
9, as TO add: and who will not have
attended at any political convention
of any other party, participating
therein, orpartlc,pated in any prin-
ArY of any such party at any time
sabse quent to the invitation to all
white voters to rally themselves
with the Democratic party as
provided al the meeting of thcl7th
January 1900.
Provision is to he made by the
subcommittee having charge oil III.
primary election, under appoint
ment al the previous meeting, foi
maintaining the secrecy Of the ba
lot, allowing each voter all neces-
sary time for the preparation OF hi'
Ballot, provided that in case OF all
persons who have registered under
section five of article 1877 of the
6 institution, or those who, from
q ,tual disability cannot prepare
taelr ticket, spch persons may re-
quest any one Of the commissioners
to make ont his ticket which shal
be done BY said commissioners 20
requested.
The Commissioner Of Election
shaIl decide upon the qualification
Of the voter, according TO tn
foregoing rule.
The amendment was accepted by
Dr.. Piersun, and on motion made
4 id seconded was duly adopted.
On motion of Walter J. Burke,
duly seconded and carried. the pro-
vision Of the resolution adopted at
the meeting of Jan l7ih relative 10
ballots, was amended so as to rad
as follows:
BALLOTS-That the sub COM
mittee above provided for shall pre-
pare printed ballots for the primary,
AMI tia. at the head of each bailo.
shall bs pr,nteo the pledge herein
above required, and no ballot shall
be counted by the ccn,'nisssoners
unless it contain said ple,lge
The ticket 20 be voted u the
PRIMARY essetion herein called pre-
'parsd s. he hub-eomnttse shall ts