The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-31
Proceedings Of the Parish Demo
cratic Committee.

The Iberia Parish Democratic
Committee y as convened
in the City Hall by the lion Jos a.
Provost, as Chairman and l.. J.
Dulaney Secretary pro TEN, Upon
call of the roll The following Mem
hers were found present vIz:--Jos
A Provost, DR.. Geo +. Mnveiite,
G. A. Polrson. A. J. Gonsoulln'
(by proxy A. j. Gary, o. J. ko-
nero. A. j. Babn, (by proxy D.
C. Broussard, Cleo Romero, +. X.
Burke, L. T. Dulaney, and DR.. Z.
Pierson. Absent j. b. Lawton, ana
4. T. Weeks.
In calling the meeting 10 order
President Provost stated the ob-
iect for which meeting was called
being to provide means Tor eject
ing Democratic Candidates at the
approaching April election; where
mon. DR.. y. Pierson, offered the
following res olutions embracing
rules and regulations governing a
Democratic Parish Primary to be
held on March OH which, after a
motion of DR. Mlnvellle to 60 into
erecu,iye session, were in executive
session, with one or two amend
ments, unanimously adopted by The
Comm,ttee:-
RE.oLvED by the Democratic Exec
utiye Committee of the Parish Of
Iberia that primary election DC
held throughout the Parish on Tues
day the 9th day of March 1900 al
the polling places now established
By law, and under the following
rules and regulations, for tbepurpos'
Of nominating the candidates OF tho
Democratic party of this parish fo'
the following officers to wit: -
Two Representatives IN the Sia't
Legislature, Sheriff, Clerk OF Coir
and Coroner; and for the following
ward officers, gto wit: lone membe'
OF the Police Jury from each Of tn
eight wards in this parish, excep
in the sixth wards whore two mem
bers are to tenominated, aud Mag
istratcs and Constables in III
seve,aI wards Of the parish.
That OF the same day, at the sam
place, and under the same rules an
regulations, there shall be elected
one member Of the DemoeratIcE xecn
tive Committee, from eieh OF lh'
eight wards IN the parish, AMI IL
eight mem!ers soc eeted, shalI
semble al The City Hall, New berii
on Saturday the 24th day Of Mattel
1onn L.. -r--~.- a4saaaln h4i
number CHARM N, vice Char
and sc ret ry. The Chairman s
elected shall, within zen days, AZ
point seven al liilonal members u
SAID committee from he PARISH a
large. Meme hut white Dsmocra
vino are duly registered shall y
= entitiei 70 vote al sail primary. !
hereby declared to be The desit
9|6f the Democratic par v Of ta3
parish TO uffer TO oil white men VII,
havo heretofore affiliated with az
other party an opportunity to q
turn TO the DemocIatic party. Al
known white Democrats aud al
white voters. who will declar'
themselves Democrats and wh'
pledge themselves to support ih'
straight Democratic ticket, STATE
District aud parJchoioal in the O, o
eral state election next 10 be held
The Commissioners of + ecsio,
shall decide upon the qaailtieatlaf
Of the votr, according 10 the fore
gong rule.
The polls shall open At a. IN
and close at p. m. IN al the coun
try wards and In New Iberia ane
JeAaeres,s from 8 q. m. IL p. m.
APPOINTMENT oil coMMissIoNgRs-
That subcommittee ufthree, com
posei Of Dr.. Geo. r. MinveiIlt
Me~srs. q. II. Romero, and Mas
Levy, be appointed by this commit
tee whose duty II shalt be to appoint
three commissioners at each polling
place as soon as practicable, and I
pabslsh the names thereof as soon
as sal appointments are made.
That il one of the commissioner.
arpolnseI fail 10 appear Or refuse i
MAJ ll,n III q REMAINING t.safsnfn: Il ann.