The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-08-30
SATURDAY, AUG. 80, 1902.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Second Railroad Commission
District Democratic Committee.

DATUM hOUuE, An., huSs ~ ave.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman 8. McLawrason.
The chairman appointed Philip d.
Gilbert, of Assumption, Secretary pro"
TEN.
The roll being called tho following
members were present in person or by
proxy:
Members at large-Walter, Guion, D.
B. Hudson, J. A. Provost, W. H. Price,
D. T. Merrick, n s. Dougherty, c. Il.
Lennon and w. W. Ventress,
Absent, E. B. Ddbuisson. .
Acadia, E. O, Bruner, absent.
Assumption, Sol Klotz, proxy. ...
Avoyelles, L. P. Roy, proxy.
Cslcasieu, DIR. A. ]. Perkins, proxy.
Cameron, E. J. Jones, absent.
East Baton Rouge, L. D. Beale.
East Feliciana, Charles kilbourne,
absent.
iberia, A. W. Davis, absent.
Iberville, G. NJ. Bowie, absent.
Lafayette, l. A. Br0ussard.
Lafourche, w. P. Martin.
Livingston, Luther Settoon, proxy.
Pointe Coupee, L. B. Claiborne.
St, Helena, M. C. Wilson.
st. Landry, Sam Hayes. proxy.
st. Martin, David Reiss, proxy.
st. Tammany, j. M. Thompson, proxy.
Tangipahoa, d. H Sander, proxy.
Terrebonne, c. A. Celestin. proxy.
vermilion, VIM. Cade, proxy.
Washington, G. j. Bursh, absent.
West Baton Rouge, Victor Lefevre.
absent.
West Feliciana. L. B. Kilbourne, proxy.
There being 81 members present and! a
quorum.
The chairman declared the first thing
in order was the election of secretary.
Judge Claiborne nominated Mr.. P. d.
Gilbert.
There being no other nomination, Mr..
Gilbert was unanimously elected.
Dr.. Barrow, Of West Feliciana, offered
q resolution calling for white Demo-
cratic primary to nominate commits
sioner for the Second Railroad Commits
sion District, to take place at such time
and in such manner as this committee
would decide.
Attorney General Walter Guion offered
the following substitute which was &C.
cSpted by DR.. Barrow:
Resolved. That there shall bo held at
Baton Rouge on the 23d day of Septem-
Der. 1902. at the hour Of 10 o'clock m.
a convention of delegates to be selected
by the Democratic psrty In the several
parishes composing the Second Railroad
Commission District In such manner and
at such time 40 may be ordered by the
Democratic Parish Committees of said
district for the purpose of nominating a
candidate Of the Democratic party, to be
voted for ct the election in November,
1909. - railroad commissioner of the
Second Railroad Commission District,
and that the chairman of this commits
tee shall call said convention to order.
Resolved, further, That the basis of
representation in said convention shall
be % follows:
One delegate for each $500 population
and onS Tor each fraction exceeding half.
Be II further resolved, That whatever
action this executive committee takes is
not intended to convey the idea that
there 10 any opposition to white Demo-
cratic primary.
Be It further resolved, That this meth.
Cd 10 adopted for the reason of tho al
ready numerous primaries ordered
sOSVu8uVuv ING Ul0tIICls
Be Il further resolved, That the pres
emit apportionment herein is subject to
correction according to the official CEN
suS report.
MI. Guion moved that the resolutions
be adopted.
Which motion was agreed to, and the
resolutions were adopted.
Judge Claiborne moved that q copy OF
these proceedings be published in the
papers and in the Democratic papers in
each Of the parishes Of the district.
Which motion was agreed to.
There being no further business, on
motion OF Mr.. Price, the committee sd.
journcd. 8. MCC. LAwRAsON,
PHILIP H. GILBERT, Chairman.
Secretary,