The Lafayette gazette., 1903-08-29

party he tie result of the views of the whu'.
Wherefore they pray that this commrI'c e.
order Il primary election in said Sevcmt'
ward after due public notice FOR thirty day
for the election of IA member of this commit
tee from said ward, aud for all other nccr :
sary orders aud resolutions which the nature
of the demand requires, and for general re
lief. etc. (SignecD, Sevignc Trahan, Flo
-. HrouSsnrd. Joseph Sellers, l.. oncz'rpe
Irahan, X {. Landry. I. X. Landry, b.M.
Ncrrot, Alexander -. Vcrrot, Ferrcgus
Granger. Ellen Dom;ngues, Ed. St. Julien.
| On motion of A. G.. Guil,cau. seconded
: by Joseph o. Grouar,l, the above petitions
were denied, and the members, Paul l.. De
! Clouct and X. II. Brous;ard, reco.-
nizcd as members of the Committee.
! Whereupon the Hon. Crow Girard, with
the permission Of The committee, presented
| the following petition siGned 10y over one
thousand voters of the different wards OF the
parish of Lafayette, as follows
LAFAYETTE, Ih., August y, 1903.
To the Hon. Chairman and Members of the
Parish Democratic Executive Committee .
We, the undersigned, white Democrats of
the wards of Lafayette parish, respectfully
request and urge the committee t. order an
open primary, at which all white registered
Democrats shall he entitled to vote.
Whercupon Mr.. X. @. Young presented
the following protest:
70 the Chairman and Members of the
Democratic Executive Committee of the
Parish of .afn yctlc
the Executive Committee of the State Ccm-
trail COMMITTEE of the State of Louisiana
from the action of this body, in recognizing
Paul l.. IbeCiouct and Robert II. Broussarh
members, notwithstanding their removal
from the wards or precincts where they
sided, and from which they were elected as
members of this committee, and their sulse-
pucnt candidacy, and the exercise of Suf-
fraGe in the town of Lafayette, their new
iomc'c:
And. further, because the election called
by you is illegal in attempting to fix and de-
'crmine the qualification of voters in matters
heyund their power IN cnntravention of pro.
visions of Act ISS Of 1000 and of the cr,m-
nal laws of the State.
!. DNEZfrrr TEAHAN.
MIR. L. l.. DcClouct now presented the
folluwins, resolutions
Resolved, That 4 white Democratic phi
mary election hc and is hereby called for the
nomination of candidates for paris, and
ward offices and for the nom nation of ten
members of the Parish Democratic E>ICu
tive CuInHiIltcc, as follows
FIRST ward, one members; Second w:irI,
0nc member: Third ward. two members;
Fnurih ward. one mcmhcr: Fifth ward, 'rnc
Ileml'cr: Sixth ward. two members: Seventh
ward. one member; Eighth ward, one
hcT. Said election to ic held on the IN
day OF September, y. -. 1908. The l. Ills
shall lac opened At "'clock Il. and l,'rc
;hcough nu, the parish. established by the
Police Tury, follows FIRST ward, !. +.
Perez; Second ward, E,,rton Smith; Ihl'd
\, ari. Court House, Moutnn Switch: Fourth
ward Harrison ThealI: Fifth ward. BrOus- (
,ariville Schoolh ,u>e: Si>th ward, II.
sim 'ucau>. y. {. Gn!!l'eau hll!: Seventh
ward. !rlcttc hall: Eighth ward. Cyp.icn
\irntct.
Sail election shall bc conducted by three
and one clerk at each poll my
place.
Inc following named persons are hctcl,y
appointed comm 'SSiOncrS and clerks Of c',.s-
ton for the respective polling. places, a. t"I- .
Ow~
EI:st ward Commissioners, Felix Eer-
nard, Joseph f. buga>, Alfred beihomrI,;
,lrgk, rum Hpu,lrcnux.
S-c"nl war'l-Cnmmi>sinner> Ben .Avnnt,
|.ll' ii 'tipau!r, Dave Spell; clerk Alnhn
'tt.,Auir.
Third wa-d-CDlrt House, Commi>>I,,m-
r., Pink. Iorian, X. IL. Broussarh, ]. r..
Martin; clerk. Ralph Noornies.
Npuion Switch - Commissioners, |. II
&c MDulon. r. I,itnnuI Martin, Paul Mar H..
Jerk, J. &. Martin.
Fourth wLrd-t ttomnliS,ipncr>, I.ucIen
Aicin I. Comcau, ko>emond l..
ilauC: clerk, Giles Honncmaison.
Fifth ward--C ON nissiOner~, i.uciuS i :