The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-05-14
SATURDAY, MAY IA, 1904.
Democratic Mass Meeting.

lug WAS utlu dt tuc Ooui1 houoO
at half past eight o'clock Monday
evening.
The attendance was quite large
and was composed of voters of this
town.
DR.. ID. G. Liable called the meet
ing to order after having explain
ed in brief address. the object of
the meeting, and called upon Judge
JAS. +. Mouton to preside over
the meeting. Judge Mouton made
a short address upon the matters
that were to be transacted by the
meeting.
Mr.. Albert Bienvenu at this
stage of the meeting vas called up
ON to act as secretary of the meet.
ing.
On motion duly seconded and
carried, the chair was authorized
to appoint a committee of four to
= draft proper resolutions. The
chair appointed on this committee
IL. G. Duchamp, b. l.. Fournet,
Arcade Gauthier, Chas. Guirard,
= a recess of fifteen minutes was ia
ken in order to give the committee
time to report.
The committee on resolutions
reported as follows:
Whereas the regular municipal cleo
'tion of Mayor and members Of the
Council as provided by the Charter Of
the Town of St. Martinvile. and as pro-
claimed by proper authority, will take
place on the 18th of May A. d. 1904.
Whereas the municipal Democrat c
Executive Committee of the Town Of ST.
Martinyille, have not provided. nor pre-
scribed. mode OF selecting proper Dem.
ocratic nominees as candidates for said
municipal offices. at tie municipal cleo
fion to be so held on May 17:h 1904, and
Whereas il is the wish and desire OF
che Democrats Of this Town to nominate
for said election. a ticket If regular
Democratic candidates to be voted for as
Mayor and members Of the Town Coun
ell at said approaching election.
Be it resolved; that, by reason Of the
above ana in view Of the nearness OF
said election, we the Democrats of the
Town Of st. Martinyile, in mass meet
ing assembled for that purpose. deem it
not only proper but also necessary to the
unfolding Of our party principles, to
here make nominations and select Dem
Ocratic candidates to constitute a
straight Democratic Ticket to be sub
mitted to and voted for at the said APP
-proching municipal election.
Be it further resolved: That the ticket
here nominated shall constitute the re-
'gular Democratic Municipal Ticket and
that it shall bear as Emblem" the DEM
Ocratic Rooster.
Be it further resolved, That the nOmi-
nations here made and accepted, will
stand pledged. il elected. to the follow
ing. among other rules of administra-
sti0n. vii:
Maintenance Of the High Liquor Lii
cense; Aid and Assistance to the Public
Schools; Strict enforcement of the side
walk ordinances; Economical but eff
'cient Police of the Town; Maintaining
and advancing the welfare aud progress
Of the Water and Electric Light system.
by all means within their power. not on
'ly moral and financial, but by adhering
to and preserving the appointments of
employees such as engineers. firemen,
electricians &c. as made by the present
Board. and who have become familiar,
reliable and efficient in their respective
lines of duty.
Torecognize. maintain and preserve
the actual mode of managing and con-
TROLLING the running of the Electric
Light aud Water Works system through
the Board created and chosen under the
ordinance to that effect.
L. c. Duchamp. Chairman.
b. L. Fournet.
Cllas. Guirerd.
A. GsGtLies.