The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-02-17
Hold q Mass Meeting Saturday.
Adopt Resolutions EndossSng
President RooseveltS' Admln-
istrati0nS
And Advocate the Elimination OF
the Negro from Politics Com
mlttees and Delegates Ap.
pointed


La, Saturday, February Il, 1904, and
proceeded to elect delegates to thu
State Nominating Convention to be
held in New Orleans, La, February
II. 1904; also delegates to the Con
gressional nominating convention
where two each delegates and alter
mates will he elected to the National
Convention to be held in the City OF
st. Louis, Mo. The mass meeting
also elected a Parish Executive Com
mittee to serve for the next four years,
as also a member of the State Gen.
trail Committee. Mr.. Joseph A. Char
gOis IA Chairman of the meeting
with J. II. DOmengeaux as Secretary.
A committee on resolutions was APP
pointed, consisting of Louis Duber-
nard, John Vigneaux, J.. Nugent, J.
u. BrOussard, j. M. Jones. j. X.
Domengeaux submitted the following
which was unanimously adopted,
tO-wit:
Be it resolved that We deplore the
present condition of affairs existing
in our parish, whereby a large num-
Der of our Republican friends partici-
pated in the last Democratic Prim-
aries, assisting the anti-administra-
ton in defeating the ng-Democracy.
these conditions W e fear having q
tendency to set us back in the good
work we have in view.
Resolved further that we believe
that all affairs pertaining to the best
interests of the Republican Party in
the State of Louisiana should be
brought direct to the State Central
Committee whereby the whole Com
mittee should have a voice in the
deliberations, instead, as matters now
stand, by decisions by subcommittee.
Resolved further that we disapprove
the methods adopted by some of the
leading Republicans in dealing with
general matters affecting the party.
We believe that in every parish, where
an organization exists, that all local
issues are to be settled by that organ
izatiOn, and its recommendations
respected.
Resolved, that VI approve the reso-
buttons adopted by the State Central
Committee at its meeting in New Or
leans, La, January 26, 1901. We
heartily endorse President Roosevelt's
administration, and especially his
action in the Panama Canal question.
We endorse the efforts of the good
people of New Orleans in their fight
for the maintenance of the Mint in
their midst.
We endorse emphatically this para
graph Of the State Central Committee
resolutions, stating that this is a
WHITE MANS COUNTRY AND NEGROES
MUST NOW AND AT ALL TINES BE
ELIMINATED FROM POLITICS.
Be it further resolved that We favor
the repeal of the present election law
rs being . menace to the freedom and
liberties Of . large msjority of the
white voters Of this parish, and we
would propose the enactment Of such
laws as would give all white men
twenty one years of eye the right to
elect their officers from judges Of the
Supreme Court to ward constables. In
conclusion w tender an invitation to
all white men in the Parish of Lefa-
yette to join us in this the only real
opposition to the State ring Demo-
cracy.
The mass meeting then elected the
following to compose the Parish
Executive Committee for four years:
LIST ward, Louis Dubernard; Ind ward,
John Nugent; 3rd ward John Wig
neaux: 4th ward, A. Premeaux; 9Th
ward, 9Th ward, j. M.
Jones; 7th ward, ]. U. Broussard;
Sth ward, August Arnaudt. At large,
J. A. Chargois, J. r. Domengeaux, T.
J. Breaux, Gus. A. Breaux, Jos.
Lszaro, F. n. Gregory; 81. Hutchin-
son. The committee met and elected
Jos. A. Chsrgois - Chairman and
]. r. Domengeaux ss Secretary.
Colonel Glstave A. Breaux was
re-elecsed to represent the parish on
the State Centrcl Committee.
The meeting moved that I'll vacan-
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