The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-25
A SPLENDID TICKET.
Municipal ofacers chosen at Rousing
and Representative aIass-afeeting
Thursday Night.


courthouse Thursday night for the pur-
pose OF nominating candid ates for mu-
nieipal Offices. Promptly at $50 o clock
Mayor Richard called the meeting to
order, and after stating briefly the OBJ
iect of the gathering, requested that a
perm anent chairman be selected. Judge
Edmund Maurin nominated E. n.
Pugh, and amid great applause Mr..
Pugh was selected to preside and es-
corted to the platform. Upon taking
the chair Mr.. Pugh made brief ad-
dress, advocating the erection OF q
new and modern schoolhouse, urging
the extension of the Waterworks and
electric light systems, and exhortlng
the assembled voters to exercise their
right of sovereignty in choosing the
officers who are to direct the destlnIes
OF the town for the next two years.
On motion of David Israel, Jr., Ed
mund Maurin, Jas. Won Lotten, c. G..
Weber, G.. Donnaud Bentley and A. G..
Whidden were elected secretaries of
the meeting. G. C. Weber moved that
committee of five be appointed to
draw up suitable resolutions, and after
the motion had been put and carried
the chair named as the committee g..
A. Gondran, Walter Lemann, DR.. z.
Il. Hanson, Michael Tobias and G..
Kline. A recess was taken in order
to give the committee time to prepare
it's report, and the interregnum was
enlivened with catchy music. At the
expiration of few minutes the COM
mittee returned and Secretary Walter
Lemann read the following resolu-
tons, which were submitted TO the
meeting and unanimously adopted:
Resolved by the voters Of the town Of DON
aldsonyille in mass-meeting assembled That
we firmly believe in the time-honored principle
of selecting our municipal ticket irrespective OF
party utilization and are convinced of the abll-
ity of the people of the town to work out their
own problems.
Resolved further, That we appreciate to the
fullest the work done by the present admins
tration and feel indebted to them for the sacri
fees they have made. With pride they can point
to the excellent manner IN which the inaAces
of the town have been administered and They
are deserving of much credit for having so ma
terially reduced the municipal debt. 10 the
Hon. Geo. Richard much praise is due for the
efficient manner in which ne has guided the ad-
ministration, and truly of him may be said
well done, thou good and faithful seryantp
Resolved further, That progress shal be our
watchword. The needs of the town should be
Immediately cared for and steps taken toward
improving our waterworks system. The neees-
sity of new public schoolhouse is manifest,
and we pledge the best efforts of the candidates
min rod tayTy arT]fH pa
of these objects.
Nominations were then declared in
order, and On motion of G. G.. Weber
it was decided to make the selections
in the following order: Mayor, council
men 1.-THE voters of each ward to as
semble and choose candida tes for
these Offices in any way they desired
treasurer, collector, secretary and
chief of police. Michael Tobias Sc
cured the floor and in a forceful and
eloquent speech presented as a candi
date for mayor Charles Maurin, the
enterprising and progressive Missis-
sippi street grocer. Mr.. Tobias re-
ferred to Mr.. Maurin's worth and
ability and expressed the opinion that
no more capable man could be selected
to fill the responsible position of chief
executive of this wide awake and
growing town. Jas. Won Lotten
seconded the nomin nation OF Mr.. Maui
rim, and on motion ofC. Kline, seconded
by B. J. Vega, the nomin ations were
closed and Mr.. Maurin was made the
unanimous choice of the meeting. A
committee consisting of Geo. Fl. Rich
ard, Walter Lemann and Louis De-
hon were appointed to escort Mr.
Maurin TO the platform, and as they
returned to the courtroom accompanied
by the nominee the applause was deaf
ening. After being presented by Mr..
Pugh, Mr.. Maurin made a short talk,
thanking the voters for the honor con-
ferred upon him, indorsing the resolu-
tions previously adopted, pledging his
best efforts toward the extension of
the waterworks and electric light sys-
TENS and the erection of new school
house, and promising to give the town
as honest and clean an administration
as lay within his power. Mr.. Maurin's
remarks were received with applause
and cheers and it was very apparent
that the sentiments he expressed were
coineident with those entertained by
the assembled voters.
Following MIR. Maurin's address and
selection by the band, the voters of
the first, second and third wards were
called together TO select the candid ates
for councilmen from their respective
wards. In the first ward @. A. Con
dram offered the names of James For
tier and W. A. Dill and Lucien Acosta
nominated James Won Lotten. A
lively and interesting parliamentary
fight followed on the method of select
ing the candidates, it being finally de-
cided to vote by ballot for two of the
three aspirants. W alter Lemann and
Capt. S. A. Poche were appointed to
conduct the balloting, and the result
of the vote was as follows: Won Lotten
26, Dill 20, Fortier II. Messrs. Won
Lotten and Dill were declared the
nominees. In the second ward David
Israel, Jr., was nominated BY Edmund
Maurin, B. J. Vega offering a second,
and Michael Tobias was nominated by
Mr.. Vega, VIM. A. Terrio seeonding