The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-10-26
REPUBLICAN PARISH COMMITTEE,
Vacancies FilIed-No Primary for Local
Nominations to be CaIled-Reso-
buttons Adopted.
lutions Adopted.

buttons Adopted.
A called meeting of the Republican
executive committee of Ascension par
| ish was held at the Donaldsonville
courthouse on the 10th instant, with
L. E. Bentley in the chair and quo
rum present. In the absence of the
secretary, r. III. Byrne was requested
to act as secretary pro tempore. On
motion of Hon. Henry Mccall it was
decided to proceed to the filling of va
cancies in the mem bership of the COM
mittee before taking up other business.
The designations of W. G. Wilkinson
and DIR. T. H. Hanson were read and
accepted, and announcement was made
OF the deaths of Walter I. Barton,
fourth ward, w. w. Buford, s, L.
Davis, ST., z. e, Barton and John r.
Terrio, members at large, and OF the
removal from the parish of William
Grunewald, fifth ward. The matter of
filling the fourth ward vacancy was
referred to Capt. Jos. Constantine, to
be reported on at the next meeting of
the sub-executive committee, which
body was authorized to take action.
The following new members were
elected by unanimous vote to fill exist.
ing vacancies: August Landry, vice
VIM. Grunewald, fifth ward; j. j. La
fargue, vice W. G. Wilkinson; Jos. j.
Casso, vice w. w. Buford; M. D.
Broussard, vice S. E. Davis, Sr.; K.
A. Aucoin, vice E. H. Barton; George
Landry, vice DR.. 7. II. Hanson. The
sub.executive COMMITTEES was author
lied to fill the vacancy resulting from
the death of Jno. T. Terrio.
Acting President Bentley announced
that in pursuance of the presidential
order prohibiting occupants of posi-
tions in the classified federal civil
service from serving as chairmen of
committees charged with the direction
OF political campaigns, he had ten
dered his resignation as president of
the parish committee. The resignation
was accepted, and after discussion il
was decided to defer the election of a
president until some future meeting.
Vice President r. Mccall assumed the
chair.
The expediency of calling a parish
primary for the nomination of local
officers was discussed at some length,
and after the views of members from
different parts of the parish had been
heard, it was unanimously resolved
not to issue a call for a primary at
this time.
The chairman called attention to the
necessity of registering and paying
poll taxes as prerequisite to voting,
and it was resolved that the members
of the committee be delegated TO urge
the citizens of their respective wards
to register and pay their poll taxes.
j. J. Lafargue offered the following
resolutions, which were numerously
seconded and unanimously adopted:
Be it resolved by the Republican executive
committee of the parish Of Ascension. in meet
20, 1907, That we pledge renewed allegiance to |
the principles and policies of the Republican
party of the nation as set forth in the platform
adopted at the national convention held at |
Chicago in 1904, and as applied in the admins |
fration of the general government under the |
leadership and direction of our peerless Repub- i
lican president, Theodore Roosevelt; and we |
pledge our heartiest support to the president /
and his associates in the campaign to be made |
next year for the continued ascendency of the |
Republican party and the uninterrupted progress
of the great work of reform and advancement /
that has distinguished the Roosevelt admins |
tration and contributed so largely to the peace /
of the world, the eminence of the United States /
among nations and the prosperity OF the Ameri- /
can people,
Resolved, further, That we most cordially in |
dorse the Republican state ticket headed by |
Henry n. pharr of iberia Tor governor, and call |
upon the people OF Ascension parish and the |
state of Louisiana to rally to the support of this
gallant and capable young native citizen-this /
worthy son of a noble sire-Whose election upon /
the admirable platform of principles which he |
has enunciated will insure honest clean and I
efficient government to the state. We challenge /
comparison of the Republican candidates and /
platform with those of the Democratic party
and invoke the sober and sensible judgment of /
the patriotic and intelligent voters Of Louisiana
upon the proposition that their best interests /
will be subserved by the success of the Repub-
lican ticket at the next state election
1t was resolved to vest the acting
president with authority to fill yaean-
cies existing in the sub executive CON-
mittee. Feeling reference was made
to the loss sustained by the commu-
nifty and the Republican party in the
death of the five members of the COM
mittee who have passed away since the
last meeting, and the chair was author
lied to appoint a committee of five to
prepare appropriate memorial resolu-
tions, to be spread on the minutes and
forwarded to the families of the de.
ceased. L. E. Bentley, J. J. Lafargue,
NJ. D. Broussard and George Landry
were named as the committee on reso-
buttons.
AS further token of respect to the
memories of the deceased. the parish
committee adjourned subject to the
call OF the chairman. F.
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