The Rice belt journal., 1907-04-19
CITY OFFICERS NOMINATED SATURDAY
NIGHT.
{. E. Carr Nominated For Mayor
Three of the Old Members Re-n0m.
mated on Board of Aldermen
Two New Men Brought
Forward.

Two New Men Brought
Forward.
At caucus held at the city hall
Saturday night the voters Of Welsh
placed in nomination the following
ticket, which is a most excellent one
in every particular, and one which we
believe will give Welsh a strong and
satisfactory set of city officials. The
personnel of this ticket is composed
Of business men Of integrity whose
business abilities have been fully tried,
and who are well and favOrably
known to practically everybody in
this section Of the parish.
I c. E. Carr, the nominee for mayor,
seemed to be the people choice from
the beginning, lacking but two votes
of a majority on the first ballot, aud
receiving strong majority on the
second ballot. Mr.. Carr, who is a
native of Illinois. has been a resident
of Welsh for the past seventeen years,
during greater part of which time he
has been actively connected with varl-
Gus enterprises for the advancement
of Welsh and the development OF this
section of the country. Mr.. Carr has
served this city as alderman for sew
eral years and the parish as deputy
sheriff since July, 1904, and having
served as mayor during Mayor Coop
er's frequent necessary absences, and
has become thoroughly familiar with
the duties of the Office and is in a po-
sition to make the city an excellent
executive.
Upon the first ballot for Aldermen,
| a. T. Jones and +. H. Boiling each
received majority of the votes cast
and were declared duly nominated.
The remainder Of the votes was scat
tered among some twenty or thirty fa-
yorite sons. On the third ballot f.
d. Calkins, ChaS. Dautel and E. G.
Willard having received a majority
of the votes cast were declared nOmi-
mated. While all these gentlemen are
we'll known in this section, few
words regarding their past record
will not come amisS and will show the
people of Welsh into whose hands
they are about to intruSt the govern
ment of their city.
a, 7. Jones, who is member and
manager of the Jones Brothers feed
store, was born in Illinois, and came
to Welsh in 1900. He has been close.
ly identified with the business interests
of the city since coming here, and has
served the city as alderman for the
past two years. Mr.. Jones is wide
awake to every interest in Welsh anG
is safe man to place In the legisla'
tive department of our city govern
ment.
E. H. Boiling, who will also succeed
himself as alderman, is a native oI
Illinois, having come to Welsh slA
years ago. He is now at the head OF
the Welsh Carriage and Implement
Co., one Of the substantial business
concerns of our city, as we'll as being
interested in the real estate in this vi
cinity. Mr.. Boiling has demonstrated
by two years service that he is a sale
man to place in the control of our
city affairs.
E. C. Willard, the popular cashier
of the First National Bank of Welsh
j is q native of Iowa, but has been q
resident of Welsh for the past four
teen years. He is not only cashier OF
the bank but holds a responsible po.
sition in the Gulf Rice Mill Co. Mr.,
Willard has demonstrated that he is
capable business man, and the
handsome majority that he received
in the caucus Saturday night is but
just recognition by the citizens Of
Welsh of the service Mr.. Willard has
rendered as alderman.
Chas. Dautel, who located in thi:
vicinity nineteen years ago, is a ma
tive OF Pennsylvania, and embodies il
the fullest degree the sterling worth
integrity and honesty of purpose
which characterizes the Pennsylvania
Dutehn yer he may be found
lMr been Intimately goa