The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-02-20
Lafayette, La, Feb. g, 100


Pursuant to call the Democratic Exc
cutive Committee met at the Court
House at Lafayette, La, this day.
Present: VIM. Campbell, Chairman.
A. f. Mouton, +. E. VOORHEES,, Raoul
Pellerin and Alfred Hebert. Moved
by f. f. VOORHEES, that the following
resolutions b. adopted, same being
seconded by Mr.. Raoul Pellerin, and
the motion being put to the committee,
was unanimously carried:
Resolved by the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of the town OF Lafa-
yette that a Primary election he. and
is hereby called for Monday the fth
day of March A. d. 1907, to nominate
candidates of the Democratic party for
the Municipal offices of said town to
be voted for at the next Municipal
Election to be held NJ Lay 9th, 1907, to
wit: One Mayor, Seven COuncilmen,
Treasurer Tax Collector, Secretary,
Tailor, Chief of Police, Three Assist
ants, Five Members of Democratic
Town Executive Committee. Said
Primary shall be held on said date at
the Court House in the town of Lafa-
yette, and the polls shall be opened at
six o'clock a. m. and closed at
seven o'clock p. m. of the same dav.
Each candidate shall within ten days
from and after the issuance of this call,
and not later than 6 p. m. of the 10th
day of February 1907, file in writing
to the chairman of this committee the
notification of his intention to become
a candidate at said primary accom-
panied by a declaration that he is a
duly qualified elector under the Con
stitution and laws of this State, and
that he is a member of the party call
lug said primary election: and at the
time of filing of said notification the
candidate shall pay to said Chairman
the sum of $500 1.-Two Dollars) which
is hereby assessed against each candi-
date entering said primary, with the
exception of candidates for members
of the Executive Committee who are
not assessed: and in the eventual pos
sibility of there being but mi can6i-
date entering said primary for one
particular Office or one set OF candi-
dates for the offices above mentioned
within the time above specified, this
Committee will then Immediately con-
vene and shall declare such unopposed
candidate or candidates the regular
nominee or nominees of the Democratic
party for said particular Office or set
of offices.
Resolved further that the secretary OF
this Committee be-, and is hereby de-
signated and authorized to have print
ed the tickets necessary for said pri-
mary and that the names of all the
candidates be printed on one ballot
in alphabetical order underline designa-
ton of the Office for which they are
candidates, in accordance with the pro-
visions of section IA Of act 40 OF 1905;
and that the expenses of printing bal
lots, cards Of instruction, tally sheets,
the necessary stationery and other
election supplies be paid by the candi-
dates participating in said primary,
with the exception above made, as to
candidates for the Executive Commit
tee, and that the other expenses thereof
be borne according to law.
Resolved further, that each candi-
date for Mayor and for members OF the
Town Council shall submit to the
chairman of this Committee on or be-
fore the 18th day of February, 1907
before 6 O'Clock p. m. OF said day, the
name of q qualified elector of said
town to act AZ = Commissioner Of elec-
ton, and the members of this commit
tee shall meet at the Court House at II
O'Clock noon on Monday the 18th day
Of February 1907, and shall proceed to
select from the various names submit
ted to them, by the candidates, three
Commissioners, two clerks and watch
ers for said primary according TO pro-
visions OF section q of act 40 of 1905;
and in the event that same names be
submitted by different candidates these
candidates shall be required to substi.
tute different names which shall then
With the other submitted, be
drawn in accordance with said section
Of said act.
Resolved, that the Commissioners
selected for this primary be commits
stoned Is such by the Chairmano of this