The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-11
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Meets and Corrects Error In Pro.
mulgatiOn of Returns of Pri-
mary Election.
Lafayette, La, Feb. 8, 1908

Lafayette. La, Feb. 9, 1908.
of the Parish Democratic Committee
in order to rectify and correct errors
in the computation of the votes cast
in the Primary of Jan. 18th. 1908, the
Parish Committee met this day at the
Court House at II O'Clock noon. On
roll call the following members an
swered to their names. tO-wit: j. Omer
Broussard in the Chair, Lucien S.
Broussard, Secretary and acting such,
Arthur BONN. Paul L. DeClouet, J.
Ed. MoutOn, Lucius Duhon, Noise
Brasseau. The following members
were absent but furnished their proxy:
Jean Begneaud, proxy to HOnOre
Begneaud: Albert Guidry, proxy to
Paul L. DeClouet: Jean Broussard,
proxy to o. p. Guilbeau.
There being a quorum present, on
motion of Mr.. Paul L. DeClouet, duly
seconded, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Considering that, through error In
the computation of the votes cast, as
shown by the official promulgation OF
the returns of the Primary Election
held January 2S, 1908, a second prs
mary was ordered to be held for the
following offices, viz 1st, For one
Police Juror, 3rd Ward: md, For one
Justice of the Peace 4th Ward. Bird,
For one Member of the Parish Demo-
cratic Executive Committee 9Th Ward:
And. it having been shown and es-
tablished from said official returns
and tabulation that the following
named persons, having received a
majority of votes cast at said primary
for the particular offices for which
they were candidates, were legally
elected to said respective offices. viz
Edmond Martin, Police Juror Bird
Ward: Laodice Broussard, Justice OF
| the Peace 4th Ward: HonOre Boulet.
Member of the Parish Executive Com
mi,tee 5th Ward:
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
| following named candidates, having
received majority OF the votes cast
at said primary election. as shown
above, be, and they are hereby de-
clared the regular nominees OF the
Democratic party for said Offices, to-
w.t.
For Police Juror 3rd Ward, Edmond
| Martin.
| For Justice of the Peace 4th Ward,
| Laodice Broussard.
For Member Parish Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee 9Th Ward, HOnOre
| Boulet.
Be it further resolved, that the Or
der and resolution of this Committee,
dated Jan. 81, 1908, calling said
Second Primary Election, be and the
same is hereby rescinded, revoked and
set aside in so far as the above named
offices are concerned, and in other
! respects to remain in full force and
effect.
The written withdrawal of Ferdinand
Trahan as candidate in the second
Primary for committeeman for the 4th
| Ward of Royville was here read and
action taken by the committee and
said withdrawal was unanimously
adopted and Lucien S. BrOussard was
declared the nominee for Committee
man for said fourth ward of ROyville
and the order by the Parish DemOcra.
tic Executive Committee of date Jan
81. 1908 ordering him to run at the
second primary was rescinded and re-
voked.
| It was moved and seconded that il
CONFORMITY with the Primary law, the
same commissioners and clerks who
served at the Primary of Jan. q, 1908
be requested and ordered to serve a
the second primary to be held in thi:
Parish for State and ward officers OF
February 25th, 1908.
/ There being no other business be
fore the Committee, on motion dul.
made and seconded the meeting thel
adjourned to meet in due course OF
February 18th, 1908 at the Cour
House at noon, to promulgate the re
turns of the second primary.
J.O. BROUSSARD:
Chairman of the Parish Democrati
i Executive Committee.
L. S. BROUSSARD,
Secretary of the Parish Democrati
| Executive Committee.