The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-21
PARISH DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE committee,
Lafayette, La, Feb. 10. l9o'

Executive COmmlttee In OfQef 10 dp-
prove and ratify and confirm the joint
action of the Chairman and Vice
Chairman of the Committee in declar-
ing in the matter of Justice OF the
Peace of the third ward of Lafayette
Parish that o. p. Guilbeau being the
only one of the candidates for said
office who had conformed with he'law
and made the cash deposit required to
be candidate in time, was 10y the
very fact the regular nominee OF the
party for that office. A further object
of said special call by the chairman
being also to take in consideration
the extension of time allowed by the
chairman and vice-chairman in the
matter of cash deposit on the part OF
II. A. McFaddin and E. G.. Arceneaux
to entitle them to be candidates at the
second primary ordered by this Par
ish Committee to take place on Febru-
ary %, 1908. for Justice of the Peace
| in and for the third ward of Lafayette
| Parish. A further object of said spe-
cial call by the Chairman being 70
declare Alcee Dugas and Victor Kill
christ the nominees OF the party for
the Office of Constable in and for the
sixth ward of Lafayette Parish. And
in all cases where said candidates are
declared the nominees to revoke the
call for second primary insofar as
these particular offices are concerned.
Also for the consideration OF any in
cidental question coming before the
committee.
On roll call the following members
answered to their names. tO-wlt: 3rd
Ward, J. Edmond MOutOn, Paul De-
Clouet: 4th Ward, l.. S. Broussard.
The following members were absent
but furnished their proxy: j. NJ.
! BrOussard proxy to Louis Lacoste.
Arthur Bonin proxy to Clarence Avant,
Albert Guidry proxy to Paul De-
clOuet. Absent, j. O. BrOussard and
Lucius ,Duhon.
There being quorum present, the
following resolution, duly seconded.
was unanimously adopted by the COM
mittee:
''Be it resolved that o. P. Guilbeau
be recognized as the regular nominee
of the Democratic party for the office
of Justice of the Peace in and for the
third ward of the Parish of Lafayette,
La, and that the order of the Com
mittee OF date Jan. 81, 1908, calling a
second primary for said Office be and
the same is hereby rescinded, revoked
and set aside insofar as the above
named office is concerned and in other
respects said order to remain in full
force and effect, except as hereinafter
, specified.
The following resolution duly sec
onded was unanimously adopted by
the committee:
"Be it resolved that this Committee
hereby ratifies, approves and con
firms the Joint action of the Chairman
F and Vice-Chairman of Committee il
extending the time within which tt
make their deposits beyond the time
. originally fixed by the Committee OF
June 81, 1908. to candidates T. A. Nc
Fadden and E. G. Arceneaux.
: "Be it further resolved that +. G
Arceneaux and L. A. McFadden hav
ing conformed with the law and having
) made their cash deposit within TIN
! time allowed by the chairman ant
= yice-chairman is hereby approved
: they are therefore entitled to run a
= said second primary to be held in sai'
; Parish for the Office of Justice OF tn
e Peace in and for the third ward of tn
!, Parish of Lafayette on February 18th
19O8."
The following resolution duly sec
: onded was unanimously adopted b
the committee:
"Be it resolved that for the Office 9
i Constable in and for the Sixth War
O of the Parish of Lafayette, La, Alice
Dugas and Victor Kilchrist being tn
only candidates who conformed wit
f the ruling of the Parish Democrat
Executive Committee of date Jan. 31s'
u 1908, in the matter of time allowed TO
o candidates to make their cash deposits
BE it therefore resolved that tn
l. said Alcee Dugas and Victor Kilchri.
be declared the two regular nominee
), of the Democratic Party for said Offic
u of Constable in and for the sixth war
s of the Parish of Lafayette, La, an
f that the order of the Parish COmmitte
;. of said date (Jan. 81, 190S) orderin
: a second primary for February ?;
II 1908. for said Office be hereby n
II scinded, revoked, set aside and al
nulled."
It was moved and seconded that tt
Chairman of the Parish Democrat
Executive Committe be authorized an
: empowered to pro-rate the und1
" bursed funds among the candidate
according to the original amount {
E. their deposit, but notice to
N printed in the Lafayette DemOcr
calling on all parties to whom Il
re committee may be indebted to subnl
n. their bills on or before March Is
1908, after which time the distribute
a. shall be made by the Chairman OF Il
~ Parish Democratic Executive Commi
tee.
le There being no other business b
II. fore the committee, on motion du
: made and seconded, the meeting tn
10 adjourned to meet in due course ,
/; February 2Sth, 1908, at the Gov
House at Noon to promulgate the I
s. turns of the second primary.
.r p. L. DECLOUET,
y Vice-C Chairman,
n Parish Dem. Elk. COmmiit<
,r1 L. S. BROUSSARD'