The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-09
REPUBLICAN, MEETING.
Election Of Delegates to State and District
Conventions-New Parish Com.
mittee Chosen.

Conventions-New Parish Conn
mittee Chosen.
A Republican mass meeting was
neld at the Donaldsonyille courthouse
ID Sunday last, the 3rd instant, for
she purpose of electing delegates to
he state and district conventions Of
the party and forming a new parish
committee to serve for the ensuing
four years. The assembly was called
to order few minutes after IL O'Clock
d. by r. Mccall, chairman OF the
parish committee, who explained the
objects for which the meeting had
been called. On motion, duly sec
onded, the following officers were
chosen: r. Mccall, chairman; j. J..
lafargue, vice chairman; G. D. Bent
ley, secretary.
The following resolutions were Of
fered by Henry Mccall, seconded by
j. j. Lafargue and unanimously
adopted:
Be it resolved By the Republican voters of the
parish of Ascension, assembled in mass meeting
at the Donaldsonville courthouse this third day
of May, 1908. pursuant to the resolutions of the
Republican parish committee adopted April 10,
1908 that the following named persons be and
are hereby elected as delegates to represent the
parish of Ascension IN the Republican state con-
vention TO be held in the city of New Orleans.
May H. 1908, and in the Republican district con-
vention for the sixth congressional district to be
held III the city OF Baton Rouge May 10, 1905 viz:
Henry Mccall, Meyer Meter, K. A. Aucoin. J.
j. Leche, VIM, l.. Tearney, Jos. Constantin, Jos.
l.. Webre, H. @. Maher, Richard o. Donnel1, An
gust Landry, O. Crochet, g. b. Kinlbro, Jr., G. A.
Keller. Sam. Leblanc, Jno. A. Marehand,
Achflle Leblanc, j. Westley Evans, w. P. Jenkins,
ErnestP. Braud, Chas q. Maher, g. d. Bentley,
NJ. D. Brousssard. E. Felix Babin, j. j. Lafargue,
VIM. A. Terrio. L. e. Bentley, George Landry, j.
Dennis Cassard, ]. II. Profitt, Arnold Ramirez,
John Mahers VIM. III. CoTbo, ]. Theo. Gentil,
Leon Gaudin, e. f. Broussard. J.. n. Brown,
Frank Leblanc, R. E. j.. Gonzales, R. j. Brous-
sard, w. II Delaune, Arthur Maher, j. Emile
Leblanc.
Resolved, further, That these delegates. or
such of them as are in attendance at the state
and district conventions aforesaid, shall cast the
nine votes to which the parish of Ascension is
entitled in the state convention, and the eight
votes to which the parish is entitled in the dis
trict convention, according to the decision of the
majority of the delegates present at such con-
yentions respectively, on all questions coming
before the conventions, except as hereinafter
provided.
Resolved. That the Republicans of Ascension
parish warmly in1orse the administration of our
great Republican president, Theodore Roosevelt
the peerless citizen, soldier and stateeman- and
feel that the best interests of this nation and
state demand that his successor shall be man
who is pledged to carry out the reforms and con-
tinue the policies of the present administration.
Therefore be it
Resolved That we are in favor of the nomina-
ton of William Howard Taft of Ohio as the Re
publican candidate for next president of the
United States, and we hereby instruct our dele
gates to the state and congressional district con-
Ventions to vote for delegates to the national Re
publican convention at Chicago who are pledged
to support this candidate for the presidential
nomination.
John A. Marchand offered the reso-
Iutions following, which were sec
onded by K. A. Aucoin and adopted
unanimously:
Resolved, by the Republican voters of the par
ish Of Ascension, in mass meeting assembled at
DonaldsonYille, La. May 8, 1908, in accordance
with the call of the Republican parish executive
committee adopted April 10, 1908, that a new Re
publican parish executive committee be selected
to consist of the president vice president and
secretary of this meeting shall be respect
likely president vice president and secretary OF
the said committee and OF three members from
each police jury ward of the parish and fifteen
members from the parish at large; which parish
committee shall meet for organization at such
time as the chairman may DESIGNATE, and shall
continue in existence and authority for the term
of four years from this date, or until their sue
cessors are duly chosen, under the rules now
governing the Republican executive committee
of this parish, subject to such changes as may be
adopted by the new committee hereby consti-
tuted.
Resolved, That the following be and are hereby
new Republican parish executive committee
aforesaid:
OfIicers, ex-ofieio-R. Mccall, president; j. j.
Lafargue vice president G. d. Bentley, secretary.
At large-Wm. L. Tearney, j. Emile Leblanc,
Ernest Verron, Charles JUDGE, VIM. M. Corbo,
Nicholas Eris Il. Il. Bentley, J. N. Colomb,
George Landry Leon Levi, Edmond Marchand
J. Theot Gentil Jno. A. Marchand E. Felix
Babin, w. p. Jenkins.
First ward-Henry Mccall, Jos. Dieharry, Jos.
Casso.
Second wara-Paul JUDGE, K. A. Aucoin. ]. o.
Third ward-H o. Maher, Meyer Meter. Fred.
Fourth ward-Jos. constantin, j. H. Frofitt.
one vacancy.
Fifth ward-August Landry. Leon Gaudin. o.
Crochet.
Sixth ward-C. a. Keller, j. n. Brown, G. B.
Kirnbro, Jr.
Seventh ward Christophe Diez, Ernest p.
Braud. r. J, Broussard.
Eighth ward-M. D. Broussard, J. W. Evans,
B. f. Broussard.
! On motion of Henry Mccall the
meeting extended 8 vote of congratu-
lations to K. A. Aucoin upon his cleo !!
ton as a mem Der of the police jury
from the second ward, he having been |
the only Republican candidate nomi- |
mated for a local Office. Hearty APP
p1ause followed the adoption Of Mr.. |
McCalls motion.
After a general discussion of local. |
state and rational political conditions |
and prospects, eliciting the expression
Of an apparently unanimous senti- I
nenb to the effect that Republican can
1idates should be nominated for all |
he local Offices in future contests, the
meeting adjourned.