The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-04-25
REPUBLICAN PARISH COMMITTEE.
Mass Meeting Called for Eleotipg Dele
gates TO State and District Gonyen-
tions and Forming New
Committees

The Republican executive commit
tee for the parish of Ascension met in
the Donaldsonville courthouse on
Sunday last, April 10, at u O'Clock
M, pursuant to call, with Vice Pres.
ident r. Mccall ia the chair and Sec
rotary j. L. Webre at the desk. Roll
call showed fourteen members present
and three represented by proxy.
The chairman stated the objects Of
the meeting to be the election of dele.
gates to the Republican state conven-
ton of May IL, and the transaction OF
such other business as might be
deemed proper or neeess airy.
The following resolutions were Of
fered by Henry Mccall, duly seconded,
and uuanim ously adopted:
Whereas, The Republican State Committee
of Louisiana has issued a call for a state con-
yention OF the Republican party to meet in the
city of New Orleans, Monday, May Il, 1905 to
elect four delegates at large and four alternates
to the national Republican convention to be
held in the city of Chicago, June 16, 1908; also
for the nomination OF two presidential electors
at large to be voted for at the presidential
election, Nov. g. 1903 and
Whereas, the Republican executive committee
of the sixth congressional district of Louisiana
has issued a call for a Republican district con-
yention to be held in the city of Baton Rouge,
May 10, 1903, for the purpose of electing two
delegates and two alternates to the national
Republican convention aforesaid from the sixth
congressional district of Louisiana, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the Republican voters of the par
ish of Ascension be and are hereby summoned
and invited to assemble in mass meeting at the
courthouse in the town of Donaldsonyille on
Sunday, May g. 1908 at II O'clock noon. for the
purpose of /. electing delegates to cast the nine
votes to which the parish will be entitled in the
Republican state convention of May II, 1908;
2, electing delegates to cast the eight votes to
which the parish viii be entitled in the Re
publican congressional district convention of
May ID, 1908. and 3.electing Republican parish
committee to succeed the present committee IN
the direction and management of the affairs OF
the Republican party of said parish of As
cension.
The committee on memorial resola-
tions appointed at the last meeting of
the parish committee submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted by
a rising vote:
Whereas, it has pleased Divine Providence. in
the exercise OF that inscrutable wisdom which
passeth human understanding aud doeth all
things well, to remove from this life members of
the Republican executive committee of Ascension
parish. namely, S. L. Davis ST., w. W. Buford,
h. Il. Barton. Walter |. Barton, John r. Terrlo
and Robert M. ByIne, therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of these estimable
citizens the Republican party of the parish
of Ascension and the community in gen
eral have sustained great and irreparable loss.
In all the relations of life and all their dealings
with their fellow men these deceased were up
right faithfuland true, maintaining regulations
that reflected honor and credit upon themselves
and upon the political party with which their
sincere convictions of wise and just public
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