The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-17
CITY POLITICS
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
THE COMMISSION FORM
Of Government Recognized and Given
Standing in the September Primary.
Lively Session-John Jenkins Elected
Chairman by Unanimous Vote.

the beginning to the end. There was no
time lost in waiting for absentees. At
FIVE o'clock every member of the COM
mittee in person or by proxy was in his
seat. The assemblage was raped to
order by Secretary Van Lear in the alb
sence of the chairman, Jules Dreyfuss,
deceased. Secretary Van Lear then
called v. Grosjean to preside On as
sunling the chair Mr. Grosjean said {;
Gentlemen, if there be no objection to
my presiding temporarily at this meet
ing we will proceed to business"
A pause. ....
There being no opposition the sec
retary will please read the roll of mem
bership'
The secretary read the roll:
Ward ALEX WELLER.
Ward Emerson Bentley, proxy for
l. c. Butler
Ward 4-Matt Van Lear
Ward SC E, Perroncel.
Ward 6-Frank A. Blanchard, proxy
for Dolph Frantz.
Ward ". Grosjean
Ward 9-Dr A. S. Reisor Jr.
Ward o-Jinl Gray
At-large: H. Bodenheimer, proxy for
Isaac Barron.
Sam Calm
G. w. Jack, proxy for Burrus Foster
w c. Agurs.
John Jenkins.
The secretary announced thirteen
members present and there being quo
rum the order of business was proceed
ed with
The temporary chairman called atten-
ton to the demise of Jules Dreyfuss of
Ward Two in fitting words, during
which he referred to the services of the
deceased as a worthy citizen, a gentle
man, friend and committeeman, who
had for years filled satisfactorily the
chairmanship of the committee He sug-
gested appropriate action, upon which
C E. Perroncel moved that commit
tee of FIVE be named to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of the commit
tee towards the deceased who was held
in the highest esteem.
The committee was named as fol-
lows: C. E. Perroncel, chairman, H.
Bodenheimer, John Jenkins, DR.. A. S.
Pe;cor Ir and A1ev Weil1er
This committee is to report their tri-
butte at the next meeting of the COM
mitfee.
The chairman protein then announced
that the vacancy arising from the death
Of Jules Dreyfuss should be filled, and
If it were desired, the committee could
fill the vacancy at this session. There
upon Mr.. Agurs placed Mr.. Jenkins in
and he was elected unani
mously.
On assuming the chair, Mr.. jenkins
voiced his appreciation of the compli
ments and then followed the lively pro-
ceedings.
There were two contending factions,
each claiming the advantage by one
vote. The committeeman favoring the
commission form, believing they had a
majority, offered a resolution to adj
iourn so as to give opportunity to the
people to pronounce on the proposed
government by commission, but it de-
veloped that they could rally only six
of the anticipated seven.
To the motion to adjourn Mr. Bent
ley offered, as substitute, that I'VE
proceed to oredr a primary election for
the nomination Of a mayor and fifteen
council1nen, on September 6, as provided
by law"
The faction standing for the present
system of government being confident
in holding their majority, urged the OBJ
servation of the law and persisted in
the nomination of a mayor and fifteen
counciImen as provided under the pres
ent system to be nominated at the Sep
tember 8 primary, already fixed for the
nomination of judge of the Supreme
Court and member Of Congress.
Then followed a lively contention be-
tween Mr.. Bentley, Mr.. Jack, Mr.. Per-
rancel, DR.. A. S. Reisor Jr. and others
While the discussion was in progress
two committeeman were won to the
commission form on compromise, en-
braced in the resolution by Mr.. Jack as
follows:
Be it resolved, that a Democratic pri-
mary is called for September 6, 1910,
at which there shall be nominated a