St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-01-22
CITY PRIMARIES WILL
Be HELD FEB. b
Democratic Executive Committee Meets and
issues Formal Call
ONLY ELECTIVE OFFICERS
ara te Be Nominated. Nominations Aust BE-
Filed With Chairman Before
10 O'Clock Jan. IS

Democratic primary election for
the nomination Of . Mayor Marshal,
and FIVE Aldermen for the city Of
EOpelousas to be held Tuesday, Feb
ruary 18th.
Limit Of time in which the candida
tes must file their applications to be-
become candidates must be filed with
Raymond Breaux, chairman Of the
Democratic Executive Committee, be-
| fore midnight January 18th. Candi-
dates for Mayor and Marshal must
deposit So, and candidates for Alder
men SIS.
This IS eonciaely the result
lof the meeting Of the Democratic
Executive Committee, held in the
City Hall last Wednesday afternoon.
A resolution, offered by Mr. M.
l Vilaseca, that the selection Of the
Street Commissioners and the CityClerk
be submitted to vnte Of the people
4 was defeated, Committeeman Chas.
i Ventre and r. &. Virgins voting
j against ii, and Committeeman "a
/ Viiaseca and Raymond Breanx for IL.
!. e being d tie vote, the resolution was
lost.
i There Is no change in the situation,
j as far as candidates are concerned,
!. since last week, with the exception
4 that candidate for alderman b. q.
! Loeb OF the fourth ward has the filed
to himself, and apparently will be IN
opposed. It is understood that the
present incumbent, Mr, j. ]. Healey
would come before the people and ask
i for reelection, but be announces that
i he is positively not candidate. Mr.
sELoeb seems to BE the choice Of the
fourth ward, and would be Z
: hard man to defeat.
The official minutes Of the City
! Democratic Executive Communities
! follow
Dpelousas, La, Jan. 18Th, 1910.
= The Democratic Executive Com
J mittee of the City Of 0pelousas, la.
! ], met at the Mayors Office at 4 O'clock
D. na. this day, for the purpose b
ordering Democratic primary elec
= = tion for nomination Of municipal Of
: = fcers in compliance with the proVi
y y sions Of Act 40 Of the General As
! sembly Of Louisiana, Of the yea
$ 1906.
8 Present, Raymond Breaux, Chair
= man; r. Z. Wiggins, Secretary; Chaa
Vensre, NJ. Vilaseca. Quorum pre-
y i sent.
). The following resolution was Offer
= = ed by NJ. Vilaseca and unanimousl
: = adopted:
le le Be it resolved, by the Democrati
y Executive Committee Of the City 9
=. Opelousas, La, that Democrat
g Primary Election for the nominatio
g of the following officers for the Git
Of Opelousas, La, to-Wlt:: A Mayor
a Marshal; Five members Of th
~ Board Of Aldermen. and Five men
= bers Of the Democratic Executiy
Committee Of said City, IS heret
"a IcalIed for, and directed to be held
al TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 18TH, 19lt
Be it further resolved that one q
derman and one member Of the Dem
cratic Executive Committee OF II
CITY of Opelousas, La, shall be non
mated from each Of the four "a war
Of said City. and one alderman a
one member Of the Democratic Exec
tive Committee Of said City, shall
ITS nominated at large. Be il fnrth
resolved, that each and every pers
desiring to become 4 candidate {
the nomination Of any Of the abo
named Offices, shall file his writ
notification with the Chairman Of Il
Committee on or before midnight
e. January 90, 1910, as provided by 81
0a tion IL Of Act 40 Of the General |
:. sembly of Louisiana Of the year 19(
i4os and at the time Of fling said notifl
- tion shall also deposit with the Cha
=. ~ man Of the Committee the sum I
lowing:
- If q candidate for the namina-
~ tion of Mayor ........ S9
~ I.nt If candidate for the nomipa-
L co. tion Of Marshal .................... 8
sss s.s e candidate for the nomina-
8 g.. tion Of Alderman.................... 5
- - Be it further resolved, that cal
80 - dates for nomination Of Democrf
~ ~ Executive Committeeman Of the G
ia Ia shall not be required to m1ke q
na,n ,san posit.
aaaa =: Be it further resolved that
a = : committee adjourn to meet on Il
'ao1 day, February 1st, 1910, at
Mayors Office, 0pelousas. La, for
~ ! = purpose Of declaring such candida
~ y as have no opposition nominees
= the Democratic party Of the Git
0pelousas, La. for such office as
may have submitted their name
and candidates for; and for the fur
left purpose Of selecting Commissio
here and Clerks Of Election I'd serve at
four City precincts at the elec