The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
List Of Aspirants for Office Who will
Participate In the Primary Eiec-
tion to be Held Jan. 23 Next
MEETING of Parish Committee.

ton to be Held Jan. 23 Next
Meetino of Parish Committee.
IN accordance with resolutioh
adonted at it's meeting on Oct To-
the Democratic executive commNtee
of Ascension parish met in this CITY
at noon Tuesday for the purpose ol
receiving from the chairman the nsI
of candidates who had filed thelf
nomination papers in proper form
prior to midnight Saturday, Oct. 70
and declaring those candidates With
ont onnosition to be the nominees OF
| fhe marty for. the respective ofllces
Far which they are aspirants. CHAIR
man H c.. Braud presided over the
| meating Secretary l.. w. Armitage
was at his post, and Messrs. l.. a.
Landry, V. Maurin, B. j. vega ana
In. C. Brumfield were present IN per
son. Members represented by proxy
were: w. c. Hanson and Adolphe
Meter, to Mr. Maurin; II. e. Whlte-
nan. to Mr.. Landry; E. P. Melancon,
| to Mr.. Arnitage; and T. w. Dyer and
Oscar Himel, to Mr.. Braud.
The chairman submitted the 1lst OF
candidates whose written declarations
of candidacy had been received py
! him nrior to midnight on the 2Sth,
and stated that the nomination pa
ners of four aspirants for office had
reached him Sunday morning, Oct. z9'
as follows: Alfred Landry, for mem
ber of the Democratic parish COM
!. nittee. third ward; Dominique Casso'
For police Juror, fifth ward; D. OlLVer
Canty. for constable, sixth justice OF
the peace ward; and George e. BON
$ card. for police juror, eighth ward
| a discussion arose as to Whethsl
6 these papers had been filed WITHIN
the time limit, it being stated py
Mr.. Braud that they had been handec
d TO one of his clerks at the latter =
J. residence between II and Il o>clocr
i saturday night, but had not reacheo
him until the following morning
after the expiration of the time hml'.
g After the matter had been discussed
y at some length Mr.. Maurln movse
a that the belated nomination papers
be received and the names OF tne
candidates placed on the official us
The motion was seconded by Mr.
e Vega and a ballot was taken, result
tx ing as follows:
Yeas-Netter, Vega, Hanson, Mau
:. rim.
I Nays - Melancon, Landry, Braue
&c 3rumfield, Himel, Dyer, Aflnlea5e
te Whiteman.
:, The vote being four in favor Q
Mr.. Maurin's motion to eight agalsls
OF the motion was declared lost. "
th the roll-call, the proxies OF the a.
1e sent members were voted by tues
- respective holders as indicated abo7
Communications were READ ld,ol
Y Messrs. Z. P. Melancon and Charle
na Dschwald, candidates for the Zen
nd ocratic parish committee from Cd
- second and third wards, respectlyel.
requesting that their nominations
~" Nithdrawn. On motion OF MI. Ma
.ry rim, seconded and adopted, the name
led of these gentlemen were orders
"a | stricken from the list of candidate
Tor committeeman, and the chalrma :
III. was authorized to receive and tar
de- similar action upon all further PEI
he tions for withdrawals of Candida
he that may reach him prior to the I'm
= Of the filing Of the list of candidate
len with the secretary of state as I
re- luired by law.
.het The following candidates, beil
without opposition for the respectl
offices for which they are asplrah'
we're declared to be the party non
tnees:
berl Police .Turnrs--1'irst vr2rG, G.
The Reuss; second ward, J. M. Curse, u
= third ward, Adolphe Meter; III
ano ward. L. w. Armitage; sixth ward,
rst Klos; eighth ward, 2. J. Cause5
hel Justices of the Peace-First JUST
hoe IF the peace ward, J. L. LeBlan
49, second ward, Louis Mollere; thi
i'' ward. Joseph Corbo; fifth ward, Lo1
N1s' n. Boston; seventh ward, ii. j. wan
the Eighth ward, Leon Newman; min
eat yard, H. f. Bateman.
.1r Constables-Second justice OF t
~ peace ward, H. T. Richard; foul
MS ward, Desire Gonzales, John Ramlrf
be- fifth ward, Willie Gre; sixth wa
aer- Frank Thibodaux; seventh ward, Jo
+. Martinez: eighth ward, J. Vince
Leblanc.
tent Members Of Parish Committee
red First ward, C. Daigle, HI. c. VIM
am man; third ward, DR.. E. 4. Sims,
tho ]. Vega; fifth ward, Henry c. Bra
Dr.. D. C. Brumfield; sixth wa
De Rosemond Braud, W. B. Stuart.
1ply{ The offices for which there
ntiff opposing candidates are as foiloS
IN Sheriff.. G. Hanson, Louis
:, Landry.
rac Clerk Of Court. S. Barman,
lake A. Morgan.
not ASSESSOR. A. King, A. S.
DO | Amant.
4 Coroner-D. C. Brumfield, F.
Thibodaux.
House of Representatiyes-Jos
encei Gonzales, Christian Kline. S. A. y
this ehand, A. /. Picard, Y. A. Rodrlgu
GOOD Police Jury-C. II. Landry, A
no Truxillo, fourth ward; G. ~ I
lana treau. Oreal Gonzales, Lee Ham1i
; nc seventh ward
rats Justices of the Peace-P. J. Ga
a. F. Leblanc, Edmund Maur1n,
en1 @. Wilkinson, fourth ward, CDon
sonyille), two to be elected;
Melancon, Rene J. serre, sixth We
aineQ raoroa r. Cannon D. CarDeE