St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-17
Proceedings Of the Democratic Dis.
tFict Executive Committee Of the
Sixteenth Judicial District.

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tive Committee of the Sixteenth
! Judicial District met at Opelou
sas, Louisiana, the 3rd day O
August, A. d. 1912, pursuant t
adjournment. The following
members were present. From
the Parish of st. Landry: Dayit
Meche, A.. W. Dejean, proxy tt
D. Meche; r. C. Fontenot, proxy
to c. Meche; J.aA. Durio, prox.
to D. Meche; E. V. Hudspeth
proxy to D. Meche.
From the Parish of Evangeline
Joseph A. Hardy, R. L. Doss.
mann.
On motion Of D. Meche, Mr..
r. Z. Dossmann was elected
temporary Secretary, 7. L
Fontenot being absent.
The chairman having announc-
ed that the object of the meet
ing was to determine who had
qualified themselves to become
candidates for the nomination of
the Democratic party for the Of
fees of Judge and District At
torney of the Sixteenth Judicial
District.
The chairman announced that
but one person, viz. The Honor
able B. H. Pavy had filed his in
tention to become a candidate
for the nomination for the Office
of Judge at said Primary cleo
ton, and but one person, viz:
The Honorable r. Lee Garland,
had filed his intention to become
a candidate at said primary cleo
ton for the nomination for the
Office of District Attorney for
said District.
Thereupon, Mr.. David Meche
offered the following resolution,
which having been duly second
ed by Mr.. R. {. Dossmann, was
carried:
Be it resolved, by the Demo-
cratic District Executive Com
mittee of the Sixteenth judicial
District of Louisiana, that
Whereas. at a meeting of this
committee, held in the city of
Vile Platte, on the 18th day Of
July, 1912, a Democratic primary
election was ordered throughout
the limits of the said Sixteenth
District for the purpose
selecting the nominees of the
Democratic party for the Office
Judge. and District Attorney
of said district respectively; and
Whereas, all persons desiring
to become a candidate for the
said office of Judge and District
Attorney of said District at said
primary election, were required
to file with the eli ian of this
committee, their M..scn notifica-
ton of their intention to become
candidates at such primary, on
or before Wednesday, the 31st of
1912, and
Whereas, only one person,
nameIy: The Honorable b. II.
has qualified to become a
candidate for the Office of Judge
ait said primary election, and
only one person. the Honorable
r. Lee Garland has qualified to
become d candidate for the of
fee of District Attorney at said
primary election; and
Whereas, the time for filing of
such notification of intention to
become candidates has passed,
and there are but one candidate
for said Office Of Judge and Dis
trict Attorney respectively. and
The said B. II. Pavy, candidate
for Judge, and the said r. Lee
Garland candidate for District
Attorney, being thus unopposed.
the said Honorable B. II. Pavy
IS hereby declared to be the nom
nee Of the Democratic party for
The Office of Judge of the Six
5eenth JudicialD District of Louis
ana, and the said Honorable r.
Lee Garland is hereby declared
% be the nominee of the Demo-
party for the Office of Dis
5rict Attorney of said Sixteenth
Judicial District of Louisiana, to
be voted for at the general cleo
ion to be held in November
1912.
Be it further resolved, that the
chairman and secretary of this
committee certify to the Secre-
AIRY of State under their official
signature, the nomination of said
Honorable B. Fl. Pavy as nomi-
Zee for Judge, and the said Hon
r. Lee Garland as nomi-
lee for District Attorney Of said
District to the end that the
names of said nominees may be
printed on the official ballot to-
be used at the general election
o be held in November, 1912.
The chairman then announced
hat the following named persons
lad fled their intention to be-
ONE candidates at said primary
election for the office Of members