New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-22
MINUTES DEMOCRATIC PAR.
ISL EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE.

VIEW IBERIA, Id, aug. 10, IT.
This the Democratic Parish
! Executive Committee, met on this
day at Noon pursuant to adj
Journment.
Present A. J. Maumus, Chair
man; NJ. w. Fisher, Secretary;
Q. 7. Romero, Joseph Norres,
proxy to A. j. Maumus; Alex
andre Gary proxy to A. J. Mat
mus.
The minutes of previous meet
ing Were read and approved.
The Chairman produced the
written nOtific ations Of George f.
Winters and of l.. Il. Gonsoulin
from the I'd and 3D. Wards re
spectively Of their intention of
becoming Candidates for MEM
bership of the School Board of
Iberia Parish from their res rec
tive Wards, as being the sole and
only written notifications filed
with him up to the 18th of August
1914 at midnight;
The said written notifications
being read by the Secretary and
being found to be in due form of
law and accompanied by the sum
Of Five Dollars, amount assessed
against the candidates as per
previous resolutions Of this Com
mittee.
On motion of M. w. Fisher.
seconded by o. p. Romero, the
following Resolution was unan-
imOusly carried tO-wit:
Whereas it appears by the rec
Ords of this Committee, that Nh.
George F.. Winters of the Cd
Ward of Iberia Parish and Mr..
L. l.. Gonsoulin of the Sd Ward
of Iberia Parish are the only
duly qualified Electors who have
complied with the laws Of this
State relative to nominations on
behalf of the Democratic Party
as Candidates, for members Of the
School Board Of Iberia Parish
from the End and 3rd Ward re-
spectively and being unopposed
Therefore be it resolved by the
Democratic Parish Execute
Committee Of the Parish of he
ria. that the herein above named
persons, be and they are hereby
declared to be the nominees OF
the Democratic Party of this
Parish. to-wlt:
George F. Winters. membe'
School Board from the Second
Ward.
l.. l.. Gonsoulin, member of
School Board from the 3rd Ward |
to be voted for at the General
Election to be held on the Ord
day of November A. d. 1914;
Be it further resolved that in
case of death, withdrawal or
ine,igibility Of the candidates
above nominated. the vacancy
shall be filed, by the Democratic
Parish Executive Committee at a
meeting to be called for that pur
pose.
At this stage Of the proceed
ings the Chair presented list OF
persons submitted by candidates
for Railroad Commissioners from
the 3rd Congressional District, to
serve as Commissioners and
Clerks of Election at the Demo
cratic Primary Election to BE-
held in this Parish on the 9th
day of August A. d., 1914.
Only two candidates to-wit:
Jos. s. Power and Shelby Taylor
having submitted two names for
each precinct, the said names
were written separately on a
piece Of paper, one ward or pre-
cinct at a time and placed in a
hat, and Mr.. Lezaire Broussard,
a disinterested person drew there
from one at time the names
contained on said slips, resulting
as follows, to-wit:
1st Ward, LIST Precinct-Com-
missioners. Gabriel Gary, August
Delahoussaye and Evrard Gary.
Clerk Antonio Goula.
1st Ward. I'd Precinct.-Com-
missioners. Leonce Broussard, T.. .
G. Hinton, A. N. Melanger.
Clerk. w. H. Tibbetts.
I'd Ward. Commissioners, HON
or Dubois. P. r. Duplantis, w. Il.
Dupuy. Clerk Jules J. Olivier.
Sd Ward-Commissione"s-'
A. Babin, Emile Decuir, Luzln
Gonsoulin. Clerk. Lastie Ber-