New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-10-09

v a few weeks ago representative
4 Democrats from Iberia, St. Mar
q tin, Lafayette and LafOurche met
y at the Court House TO discuss
d ways and mans to solidify the par
4 ty in the Third Congressional DIS
4 trict so as to be in better position
to strike the enemy at the general
& election which will follow the
Il Democratic primary to be held IN
I January, 1916.
The meeting was called to or
der by Judge T. NJ. Milling. of
/ st. Mary parish, who in doing so.
stated that the gathering was IN
the nature Of a "get together .
meeting and not to advance the
interests of any Democratic cali
didate. On motion Judge Camp
bell, of Lafayette was made per-
manent chairman and A. J. Mau-
mus, Of New Eberia, permanent
secretary. Judge Campbell, in
taking his seat, stated the OBJ
I jects Of the meeting. saying that
it was to solidify the Democracy
of the Third District and that in
dividual discussion as to the can
didacy of any Democrat aspiring
for the Democratic nomination
would not be entertained.
On motion of Senator Walter
j. Burke committee on resolu-
tions was appointed. The Parish
! Committees then selected the fol-
lowing:
Assumption. Geo. L. Guion and
Philip H. Gilbert; Iberia, r. F.
Broussard and Walter j. Burke.
Lafayette, Jerome Mouton and A.
L. Martin; Lafourche. F. n. Kno-
bloch and Thomas E. Badeau; St.
Mary, T. M. Milling and D. N.
Shannon; St. Martin. James ST.
mon and A. V. Fournet. {,
On motion of Senator R. F. i
Broussard the roll of parishes was
called to ascertain whether the
parish executive committees were
full and in working order. 4
Three parishes reporting seve- !
raj vacancies. a motion made by !
Senator Broussard that it be sug- '
gested to the various parish COM t
mittees with incomplete men,
bership to adopt measures where 7
by their membership weuld be t
brought to full strength and eff c
cheney. t
Ex-senator Murphy j. Foster I
addressing the meeting while the S
resolutions committee were at Q
work delivered an impassioned S
address in which he took occa- a
sion to say that the Third Con- S
gyessional District had been al e
ways the battle-ground selected t
bv the opposition to make their $
fight; that the wave Of Progress t
siveism which had lately swept a
over the district had led some to "
suppose that the Third District b
was unredeemable but with p
united front from Assumption to a
Lafayette of the true Democrats t
Of the district against the reced- "
ing wave Of opposition the sue e
cess of the party in the coming tt
election he felt was as Il
sured. ii
Senator Robert F. Broussard, G
who followed, delivered one of the q
best efforts Of his long career. ,
He urged unity of action, organ "
ization and the old fighting spirit e
against all opposition. for which s.
the Third District had been noted. n
He referred to the resolutions L
stating that thew were but an en- e.
Of the Baltimore plat &
form on which Louisiana had
stood and would stand that Lou n
siana YVES for the Union. and for Il
itself. and that future events 81
would prove that; that she was G
not only faithful to the Democra- a
tic nartv Of the State but that the 5
Third District would redeem it. o
'elf bv concerted action in plac- O
ing back in the Democratic col 81
ANN everv parish in its confines. "
Mr.. Broussards effort was bril- "
liant and pUt at rest anv mis0iv- Il
nes as to where he will he found p
turing the cominp state fight. e.
Prominent anonc those who p
we're in attendance from the var n
ors marshes wore: II
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hester Morrison. Cant. Allen I
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