The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-10
Meeting Of the Parish Pro-
sreSSiye Executive
Committee.
FRANKLIN, La, July 6, 1915

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mittee of the Progressive Party me
this day.
Roll call showed twelve mem
bers present in person and by proxy
Moved by Mr.. Morey, seconded by
Mr.. Jno. Clausen, and carried, tina
the reading Of the last minutes of the
Committee be dispensed with.
The following letter was read by the
Secretary:
FRANKLIN, LA, June -, 1915.
Hon. Chas. Lauve, Franklin, La.
DEAR SIR:-please accept my resig-
nation as member of Parish Executive
Committee of Progressive Party.
Yours truly,
I. F. FRERE.
Moved by Mr.. L. O. Pecot, second
ed by Mr.. Will Davis, and carried,
that the resignation of Dr.. L. +. Frere
be accepted.
Mr.. l.. O. Pecot, treasurer of the
committee, made full report of all
monies received by him and eXpendi-
lures. and stated that there was a
balance in the treasury of Sl.75. He
also stated since the last meeting
of the Committee he had received the
u
$4,000: Will Davis, $500.
Mr.. Will Davis offered and intro
duced the following resolutions:
Be it resolved, that in accordance
with the provisions of Act No. 81 of
the special session of the General AS
sembly of Louisiana for the year 1915
and the provisions of the General
Primary Election Laws of the State of
Louisiana.
A primary election be and is hereby
called to be held by the legally quail
fed electorate of the Progressive
Party Of the Parish of st. Mary, Loui-
siana, Tuesdag, July 9th, 1915. be-
tween the hours of 6 a. m. and p.
m. at the various polling precincts of
said parish, as now established by its
Police Jury, for the purpose of nomi-
mating three members of said party as
its candidates for election as delegates
to the Constitutional Convention,
which has been created by Act No. ;}3
of said special session, and which, if
approved by the people of Louisiana,
will convene in New Orleans, Louisi-
ana, Tuesday, September l4th. 1915.
and which candidates are to be voted
upon y! lh0 Poop-o VI thio al 1911 AZ
an election to be held Tuesday, Aug
ust 3lst, 1915;
And be it further resolved, that any
member OF the Progressive Party of
the Parish of ST, Mary. Louisiana,
shall be eligible as a candidate for
as a Delegate, provided
that in addition to his legal qualifca-
lions as an eiector Of said Parish, he
shall have paid his poll taxes for the
two years previous hereto and shall be
a white man, aud shall have presented
his written notice of his intention to
be a candidate for said nomination,
rs delegate, to the Chairman of the
Committee on or before p. m, Tues
day, July Goth, 1915, accompanied by
a payment either in check or money
Of the sum Of $1,000, as deposit to
cover his proportion of the expenses
TO be incurred by said Progressive
Party in holding said Primary in this
Parish:
And be it further resolved that a
failure 10 co::....2e..y ..,,..,r he require
nents of this Primary call as to the
of written notice of in
,ention to become candidate in said
Primary or making the required de-
oosit, within the designated time
INIT, or the lack Of qualifications as
IN Elector of this Parish, or not pos
'essing the required poll tax receipts,
Or not being white man, will make
my applicant or candidate Ineligible |
Is a candidate of the Progressive |
Party of the Parish of ST. Mary, La,
or nomination as Delegate, and his |
lame shall not be further considered, |
Tor shall he be voted upon in said |
Primary Election;
And be it further resolved, that any |
candidate desiring to be represented
II said Primary Election by Commits
toners and Clerks of Election at the
-arious polling precincts of this said
parish, Tuesday. July 9th, 1915, shall
resent in writing to the Chairman Of
he Progressive Party of this said
Parish before 6 o'clock p. M, July
lth, 1915, the names of three commits
toner's and two clerks for each polling
'recinct, at which he desires repre-
entation, and the failure of any can
idate to hand in said written list
,ithin said time limit, shall deprive
i'm of any further privilege or right
o to do:
And be it further resolved, that this
Committee shall meet on July 18th,
9l5. at Il O'Clock noon at the Court
louise in Franklin, La. and shall
hen and there in accordance with the
ieneral Primary Election laws of the
tate of Louisiana, mama and appoint
he various Commissioners and Clerks
or each and every polling precinct of
ais said Parish for the said Primary
lection to be held July 9th, 1915: il
And be it further resolved, that this
Committee shall further meet on July
lst, 1915, at the Court House in
rankin, La, and shall then and
lere receive from its Chairman the
ames of those who have fled with
i'm, within the aforestated time limit,
leir notice to become Candidates of {
he Progressive Party of this said !
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