New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-01-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE PROGRESS
SIVE PARTY.

Be it Resolved by the Parish Executive
Committee of the Progressive Party ,
Iberia Parish in special session calle-
for the purpose of providing the name,
d mo 0: nominating farochial anu
Ward officers:
1st. That a nominating convention t
nominate candidates for Sheriff, Cle1l
of Court, Assessor, Coroner and two mem
bers of the House of Representatives fol
Iberia Parish for the Progressive Party
be and is hereby called to be held at
New iberia, Touiaara, at Progressive
Party Heaquarters, on Monday, FEB
1uary 28th, 1916, at 3 o'clock P. NJ
End. Be It further resolved, that the
apportionment of votes for the various
wards Of the Parish is hereby fixed AZ
three votes for each member Of the Po-
lice Jury of each ward, as follows:
First Ward, three votes; Second Ward,
three votes; Third Ward, three votes
Fourth Ward, three votes; Fifth Ward,
three votes; Sixth Ward. nine votes
Seventh Ward three votes; Eighth
Ward, six votes.
3rd Be it further resolved, that the
said delegates shall be elected by mass
meetines hereby called to meet in the
respective wards of the Parish. on Satur-
dav. January 10Th, 1916 at P. NJ as
follows:
First Ward, at Creole Club Hall. Pa
toutville; Second Ward at Lydia School
House; Third Ward, at T. Decuir's Hall;
Fourth Ward, at l. L. Gonsoulins Hall;
Fifth Ward, at Coteau School House;
Sixth Ward at Progressive headquart-
ers; Seventh Ward, at Michel Del
cambre's Hall; Eigth Ward, City Hall,
Jeanerette, La.
And the said mass meetings shall also
select the choice of the Party for the fol-
lowing Ward Offices Poli,e Jurors.
Justice of the Peace, Constables, and for
the Sixth Ward, City Judge and
Marshal. in addition to members of the
Police Jury.
4th. Be it further resolved that anv
qualified voter, irrespective of Party
affiliation, who has not participated in the
Democratic Primary Election to be held
on January 18th, 1916, shall be eligible
to participate in the mass meeting in the
Ward where he is qualified to vote; and
in order to determine who shall be quail
fled to participate in said mass meetings,
the members of this Committee of each
vvoiu Su0AI nave u ICSpOuSlOlc person at
tend said Democratic Primary election
in their respective wards, and check off
all persons therein participating and shall
make on January 26th, 1916 at 10 A. NJ.
. sworn statement of all those who par
ticipated to the Chairman of this Com
mittee, which Committee shall, by elm
mating those who did participate in said |
Democratic Primary election, then pre-
pare list for each ward of those quail
fled to take part in said Ward mass meet
ings.
5th. Be it further resolved that the
mass meetings to be held Saturday,
January 10Th, 1916. shall. before select
ing the delegates to the Parish Nominal
ing Convention, proceed by ballot and
shall ascertain the sense and the choice
Of the qualified voters present IS to each
Of the Parochial and Ward officers BAL
loting separately for each office
4, 9th. Be it further eolved, that if the
name Of only one candidate for Parochial
Or Ward office be submitted to this Com
mittee, it shall be unnecessary to ballet
IS to that candidate; but the mass meet
ing in case he is ward candidate, shall
declare him the Party choice; in case Of
} Parochial candidate, the several mass
meetings shall instruct their delegates
to the Parish Nominating Convention to ;
vote for him. and he shall be nominated
BY said nominating convention on the