The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-02-19
Parish Executive Committee, Pro.
gressivc Party, Meets.

The Executive Committee of the
Progressive Party of the Parish OF
ST. Mary met yesterday at noon.
There were fourteen members pre-
sent in person and by proxy.
Among other business transacted
the following resolution was un-
aminou-ly adopted:
Be it resolved: That convention
of delegates be and the same is hereby
called to meet in the Court House in
Franklin. St. Mary Parish. La, on
the lst. day of March, 1916. at IL
O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of
nominating on behalf of the Progress
sive Party of the Parish of St. Mary,
such candidates for Parish and Ward
Officers as they may see. fit and proper,
to be voted for at the General State
Election to be held on Tuesday April
18th, 1916.
Be it further resolved: That repre-
sentation at said convention shall be
and is hereby appOrtiOned, amongst
the various wards Of the Parish OF st.
Mary. upon the basis OF population,
according to the Census OF 1910, as
follows:
One vote for every Five hundred in
ha bitapts, and one additional vote for
every fraction thereof, exceeding two
hundred and fifty; provided that the
population of incorporated towns be
included in the computation OF the
total population of each ward.
Be it further resolved: That upon
the aforesaid basis of apportionment,
the wards of the Parish of St. Mary
shall be entitled to the following vote
in said Convention.
Ward One. Nine votes.
Ward Two, Seven votes.
Ward Three, Twenty.one votes.
Ward Four, Seven votes.
Ward Five, Eleven votes.
Ward Six, Fifteen votes.
Ward Seven, Three, votes.
Ward Eight, seven votes.
Total, Eighty votes .... -
Be it further resolved: That the
delegates to such convention shall'be
elected from the several wards of this
Parish by Mass Meetings, composed
of not less than twenty-five qualified
electors, all of whom are affiliated
with the Progressive Party. of the
State of Louisiana; said Mass Meet
ings to be held in each ward in the
arish of St. Mary, respectively on
Saturday, February, Goth, 1916. at II
O'Clock noon, as follows:
Ward One, Veeder's Hall, Charen-
ton, La.
Ward Two, Judge Bernard Levy,
Glencoe, La.
Ward Three, Court House, Frank
lin, La.
Ward Four, Senette's Hall, Centre
vile, La.
Ward Five, Opera House. Patterson,
La.
EWard Six, City Hall, Morgan City,
La.
Ward Seven, .Jullien's Store. JUL
lien, La
Ward: Eight, City Hall, Berwick, La,
Be it further resolved: That each
ward may send as many delegates as
the Mass Meeting, held therein under
these resolutions, may see tit. to cast
the vote of said ward in said cOnven-
ton; and that the Chairman and Sec
rotary of each Mass Meeting shall
certify to the credentials OF the dele
gates so elected; and those present
from each ward at said convention,
shall cast the. vote to which said ward
is entitled, on all matters that may
come before said convention; said vote.
to be cast through the respective
Chairman of each ward delegation,
said delegation voting as whole
No proxies allowed.
Be it further resolved: That the
Chairman and secretary Of said par
ish convention of the Progressive
Party, be and the same are hereby
authorized to certify to the Secretary
of State and to the proper local par
ish official, the nominations made by
it of candidates for state and ward
offices, and also to cause the same to
be legally promulgated.
Be it further resolved: That said
nominating convention shall provide
for the filling of vacancies in said
nominations, should such occur SUBJ
sequent to its adjournment and prior
to the General Election Of April 1916,