New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-05
JUDICIAL COMMITTEE PRO.
CEEDINoS.
New Iberia, La, july 20 1914

New iberia, La, July 49, 1916.
The Democratic Judic al Executive
Committee for the 10Th Judicial Dist1ic
! OF Louisiana, composed of the Parishes
of Iberia and St. Martin. met on this
day pursuant to adjournment.
Present from the Parish of Iberia
Ventress J. Smith, Chairman of Com
mittee, and Porteus R. Burke; from the
Parish of St. Martin: F. Z. Power by
proxy, to Ventress J. Smith, A. F. Do
| mingeaux by proxy to Porteus R. Burke.
Absent: 0. P. Romero and George Liv-
ingston. In the absence of the Secre-
tary. P r. Burke was elected as temp
osary Secretary.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The Chairman stated that he had re-
ceIved the written notifications of the
following candidates, and which he sub
mitted as follows, to-wit: James ST.
mon for District Judge and Emile
Vuillemot for District Attorney. por-
teus R. Burke, Ventress J. Smith and
]. G. Leblanc, ST., for members of the
Democratic judicial Executive Com
mittee from iberia Parish; and George
Livingston, F. z. Power and A. F. Do
mingeaux as members of the Democratic
Executive Committee from the Parish
of St. Martin
Upon examination of the written mott
fications of the said persons to become
accompanied by the re-
quired assessments, the same being in |
due form, the following resolution was,
on motion of P. R. Burke, unanimously
adopted, to-wit:
Whereas, the Committee finding that
he written notifications of James ST.
mon to become candidate for the
'ffce Of District Judge, and of Emile
'uillemot to become a candidate for the
ffice of District Attorney, as Democra-
ic candidates, Of the 18th Judicial Dis
riot, and are accompanied by the re-
uired assessment and have been filed
nth the Chairman in accordance with
aw.
Be it therefore resolved, that James
imon being the only candidate for Dis
'ict Judge in the Democratic primary
'hich has been called to be held on
eptember 18th, 1916, and Emile Willie
lot being the only candidate who mas
led his notification to. be q candidate
" District Attorney in the said primary,
Y the 18th Judicial District, the said
lines Simon and the said Emile Willie
ot are, therefore, hereby declared to
. the nominees of the Democratic
lrty Of the 18th Judicial District COM
'sed on the Parishes Of iberia and St.
artin, for the offices Of District Judge
ID District Attorney respectively, to be
ted for at the general election to be
Id on the first Tuesday in November,
is. Nv
Be it further resolved that Porteusr r.
,rke, Ventress J. Smith and ]. G. Lee q
anc, ST., be and they are hereby de- y
red elected as members of the Dem
ratio Judicial Executive Committee -
I'm Iberia Parish, and A. F. Domin- :"
aux, F. z. Power and George Living -
N are hereby declared elected as mem -
rs of said Committee from the Par !"
of St. Martin, and which District is
. 10Th Judicial District of Louisiana, "A
/ composed Of the Parish of Iberia 'e
4 St. Martin. 81
Be it further resolved that the Sec w
ary of this Committee be and he is ~
:eby instructed to forward a copy of w
sc resolutions to the Secretary of ~
tie at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ~
There being no further business the -
citing was, on motion duly made and ~
ried, adjourned. Gu
VENTRESS J. SMITH, II"
Chairman