The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-22
Meeting Parish Executive Committee,
Progressive Party.
FRANKLIN, LA Jan. IS. l9 6

FRANKLIN, LA jar. - 10 6.
Pursuant TO coli Il the Chair
man, Mr.. Chas. Lsuve, the Parish
Executive Committee Of the Pro-
gressive Party met this day.
Roll call showed fourteen mem :
bers present and by proxy.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read, and on II cotton, ap-
proved.
Chairman Lauve then stated the
object of the meeting.
The following resolution was in F..
troduced by Mr.. l S. Wooster,
who moved its adoption. seconded
by Mr.. l.. O. Pecot, which was
unanimously carried:
"Be it resolved, That mass meeting
of the Progressive Party Of the Parish
of ST. Mary, Louisiana. to be com
posed of not less than twenty-five duly
qualified electors of said Parish, be
and is hereby called to meet and con
vene in the Court House in the town of
Franklin, Louisiana, at IL O'Clock a.
M. on the 26th day Of January, 1916:
And be it further resolved, that
said mass meeting be called to order
by the Chairman of the PROGRESSIVE
Executive Committee of this Parish,
and shall forthwith organize by the
election OF its own Chairman and Sec
rotary, and, as thus organized, shall
elect as many delegates and apportion-
ed throughout this Parish. as said
mass meeting shall decide. each atfili-
ated with the Progressive Party of the
State of Louisiana. who shall cast in
the State Convention of the Progress
sive Party of Louisiana. which has
been called to convene in the City of
New Orleans. La, at the Grunewald
Hotel, on February lst, 1915, the
eight votes. which have been appor
toned to this Parish in this Con
vention;
And be it further resolved. that
this mass meeting is given the further
authority to select the names OF three
duly qualified electors of this Parish,
aftiIia ed with the Progressive Party
of this State. who, with three duly
qualified electors of the Parish OF
Vermillion. selected by the proper
authority. shall compose and con
stitute the Progressive Executive
Committee OF the 18th Senatorial Dis
trict of the Parishes of ST. Mary and
VermiiliOn:
And be it further resolved that the
I hartman and Secretary of this mass
meeting shall have full authority to
certify to the election of said Dele
gates to said State Convention, and
to the selection of said members of
said Progressive Senatorial Com
mittee.'
Mr.. L. H. Delhaye introduced
the following resolution, who
moved its adoption, seconded by
Mr. John Clausen. which was
unanimously carried:
Whereas, the laws of the State of
confne the Progressive
Party to the holding of conventions
for the purpose o. nominating candi-
he General Election, to be held April |
18th, 1916;
And whereas. it is the general
sense Of the electors of this Parish. |
'ully approved by this Committee,
hat such nominating conventions |
should ascertain whom the Progress
We electors desire to receive such
and should, when legal
y convened, ratify and approve the
selections made by the Progressive
3 ectOrs, whenever preferential
primary has been held by agreement
between two or more Progressives
for the same nomination:
And whereas, a nominating con-
7ention for the Progressive Party
viii be held in this Parish some time
subsequent to February 18th, 1916, as
provided by law, for the purpose of
nominating Parish and Ward Offices
o represent the Progressive Party on
he ballot in the general election of
April 18th. 1916.
Nov therefore be it resolved by
his Committee that it's Chairman
hall have full authority to hold such
! preferential primary in any ward OF
his Parish, where more than one can
late presents himself for nomination
or the same office. drawing up an
agreement between said candidates to
ibide by the result of said primary
md naming Commissioners and
Jerks of Election to hold same, at
he expense of the contendng candi-
luuCo' an W ICIciSc ltOU tIiC SdIu |
'Ommi ssiOncrs and Clerks the returns
# said primaries, and that same be
eld in each ward prior to February
Sth, 1916"
A bill from the ST. Mary Ban
Ter for printing notices. stamps
md telephone messages, amount
ng to So SO was read.
Moved by Mr. Wooster, second
ID by Mr.. Ehrlich and carried,
hat the Chairman be authorized
0 pay the bill of the ST. Mary
Banner.
Moved by Mr.. l S. Wooster,
econded by Mr.. Percy Saint, and
unanimously carried. that the