The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-08-12

tTlct Judge.
New Iberia, La August 5, 1916
The Judicial District Executive
Committee of the Progressive
Party of the l9th judicial Dis
trict Of Louisiana, met this day,
pursuant to call of the Chairman,
with the following members pres
eut, to-wil:- J ID. Wallet, proxy
to Dr. NJ f. Morvant, p \ Ian
dry, DIR M + Morvant and J J
Burdin and D.. ID. C. Liable, by
proxies TO 7. A Landry.
Mr., John ID. Valet being ab
sent, Mr. L. A. Landry was called
upon to preside, with DR., NJ. f
Morvant acting az Secretary.
he Chairman stated that he
had received the written no,ifica
ton of the following candidates,
and which he presents,as follows
l.. o Hacker, for District Judge.
J 'bn ID. Valet, =. A. Landry and
DIR, M. +. Morvant for members of
the Progressive Judicial Executive
Committee from Iberia Parish,
aud ID. G.. Liable, J J. BurdIn
and Michel Fournet, as members
Of the Progressive Judicial Dis
trict Committee from the Parish
of st. Martin
After examination of the writ
ten notifications of the above
named persons, accompanied by
the assessments fixed by this
Committee, the same being in due
form, the following resolution was,
on motion OF DIR NJ. + Morvant,
seconded by Mr.. 7. A. Landry
unanimously adopted, to wit
"WHEREAs, the Progressive
judicial District Executive Com
mlttee Of the 18Th Judicial Dis.
trict finding that the written mott.
fcatloD of l. o Hacker, to be.
come a candidate for The office of
District Judge, az the Prog, essive
Candidate Of the 19,h Judicial
Dist let. and being accompanied
10y the required assessment, end
being duly flied with the Chair
man in accordance with law,
BIB IT THEREFORE, RESOLVED,
that l.. o. Hacker, being the
Ooiy candidate for District Judge
In the Progressive primary which
b ~ been called To he held 90 Sep.
tember II b, 1916, for the l9.h
} Judicial District, the said l.. O.
Hacker, be- and he IL therefore
hereby declared to be the nominee
Of the Progressive Party of the
18Th Judicial District composed of
the Parishes of iberia and st.
Martin, for the Office of District
Judge, to be voted for at the gen
eial election to be- held on Tues
day, he 7Ih of November, 1916
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that }. ID. Valet, T. A. Ian
dry and DR.. M. +. Morvant, be
and they are hereby declared
elected as members Of the Pro
gressive Judicial Executive Com
mittee from Iberia Parish, and }
J. Burdin, Michel Fournet and DR..
D. O. Liable, are hereby declared
slected as members of said Com.
mittee from the Parish of st. Mar.
tin, being the 10Th Judicial Dir.
trict, comp Dsed Of the Parishes Of
Iberia and st. Martin.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
hat the Chairman aud Hecre-
AIRY of this Committee be and
hey are hereby instructed to for
ward a copy of these resolutions
% the Secretary Of State at Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, and to certify
heso nominations TO said officer.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
hat any and all vacancies
aased b. death, withdrawal or
i herwise, OF candidates declared
y this Committee the nominee of
he Progressive Party, shall be-
lied by the judicial District Elk
cutive Committee Of the 10Th in
icial District Of Louisiana, at any
Meeting called for that purpose.
There being nothing further the
'eetiDg was ado, raed on motion
lade, seconded and carried.
(SigneO p. A Landry. |.
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