The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-07-15
PARISH EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
PROGRESSIVE PARTY OF THE
PARISH OF IBERIA

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lsh met this day with Chairman A.
Fheriot presiding aud the foIowir
members present, to- witt Messrs. A,
relien Frioux, Antoine GonsoulI,
~ heEoudet, Alfred Vlator, Marc,
Derouen, j. G. Ackers. DR.. M. +. Mo,
want.
Inc Secretary being absent tn
chair called DR.. Morvant to act as Sc,
retary. There being a quorum pre-,
ent, the Chair declared the meetin
ready for business.
Upon motion of Octave Renoudet
seconded by j. G. Aekers, the follow
ing resolution was adopted imam
I mousIy, to-wit:-
BE 1t resolved by the Parish Exec
utive Committee of the Progresst
farty OF the Parish of Iberia, in spe
cial session called and convened or
this day for the purpose:
That IN accordance with Act No. g
OF the General Assembly of the State
OF Louisiana, for the year 1916. a pri
mary election, for the purpose OF
nominating one candidate for the
progressive Party to represent the
First, Fifth and Seventh Wards re
VA Vic hIiSn VI IDhT1H, on
the Board of School Directors of the
farish OF Iberia, is hereby called to
be held on Tuesday, September 18th.
1910, the three nominees therein Sc
lected to represent each of the re-
spective wards above stated to be vot-
cd on at the General election to be
held on November 18th, 1916.
BE 1t further resolved, etc, That all
declarations of Intention to become
candidates for nomination at such
primary election shall be filed with
the Chairman of this Committee on or
| before twelve o'clock midnight, july
15rd, 1916; and accompanying said de.
cIaration, which shall be according to
law, each one of the parties shall file
with the Chairman of this Committee
certified check or shall deposit in |
cash the sum of Fifteen Dollars.
BE it further resolved. etc. That if
at the first primary no candidate shall
receive majority of the votes cast,
then second primary shall be held
October 18th, 1916 and shall be con
fined in each ward to the two cspdi-
uates receiving the greatest numb Der
OF votes cast at the first primary; pro
''"N' hof tudb III TIE event the
said candidates shall deposit a similar
amount for the expenses of SAID sec
ondary primary with the Chairman of
this Comm lttee; and provided further,
that II only one candidate qualities in
either or all of said Wards that there ,
shall be no primary and the said can ,
didates shall ipso facto become the
party nominee and the Chairman of |
THIS Committee shall certify thereto {
Be 1t further resolved, etc, that if [
there are five candidates or more for t
each OF said wards, that each candi- {
late shall submit, at least thirty DAYS j
before the primary to the Chairman [
u this Committee one name to be S
irawn as Commissioner; if there be C
hree or four candidates each shall n
ubmit within the time above speci- {
led two names to be drawn as Com
0issioners according to law, and If il
here are two candidates each shall f,
ubmit within the time above speci- J
led three names to be drawn accord. e
ng TO law; 1t being understood that II
Wards divided into two precincts q
hat the names shall be handed in for r,
ach precinct Of said Ward, and the NJ
raWing to be under Act 35 of 1915; q:
nd this Committee shall meet on m
.ugust 22nd, 1915. at twelve O'Clock II
Don for the purpose of drawing and @;
electing three mmissioners, two al
Jerks, watchers and special deputies Y,
,r each OF the voting precincts of the G.
bove specified wards. r,
Be 1t further resolved, etc., That the in
citing places for the holding of said n,
Urinary election shall be the regular bt
citing places in each of the Wards A
bove enumerated in Iberia Parish OF
by ordinance of the Police OF
Try of this Parish. M
Be 1t further resolved, etc., That st
'e returns of said primary election w
TALL be made to the Chairman of this M n:
as required by law and Oil
e result of said election canvassed ef
ID promulgated according to law. on
Be 1t further resolved, etc That the 81 81,
for participating in said mr.
1mary election shall be the qualiti- as
tons provided by said Act 30 of =
10 and the further qualification pro- a..
ded BY the State Central Committee VI s
the Progressive Party Of Louisiana ol
d none but white electors shall par " s
ipate therein. u
On motion OF Mr.. o. Renoudet, 90,
conded by Nj. Anton Eonsoulin re.
d carried Mass meeting of D..
alified electors is hereby called
meet in the City of New Iberia, -,
Thursday, July 27th, 1916 at ~ ~
rec P. nj. for the purpose OF sell ~ "
ting sixteen Q6) delegates to re- ~, -
esent the Parish of Iberia in the iaV
invention OF the Progressive Par 90. :.l
to be held in the City of New ing
leans on August LIST, 1916, at one I
M. for the purpose of nominat- the
, on behalf of the Progressive In
rty of the State of Louisiana the
! electors for President and Vice NO
asident of the United States, iict
D of which electors will be select ira
from the State at large and one Pal
i'll be chosen from each Congress Wh
nal District in the State of Lou the
ma. L
here being no further business for bef
the meeting was on tiof
ion of Mr.. Ackers, seconded by dry
Derouen adjourned. carr
A. A. THEREOF, Chairman
!. Morvant, M. d., Acting Secretary.
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