St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-04-08
DELEGATES TO STATE
CONVENTION CH Sen
Democratic Committee Selects Men
to Represent st. Lan:l'y
DEMOCRATS URGED TO
STAND BY NOMINEES
Interesting Session cf Parish Denlo-
cratic Executive Committee Was
Held Here Last Saturday

| AL Interesting dHu diiiIldtGu 80
sion of the parish democratic exc
cutiye committee was held i'll the
assessors office in the COURTHOUSE
on last Saturday at IL O'clock Econ.
The two paroehial democrat c
factions wanted the delegation To
the state convention at Baton
Rouge and for that reason an inter-
esting squabble ensued, when itlMas
finally decided to amicabIy se.gss
the eighteen delegates to represent
st. Landry at the Baton Rouge con-
vention next May. r. Lee Garland
and John W. Lewis were appointed
by the committee to place in nomi-
nation eighteen delegates, after a
resolution empowering the body to
appoint these delegates had been
unanimously adopted. After that
there was no more squabble and
every body was satisfied at the ap-
pointments made.
Following is the resolution
adopted by the committee, together
with the names of the delegates
chosen:
Whereas, the state central com
mittee of the democratic party at
its meeting held in the city of New
/ Orleans on the 9t'h day Of February,
passed a resolution authorizing and
directing the several parishes of
the state to select delegates to the
democratic state convention to be
held at Baton Rouge, La, on the
23rd day of May. 1916, said conven-
tion to be held for the purpose Of
nominating a president of that
party; and
Whereas, the resolution aforesaid
authorized the several parish demo-
cratic committees to select them
selves such delegates, or cause the
same to be selected by mass meet
ing, etc; and
Whereas. in the opinion of this
committee the most economical, ex-
oeditioEs and practical way to sell
ect such delegates is for this com
mittee as a whole to select the same,
such method having been hereto
fore pursued by said committee
and by nearly all of the democratic
committees which have thus far
selected their delegates in the sew
eral parishes
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
following named are hereby select
ed, appointed and delegated to re-
present the parish of st. Landry at
the Democratic State Convention, to
be held at Baton Rouge on the %
day of May, A. D. 1916:
Leon S. Haas, G. 4. Dupre, e. X.
Eastman. J. M. Sanders, D. NJ. Fon-
tenot, Yves Andrepont, A. L. And
rus, H. E. Estorge, Frank Fontenot,
R. Lee Garland, John w. Lewis, J.
G. Lawler, L. Austin Fontenot, DR.,
e. S. Barry, f. A. Smith, Henry
Lastrapes, Jr, DR.. c. A. Gardiner
and Frank M. Ables.
Be it further resolved, that the
I.deleagtes hereinabove appointed, sci
ected and delegated vote as a unit
on all questions coming up before
said convention such as the selec-
Ation of delegates to the National
Convention, ETC.,
Be it further resolved, that the
delegates hereinaboye selected shall
have the right and are hereby en-
powered by written instrument tc
appoint proxies in their place anG
stead.
Be it further resolved, that a
copy Of this resolution, duly authen-
ticated by the Secretary and Chair
man Of this committee shall consti-
tute the credentials Of the dele
gates hereinabove appointed.
/ Whereas, the Democratic party o1
/ the state Of Louisiana and its nemi-
nees at the approaching genera
election, are being opposed by
combination Of Progressivess Re-
publicans and so-called Independ.
ent Democrats; and
/ Whereas, the enemies of the part.
| are attempting to influence ava.
| from the party nominees, t1os'
W b o art p a t g d il
such nominations at the primar,
| election on January 25th; and
/ Whereas, it.is the judgment an
sense OF this committee that Al
true democrats should prompt
and energetically come to the al
of the party and it's nominees 9
the approaching general election
and that it is politically wrong an
morally reprehensible for demo
Gratis who participated in the selet
ton of the nominees to repudia
the result Of the primary election.
Therefore, be it resolved, tn
this committee here and now cal