The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-01-29
Progressive llaSs Meeting,

sire Parish Executiv Committee.
mass meeting was held in Franklin
Jan. 26, 1916 Some 25D men Of lie
preventative type assembled from a.
sections Oft the parish Mr.. Chas Lauve
: chairman Of the Executive Commute i.
called the meeting IL order, and wa
promptly elected permanent chairman
G. ID. Pickles was elected Secretary.
, Or motion. duly seconded and car
ried. the charm was instructed tt
name committee of eight to nomin-
ate delegates to the convention which
has been ordered to be held in New
, Orleans, Tuesday,. Feb lst Chair.
man Lauve named the following, to.
Wit: Ward l., T. 81 Delhaye; ward 2.
Bernard Levy; ward 3. X. T.. Keenze
ward 4, Isaac Wooster; ward 5, w.
Gooch: ward s, J. NJ. Dyer: ward I,
Henry julien; ward 8, David Ehrlich.
While the committee was in retire
ment preparing its report, Mr.. +. A.
Pharr was catledio his feel to address
the nvention. He spoke briefly.
He expressed pride in the flct thlt he
Is Parker man. Commenting ia Il,
guarded way On the Democratic pr
mary he expressed the hope that Pa
ker would be elected.
Following Mr.. Iharr, Mr.. Percy
Saint offered the following resolution
which was duly seconded and carried.
| tO-wit:
Whereas, the political conditions
OF The State OF Louisiana are almost
| INTO cradle by reason of the un-
American and uu-democratic slst.m
now IN foil vogue and power, and by
reason Ct The Individual severe sn,y
OF cliqnes and clans,
And whereas. the financial c,ndi-
ton OF the State is at its lowest plane.
by reason OF the waste and extravar-
ance of the political system built and
malntalned by the few spvereigns in
control of the Democratic orsaniz4-
ton Of the State; and
Whereas, the assessment and taxa. |
ton system Of the State is totally in
adequate and weak, and in spots, OPP
piesslye and cOniiscatOry. by reason
OF the inefficienct, sellishness ard op-
preston of the democratic organiZa.
tlon system; and
wv hereas, the humiliating spec
tacle OF the trium bh of. "Ihe pink
ticket so recently for, Ell upon the
people, is degrading the politics of
the state and deprlving men of their
great privilege of seeking Office on
their merit by honest, open and fair
appeal to individual voters the true
source OF all just political powers:
and
Whereas, no freedom Of choice or
selection can be- had in respect of
LhOse who are to administer our laws,
Under present conditions in Louisiana.
oy reason OF the use If 'embeZz ed
power by the few who have been
trusted with the power from the /,
people; and -.
Whereas, it is great and CRYING :
necessity that these conditions should !
oe changed and rectif1ed by the free d.
Ind Independent voters OF this State, !
md that it is necessary that a great =
nd strong, clean and independent !
eader is necessary in such crusade y
'gainst oppression, and :
whereas. John NJ. Parker, plain. =
zig, strong, independent and fearless :
BUSINESS man and leader measures up y
the standard of the necessary. and
t standard bearer of such a cause:
nd
:Whereas, John NJ. Parker has [
cen tried and found true and COM c
lete in every undertaking of the past: v
BE it resolved, That this conven- F
on endorse the candidacy of John q
|. Parker for Governor of the State |
Louisiana, and instructs its dele +
ates to cast the eight votes of the e
arish OF st. Mary. La. for him in NJ
he State Convention, to which thew Il
ave been accredited as delegates. NJ
Mr.. Walter O'Niell was called to C
ddress the convention. He declared p
lat our Democratic Governor had D
lied to oppose the clause to put tn
agar on the free list; and that we now w
ropose to elect man Governor who W
vorS protection as matter of prin- SO
pie. Sugar people, he said, are pit
larged with selfshness in their at
tude toward the Democratic party:
IL, ne said with warmth, if it is sell
IN Tor man to love his wife and ~
lldren more than he loves the De- ..
Ocratic party then we are selfish ~!
insisted that we need business M'
an to Introduce business methods in
the affairs of state government: Le
I'd he believed Parker to be the man a
Mr.. }. NJ. Dyer, chairman, of the "a
committee. reported as it's nc
concentrations which were duly 90
conded and carried: tot
BE it resolved by the Progressive ""
rty of the Parish of st. Mary in
ISIS meeting assembled, that the fol-
wing qualified electors of this Pa 70
n. whose names are hereinaf ter Jul
zen, be and they are hereby elected Mo
Delegates from this Parish to at lab
I'd the State Convention of the Pro- me
ssslve Party of Louisiana. to be A.
d IN New Orleans, on February 1st. per
., and that those present in atten- Joi
nee at said convention shall cast rlcl
eight votes of this Parish on ali
tiers and questions that may come T