The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-01-15
prtTRESOLvED by the Par

;sh in special session called TO
.ha purpose of providing til
inner and mode of nominating
pa,ochial and Ward officers:
1st-That a nominating con
,ontion TO nominate candidate
for Sheriff; Clerk of Court; AS
.Dsso,. CoroItr ard two mem
hers Of the House of Representa-
.;ves for iberia Parish for tb'
propressive Party, be and i
hereby called to be held at New
Iberia. Louisiana, at PrOgressiv'
party headquarters, on Monday
February 2Sth, 1916, at
O'Clock Z. M.
9nd-Be it further resolved
that the apportionment of votes
20, the various wards of the Par
;sb IA hereby fixed at three voter
for each member of the Police
Jnry of each ward, az follows
FIRST Ward, three votes.
Second Ward three votes.
Third Ward three votes,
Fourth Ward three votes.
Fifth Ward three votes.
Sixth Ward nine votes.
Seventh Ward three votes.
Eighth Ward six votes.
3rd-Be il further resolved
that the said delegates shall be
elected by mass meetings hereby
called TO meet in The respactiN {
yards of the Parish, on Satur'
day, January Goth, 1916, at 2
P. NJ as follows:-
First Ward. at Creole Club
Hall, Paloutville.
Second Ward, at Lydia School
House.
Third Ward, at K. Occurs
Hall.
Fourth Ward, at l.. l.. Gonsou.
I Inns Hall.
Fifth Ward, at Coteau School
House.
Sixth Ward, at Progressive
Headquarters.
Seventh Ward, at Michel Del
cambre's Hall.
Eighth Ward, at City Hall,
Jeanerette, La.
And the said mass meetings
shall also select the choice of the
Party for the following Ward of
fees: Police Jurors, Justice Of
the Peace, Constablee, and for
the Six Ward, a City Judge and
Marshall, IN addition to members
OF the Police Jury.
4'b--Be 1t furt her resolved,
that any qualified voter, irrespec
tive of Party utilization, who has
not participated in the Demo
cratic Primary Election to be held
on January Goth. 1916, shall be
eligible to participate ID the mass
meeting in the ward whore he la
qualified to vote; and in order to
determine who shall be qualified
to participate in said mass meet
ings, the members Of this Com
mittee of each ward shall have a
responsible person att.Id said
Democratic PrimDry election In
their respective wards. and
check off all persons therein par
iicipatiDg ard shall MIKE on
January "a, 1916, at 1000 A. M.
sworn statement Of all those
who participated to the Chair
man Of this Committee, which
!. Committee, shall by eliminating
those who did participate in eaid
Democratic Primary election,
then prepare list for each ward
Of those qualified to take part in
said ward mass meetings
9th BE It further resolved,
that the mass meetings TO be
held Saturday, January 30 b,
1916. shall, before selecting the
delegates to the Parish Nominat.
lnR Convention, proceed by bal
lot and shall ascertain the sense
and the choice of the qualified
voters present as to each Of the
Parochial aud Ward officers, bal
lotiDg separately for each office.
6th-Be 1t further resolved,
shat II the name Of only one can
o'date for Parocbial or Ward of
noe be submitted to this Tom
mistee, II shall be unnece ssary to
oa.lot as to that candidate; but
tne mass meeting, in case he is 9
ward candidate, shall declare
am the Party choice; IN case of
: tsrochial candidate, the several
ases meetings shall instr uct
snoir delegates 10 the Parish
nomina'ing Convention 10 vote
sor MIN, and he shall be nominal.
g by said nominating conven.
ZION on the Progressive ticket for
once Tor which he dec AIRED.
ath-be 1t further resolved,
mat 10 case there are two candi
ustes Tor any PaIcchial or Ward
once. tho vnfora cbal1 vcsa fcr