The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-03-06
DEMOCRATIC STATE
CENTREL COMMITTEE
CALLS CONVENTION
Delegates viii Meet in Baton Rouge
on June 3rd.

The following is a copy Of the reSo'
ution adopted by he Democratic State
Central Commi.tee in convention in
New OrieanS NJ February 9TH 1871:
Resolution CaIl,G for Democratic
Convention
Be il resolved, by the Democratic
State Central Committee, That there
be and is hereby called to assemble in
The House of Representatives at Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday, June ),
1920, at o'clock p. M, Democratic
State Convention for the purpose OF
electing delegates and alternates to
the Democratic National Convention
to be held in the City of San Francisco
on Jnne 2S, 1920, for the purpose OF
nominating a Democratic candidate
for President and Vice President Of
the United States, and attending to
such other business as may come be-
fore such convention. &, Also, the said
State Convention is called for the pur-
pose of electing a National Democratic
Committeeman and nominating Demo-
cratic electors to be voted on through
out the State as the nominees OF the
Democratic Party at the Presidential
election to be held in November, 1920
Be it Further Resolved, That The
said convention to assemble in the Cit!
of Baton Rouge shall be composed o
one delegate to every $500 population
or fraction thereof in excess Of 1,25
from each parish in the State of LoulSi
ana and from each ward in the City o
! New ORLEANS, and that on said baSi
of representation based upon the Unit
ed States census for 1910, the follow
ing is the apportionment of delegate
to said convention;
Acadia, 10; Allen, 5; Ascension, 10
Assumption 10; Avoylles, IA; Beaurt
gard, 5; Bienville, 8; Bossier, 8; Gao
do, %; Calcasieu, 10; Caldwell, 3
Cameron, 2; CatahOula, 4 Claiborne
10; Concordia, 6; DeSota, IL; Eas
Baton Rouge, IA; East Carroll, 5; Eas
IFeliciana, s; Evangeline, 8; Franklin
Is; Grant, 6; Iberia, IS; Iberville, II
Jackson 6; Jefferson, Z; Jefferson d.
Wis, 5; Lafayette, II; Lafourche, II
, La Sale, 4; Lincoln, 7; Livingston,
Madison, 4; MOrehouse, s; Match
toches, 10; Orleans, Ward l, 6; War
2, Z; Ward 8, Is; Ward 4, I; Ward
, 10; Ward 6, Z; Ward Z, 13; Ward
6; Ward 8, TO-; Ward 10, 8; Ward l
> IL: Ward Il, 8; Ward Is, Z; Ward l
6; Ward Is, 6; Ward Is, 3; Ward II,
Ouachita, 10; PlaQuemines, 5; Poi
Coupee, 10; Rapides, 49,, Red Rive
5; RichIand, 6; Sabine. 8; st. Bernar
= 2; st. Charles, A; st. Helena, 4; S
James, 8; St. John, 6; st. Landry, l
st. Martin, 8; st. Mary, 16; st. Tai
many, s; Tangipaho, II; Tensas,
Terrebone, Il; Union, s; Vermilio
! IL; Vernon, Z; Washington, 8; We
ster, 8; West Baton Rouge, 5; We
Carroll, 2; West Feliciana, 8; Wiz
is 7.
Be it Further Resolved That
manner of selecting aforesaid de
gates to said Democratic State c.
n vention shall be determined by
~ Democratic Parish Executive Comm
tee in every parish of the State, VIII
Committee shall call for ap rima
parish Convention, a mass meet
or an election by the Committee lts'
provided that if petition is present
~ to any Parish Committee signed by
" per cent or more of the duly quallf
a Democratic electors of the vote pol
for Governor at the Primary on Ja
! airy 20, 1920, in any parish or {
sy ward in the City of New Orleans
ed shall be mandatory upon the said P
II ish Committee to order primary e.