Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-03-06

Quite a large body of men assembled
:, court House i'~ Aonda? nlghi
in response to cal issued iar mass
meeting Of the citizens q AeoeVllI',
having the object in viewsof selecting
a set of men TO be put on.a- ticAe' lor
eOS Mr %smes R. X ..islitxss unoni-
mouslv chosen to preside 6Vf> e,meet,
ing. and stated the objects osstAe as
semblaqe, fs-ing that j w2s the pr
rose To SELDOM Of all dfs64 hass tless
printed in 4 is IN htessAs-i t.-ent-ss -. :.
names of the men selecteA printed on ",
leaving blank spaces for. the voters 20
write in the name uf mayor and that Oh
the chief of police.
X J. LaBauve stated that he raw rfed
% cd government and felt that I've bal
the best town in the state, and that he
appreciated the efforts made by lle
present administration, although nc felt
that thew had had q lack o. support.
| lie Thought the men to be pu2 on the
ticket should be selected upon the prin-
| ciples and In accordance with Gem1'
cratic principles. His plan was to al
vide ie town into FIVE war Is and LEI
each ward select its candllE re through
q mass meeting. believing th%t 1t would
no impartiaI and fair TO all. He also
stated that there was no present repre
senta ion east of State street. Thai
the present meeting did not rePresen,
all sections of the corpo:afiol, enc
registered his objection 10 selection o.
the candidates by one mass meeting.
4 J. Golden then asked how III
councilmen had been selected i'll tn
mast, say ing that he thought mass meet
irgs would delay tlings to- mucn, an
that in the past the council nea hav
succeeded themselves b. lofau!t.
Ophelias Bourque stated that he wan
cd 70 see committee appointed I
have them select the prop1 SC couh'i
non at the present meeting, aad warte
the mass meeting to endorse them an
support them
a committee Of tsu were selected
beginning with th,. name % Mr.. Il :
I.di5auve, who dec..1el tt act
The following comdlittee was aAinco
:. Montague.
D. L. Mcpherson.
A. J. Golden,
J. n. Greene.
c, F. Grimmef.
c. c. Brousssrd.
o. J. CnauVin.
Desire Trnhah.
r. J. Samson,
John Iapofte,
After few minutes recess the col
ia,ttee reported as follows:
onnninfad cole
five names for candidates Tor counc
men, submit the following names;
OPHELIAs BOURQUE.
J. ARONCE BOUDREAUX.
E. M. STEBBINS.
D. L. MCPHERSON.
A. A. DUBUS.
to serve without pay
nj The secretary read aloud the repo
10, after which Ophelias Bourque asked
be substituted, giving his reasons
not wanting to serve,
er The committee again retired and
turning gave in the name OF
P. u. BRoUsSARD.
II was then moved, seconded
carried that the mass meeting appt'
and endorse the names submitted, VIII
brought forth much applause.
90. The chairman then asked that II
-. other candidates wished to have Il
IAN names upon the ballot to hand Il
ON in. at which time NJ. I. Gordy sugg
tfv ed that the committee call upon
md other candidates and have them sub
vn. their names not later tam Thurs
ina noon, March 4th, including those
ION mayor and chief Of police.
ab. At this instance F, NJ. Leguenec
,ed, fered his name for the ONCE OF me
lie, to serve without pay.
of A committee composed OF NJ. L.
a DIV ard John LapOrte was appointe'
asssive the names of others who
isl Yisn to submit themselves.
ana II was understood also that the
uis- candidates Wis offered Themselves
uis- not obliged to serve without pay.
NJ. T. Gordy moved, and it was
, seconded, that the chairman and
ter, Rotary certify to the selection OF