The St. Mary banner., 1922-07-15
Third Congressional District
Committee Meet.

Morgan City, La, July 4, 1922.
The Democratic Committee for the
Third Congressional District of Lou
isiana met this day in Morgan City
pursuant to law, with the following
members present in person or by
proxy: John D. Shaffer, Ulysse
Adoue, Arthur Blouin, c. J. Bourg
P. A. Landry, William Campbell
Felix Mouton, A. M. Smith, 0. A.
Broussard, J. M. Olivier, D. c. Lab
be.
A quorum being present, the COM
mittee proceeded to organize by
electing John D. Shaffer, Chairman
and C. j. Bourg, Secretary.
There being two vacancies on the
Committee from St. Mary Parish,
the Committee elected Charles Pecot
and Henry Kappel. as members of
the Committee from said Parish.
Both Mr.. Pecot and Mr.. Kappel were
present at the meeting.
The Chairman then explained that
this meeting was called pursuant to
law for the purpose of calling a
primary election to nominate dem
ocratic candidate for Congress from
the Third Congressional District and
to elect members of this Committee
at said primary. Whereupon M.
Bourg offered the following resolu-
tion, which was unanimously adopt
ed by the Committee:
Be 1t Resolved by the Democratic
Congressional Committee of the
Third Congressional District of the
G<o%o of
"That a primary election be and
the same is hereby called in accord.
ance with law and the provisions Of
Act No. 35 of the General Assembly
of Louisiana for the year 1916, and
all amendments thereto, and is here
by ordered to be held Tuesday, Sept
ember 18th, 1922, at the several
polling places in the several Par
ishes, composing the Third Congress
sional District of the State of Loui
siana, for the nomination by the
Democratic party of candidate for
the 68th Congress of the United
States, to be voted for at the Cen
eral Election to be held November
z, 1922; and at said primary cleo
ton there shall be elected two mem
bers of the Congressional Commit
tee of the Democratic party of the
Third Congressional District of Lou
isiana, from each Parish composing
same.
"Be It Further Resolved. That
each and every person desiring to
become a candidate for the Office of
C Congressman, in addition to the fill
ing of his written notification and
declaration with the Secretary Of
State of Louisiana as required by
law, shall also file his written notifi-
cation and declaration with the
Chairman of this Committee within
twenty (20) days from and after
this date, and accompany the same
with a deposit of $500.
"Be It Further Resolved, That
each and every person desiring to
become a candidate for a member of
this Committee from any Parish
within said Third Congressional Dis
trict of Louisiana, shall file with the
Chairman of this Committee his
written notification and declaration
of his intention to become such
within twenty (20) days
from and after this date.
"Be It Further Resolved, That no
one shall be permitted to enter into
said primary election as a candidate
tho is not a duly qualified elector,
htitled to vote in the General Elec-
eion to be held November Z, 1922, a
Democrat and white person, hav-
ing filed his written notification and
declaration both with the Secretary
Of State Of Louisiana and the Chair
man Of this Committee, and having
paid his deposit to the Secretary of
State Of Louisiana and the Chairman
pf this Committee.
BE Il Further Resolved, That the
Chairman of this Committee be and
he is hereby directed to cause to be
,ublished in the Official Journal of
.ach Parish within said Third Con-
,ressional District of Louisiana for
It least one issue within the space
4 twenty (20) days from and after
his date, notice or proclamation
{ the call Of this Primary Election.
"Be It Further Resolved, That this
Committee when it adjourns, shall
djourn until Tuesday, July 25th,
022, and shall then convene at
1orEan City, La, in the City Hall
{ 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose
I receiving from the Chairman of
his Committee a report as to the
ames fled with him as candidates
Or the said Primary election, and to
IKE such action thereupon as is re-
uired by law"
There being no further business
,e Committee adjourned to meet at
Iorgan City on the 25th day Of July,
)22, ct 10 A. M
]. BOURG. JOHN d. SHAFFER, {
Secretary. Chairman.