The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-05-14

system OF nominations, plan Tor parisl
and State organizations, and to secnr
honest nominations, and the election o
candidates Of the peoples choice.
In accordance with the last resolution
the Chair announced on the committe
required by said last resolution, Messrs
NJ F Bigney, VIM. MBurwell, and L
+. Dashiel. - yes No.
Report-Organization of the People.
Party of Louisiana.
= l. The committee appointed by thi'
convention to devise some just and fea
sible plan for the selection of candidates
for State, district, parochial and munici
pal officers, respectfully recommend tina
in and for each election precinct Of tht
State, established by. law, there shall bt
three commissioners, two challengers
and a judge, chosen at such primary
] meetings as may be called by the CHI
zens of any parish who favor the organ
cation of the Peoples party of Louisiana
2. These commissioners, chal!engers
and judges so chosen, shall, after al
least five days public notice, cause a
poll to be opened in such voting precinct
from the hour of 9 O'Clock A. NJ. to toe
hour of 9 o'clock P. M. ofthe day designa-
ted for nominating elections and at
eleetions thus held, each candidate for
district. parish and municipal Offices
she'll be nominated, and each candidate
for any State Office shall be selected as
hereinafter provided for. T.:
8. Each person voting shall possess
the qualifications of legal voter of Lou
isiana, and shall pledge himself for the
nominees to be selected before being
permitted to vote; and all candidates
shall pledge themselves to abide the re-
suit of the balloting, and vote for the
successful nominee. 3
4. Each voter shall place his name on
the back of the ticket he casts, as safe
guard against fraud, anda complete re-
gistry of every person SO voting shall
be kept by the officers holding the seve-
raj polls, and shall make return of the
same to the parish commissioners.
S. At the close Of all such nominating
elections, the commissioners, challen-
gers, and judge Holding such elections,
shall proceed publicly to count the votes
cast. and shall proclaim the result, and
award a certificate lin AN cases of
parish elections), of nomination to, the
candidate or candidates receiving the
highest number of votes. In the event
of a tie vote of rival candidates for tho
same office, the said commissioners and
challengers shall be authorized to decide
by lot which Of the said candidates shall
be entitled to the nomination.
6. In all district elections the COM
missioners, challengers, and judges con-
Quoting the the several nominating cleo
tions in such district, shall assemble at
some convenient place within five days
after any election SO held, and after
having in convention counted the votes,
shall declare who is elected as candi-
date of the party for any district office
7. In nominating elections for all
State officers, land all members of the
Board of Commissioners, of the People 8
Party of Louisiana), precinct commits.
sioners shall report at once the result OF
the bal1otings in the entire parish, to
the Board of State Commissioners, who
shall have their Office in the city of New
Orleans, and be styled the State Board
of commissioners Of the Peoples Party
of Louisiana and upon count, the said
State Board of Commissioners shall, by
publication throughout the State, an
nounce the result of the nominating cleo
tions in the State at large, and their certifi
cate of selection shall entitlc the holder
thereof to be the sole nominee of the
Peoples Party for the Office to be filled.
8. The first Board Of State Commis-
sioners for the Peoples. Party Of Louisi.
ana shall be chosen by this Convention.
and their successors elected by the, peo-
pie at, the first nominating election for
State officers, and in the same manner
Respectfully submitted, .
&giFg M. f. BIGNEY, Chairman,
I h'saAs@z WIN. M. BURwELL,
r. - + FAIRFAX DAsHIEL
= 81. Committee.