The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-18
PARISH COMMITTEE.
RULES GOVERNING THE PRIMARY
ELECTIONS.
Candidates who Failed to Pay Their AS
sessments to be shown UP.

Candidates who Failed to Pay Their AS.
sessments to he shown UP.
The Democratic Conservative Parish Com
mittee met last evening over the Morning
Star office, President Brown In the chair, and
O quorum present. Mr.. Lahey, from the
special committee appointed for the purpose,
reported that they had waited on Mr.. Dia-
mond, president OF the Second Ward Central
Club, and that he had acquiesced in their re-
quest to advertise the places and time for
holding the ward registration.
Mr. Merkel, on the part at the special COM
mittee on the affairs of the fourteenth ward, re-
ported that the action on both sides had been
irregular, and that the committee being I'M
able to arrive at conclusion reported the
matter back with the suggestion that the
special committee be authorized to revise the
registration of the ward. After considerable
debate the report was received and the sug-
gestion was adopted by vote of 81 yeas to Q
nays, and 1t was agreed that both factions
hand their books to the special committee at
noon on the twenty-first instant.
Mr.. Devereaux offered resolution exonera-
ting the president of the Second Ward Central
Club from the charges contained in the
protest read at the last meeting. Adopted.
EDbbSJS were EbCelVGu from a. WaIle, fI0.
Keena and Michael Buckley candidates for
the, presidency. of the Fourth Ward Central
Club, saying that they were refused proper
representations by the president Of that
ward.
Thereupon the chair made the following
ruling, which he submitted to the Parish
Committee:
g. ''That the presidents of the central ward
clubs shall give representation on the canvass
ing committee to all parties who were an
n tnf ENrPNa Il
member Of the committee on registration and
election Is eligible to serve on the canvassinr
committee. In my opinion two names are
enOugh.to choose from"
Unanimously adopted.
The president also made the following
ruling:
"That the Judge and commissioners of
registration and election appointed by the
presidents of the central ward clubs on the
first OF June are to act as Judges and commits
sioners of election on the twenty-ninth OF
June, but the party recommending any COM
missioner can withdraw him and place another
person in his stead, and it shall be the duty
OF the president of the central ward club to
make max such cnange at the request OF the can
didate who first recommended the party for
commissioner. In any ward where two or
more ballOt-bOxeS are required 1t shall be the
duty of the president of the central ward
club to give each and every candidate two
commissioners for each extra box they may
have"
The ruling was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Hoffman, 1t was agreed
that the committee meet on the twenty-first
instant to consider any matters of differences
in the clubs.
Mr.. Merkel moved that the special COM
nittee appointed for the purpose call upon
those candidates during the last campaign
who failed to pay their assessments, and
make last demand therefor, and in case they
fail to pay that their names shall be publish
n0 ON SSi1D0HV next kJnanimpIIGIU nn0ptnn
The committee thereupon adjourned until
Friday next.