The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-14

copy Of the registration to the com mmlssioners
of election. We are In possession Of no such
list The registration Office is now open and
the work Of registration will be carried on be-
yond the third day Of October. We have no
objection to the certified list, II 1t can be pro-
cured, but we are not In o position TO promise
| that any such list can be furnished by the
| Parish Committee. The balance Of the rule
| ID unobjectionable, and Its adoption is recon-
| mended.
sioners In charge Of each ballot box tn keep
eomplete numbered record of the number OF
The, registration paper the names prenl4let. l,'t,
| rtsidenee and age Of eHrh voter, which pO-iist
| shall be signed by the commissioners lmmedia-
tsly utter the closing 2f the polls and before me
opening Of the ballot. box, and shall cOhstltl ute q
part OF the returns to be forwarded to the Par-
ish Committee and then they shall proceed to
count and t,bulete The yotes and before leaving s
cate. shall be signed by the commissioners, "a
majority OF whom having signed the salt tally
shs.ts t. same sha ss pa e., fans m svdsneo ,
/ be filed with the secretary OF the Parish Com
mttse before IL m on the day after the election.
! After amendment by inserting the word
In line six, and the words l'counting the
Judge OF election as one OF their number'0
after the words "a majority OF whom In
line IA.
/ Without the arbitrator or umpire desig-
mated the Judge OF election" 1t would be inn
possible when the commissioners we're equal
| ly divided Ia opinion, to obtain the signature
of majority Of the commissioners, aud
there could, therefore, be no primd tacie case
/ RULE 8. All protests must b. filed In writing
| " ith he commissioners Of election Immediate
/ y after the votes shall have been countt d. and
said protest must accompany and be trans
mitted with the returns to tho parish commit
| tee. but specifications grounds Of protest
must be, filed within twenty -four hours after
| the closebf the count.
After changing the last word ''count" to
i lfct fhn uIn i1pD rtlIe la
mended.
The amendment Is proposed In order that
| the specifications, etc, may reach Baton
Rouge In time to be OF service.
HuLE TO- Each faction shall appoint chal
chnllengs any person who may attempt to vote
/ Frnudulently or may he connected with any po-
litfcal party other than the Democratic Conser-
lied by The commi- sIoners. When u vote is
i halsnged and the camini issiOners fall to agree
t. his right to cast bis vote, the commissoners
upon tho back OF said ballot the humber OF reg
istration paper, The name Am, of H. The voter
and residence Of the challenging par,
Ity. The commissioner keeping the poll
| list shall mark in the column Of remarks op-
word ''chalepgsd." Said challenged votes shall
be counted last and pla;fd separately on the
should b effected by the challenged votes the
contest II any. far ne the election for officers
of the central clubs and delegates TO the Pdrtsh
Committee, shall be remttted to the newly
organized Parish Committee for settlement.
and for the contest, II any. for delegates to the
| State convention the same shall DO remitted to
the state convention for settlement
Two amendments to the proposed rule are
suggested:
i |. Amend the first paragraph by striking
out the words, Each faction shall appoint o
challenging committee, whose duty 1t shall
be-" and inserting, Each voter shall have the
right"
| The change is In order to increase the
chances for the detection OF fraudulent voters.
2. Amend by inserting III line 8, in place OF
| tho words "and the commissioners, the
words, "and q majority Of the commissioners,
including the Judge"
| The enforcement OF rule 10 without the
| amendment would place 1t Ii The power OF
| factions by their concerted action, to entirely
disintegrate the Democratic Conservative
party of this parish. Through the action OF
one commissioner In each ward, assisted by q
| challenger. the number OF "challengeI' votes
| could be made to affect the result from the
first to the seventeenth ward. The cty's t2s
delegates would none OF them be entitled to o
| voice In the temporary organization Of tho
| Baton Rouge convention, and the appearance
Of discord prove 50 great as to deprive the
city delegation Of all the weight which should
| attach to It's size and the character OF Its
| claims.
| Ii would also prevent the existence OF an
uncontested quorum and render II Impossible
among other things, is to determine all con.
tests between claimants for Office Ia the ward
/ clubs.
Either outs or ins might adopt the course
Indicated the one to throw discredit upon
| the incumbent representatives OF the party
| organization; the other to perpetuate then-
selves In power by rendering II impossible to
determine the rightful title TO the ollices they
| hold within the party organization.
| With the two amendments suggested the
adoption of Rule 10 ID recommended.
Rule II. The adoption Of this rule is recon-
mended
Rule 12. The adoption Of this rule is recon-
mended
RULE la. It shall be the duty, q each Of the
| two factions 10 urovide one of their commits
| sioners wtLa stamp. and eacn commissioner
shall stamp each balot bBlore 1t leaves the hand
Of the voter aud - deposited in g the box ana on
the counting Of the votes the ballots not stamped
as lesaid shall b. rejected and m not counted.
| that there might be four more factions, neces-
/ sitatng four or more stamps. so many i'm
pressons could not be made upon each ticket,
nor would they insure greater fairness. Let
| the rule be SO amended as to require the
president Of the Parish Committee to furnish
| for each ward two stamps, to be used by COM
missioners representing opposing interests.
/ For greater security allow O commissioner OF
each faction to place its private mark upon
| the stamps. Thus every object proposed by
this rule will have been attained.
/ Rule IA Ia the same as existing rule II, and
the adoption OF this rule Is recommended.
RULE Is, All tickets must be printed or writ;
tep on ,olite nero paper, the width Of which shall
be- three inches such tickets to have no device
Or distinguishing features on the back.
Each faction should be allowed to express
its principles or aims by such notices and
devices as tt may desire. The use of two
stamps and the provisions of the preceding
rule l14 render 1t impossible to vote more
than one ticket at one time The voter
should be allowed to use his own discretion
as to the makeup Of his ticket. The pro-
posed rule is an innovation, and, In the COM
mittees opinion q useless one. They recon-
mend the striking out Of the proposed rule 15
The report was received BY the Parish
Committee and the amendments recon-
mended were approved.