Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-11-28
Proceedings Executive Commit
tee Of the Democratic Party.

tee OF the Democratic Party.
The Executive Committee met
at tho Court House, in st. Fran
cisvllle, on Monday, Nov. %, 1891
with G. NJ. Barrow, President, In
, the chair and IL quorum present.
G Bienvcnu WAS elected secretary,
and the following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, II Democratic Convcn-
ton has been ordered to meet in
the city of Baton Rouge on the IL
| day Of DEG. for the purpose Of
nominating IL State Ticket, and
Whereas, This the Parish of
West Fcliciana is entitled to cast
ten votes IN said Convention. and
Whereas, it becomes our duty
:.s the Executive Committee of the
Parish Of West t'el,cian. to deter
mine the manner and time Of So
lcct,ng the delegates to said Con-
ycntion. and the time and manner
of selecting our parish. ward and
district officers, aud Il State Scna-
tor;
BE it therefore rcsolvcd-That
Il white primary election he held
in each ward of this Parish, on
Thursday, December ;, 1891, be-
tween the hours of $50 Il ~. and 4
=. ~. for the purpose of clectimg
Delegates to the Parish Convcn-
ton to bc held ut the Court House
III the town of St. Francisvillc,
ut II IN. on Thursday Dec. 10. to
elect Delegates to the State Con-
vcn,ion, each ward to elect on
said day, Dec. 3. one Delegate
for every fifty and one for every
twenty-five or fraction over TWEEN
tY-fvc votes cast ut the general
election for Gov. Nichols.
Resolved. That all white pcrso-
rs residing in tho respective wards
whether registered or not, and
who will bc entitled to Il vote at
the general election in April,
1892. shall be allowed to vote IN
the primary.
Resolved. That the Tickets vot-
ell shalt b. either written or prin-
ted. or partially written and par
TALLY printed.
Resolved, That the SAID primal
~ shall be conducted by three
Commissioners of Election, one to
he selected by each faction Of the
Democratic Party, and the third
one to be appointed by the Ciair-
man of the Executive Committee
aud the said commissioners shall
be named and appointed before
the adjournment Of the Commit
tee.
Resolved That the commission
ers of election shall Immediately
after the votes arc counted ut
thcir respective voting precincts
issue to the Delegates elected.
Their certificates of election,
which shall be their credentials to
the Parish Convention.
Resolved, That the Parish Con-
vcntion to be held ut the Court
House, IN the town of st. Fran
cisviic, on Thursday, Dee. 10Th.
shall be organized by the Chair
man Of the Executive Committee.
Be it resolved, That all Candl-
dates for Sheriff, Clerk. Repre-
sentative, Coroner, Senator. dis
trict Judge, District Attorney and
Ward officers, shall submit their
names for approval or rejection at
general election t. be held iii this
parish on Tuesday, April 10, 1892.
Resolved, That each ward in
this parish at the Primary to nc
held on Dec. 3, shall elect one
member of the Executive Com
who shall be entitled to cast one
vote, except in the towns of Bay
on Sara and st. Francisvillc and
in the Tunica and Raccourci pre-
cincts Of tho 9TH ward who shall
each eject one member with att
lhorliy 10 cast one half vote in the
Parish Executive Commute.
Resolved. That the apportion-
mcnt OF the respective wards in
tho primary hc Us follows:
Wards Nichols Vote D.l's.