The Bossier banner., 1891-11-05
Proceedings Of the Democratic
Executive Committee Of
Bossier Parish.
BENTON, La, Nov. 5, 1891.

the DemOCfdClc Executive COMMIT
tee of BOssier Parish met this day
at the Court house in this place.
The Chairman called the meeting
to order and stated the object of the
meeting to be to devise method and
time for selecting delegates to the
Democratic State Convention to be
holden at Baton Rouge, La, Dec.
Is, 1891.
Upon roll call, the following men,
bers were found present: Ward l.
E. S. Dortch, wv. q. Vance proxy
and w. Fl. Hodges wv. G. Vance
proxy. Ward 2-J. M. Arnold and
W. j. Fish. Ward 3-Dr. w. M.
Abney and ]. F. Strayhan. Ward
4-W. A. Stroud. S. 81. Cochran
having moved from the ward, Mr..
P. D. Garter asked to represent Mr..
Cochran upon a petition of citizens
of said ward. Ward 5-Dr. G. FL.
Irion and j. A. Bumgardner. Ward
CIV. Fl. ScanlaDd, and II. Boden-
heimer having removed from the
ward, and Mr.. e. j. McDade having
been elected at the last Congress
siOnal primary to succeed Mr.. Bo-
denheimer, he was duly seated.
Mr.. p. d. Carter was refused a
seat 10 the Committee for reason
that he had not been elected by
majority of the voters of said ward
4, and the seat of Mr.. S. H. Cochran
declared vacant and w. A. Stroud
5authOrized to cast only one vote for
the ward.
On motion, offered by DR.. G. Fl.
Irion, and duly adopted, an election
for member to fill the vacancy of
S. Fl. Cochran was ordered at the
same primary election for delegates
to the State Convention.
Capt. w. G. Vance made q motion,
which was adopted, that the chair
appoint a committee of three to
formulate a plan and mode of hold
ing primary to select delegates to
the State Democratic Convention at
Baton Rouge, Dec. 16, when the
following were appointed: Capt.
W. Q. Vance, DR.. G. II. Irion and
W. A. Stroud.
The body then took recess for
thirty minutes, to allow the commit
tee to report. After being out
short time, the committee made the
following report:.
To the Democratic EGecwtSUe Com
nsittee Of BOSSier Parish: Your
committee appointed to draft reso.
lutions recommending the mode and
manner and time of electiDg dele
gates to the Democratic State Nom
mating Convention to be holden at
Baton Rouge on Dec. 16, 1891, beg
leave to report as follows:
Resolved 1st, That a white Dem
ocratic primary election be held on
November 21, 1891, to elect 81 dele
gates to represent Bossier parish in
the State nominating convention to
be held at Baton Rouge on Dec. Is,
1891, to nominate the Democratic
State ticket.
Resolved End, That the delegates
elected shall be voted for at large;
that is, throughout the parish.
Resolved 3rd, That majority of
the delegates elected shall cast the
vote of the parish as a unit.
Resolved 4th, That the Chairman
OF the Parish Executive Committee
shall appoint two commissioners,
one from each opposing faction, and
one clerk for each polling place
throughout the parish, said clerk to
decide disputes between commits
Sioners.
Resolved 9th, That the polls be
opened at 8 o'clock A. NJ. and close
at5P.M.
Resolved 9th, That the returns of
said election shall be signed by the
commissioners and clerk, aud be for
warded to the Executive Committee
on Monday, 23rd November, at Ben.
ton, which committee shall declare
the result of said election.
Resolved 7th, That tho delegates
declared elected shall have their
credentials signed by the Chairman
and Secretary of the Parish Execu-
tive Committee.
Resolved 9Th, That no one be al |
lowed to vote at these primaries ex-
cept known white Democrats and
such as have been residents of the
State II months, of the parish six
months aud of the ward 80 days
prior to the primary election. This
is not intended to deprive young
men who may attain their majority
before the general election from vot-
ing at the primary.
v w. Q Q. VANCE, } Chairman
w. A. STROUD, Committee.
Mr. Il n Gfro whom oeconol - ..L