The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-09-24

ballot for the man of his choice.
and the candidates receiving the
greatest number of votes in tho
district shall be declared the regu.
lar nominee of the party for Con-
gress.
Fourth-That only known white
Democratic citizens of the district,
who are qualified voters under the
law, and who will agree to support
the National Democratic ticket and
and its platform, and who will sup
port the Democratic nominee for
Congress, shall participate in this
primary election, or be voters there
at
Fifth-That the members of this
congressional committee shall have
charge of the arrangements for
conducting said primary election
in their respective parishes. shall
provide the ballot boxes, see to
their transmission to the polling
places, appoint the commissioners
of the election, etc.
Sixth-Four commissioners shall
be appointed for each precinct; in
choice of commissioners the candi-
dates for Congress, or their friends
friends shall be consulted, and a.
far as practicable, a representative
of each appointed as commissioner
at each poll.
Seventh-This primary election
shall be conducted in the manner
that regular elections are conduct
ed, and written list of the names
Of those voting shall be kept num-
bered consecutively in the order in
which they vote.
Eighth-Immediately after the
closing of the polls, the boxes 81 all
be opened and the ballots counted
in the presence of the bystanders,
tally of the votes kept, and sign
ed by the commissioners. If any
commissioner refuses to sign those
who do sign shall state the fact,
and the reason given for not sign
ing by the one refusing.
Ninth-A sufficient return of the
election shall be q statement in
writing signed by the commission
ers of the total number Of votes ac-
tually cast at the poll, and the num-
Der actually cast for each candidate,
accompanied by the tally sheet and
list of voters. This statement shall
be sworn to as correct by the COM
missioners, if requested by anyone
of the candidates, or any three of
their friends. In the absence of
a notary public or magistrate, any
bystander may administer the oath
which must be in writing and
signed by the commissioners.
Tenth-One of the duplicate re-
turns (the one having annexed to
it the tally sheet and list of voters)
shall be delivered, together with
the box containing the ballots, to
the congressional committeeman or
committeeman for the parish; the
other return shall be mailed by the
commissioners to the chairman of
this congressional committee.
Eleventh - On Saturday, Octo-
Der s, 1892, at noon the congress
sional committee shall meet at
MansfeldIfor the purpose Of ascer-
tanning and declaring the result of
the primary election. At this meet
ing the members Of this committee
or their proxy, from the respective
parishes shall bring with them the
duplicate returns, tally sheets and
list of voters handed them by the
commissioners of election at the
various precincts or polling places;
the chairman of this committee
shall produce the returns mailed
to him, and the result ascertained
and formally announced.
Twelfth = At the said primary
election the Democratic voters in
each parish shall also vote for
member to represent sucn parish
on the congressional executive
committee to serve for the ensuing
two years, one member from each
parish to he voted for only by the
voters of such parish, and returns
OF election for such member shall
be made in the same manner as are
the returns for congressional can
didates, and the votes for such
members to be canvassed and the
result declared as is done IN the
case of the congressional candi-
dates. The twelve members thus
elected respectively from the twelve
parishes constituting the Fourth
district together with three men,