St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-16
ADDRESS
To the Democracy Of
the State.

the State.
How rRE Yayxc RETCHxiNS BOAHp
PrsEEsxb n, C.srxr n 4 DE-
rEArEp Csxs,spATE - PwEvaor-
Dn,s,0xs REVERSED 7" Throw
Mr rmE CRY v"rI.
The Democratic State Central
Committee last Monday issued the
following address:
HEApvrAH DEMOCRATIC STATE
Central Committee.
New Orleans, April IL. 1892. J
TO the DemvcracyeOf Louisiana:
On the sOth Of February, 1892.
an agreement was entered into be-
tween the committee representing
the faction which, claimed Mr.. Fos-
ter n the nominee IT the Demo.
cratic party and the committee
representing those who claimed ;.
d. McEnerv ~ the nominee, BY
whicl. it was stipulated that the
claims Of the aforesaid candidates
should he s;nbmitted to > white
Democratic primary to be held on
the 22d VI March. under rules to
be established by . joint committee
composed Of; three members on each
side and john 5. Young. Of CaddO,
as cllairmani the candidates receiv.
ing the highest number Of votes at
said primary to be declared the
regular nominees Of the party. This
committee of seven, composed Of
three members from each faction
and John S., Young as Chairman.
was authorized to establish rules
for the condIct d. said election and
return the count Of the votes cast
and the prothulgation Of the result.
Pursuant TO the authority thus
conferred tie said committee. o.,
the I'D Of February. adopted the
following RUE prescribing the man
mer in wl,ica the vote should be
counted an.e returned. and the man.
ner in which these returns should be
camvassed AID the result promul-
gated, to-wf:
Nintl,-Cl,umt and Returns II
Election /.
All ballOts-sl,all be counted and
returns madc Immediately on the
closing Of tn polls in the presence
Of not more than two witnesses on
each side. to be admitted into the
room whers the count is being
made. Three tally sheets shall be
kept Ut the count: the tally sheets
shall have he tallles marked in
lines from the beginning to the end
Of the page. and the total amount
of the ballot shall he written in ~
ures immediately after the end Oi
the t.llies, and IN letters, 50 ~ to
prevent any. alteration thereof.
Should two or more tickets be
folded together, the ticket 50 folded
together shall be rejected.
After the s,Ount il completed tlse
ballots sl.alE be put back IN the box,
which shalt he Immediately sealed
with the ballots therein aud pre-
served until the result Of the elec-
ton Is announced.
All poll lists and tally sheets
shall be made in triplicate and sign
ed BY the commissioners. Endorsed
on the wrapper with parish and
precinct distinctly marked thereon.
One copy Of each Of said papers
shall be sent. sealed. by mail by
registered letter. or by special mes
senger or by express. u the Hon.
John ). Yceng. chairman Of this
cuMMIYlee, Care 81 The Whitney
National Back. New Orleans. In
One copy slt,ll be filed with eacl, Of
the parish committees. to be for.
warded to. jl,eir respective State
executive cOsnmittees.
The returns forwarded to the
chairman sh:ll remain in said hank.
with the seals unbroken. until March
~, 1892. 1t. 10 O'Clock 4. ". at
which time. this committee shall
meet at New Orleans. open them
and commence the count and can.
vass thereof. aud shall Immediately
on the completion thereof promul-
gate BY publication the result
Sig,sed-E. Howard McCaleb,
Jas. G. Noise, +. G. Zacllar,e. A.
W. Crandeil, John Fitzpatrick,
Charles 4. butler, Committee.
John :. Young, Chairman.
Arthur MSGuirk. Secretary.
New Orlesns. Feb. -. 1892.
The COMMISSIONER returns were
forwarded IL the chairman OF the
committee. ~ provided BY the rule !;
and on the $Sth ult. the committee
assembled. opened them and COM
lnenced the ''cOunt and canvass"
thereof.
When the count Of Concor,lia was
reached. the rontest which had been
fled against the returns from that
parish, after: they had been closed
and forwarded. was rejected By the
committee op the ground that no
vote could b questioned before the
committee which had not been cl.al-
lenged at the poll. and Of which no
mention wassmade in the commis-
siOners RETURNS.
The same xuling was made. with
reference to the contest for the par
i.h Of st. Bernard. where the COM
missi0ners' .returns were regular
and gave nosnotice Of contest.
In the parish u st. James the
contested bok was purged Of illegal
vOtes, because the commissioner
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