The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-02-27
The Committees Agree.


ter and McEnery, which have been In
session in New Orleans last week. to ef-
feet compromise Of the differences ex-
listing between the two factions. 80 as
to haveonly one ticket in the field at the
general election. have come to sstis-
factory conclusion.
The following is the agreement adop-
ted by the two committees:
First-iNe tickets nominated by the
conventions which met In the city OF
Baton Rouge on the leth December. 1891
one In Pixies Hall and the other In the
state house. che headed BY the Hon. Sam
uel D. McEnery as governor, and the
other by the Hon. Murphy J, Foster as
governor, be placed before the white De-
mocratic voters Of the state at 4 primary
election to be held prior to the general
election in April next; the persona there
on receiving the highest number Of vO-
tes for the respective Offices shall be the
nominees of the Democratic party of
Louisiana and shall receive its united
vote.
Second--Tlre basis of representation
In all district congressional ard state
nominating conventions shall b. the to-
tai vote cast Cor the heads Of the two
tickets at the said primary election. and
all ballots caet at said primary election
shall, in addition to the names VI the
candidates voted for, contain the words
"for or against the basis H representa-
ton suggested by the state central COM
mittees OF the Democratic party.
Third-All ballots shall be printed on
white paper. of uniform size and tex
tare, without device. The election to tie
held on the same day throughout the
state; said electfcs shall Be held on the
god day of March. 1892, and the conduct
Of the same be ascertained, and prvmra-
cation Of the result thereof and all de-
tails necessary to carry the above plans
into execution, shall be formulated by
committee to be composed as follows:
Three members to be chosen by the COM
nAittee Of which the Hon. Leon Jastrem-
ski is chairman; three by the committee
OF which the Hon. Theodore 8. wilkinson
is chairman, and the Hcn. John 8. Young
Is hereby designated rs the seventh
Z member and chairman cf said commit.
tee.
Fourtk-it is hereby made the duty Of
said committee to accord each sids equal
representation In the commissioners Of
election at each polling place through
out The state, and an odd man to b. &C.
lected alternately by each faction under
such rules as may be established by said
, committee of seven, and said committee
of seven shall give at least fifteen days
: notice Of said election by publication.
d Fifth-All white Democratic voters
{ shall have right to vote at said cleo
ton, provided that said voters in thu
parish of Orleans shall have been regis
tered at least ten days prior Of said cleo
q ton. ....
J. Sixth-There shall be as many pollini
y places at said election throughout tn
n state as at general election, the loca
tion Of said polling places to be fixed b!
said committee Of seven.
o The committee shall DO reorgan
ICED after said elections as follows, viz
9 The election OF one member from eacl
v parish throughout the state and on
from each ward in the parish Of Orleans
to be voted for at the same time and dr.
j. on the same ticket as the state ticke,
o In addition to said member 80 elected
n In the event that the Hon. Samuel |
McEnery be elected, the Hon. Leon jas
. tremski shall be ex-of1cio a member q
said state central committee, and shal
% appoint twenty-four other persons to
l. members at large. In the event tina
l. the Hon. Murphy J. Foster be elected
f the Hon. Theo. 8. wilkinson shall be e,
>. officio member Of said state centrs
" committee, and shall appoint twert,
four other persons to be members q
70 large; and the Hon. Leon Jastremski,
,s the McBnery ticket be elected Is thereb
n further empowered to convene said stat
10 central committee; and the Hon. The
g. Wilkinson, II the Foster ticket
|" elected is in the same manner empov
10 cred TO convene said state central con
n mittee. The said state central con