The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-03-05
THE CAMPAIGN.

The joint committee of seven conclud-
ed It's labors last night and promulgated
the following rules for the government
of the primary election to be held on
March 90. 1892:
NOTICE OF AN ELECTION FOR DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEES.
be 1t known that, under the authority
conferred upon the committee of seven
by the joint resolutions of the state CEN
trail committees of the two factions of
the Democratic party in the state of
Louisiana passed on the Goth of Februa-
ry. 1892. an election will be held throu-
ghout the state on Tuesday. the ODD day
of March, 1892.
The election shall be for the purpose
OF determining as follows, viz:
First-WhO shall be the candidates of
the Democratic party of the state of
Louisiana for the various state offices to
be filled at the election to take place on
April 10. 1892.
SecOnd-TO choose members OF the De.
mocratic state central committee for the
several parishes in the state aud wards
OF the city Of New Orleans.
| Third-TO decide whether or not the
basis of representation in all district.
congressional and state nominating con-
ventlons. up to and including the next
state nominating convention, shall be
the total number Of votes cast for the
heads of the two tickets at said election
Of March %. 1882.
BE 1t further known, that said election
shall be conducted and held in confor-
NIFTY with the following regulations
adopted by this committee.
FIRST LOCATION OF POLLING p ACES.
The precincts established at the last
congressional election in 1890 in the city
of New Orleans and in the country par
ishes shall be the precincts in which
polling booths shall be established at
this election.
In the several parishes throughout the
state. the parish of Orleans excepted, the
two parish executive committee shall
agree upon and announce the location
OF the polls. In the parish Of Orleans
The chairman of the state executive
committees of each side shall perform
that duty.
SECoND-LOCATlON OF COMMISSIONERS.
AT each polling booth throughout the
state there shall be five commissioners
of election, two to each side, the fifth to
be selected in the manner herein after
provided for. Said two commissioners
selected by the chairman Of the parish
committees representing the EcEnery
and Foster tickets respectively through
out the state, and in the wards of New
Orleans by the chairmen Of the state ex-
ecutire committees. Should any COM
missioner be absent at the opening of
the polls, or be compelled to leave the
poll for any length of time, the vacancy
shall be filed by the remaining COM
missioner for the faction which the alb |
sentee in part represents.
The selection Of the fifth commissioner
shall be determined by lot in the first
instance, in each parish of the state and
ward of the city Of New Orleans, by the
chairmen of the respective parish and
state executive committees. The chair
man winning the lot shall have the first
choice of the polling booth, the loser the
second choice, the winner the next
choice. and so on alternately until the
list of the polling booths is exhausted,
giving the odd poll, if there be, to the
chairman winning the first choice. At
every poll the commissioners who are in
the minority shall name the clerk,
whose duties shall be entirely clerical.
In those parishes in which there are no
parish committees representing either
side, the chairman of the state executive
committees shall designate an individual
to act in lieu of the chairman of the par
ish committee.
THIRD-HOURs OF VOTING.
The poll shall be kept open at each
polling place from the hour of Z in the
forenoon until in the afternoon, except
in the city of New Orleans, where they
be kept from 6 o'clock in the forenoon
until o'clock in the afternoon.
FOURTH-NOTIFICATI OF THE POLLING
PLACES AND COMMISSIONERS.
Notice, by publication. by the chair