St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-03-12
The Coming Election

The Coming Election
RULES ADOPTED BY TIE
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The committee Of seven. com.
posed Of Col. John s. Young. chair.
man, anil Col. A. w. Crandell,
and Messrs. John Fitzpatrick and
Charles A. Butler, representing the
McEnery party, and Col. F. C.
Zacharie and Messrs. E. Howard
McCaleb and James e. Noise, rep
resenting the Foster party, ap-
pointed under the terms Of the
agreement entered into between the
two State central committees, com
pleted their labors last week, and
the following proclamation of cleo
ton and the rules to govern. the
same we're adopted.
This completes the first part Of
the labors of the committee, and it
has adjourned until 10 o'clock A.
NJ. on Saturday, March II.
The gentlemen Of the committee
state that the meetings were har-
mUnious, and no trouble was ex-
perienced in coming to an agree
ment.
The document issued by the
committee is as follows:
NOTICE OF AN ELECTION FOR
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
BE It known, that under the
authority conferred upon the COM
mittee Ut seven by the joint resolu-
ton Of the State central committees
Of the two factions Of the Demo
cratic party in the State Ut LOUISE
ana, passed on the goth Of Febru-
ary, 1892, an election will be held
throughout the State on Tuesday,
the ED day Of March, 1892.
This election shall be for the
purpose Of determining as follows,
namely:
l. 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 -, 1892.
?. To choose members of the
Democratic State central committee
Tor the several parishes in the State
and wards Of the city OF New Or
leans.
8. To decide whether or not the
basis Of rep resentation in al dis
trict, congre ssional and State nomi-
mating conventions, up to and i'm
the next State nominating
shall be
THE TOTAL VOTE CAST
sOr the heads Of the two tickets 1t
siad election Of March p, 1892.
Be It further known, that said
election shall he conducted and held
in conformity with the following
regulations adopted by this COM
l. Location Of Polling Places
The precincts established at the
last congressional election in 1890
in the city Of New Orleans, and 10
the country parishes, shall be the
precincts in which polling booths
shall be established 1t this election.
In the several parishes through
put the State, the parish or Or
leans excepted, the two parish ex-
ecutive committees shall agree upon
and announce the location Of the
polls. In the parish Of Orleans the
chairmen Of the State executive
committee ON each side shall per-
form that duty.
2. Selection of Commissioners -
At each polling booth throughout
The State there shall be five COM
Of election, two to each
side. the fifth to be selected in the
hereinafter provided for.
said two commissioners shall be
selected by the chairmen of the
parish committees, representing the
McEnery and Foster tickets re-
'pectively, throughout the State,
md in the wards OF New Orleans BY
he clairmen of the State executive
committees. Should any commits.
'ioner be absent at the opening of
he polls. or be compelled to leave
he poll for any length Of time, the
'acancy shall be filed by the re-
commissioner for the fac
ion which the absentee in part rep
The selection Of the fifth COM
missioner shall be determined by
OF in the first instance In each par
sh Of the State and ward in the city
4 New Orleans by tae chairmen Of
he respective parish and State
committees. The chair
nan winning the lot shall have first
hoice Of the polling booth, the |
user the second choice, the winner |
he next choice, and 90 on alter
ately until the list Of the polling |
'coths is exhausted, giving the odd
oil, II any there be, to the chair
nan winning the first choice.
At every poll where the
COMMISSIONERS ARE N THE MINORITY |
hey shall name the clerk, whose
uties shall be entirely clerical. In
hose parishes in which there are
o parish committees representing
ither side. the chairman Of the
t&te executive committee shall
esignate an individual to act in
eu Of the chairman Of the parish