The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-03-05
Notice of an Election For Demo-
cratic Nominees

tee OF seven by the joint resolutions
Of the State central committees of
The TWO factions of the Democratic
party in the State Of louisiana,
passed on the Goth Of February,
1892, an election will be held
throughout the State on Tuesday.
The 22d day Of March, 1892. This
election shall be for the purpose Of
determining as follows, namely
j. 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.
2. To choose members Of the
Democratic State central committee
for the different parishes il the State
and the city Of New Orleans.
3. To decide whether or rot the
basis OF representation in all district,
congressional and State nominating
conventions, up to and including
the next State nominating conven.
ton shall be the total vote cast for
the heads of the two tickets at said
election Of March %. 1892.
Be it further known, that said
election shall be conducted and held
in conformity with the following
regulations adopted by this com.
mittee:
l. LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES.
The precincts established at the
last congressional election in 1890
in the city Of New Orleans and in
the country parishes. shall be the
precincts in which polling booths
shall be established at this election.
La the several parishes throughout
the State, the parish of Orleans
excepted, the two parish executive
committees shall agree upon and
announce the location of the polls.
In the parish of Orleans the chair.
man of the State executive commits
tees Of each side shall perform that
duty.
2. SELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS.
At each polling booth throughout
the State there shall be FIVE commits.
sioners Of election, two to each side,
the fifth to be selected in the man.
ner hereinafter provided for. Said
two commissioners shall be selected
by the chairman Of the parish com.
mittees representing the McEnery
and Foster tickets, respectively,
throughout the State, and in the
parish Of Orleans by the chairman
Of the State executive committees.
Should a commissioner be absent at
the opening of the polls, or be com.
PEELED to leave the poll for any
length Of time. the vacancy shall be
filed by the remaining commission.
er for the faction which the absentee
in part represents,
The selection of the fifth commits.
sioner 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 chairman Of
the respective parish and State exec
utiye committees. The chairman
winning the lot shall have the irsl
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 any there be, to the chairman win
ming the first choice. At every
poll the commissioners who are il
the majority shall name the clerk
whose duties shall be entirely eleri
cal. In those parishes in which
there are no parish committees rep
resenting either side, the chairman
Of the State executive committee
shall designate an individual to act
in ieu of the chairman of the parish
committee.
8 HOURS OF VOTING.
The polls shall be kept open al
each polling place from the hour o.
7 in the forenoon until 6 10 the at
ternoon, except in the city Of New
Orleans, where they shall be kept
open from 6 o'clock in the forenoon
until Z o'clock in the afternoon.
4, NOTIFICATION OF THE POLLING