Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-07-14
TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS FRIDAY EVENING, JULY A. 1893


required as a prerequisite to the right
to vote at said primary election. The
motion was carried by vote of six to
five, voting in the aflirmative-Paup,
Few, Sewell, Scofeld, Connor and
Harris; negatiVe-Moore Burch, Hig-
ginbotham, Hull and Bennett. l. S.
Few then offered a set of resolutions
for the government of said election,
and Henry Moore offered an amend
ment to the first section thereof, so as
to make it read that no one not a
qualified elector under the laws of the
State of Arkansas be allowed to vote
at said primary election. II, B. Sco-
field offered an amendment to said
amendment by adding, Gas prescribed
by the laws in force at the date of the
last state election The amendment
offered by Mr.. Scofeld was carried by
vote of six to five, voting in the af-
trmative-Paup, Few, Sewell, Scofeld,
Connor and Harris, negatiVe-Moore
Burch, Higginbotham, Hull and Ben
nett The amendment offered by Mr..
Moore, as amended by Mr.. Scofeld,
was then carried by vote of six to
five, voting in the afiirmative-Paup,
Few, Sewell, Scofeld, Conner and
Harris; negative--Moore, Birch, Hig-
ginbotham, Hull and Bennett. A mo-
ton was then made and carried that
the first section of said resolution as
amended be adopted Moore, Burch,
Higginbotham, Hull and Bennett re-
fused to vote when their names were
called. Those voting in the afiirma-
tive-Paup, Few, Sewell, Scofeld,
Connor and Harris. Before the vote
was announced Moore, Burch, Higgin-
botham, Hull and Bennett voted
against the motion, and the same was
carried by vote of six to five. A
motion was then made and carried
unanimously that the remaining sec
tions of said resolutions be adopted.
The resolutions, as adopted are as fol-
lows:
RULES FOR CONDUCTING ELECTION.
Polls shall open at eight O'Clock a.
NJ, or as soon thereafter as possible,
and close at seven o'clock p. m.
RESOLVED, That the primary cleo
ton for the purpose of electing a
postmaster at Texarkana be held in
Garland Township, Miller county,
Arkansas, on Tuesday, the 18th day
Of July 1893 That no one shall be
allowed TO vote at said election who
has not heretofore affiliated with and
is not now in good standing with the
Democratic party, and that the judges
of said election be and hereby are in
structed not to allow any man TO vote
who is not known by Democrats to be
Democrat, and that those voting
the first time may prove to the judges
that they are Democrats and that they
live in the territory prescribed for in
this election and that said election be
in all respects conducted under the
Australian Ballot system as governed
our last state election, provided, that
no one shall be allowed to vote ex-
cept qualified elector as defined by
the law as it existed at the time OF
the last state election.
RESOLVED, That the tickets for
the primary election shall be furnish
ed by the Democratic Central Com.
mittee and shall contain the names Of
the candidates for postmaster at Tex
arkana and that all candidates are
hereby instructed to present theiI
names to the Chairman of said Com.
mittee before noon on July 18th
1898. a u'
RESOLVED, That the judges Of said
primary election are hereby instruct
ed not to receive any tickets not fur
nished by the executive committee
except in case Of unavoidable casualty
That the election return be made Il
the Chairman Of the County Contra
Committee who shall announce the re
suit.
That the judges Of election at eacl
polling precinct and two clerks shal
be appointed by the Chairman Of thu
Central Committee and that each ap
plicant for said post Office have repre-
sentation among said Judges ant
clerks and in case any Of the appoint
ees neglect, fail or refuse TO act, TIN
judges and clerks present shall fill th
vacancy by appointment and if non
attend, the Democratic voters presen
shall appoint
That each candidate bear his pro
portionate part Of the expenses 0
holding said primary election.
RESOLVED, That in case chal
lenge is made, that the following ques