The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-08-18
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Primary Election TO be Held Monday,
AUGUST q,


ouEhvrponT. La. August il -Pur-
suant to cali published the Demo
cratic Executive Committee Of Caddo
parish mpt at the courthouse with the
following members in attendance:
". II. Adams, J. s. Noel, I. G. Bar
ret, /. 3 Phillips } f. Iierndon,
7. I. Bell, proXy for l.. II. Rand,lph),
Il. II. hargroye, Ike 3 iron, Wm.
Winte:. T. }. Brvaon, q D. liicks, V.
Grosjaan, v. l.. Foster and ". NJ.
Olum.
Owing to the absence Of CHAIRMAN
Randolph aud Secretary Toss, =. 9.
Barrett vas elected chairman pro tenn
and VIM Win;rr secretary pro tenn.
The chairman explained that the
committee was called for the purpose
of prescribing the method OF select
ing a nominee for an additional Judge
for the First Judicial District at the
approaching election, winch had been
ordered by the governor for Hep.nm-
Der II, 1891
The following resolution was thea
read and adopted:
b, it resolved. that Il primary cleo
ton be held at the legal polling places
and at James bayou school house and
Swans store, III Cadd0 parish, for The
purpose of nominating the Democratic
nominee. iOl- additional district judge
of CaGdo parish. and that such election
be he'd or Monday, - th day of August,
1894.
, Be it further resolved, that no can
ldatc shall be considered and declar-
ed the nominee OF the party unless De
Shall receive Il ma jOrity of all the vote,
cast at such election, and in the event
, that 10 candidate is thu, nominated at
said primary, all the candidates except
I the two highest in nninoel OF votes re-
p ceivrd shall be dropped and a second
primary election shall be held with
; the same commissioners ON Tuesday,
| 4,h day Of ;>ept"mDcr 1854, and the
candidate receiving the greatest mum
Der of votes shall be deemed and declar-
I ed the nominee OF the Democratic party.
It BE it further resolved, that all l'a-
turns Of said primary eirctica shall be
70 made 10 the chairman pro ten of this
y committee who with the secretary
n shall examine the returns and declare
the result.
IS On motion it was resolved that ow-
Il ing to the fact that there are four can
"a didutcs fOr the udgeship that eacl cail-
didate be permitted to name one con-
+ missioner for each polling place, and
/? that the said commissioners names
- shall be handed to the chairman for
% publication and that the said four com
70 missoners at each polling place select
A. their own clerk.
The following resolution, aftersb3lnc
o. read was adopted
Id b., it resolved, that none but white
y and those known 10 have supported the
Democratic national nominee. for Eos
es ter or McEnery, DIT She last election be
et allowed to vote at any Democratic nom
u mating primary election unless such
!" Offering TO vote will pledge himself
IN that in the future to abide by and sup.
"a port the Democratic nominations.
&c u resolved, lllab tn1 Co'illulSslOb'
!" cr, of elections arc instructed to strict
rs " conform and to enforce this rule al
on the several polin. places in this par
-. ish.
On motion resolved, thai at the ar
hs preaching primary thai the tIckel'
irt shall contain nothiag other than th'
,l name of the candidate and the Judge
" ship to WHICH he Is an asplran'.
IL On motion, Mr.. 1'ho> {. Barrett VII
elrc.ed chairman pro tom, during tn
absence G. Mr.. L. II. Randolph Iror
the parish.
No farther business the meeting at
od journed.
ne. T. G. BARRETT. WIN WINTER,
" Chair'n. pro tom, Scc'y pro ten