The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-09-14
Meeting Of the Democratic Ex-
ecutiVe Committee Of the
18th Congressional
District.


mittee of the Fourth COngression-
al District met at the courthouse
on Monday, Sept. 3, 1894, pursu-
snant to adjournment.
The chairman, Hon. ID. &. Scar
borough, being absent Mr.. NJ. ii.
Carver announced that he held his
proxy but that parliamentary rules
that did vest him with authority to
act as chairman, and requested the
SECRETARY, A. NJ. Hewitt, to call
the meeting to order and call the
roll.
j. G. White of Rapides, was
then by reclamation elected tenn
pOrary chairman.
On motion, the Chair appointed
n committee on credentials, CON-
posed of b. =. Edwards of Bien-
vile, j. A. w. Lowry of Bossier,
G.. X. Oaks of Vernon, who report
ed through their chairman, Mr..
Edwards, that all proxies were
regular. ...s- 4-.s
The parishes of Winn and Sa-
bine were not represented.
The committee then adjourned
till 2 o'clock.
On reassembling, Mr.. b. p. Ed
wards offered series of resOlu-
tons, covering the object of the
meeting of the committee, viz: to
provide the mode of selecting a
Democratic candidate for Congress
at the approaching election, which
after a few amendments were adopt
ed, as follows: l...I -...-
RESOLUTIONS.
LIST. Be it resolved, that the
nomination of the Democratic can
didate for Congress of the 4th Con-
gIessiOnal District, be made by
primary elections held on the same
day throughout the district, at the
polling places established by law,
in the respective parishes of the
district, for general elections, and
at such additional places as may
have been heretofore fixed or may
hereafter be fixed and published by
the Executive Committees of the
respective parishes.
End. That the primary election
shall be held on Saturday, the 9th
day of October, A. d., 1894, and
that the polls be opened at o'clock
a. M, and closed at 6 o'clock p. m.
3rd. That the candidates for
Democratic domination for Con-
gress be voted for direct, and the
candidate receiving the majority of
the votes cast in the district shall
be declared the regular nominee of
the Democratic party for Congress
from the 4th district
4th.. That only known white
Democrats, who are qualified cleo
tors, under the laws of the State of
Louisiana, and who will support
the Democratic nominee for Con-
gress of this primary election shall
be entitled to vote in said primary
election. a
9th. That the members of this
Executive Committee from each
parish, with the chairman of the
parish Democratic committee shall
appoint three commissioners of
election and one clerk for each
polling place, provided, that where
there are two committees in any
parish, the said commissioners shall
be appointed. by the members of
the Congressional Committee from
said parish. The members of the
Congressional Committee shall have
charge of the arrangements for
conducting said primary election,
in their respective parishes shall
provide the ballot boxes, and see
to their transmission to the respect
i've polling places. ,.
9th. Three or more commission
ers shall be appointed at each pre-
cinct to conduct said election, and
in the choice of commissioners each
candidate for Congress, or his
friends shall have the right toi
name for each polling booth or pre-
cinct a commissioner at each poll.
9TH. That list OF names of per-
Sons voting, tally sheets, etc..
shall be kept the same as required
for regular elections under State
laws. at.as4
Sth. That Immediately after the
closing of the polls, the boxes shall
be opened and the ballots counted
in the presence of the by ISLANDERS,
tally list of the votes kept and