The Opelousas courier., 1894-03-24
Democratic Primaries.

| trict Democratic Committees held at
Rayne on the 21st inst, an agreement
was reache1 by which the committees
were consolidated into one and prima-
res ordered to be held to nominate a
Democratic candidate for the State
Senate. The following is the agree
ment, which explains itself:
| I. That the District Democratic Ju-
dicial and Senatorial Committee shall
be composed of fifteen members. sew
en- from the Committee presided over
by w. S. Frazee, ESQ, and seven from
| the Committee presided over by Dr.. K.
Z. Webb the Chairman shall be either
DR.. R. C. Webb or w. s. Frazee, to be
chosen by lot.
3. The Committe thus chosen shall
be recognized as the regular and prop
erly constituted District Democratic
Executive Committee, of this Judicial
and Senatorial District, and Immediate
ly after the selection of said Committee
and Chairman, the old committees shall
be dissolved and the new Committee
organized.
8. As soon as the new Committee
shall be organized as suggested, it shall
order white primary election through
out the District at which primary cleo
tion all Democrats desiring to become
the candidates of the Democratic party
for the Senate, to fill the place made va
cant by the resignation of Hon. d. B.
Hayes, shall submit their names.
The one receiving & the greatest num-
Der of votes cast shall be declared the
Democratic candidate.
4 The Committee shall fix as the poll
ing places the same that we're fixed by
the Returning Officers of the Parishes
of st. Landry and Acadia at the last
general election.
g. Three commissioners of election
shall serve at each polling place, one to
be chosen by the representatives of each
of the two Democratic factions and the
third commissioner to be chosen by the
two thus appointed.
6. The Commissioners of election
shall keep list of all persons voting,
shall make,two tally sheets, and certify
to the same in writing and to the
number of votes received by each can
didate, and after the proper count of
the votes shall seal up the poll list and
tally sheets and certificates and address
and transmit them Immediately after
the election to the chairman of the
District Democratic Committee who
shall keep the same intact until the day
fixed for the canvassing of the returns
by said committee.
7. The qualifications of said voters
shall be as follows: O, the voter shall
be white voter and shall answer af-
tirmatively the following questions !:
(2), Are you Democrat (0, Will you
vote for the nominee for the Senate and
abide by the results Of the primary
election
8. The District Committee shall meet
at place to be chosen by it not more
than five days after the primary election
and shall open and canvass the sealed
returns and declare officially the vote
cast for the various candidates, and pro-
claim the person receiving the greatest
number of votes as the Democratic can
didate. In the event of contest the
Committee shall have the power to de-
eide the same, and its decision shall be
final and irrevocable.
N. b. In addition to the above voters
as provided for above at said primary,
ali white Democrats who have attained
the age Of 81 years or who shall attain
that age before the dates fixed by the
election, and living in the district, shall
be permitted to vote at said primary
election, provided they possess the 9th
er qualifications herein above specified.
The Committee as now constituted
consists of the following gentlemen,
with W. S. Frazee, Esq, as chairman,
he having been selected by lot:
For Acadia-J. B. Richard, R. T.
Clark, R. c. Webb, Edgar Barousse,
W. F. Brooks, M. j. Andrus, Donat Pu-
cheu.
For st. Landry-Sam. Haas, C. M.
Thompson, John M. Ware, M. G.. Will
kins, j. j. Barry, T. H. Lewis, E. H.
McGee.
We think this action will give general
satisfaction, and trust that fair and
friendly contest will be followed by a
cheerful acquiescence in the result,
whatever it may be.