The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-16
MEETING OF THE EXECU'


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Perkins, Il White, VIM Harris,
David Weinberg, j w Stafford, s
Il Meeker. w w Brashear, Jos
Lawrence, Thos Crawley, Geo .
Watts.
In the absence of the Chairman,
Ex. Licutenant Governor JAS JET.
fries, there being Il vacancy in the
position of Eicc-Chairman, on &C
count of the death OF DIR Il l. Lnck-
EFT, the Committee VAS called to
order by the Secretary, Hon Ed
win q Hunter, who called Mr. j &
Ryan to the Chair temporarily.
1t was suggested that there were
three vacancies i'll the Committee
since last meeting, on account OF
the deaths of DR.. Il L Luckett, j
p Hickman and W Z Sanford, one
of which, that of W L Sanford had
been filled by the appointment OF
General George o Watts. A p'a.
|jority of the committee being pres
ent, proceeded to business. Mr.
j & Ryan was elected Vice Chair
man. A resolution was %introduc-
ed by Il Il Hunter and unanimous
~ carried expressing the deep
seuse Of bereavement felt by the
Committee at the death of DIR K
L Luckett, the member Of the
Committee at large from this par
ish. L l. Hooe was elected a mem
Der of tile State Central. Commit.
tee from Rapides parish vice Il l.
Luckett, deceased. :...
The following resolution was in.
troduced aud carried by a vote OF
ID to 8:
Resolved, by the Democratic
Executive Committee of Rapides
parish, that we. favor. the free and
unlimiu coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to l, without the con.
sent of any other nation.
The following resolutions, after
being debated pro and con, by
Mes-rs G. w Bolton, Fred Seip, b
G Hunter, B u Lyons aud others,
were finally adopted:
Resolved, That 10 order to nom,
mate q Parish ticket for. Rapi1es
parish composed Of Sheriff, Clerk,
Representatives and other parish
and ward officers, there be u pri,
mary election held on Monday, De
cember 10th 1895, iu all the voting
precincts Of Rapiles parish.
Resolved, further that at sale
election to nominate parish officers
the voters entitled to vote i'll
Democratic primary, shall alst
vote for their choice for Distlic1
Judge and District Attorney fol
Rapiles parish and for a Senator
whose name shall also be- upon 4
ticket containing the names Of tht
parish candidates.
Resolved, That the candidate 70!
Judge receiving a majority of the
votes, shall have the right to name
the delegates to the District CON.
veution and it shall be the duty
the chairman of this commit.
tee, to give said delegates thus
named, their credentials.
Resolved, That the candidates
for the various offices, receiving &
majority of the votes cast, snail bt
the Democratic nominees for the
various Offices for which they are
candidates and i'll case nol.e ..
them recei re a majority Of the
votes cast, then the two hig}eSl
shall run over again at such time
rs may be fixed by this committee
and i'll case of Representatives, the
four highest shall run over again,
Resolved, That the candidate
for the Senate who shall receive 1
majority of the votes, SHALL have
the same right TO name the dele
gates to the Senatorial convention
rs is given to the successful can.
diAate for District Judge in tAe
above resolution.
Resolved, That all white Demo
Gratis, whether registered or not,
who are, or would be legal voters
at the general election, shall bt
allowed to vote and that all whlts
men, who were formerly Demo
Gratis and who desire to re.uMitt
with the Democratic party;"anG
who will respond in the: attitma
tive, to the questions: Care yor
a Democrat ard will you vote fol-
the Democratic nominees at The
general election from Governor
down to CoustaLleW shall be per
mitted to vote and, the commits
sioners OF election are special,
charged to PROFOUND these inter
rogatories in all doubtful cases.
Resolved, That the returns .
said primary election shall b,
made to this Executive Commit
tee Oil the 10th Of Dec. 1895, at al
exandria, la, which committee
will then promulgate the returns
and declare the nominees, provid
ed, that the commissioners shall
deposit the boxes, tally sheets ant
lists with the Secretary Of this
committee, who Shall receipt foI