St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

QuceO Oy MI. N1cOalcU, WcEc luoPl-
ed by a vote Of sc yeas to II nays:
Resolved, That the delegates
elected to the State nominating con-
vention shall be accredited thereto
by certificates of election signed
by the chairman Of tie parish con-
vention or mass meeting convoked
by the proper authority that elected
them, and in case of election OF
delegates directly by parish pri-
maries their certificates Of election
shall be signed by the chairman Of
the Democratic parish committee,
after the returns Of said primaries
have been canvassed and the results
thereof been ascertalnea BY said
committee, which credentials shall
be forwarded to f. b. kruttschnitt.
chairman Of the exc, utive commit.
tee of this committee, prior to Dec.
II, 1895.
"Resolved further, That the ex-
ecutive committee OF the State Cen
trail committee shall meet at Shreve-
port on Tuesday, Dec. IL, 1895.
at II O'Clock noon, and shall pre-
| pare roll Of the delegates to tile
State nominating convention, &C
credited thereto, as herein provid-
ed !; that said roll Of delegates shall
be read by the chairman OF the
State Central Committee at the
opening Of the convention. and the
delegates appearing thereon shall
constitute the prima faci member
ship of said convention and pa'tici-
pate in the temporary organization
thereof, until otherwise determined
by the convention itself.
s'Resolved further, that the execu-
tive committee of the State Central
committee shall have power aud
authority to determine all questions
OF disputed authority in the parishes
throughout the State; that the said
committee shall send subcommittee
to the parishes where such disputes
exist to inquire into the same, and
to take such action as they may
deem proper to restore harmony
and perfect the organization Of the
Democratic party in such parishes.
That if such disputes are not set
tied by agreement, said executive
committee, or subcommittee
thereof delegated for that purpose,
shall order and conduct the election
Of delegates to the State nominal
ing convention in any parishes
where such disputes may continue
to exist, and the delegates already
chosen at such election shall be
placed On the roll Of membership Of
of the State nominating convention
hereinfore provided for; that said
executive committee OF the State
Genital Committee, where 1t shall
order an election Of delegates in
case Of disputed authority IN any
parish shall at the same time order
an election Of a parish Democr attic
committee for SUCH parish, and III
such a contest, said executive CONS
mittee shall determine such con-
test I"
The basis Of apportionmeDt and
qualifications was established as
follows:
Resolved. That the various DEM
ocratic parish committees through
o,,t the state be instructed to call
an election by white Democrats in
the respective parishes, by primary
election, convention or mass meet
ing as they see fit, for delegates
to a state nominating convention
to be held at Shreveport, on We'd
nesday, Dec. 18th, 1895, at Il
O'Clock m on the basis of appOr-
tionment for representation of one
delegate for every 200 votes or frac'
ton thereof Of more than hundred
votes cast at the primary election
on Mach 22d, 1892, for Foster
and McEnery, except in the cases
Of the Sixth, Eighth aud Ninth waids
of the parish of Orleans, where the
basis OF representation shall be the
vote cast for Foster and McEnery.
at the general election Of April,
1892, said basis of said wards be-
ing SO fixed by reason IT the differ
ences that existed In the party as
to the actual vote cast IL said wards
at said primary election.
Under the above rules st. Tam
many Parish will be entitled to four
delegates in the State Convention.
The stafemcNL comes from New