The true Democrat., 1897-11-20

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= PRESIDENT Thos. D.. Boyd says IL
g cadets will te called soon.
Meeting of the Parish Democrat
= Executive Committee.
. State of Louisiana, Parish Of West Fell
) cinna, Conrt House, Nov. 18th 1897.
The Dcmocratic Parish Executive Coz,
mittec met t!]is day with tho followin
members present: Judge Thos. Butlc
Prcs't.; L. p. Kilbotrnc, Geo. Baic,, ]. /
Ard, c. H. Argne, secy.; J. II. Clack. !
W. Brandon, A. s. J. Evans, Bait Hara
t son. Absent Charles Taylor.
. There being u vacancy on tho comm:tte
caused by tho death of Monroe Morri
from the fifth ward, it was ordered that
member he elected from that ward Of tn
coming primary election.
Capt. l.. W. Brandon being called +,
the chair, Judge Batter offero,l tho fol
lowing resolutions, as substitute for ros
oI"tlon offered by George Baicr, which
were carried unanimously.
Resolved, That primary elcction i,
held OH tho 22nd day of November 1897 4,
tho usual polling places between the
honrs of q. and p. m. in each ward ot
this parish by tho below mentioned com.
'n'sS'one's OF election, Cor the purpose of
selecting Democratic candidate to ),o
voted for in the election to be held on
January II, 1898, for one member to rem.
resent the parish Of West Fcliciana in thc
State Constional Convention to be held at
New Orleans on the 9th day of Feb 1898
mat at said primary, all legal white
democratic voters, including those who
VIII be eligible to vote at the state clec-
''on on Jan. llth 1873, and whether res;s-
tered OF not at tho time Of tho primary
| shall be allowed to vote.
That said committee shall kcon , oor.
''e' 1''l ~ and list s8 votcrs and sign same
ana ma ke due returns of the result of the
e'cctlon 1T their respective PRECINCTS IN
the President fthc Executive Committed
at tho Office of the clerk of the court and
SAID president shall tabuate the rcturnx
OF the commissioners and announce and
certify to the result Of the election.
mat IN case it shall he found that M
one OF the candidates voted for at tbo
primary, has majority of all the votes
cast' then there shall be another primary
election before the same commissioners
and at the same places on the 9th dav of
N"S' 1887, at which second primary ONLY
Tue two candidates receiving tho highest
number OF votes at the previous primary
Shall be voted for.
The following resolution otferod bv C.co
Balcr was tabled:
Resolved, That there be an additional
voting plaoo established in the fifth ward
at Poplar Springs school, also that one
taa!t'onal voting place be added to St
fr'nc'svillo precinct at j. .Frcyhan &co's
store.
Inc following reee|Nfion was offered bv
Judge Butler and was unanimously odont
,d:
Resolved, That at the primary election
N Nov. 22nd 1897. the voters of each w,r,,
'lect one delegate to represent the parish
u West Feliciana in the convention TO he
'eld at Baton Rouge on December OH
o9'' sad delegate to cast his pro rata of
nc SIX votes, to which this parish is en- ,,
tiled III said convention
The following commissioners of eloct;o, :.
'erc appointed to serve in the coming :
r'mary election: ''' I
So ward, st. Francisville, CIV Tempel. :.
lom Lawson, Il Lotion 1st ward, Bayou
ara, Henry Vandcrslice, + Corripap Fred !,
ochcndel. 2nd ward, Monroe Dauiels -
ohn Daniels, + Ard. 3rl ward, SC =
tul'ns,A T Gastrell, Ned~Fort. 4th ward o o
I. y Howell, DIR. Ben Smith, DR.. w y
h"rckhalter' 5tl ward, John B Camp
I'll Jr., viii Wright, H J Simmons. .
II ward' RollyJoor,::stirli Clack Emile 9, r
F''s: 7fil ward, Jim Mc'Vatcrs, George y
" " A Porter, 9Th ward, A D Percy, 8.
) Evans, N H Barrow. 9th ward 81
'eNaryman, S Johnson, F OHamilton a,
'A ward" c Wade, sLavergne, Bait st
araison. :;
mere being no further business !the h
muIittee adjourned =. -
THOs. BUTLER, .,
II. Argue, prest -.
Secy. .,