The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
Primary Election.
For Selecting a Democratic Can.
didate for Congress-.

greSslOnal district:
First = That the nomination for
Democratic candidate for CONGRESS-
from the Fourth district be made by
general primary election, to be held
on the 14th day of September, 1898,
throughout the district, at the poll
ing places established by law in the
respective parishes, the polls to be
opened at 8 a. m. and closed at 6
p. M, except in the cities of Aiexan-
dria and Shreveport, in which places
the polls shall be opened from 6 a. m.
to 6 p. M, and the candidates for
Congress be voted for direct by the
parties voting in said election; and
the candidate receiving a majority of
all the votes cast shall be deemed the
choice of the Democratic party for
Representative to the seth Congress
from this the 4th Congressional dis
trict. In the event no candidate
should receive a majority of the en-
tire vote cast at said primary elec-
ton, then second primary is hereby
ordered, and shall be held in the same
manner on the 9Th day of October.
1898, at which time the two highest
candidates at the previous primary
alone shall be voted for.
Second = None but known white
Democrats who are duly qualified
electors under the constitution and
laws of this State, duly registered,
and who will pledge themselves to
vote for the Democratic nominee.
shall be permitted to vote at said
primary election or elections. If q
person offer to vote and his right be
challenged he must prove to the sat-
isfaction of the commissioners of cleo
ton his political faith and utilization
and declare his purpose to support
the Democratic nominee.
Third-The members of this CON-
mittee from their respective parishes,
together with the chairman of the
Democratic parish executive commit
tee, shall appoint three or more COM
missioners for each polling place in
his parish, each candidate having the
right OF naming one commissioner at
each polling place, to be appointed
by said committee as aforesaid to
hold said election, and in the absence
of any commissioner thus appointed
as herein provided for, the voters
present at the polling place shall APP
point them.
FOurth-The commissioners shall
keep list of the names of those vot-
ing, duly numbered in the order in
which they vote, requiring each voter
to sign his name to the voting list
when he votes, which voting list shall
be kept by one of the commissioners
and by one witness who is not acom-
missioner. Immediately after the
closing of the polls the boxes shall be |
opened and the ballots counted in the |
presence of the bystanders, and a tai |
~ of the votes kept and duplicate re-
turns made out and signed by the
commissioners. If any commissioner
refuse to sign, those who do sign shall |
state the fact and the reason given
for not signing by the one refusing.
One of the duplicate returns, together
with the tally sheet and the list of
voters, shall be mailed by registered
letter to the secretary of this commit
tee at Shreveport, in the care of F. A.
Leonard, clerk of the court, and the
duplicate OF tliesame to each member
OF this committee for his respective
parish. The secretary shall not open
the said returns OF said election until
the meeting of this committee as here.
matter provided for.
FIFTH TIKI. r~->~.:xko In |
in the city of shreveport on Tuesday,
the Goth day Of September, 1898, and
the vote and promulgate the
result OF said election, and at the
meeting OF said committee each men,
thereof shall produce the duplicate
returns made to him by the commits
5ioners OF election as aforesaid. In
the event of a second primary election
said committee shall again meet at
The city of Shreveport on Saturday,
the 9Th day of October, 1898, and
'anvass and promulgate the returns
ii said second primary election in
ike manner as above provided for.
or the first primary election.
Sixth-That at the said primary elec-
ion, the voters in each parish shall
llso vote for a member to represent
uch parish on the congressional COM
nittee to serve for the two ensuing
Tears and said election and returns
or said member shall be made in the
anne manner as are the election and
eturns of the congressional candi-
lates. The twelve members thus
lected, together with three members
rom the district at large, to he cleo
d by the twelve members of the CON-
nittee at IT'S first meeting shall con-
titute the executive committee of
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