The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-09-03
Primary Election.
For Selecting Democratic Cam
didate for Congress.


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 3 a. m. and closed at g
D. m, except in the cities of Aiexan-
dria and Shreveport, in which places
the polls shall be opened from q a. m.
to 6 p. H., 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 18th Congressional dis
trict. In the event no candidate
should receive a majority of the en-
tire vote cast at said primary cleo
ton, then a second primary is hereby
ordered, and shall he 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 a
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 COM
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 sname to the voting list
when he votes, which voting istshall
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 tai
ly 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 +. A..
Leonard, clerk of the court, and the
duplicate OF the same TO each member
OF this COMMITTEES 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-This committee shall meet
in the city of shreveport on Tuesday,
the Goth day of September, 1898, and
compile the vote and promulgate the
result OF said election, and at the
. meeting oil said committee each mem
thereof shall produce the duplicate
returns made TO him by the commits
siOners of election as aforesaid. In
the event OF secondprimary election
said committee shall again meet at
the city of Shreveport on Saturday,
! the 9Th day OF October, 1898, and
, canvass and promulgate the returns
of said second primary election in
like manner as above provided for,
for the first primary election.
Sixth-Thatat the said primary cleo
ton, the voters in each parish shall
also vote for member to represent
, such parish on the congressional com.
mittee to serve for the two ensuing
years and said election and returns
for said member shall be made in the
same manner as are the election and
returns of the congressional candi
dates. The twelve members thus
elected, together with three members
: from the district at large, to be cleo
ed by the twelve members Of thecom
mittee at it's first meeting shall con
Lstitute the executive committee o
this congressional district and which