The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-09-10
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL
The Rules Adopted by the Democratic Exec
utiyc Committee.

The Rules Adopted by the Democratic Exec
utiyc Committee.
T"e Fourth Congressional d pocra'
ic Eie,Gi,ve Committee st :h"ir =. >.'fl
b y in hreveport. August II, adopted
the foil wing:
Resolved by the Democratic Executive
Committee tf the Fourth Congressional
District
rirst-Tnat the rom,na ton for D, mo
cratic Candidates for Congress llon the
Fourth District he mae by G, neral Pm,
mary electlo. 10 0e he'd on the l5tn day
OF -eptember, lS9S, throughout the district
at the polling PAGES established by law in
the respective parishes, TIE polls to be
or ened at 8 O'clock am. and c.Osed at .
O'Clock pm, except in the cities OF Alex.
gndria and Shreveport, In which places
the polls hall be open from O'Clock am.
TO O'Clock pm and the candidates Tor
Congress be voted tor direct by the parties
voting in said election and the candidate
IT ceiving maj Jrity of all the votes cast
shall be deemed the choice OF the Demo
| cratic party for represe ntatiVe to the Fifty.
sixth Congress from this the Fourth Con.
gressional District. In the Event no can.
didate should receive majority OF the EN-.
tire vote cast at said primary election. then
second primary Is hereby ordered and
sha ll be held in the same manner on the
9th day OF October, 1898, at which the two
alone shall be voted tor.
erats who are duly. qualified electors I'm.
DIV ho OF PA nd lou nj 2tlfQ
duly registered, and who will pledge
themselves to support the Democratic
nominee, shall be permitted TO vote at said
primary election or cleo ions. II a person
offer to vote and his right be challenged
no must prove 10 the satisfaction Of the
commissioners OF election bis political
faith and utilization xnd de clare his pur.
pose to support the Democratic nominee.
Third-The members of this committee
from their respective parishes, together
with the chairman OF the Democratic Par.
ish Executive Committee, shall appoint
three or more commissioners for each poll.
| ing place in his parish, each candidate
having the right OF naming one commits
sioner at each polling place to be APPOINT
ed 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 appoint them.
Fourth-The commissioner shall keep
list OF the names OF those voting, duly
numbered in order in which they vote, re.
curing each voter to sign his name to the
voting list when he votes, which voting,
list shall be kept ny one OF the commits.
sloners and shall be attested by one OF the
commissioners and by one witness who is
not commissioner. Immediately after
the closing OF the polls the boxes shall be
opened and the bAllots counted in The pres.
ence of the bystanders and tally OF the
votes kept and duplicate returns made out
and signed by the commissioners. II any
commissioner refuse to sign, those who do
sign shall state the fact and the reason
given for not signing by the one refusing.
t'ne Of the duplicate returns together with
the tally sheet and the liet OF voters, shall
be mailed by registered letter to the sec
rotary Of this committee at Shreveport, in
the care OF +. A. Leonard, clerk OF the
court, and the duplicate of the same to
each member OF this committee for his re
spective parish. TIE secretary shall NOT
open the said returns of said election until
the meeting OF this committee as herein
after provided for.
Fitth-This committee shall meet in the
city OF Shreveport on Tuesday, September
20. 1888, and compile the vote and promul.
gate the result OF said election, and at the
meeting OF said committee each member
thereof shall produce the duplicate re
turns made to him By thecommissioners OF
election as aforesaid. In the event OF a
second primary election, SAID committee
shall again me at the city of Shreveport
on October s, 1895, and canvass and pro-
mulgate the returns OF said second prlma.
rg election in like manner as above pro
vided for; Tor the first primary election.
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