The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-02
MEETING OFTHE PARISH EXECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE.

Lake Providence La, Nov. 90. $780,
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of The parish of East Carroll met
This day pursuant TO call.
Present-R n. Rea, Chairman; {. r.
Davis, Secretary; G. f. Black burn, w.
S. Mcguire, Yancey Bell by w. S. Ma
guire.
Absent-Robt. Nicholson, T. T. Con-
siant,J j. T.. Murphy.
The chairman stated that acting un-
der informal instructions from several
members Of The committee and on the
request of citizens, he had procured
consult alton 10 be had between the
candidates for district officers. who had
signed The agreement published in the
papers agreeing to submit TO general
primary and TO appoint boards of can
vassers to CONT and compile thu re-
turns. That he had sent a copy of the
agreement TO Capt. Fl. b. Holmes with
the rsques, from this committee that
the District Committee meet aud take
the actions requested by the candidates
That Capt. Holmes had eonrteously
lodged the receipt of the conf
munica.ion aud that the District Com
miftee had met and taken The action
requested.
This report Of the Chairman was on
motion approved.
The following resolution was then
offered and adopted:
BE il resolved, That 5 delegates TO
the State Convention at Baton Rouge
I o be held on December 20, 1899, aud
the member of the State Central
Committee, from this parish be elected
a, the geueralprimary already ordered
to be held on Dec 9Th for the purpose
Of eecting member at large of this
| committee.
That the names ofsaid delegates and
said member of the Stale Central Com
mittee shall be printed or written on
the same ballot as that Of the candi-
date for this committee, aud that said
ballot shall be voted in q separate box
from tha, used In the district primary
Oh said day. That all white legal
Democratic voters shall be competent
to vote in said election. That the
polls shall be opened at s O'Clock q. m.
and closed at p. IN. That said cleo
ton shall be held by the commission
ers selected 10 hold tho district prim-
sry on said day, who shall keep list
of those voting. and record OF all
challenged votes. That the ballot OF
any voters challenged shall be marked
with the voters name. That due and
full returns of said election properly
signed shall be made TO this committee.
That this committee shall meet on
Monday, December 11th, TO canvass
The returns aud the candidates for
delegates receiving the highest num-
| Der Of votes shall be declared The dele
sates TO said convention. That the
candidate for member OF The State
Central Committee receiving the high
est number Of votes shall be declared
elected.
Tha, the five delegates elected shall
vote on all questions as q unit, prox'
les 10 be allowed, and that a majority
of The delegates shall control.
The following resolution was unani
mously adopted:
Whereas, The number OF white
Democratic voters In the parishes O
East Carroll aud Madison lie about thu
same; and
Whereas, The District Commute,
in providing for new COMMITTEE ha
given East Carroll two members ant
Madison three members on said com
mittee;
Be il resolved, That the District Elk
ocutise Commit,ee are respectfully re
qnesteti to amend their said rule rela
tive 10 the selection OF new com
mittse, BIZ giving TO East Carroll To
equal representation with Madison