The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-09-21
"Facts."

Democrats of Bossier and Web
ster, l want to explain to you my
position on the questions of vital
interest to the Democratic party
of the Second Judicial District
which came before the Judicial
Committee at Haughton on the 9TH
instant, and on which questions l
and the other members of the
Committee widely differed. Icall
your attention to the resolutions
passed by the Bossier Executive
Committee On August 25th, and
by Webster Executive Committee
on August Goth. Read them care
fully and see for yourself the diff
ference between a Democrat in
Bossier and Democrat in Web
ster:
BOSSIER.
1. Be it Resolved, That at the said
primary election to be holden on the 9th
day of October, 1899, none but white
Democratic registered voters of Bossier
parish be allowed to vote, provided that
if a person offers to vote and his Democ-
racy is challenged he must prove to the
satisfaction of the commissioners of
election his political faith and utilization
and must pledge himself to support the
nominees before being allowed to vote.
WEBSTER.
End. That at such primary any quail
fed white voter shall be entitled to vote
who will promise to support the nominees
of said primary election, as far as he
participates, at the next general election
in April.
You see from the above resolu-
tons that a Bossier Democrat is a
white voter who can prove his past
utilization with the Democratic
party, while Democrat in Web
ster is 'any qualified achite rofer
who will promise to support the
nominees of said primary election,
so far as he participates" Being
struck with the peculiar definition
of a Democrat as laid down by the
Webster Executive Committee,
and believing that the Bossier
Committee had properly defined a
Democrat, I went to Haughton on
the 9th instant determined, so far
as in my power lay, to uphold the
stalwart Democrats of this District
in the faith as they practice it.
l fully expected to meet with the
hearty cooperation of the other
members of the Judicial Executive
Committee, for l did not question
their Democracy nor their sense
of fairness or justice. After call
ing the Committee to order and
defining its duties, l made this
statement: II am not here, gen.
tlemen of the Committee, in the
interest of any individual candi-
date, but in the interest of the
Democratic party of the Second
Judicial District" then offered
the following set of resolutions
which are almost identical with
the resolutions passed a few days
before by the Bossier Parish
Committee:
1. Resolved, That Democratic pri-
mary election for the purpose of nomi.
mating candidates for Judge and Distric
Attorney for the Second Judicial Distric
be held in the parishes of Bossier ano
Webster on Friday, October 6, 1899, a
the various polling places established b,
the Parish Democratic Executive Com.
mittees.
2. Resolved, That none but whit,
registered Democrats, whose last vot,
was cast for the Democratic nominee
shall be allowed to vote, and if his Dem
| ocratic utilization is questioned, he mus
prove to the commissioners of election hi
, good faith and utilization at the election
whereat he cast his last vote.
3. Resolved, That the ballot, or tickle
to be voted shall have written or printet
thereon:
, For Judge, Second Judicial District
For District Attorney, Second Judicia
District Names.)
For two Committeeman for the Judicia
Committee from each parish and on
at large Names.)
4. Resolved, That the commissioner
shall keep correct list of those votin,
, and tally sheets to be certified to an
!, signed by the commissioners and to for
ward same to the Chairman of this Com
) mittee, at Benton, on Wednesday, tn
: nth Of October, following the election
r 5. Resolved, That the polls shall b
q opened and closed as appointed by tn
Parish Executive Committee, and in cas-
any commissioner shall fail to appear a
the time for opening the polls, the com
missioners present shall select com
missioner, and in case a majority of tn
commissioners fail to appear, the voter
D present shall select commissioners.
: Now, fellow Democrats, I as
:. you, in all sincerity, what di
J Judge Watkins and his friends o.
: the Committee see in the abov
e resolutions to fight with so niue.
r vigor and determination? Is ther
= = anything in those resolutions tina
!. would be detrimental to the inter
est of any candidate who is max
ing an honest race for Judge o
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