The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-10-28
Primary Election Ordered.
Rules Adopted by the Executive
COMMITTEE for Conducting
the Same.
COLFAx, La, Oct. 81, Il


cratic executive committee of Grant
parish met this day in the court
house at 11:3O a. m.
At the request of s. r. Lee, secreta-
~, MIR. r. S. Cameron acted in his
stead, and proceeded to call the roll,
and the following were found to be
present, viz:
Ward l - H. G. Goodwin, C. H. Teal.
John Randolph and F. B. Dean.
Ward 20. A. Tison for self and as
proxy for j. M. Nugent.
Ward 3-S. X. Lee, and j. A. Harvey
as proxy for G. w. Wainwright.
Ward At. E. Neal by N. c. Nugent
proxy.
Ward 5-Not represented.
Ward Cd. b. Lyman for self and as
proxy for Sam johnson.
Ward IF. M. Sharpe, r. W. Horn
proxy for j. w. Ethridge, L. l.. Thomp-
son and H. V. Mccain, and r. s. Gamer
on proxy for w. b. Garrett.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Capt. F. NJ. Sharpe was called to
the chair to preside.
H. g. Goodwin presented the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were read
in full, and, after considerable discus
sion and some slight amendments,
the resolutions were read and adopt
ed by sections, rs follows:
Resolved, That, for the purpose OF nom-
mating Democratic candidates for parish
officers to be voted for in the approaching
April, 1900, election, there shall be held
in Grant parish Primary Election on
Tuesday Dec. II, 1899, ut which election
all white Democrats who are duly regis
tered and whose names appear on the
poll books of their respective precincts
shall have the right to yote;-and all
white men who are duly registered who
have not heretofore acted with the Dem
ocrats shall have the right to vote, il
they pledge themselves to support the
ticket nominated at this primary election.
Second-That the names of all Demo
cratic candidates shall be placed upon
one ticket and handed to the printer by
the chairman of this committee; said
ticket to contain, beside the names of the
candidates, the statement printed at the
end of the ticket, "ScTatch the names
you do not want to vote for"
Third-That no other ticket than the
one thus prepared by the chairman OF
this committee shall be used in the said
primary election; and the expenses for
said tickets. ETC.. ETC.. shall be paid pro
lata by the candidates.
Fourth-That the polls shall be opened
at o'clock il the morning and remain
open until o'clock IN the evening; and
the voting places shall be 30 arranged
that the voter can prepare his ticket free
from the molestation of candidates or
their friends; and the sheriff and his dep
uties are requested to enforce this pro-
vision OF protection to the voter.
Fiftl-That the commissioners and
clerks of election Mt each precinct shall
keep list of all voters who vote at said
election, and certify and sign same at
the closing of the polls, and return said
list, together with a tally sheet, with
their returns to the chairman of this COM
mittee.
Sixth-That this executive committee
shall adjourn to meet at the court house
in Colfax ON Saturday, Dec. 16, 1899, for
the purpose OF tabulating and promulgat-
ing the returns of the primary election.
Seventh-Tbat the parish candidates
receiving plurality of the votes cast at
said election shall be declared the nomi-
nees Of the Democratic party of Grant
parish, La.
Eighth-That the chairman and secre-
tary OF this committee are instructed to
furnish the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the 18th Judicial District, and
the 9th Senatorial District with duly
certified copies of said election returns,
as to the respective Judicial and Senate
rial candidates.
Ninth--That the following persons,
whose names are handed in by the men,
bers from the respective wards, are here
by appointed as commissioners and clerks
ss said ,SSo primary election to be h't Dec.
Ward -Colfax precinct-G H Nc
Knight, VIM Lacroix, J p Lewis, coNmis-
sioners; r s Cameron, clerk; Fairnount
pecinct, A A Dean, B Ii Randolph, arthur
Barron, commissioners; F b Dean. clerk.
Ward Two Pollock precinct, L r Me-
Dowell, j b Wilmut, w H Woods, COM
missioners; F Fullerton, clerk; Nugent
precinct, M T Rice, West Delaney, Co.
lumhus Delaney, commissioners; j M Nu-
gent. clerk; Bruce's precinct, L Davis,
w ID Irwin, j L Flanagan, commission
ers; Vim Flanagan, clerk; Baxdad pre-
cinct, Will Buckner, B G Parker, M
Anthony, commissioners, L L Mercer,
clerk.
Ward Three Greed precinct, O Q Neal,
j H STAFFORD, w N Greed, commission
ers; T Walker, clerk; Selss precinct,
A B Watts, Jas Summerall, Talm0n
Chandler, commissioners; Lowell VAIN
wright, clerk.
Ward Four uckelew precinct, M A
Neal, II S GRAY, Geo Ober, commissioners;
Elish Neal, clerk; Lincecum precinct, F
f Rogers, VIM LAWYER, I H West, CON-
missioners; Jas Young. clerk.
Ward Georgetown, D Stallings,
w G Beal, w f johnson. commissioners;
w H Henry, clerk.
WardSix-Summerfield. Sam Johnson,
E Fl Millerick, Curtis Jones, commissions
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