St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-30
White Primaries.

White Primaries.
The Parishes Of East and West
Felicianss and Rapides, have order
ed white primaries for the n"mina-
tiOn OF District and Parish officers.
The expense for clerks and COM
missioners, aud the printing ut the
tickets. ,nust be paid BY the candi-
dates, pro rata. In order to give
our readers an idea of how it is done,
we publish the following proceed
ings Of the Rarides Democratic
Committee:
Alexa,.dria. Sept. 16---l'he Demo-
cratic executive committee Of Rs-
Iides parish convened At the court-
house at II o'clock to-day pursuant
TO . cali pf the vice chairman, Otis
Collins The secretary, l.. A. Stat.
ford, called the roll aud . quorum
WAS iosnd TO be present. Upon
motioa Otis Collins was elected
chairman, and b. e. Dean vice
chairnsn. The following resolutions
we're u0ered aud adopted:
sReeclved, That for the purpose
OF nominating parish ofacsre there
shall b held 10 this parish, on the
18th deg OF December, 1889. = pri-
mary election; that the dieisice &.
ecuuve and senatorial counitsees
are hereby requested 70 order > psi-
mary election on the same day, 70
that pssish and judicial aad ssaaso-
rial 0fieers nay be voted eoe u the
same time aud thereby ssse The ex-
pense q holding tvo eieotioas.
Resolved further, That ~ names
Of alt the cahdidates she'll be placed
upon 4 ticket made cut BY and
handed to the printer By NE chair
man Of this committee, aud said
ticket 10 contain besides the names
Of tie judicial, senatorial and par
ieh capdidates the statement printed
ct the end Of the ticket, scratch the
name Jon do not want 70 vote for :
provided further that no other ticket
shall " used 10 said election than
tie one thus prepared By the chair.
man.
Resolved further. That the cAn.
didates receiving . plurality OF the
otes . cast shall be declared The
nominees Of the Democratic party
Of Rapides Parish, La.
"Resolved further, That Ill white
Democrats who are duly registered
and w.,oee names are on the poll
book 10 their precincts shall have
the right to vote, and Oh white neu
duly registered who have not hsse'
toforc; acted with the Deuocsata
ehall have the right - vote II they
pledgr themselves TO support the
ticket nominsted a. this primary
election.
"Eesolved that At Alexandra the
polls shalt be arranged - they were
At the election for maysr, 50 tha
the vvier can prepare his ticket and
vote tree from the moleetation o.
candsdates and their friends 20 n
70 keep the polls from being crowd
Cd. cad the election officers and TIM
sheriks are requested to rigidly en-
forcc' this provision.
"Reeolved, That the polls sinai
he Openod at Z O'Clock A. y. ant
closed ut 4 o'clock r. n. It IS fur
thes provided that the commission
en- os election shall be required I,
keep i list Of voters at said primary
election and shall sign Nth the clerl
said lit upon the closing Of TIN
polh and to return same together
with i tally sheet with their return!
to tie chairman of this committee
or 10 his absence to the secretary
provided further, that the nomina
| ton by primary election above pro
vided for shall include the Office o
assessor, and the names of the can
didases for that position shall b.
placed upon the ticket.
"sseeolved. That the expense
for tickets, etc., shall be paid b.
the candidates pro rata"
Upon molten it was resolved tina
the lncmbers of this committee from
eac,, ward shall select the commits
sioners from their ward.
a. motion WA also made and car
red that each candidate shall hav
the right il he go desires to appoin
| . watcher at the polls who shall b
permitted to remain near the ballo
box from the opening to the close
rhs committee then adjourned u
mee. again a4 noon on Dec. Is, 1899
to tabu:ate the returns.
i The senatorial executive com
m,stee also met aud ordered . pri
maH to be ,held on Dec. Il, 1899
the same day as the primary, t
no,ninate n candidate for Senate
foE The eighteenth senatorial district
corrposed oftIe parishes OF Rapide
a.N Vernon:
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