The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-09-14
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Democratic Judicial Executive
Committee for this District.
HAUGHroN, La, Sept. 5, '99.

HAUGHroN, La, Sept. 5, '99.
The Second judicial District
Executive Committee met pursu-
ant to call; DR.. W. M. Abney in
the chair, and DR.. S. J. Harrell
was made secretary.
Members present: DR.. w. M.
Abney, DR.. 8. J. Harrell, H. A.
Barnes, DR.. w. M. Abney (proxy
for j. H. Cabeen), and J. F. Ed
wards fproxy for Al. Moss.)
The chairman explained the
duties of the committee and an
nounced that the committee was
ready for business, and that res
olutions were in order.
DR.. Abney offered resolutions
marked A, which are as follows:
1. Resolved, That a Demo-
cratic primary election for the
purpose of nominating candidates
for Judge and district attorney for
the Second Judicial District be
held in the parishes of Bossier
and Webster on Friday, October
6, 1899, at the various polling
places established by the Parish
Democratic Executive Commit
tees.
2. Resolved, That none but
white registered Democrats,
whose last vote was cast for the
Democratic nominee, shall be al
lowed to vote, and if his Demo-
cratic utilization is questioned, he
must prove to the commissioners
of election his good faith and af-
filiation at the election whereat he
cast his last vote
3. Resolved, That the ballot,
or ticket to be voted shall have
written or printed thereon:
For Judge, Second Judicial Dis
trict-{NamesJ.
For District Attorney, Second Ju-
dicial District-(Names).
For two Committeeman for the
/ Judicial Committee from each
| parish and one at large
(Names).
A. Resolved, That the COM
missioners shall keep a correct
list of those voting and tally
| sheets to be certified to and sign
ed by the commissioners and to
| forward same to the chairman OF
this committee at Benton, on
Wednesday, the 18th Of October,
following the election.
/ 5. Resolved, That the polls
shall be opened and closed as ap-
pointed by the Parish Executive
ECommittee, and in case any com
missioner shall fail to appear a
the time for opening the polls, the
commissioners present shall Sc.
lect commissioner, and in case
a majority Of the commissioners
fail to appear, the voters presen
| shall select commissioners.
Lost. Yeas-Abney and Ca
been; nays-Harrell, Barnes ant
Edwards.
/ Mr.. Harrell offered resolution
marked B, which is as follows:
Be it Resolved by the Demo
cratic Judicial Executive Com
kmittee of the Second Judicial Dis
trict, That there be held in tn
parishes of Bossier and Webster
on October 6, 1899, between tn
hours of 8 q. m. and 5 p. m.
primary election to nominate
candidate for district Judge an
district attorney and two mem
bers of the Judicial Executiv
Committee from each parish an,
one at large. Said election to b
held under the same rules an
> regulations and by the same com
missioners as ordered by the res
pective parish committees; exceI
that none but white registere
: Democrats shall vote for distric
officers and on separate ticket
for parish officers, and shall vot
in separate boxes from the paris
boxes, and the said commission
, ers shall keep list of all tn
votes cast for said district officer
+ and return same to this committe
at Haughton, on Wednesday fol
lowing said election.
Carried, by the following vote
: Yeas-Harrell, Barnes and Ed
wards; nays-Abney, Cabeen.
DR.. Abney offered the followin
D resolution:
Resolved, That there be privat
, polling booths at each pollin
: place where the voter shall b
required to go and prepare hi
2 ballot.