The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-10-28


Eleventh-That each candidate may, If
he SO desires, appoint a watcher at the
polls on the day of election, who shall be
permitted to remain near the ballot box
from the opening to the closing OF the
polls.
Twelfth-That the chairman OF this
committee is instructed to place upon the
ticket to be used in said primary election
the names of all candidates who shall an
nounce themselves as Democrats, or who
shall present their names to him on or
before Dec. 2, 1899, subject to the action
of the party.
Thirteeuth-That at the primary elec-
ton held Dec. II, 1899, the Democrats of
each ward in Grant parish shall elect
their members of the Parish Executive
Committee to serve for the next ensuing
tour years, each ward to elect two ~
members OF the Executive Committee,
and three members at large, to be elected
by the committee when it meets and or
ganizes, no two of the members at large
to be selected from the same ward. Said
committee to meet at Collar, on Satur-
day Dec. q. 1899. and proceed to organ
ize by the election of chairman and sec
rotary, and take charge of any and all
campaign affairs that may arise.
Fourteenth-That il is the sense of
this committee that The office of Assessor
and Registrar should be made elective,
but. pending the time when in the judy
ment of the Democratic party it will be
wise to adopt this plan for the entire
State, we think it best to recognize the
wishes OF the party, and that recommen-
datiOns for this office shauld be made by
and with the consent of the Democratic
central executive committees of the vari-
cous parishes, and that the persons SO
recommended should be appointed by
the Governor.
After adopting the foregoing rules
for conducting the primary election,
on motion of John Randolph, duly
seconded, the following resolution
was adopted;
Resolved, That at the primary election
held Dec. IL, 80, the Democrats OF Grant
parish shall cast their votes for three
delegates to the State convention, which
is to meet ut Baton Rouge Dec. 20. 1899,
to make nominations for State officers,
and that the three men receiving plu-
rality OF the Votes cast shall be declared
elected and given credentials to repre-
sent Grant in said conventions; and that
said delegates, or SO many of them as
may attend, are instructed to observe
the unit rule in voting for nominations;
and that all nominations for candidates
for delegates to the State convention are
to be banded in to the chairman OF this
committee on or before Dec. 2, 1859.
On motion of C. H. Teal. duly Sec
onded, the following resolution was
also adopted, viz:
Resolved. That at the primary election
Dec. II, 1899, the member of the Demo-
cratic State central executive committee
shall also be elected in the same manner
as. is provided for the election Of dele
gates to the State convention.
The chairman resumed his seat, and
Mr.. j. j. O'Quinn, the Democratic
candidatefor clerk, being present was
introduced and invited to address the
committee, which he did in few re-
marks that created very favorable
impression on all present.
There being no further business the
committee then adjourned to meet
again Dec. 16, 1899, for the purpose
of counting and promulgating the
returns of the primary election.
H. G. GOODWIN, Chairman.
s. r. LEE, Secretary.