The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-07-29
PRIMARIES ORDERED
By the Fifth District Executive
Committee.

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of the Fifth District held another
meeting at Monroe day or two since,
and rescindcd its former action, calling
for Congress from The district and
passed the following resolutions order.
ing primaries to be held:
| Be il resolved, That the action of
the executive committee calling con-
vention Mt Monroe for July 26lh, be
and the same is hereby rescinded.
Be it further resolved. First-tha,
| the nomination OF Democratic candi-
| dat. for congress from this. the Fifth
| district, be made by general white
Democratic primary election to be
held on Wednesday, August 10, 1899,
| throughout the district, at the polling
places established by law in the respec-
tive parishes. tho polls to be opened at
7 o clock q. m, and closed at o'clock
p. M, and the candidates for congress
be voted for direct by the parties voting
in said election, and the candidate re-
cciving plurality Of ell the legal votes
cast shall be deemed.the choice of the
Democratic party for representative 10
congress 10 succeed the iamented Hon.
S. Z. Baird from this, the Fifth con-
gressional district.
Seeond-None shall be permitted to
vote but white Democrats and all other
white voters who will agree to support
the nominee OF this primary and prove
TO the satisfaction OF the commissioners
bis political faith and utilization AID
declare his purpose to support the
Democratic nominee, provided that no
ono shall be entitled TO vote unless he
is duly qualified eleotor under the
constitution and laws of this state and
duly registered.
Thlrd-The executive committees
from their respective parishes shall ep-
point three commissioners for each
polling rlact In their parish 10 hold
said election, and in The absence OF
any commissioner thus appointed. as
herein provided for. the voters present
at the polling place shall cleo; one in
his stead. Said commissioner shall be
sworn to faithfully perform their
duties
Fourth--The commissioners shall
keep list of the names of those yOt-
ing duly numbered in the order in
which they vote, which voting list shall
be kept By the commissioners aud
sworn to by them as being correct and
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ately after the closing of the polls tbs
boxes shall be opened and ballots
counted in the presence Of the bystand
crs, and a tally OF the votes kept end
duplicate returns made out and signed
and sworn to as correct by the commits
sioner before some officer daily quail
fled to administer uaths. ii any COM
missioner refuses to sign he oT those
who sign shall state fully the facts and
the reasons why he refused to sign.
ODt, OF tho duplicate returns together
vltk the tally sheet and the list OF vot-
ers and the lis, of voters furnished BY
the registers shall be forwarded to the
secretary of this committee at Monroe,
and the duplicate of the same to the
mem Der Of this committee for that
parish. and the secretary shall not open
the said returns OF said election until
the meeting of this committee as here
matter provided for.
Fifth--This committee shall meet III
Monroe on the 14ih day of August,
1899 (p. NJ and compile the vote and
promulgate the result of said election,
and ct the meeting of said committee
each nom Der thereof shall produce the
duplicate returns made TO hlm hy The
commissioners ef election as aforesaid.
Sixth-That the registrar of voters
OF each parish shall furnish certified
list OF registered voters in his parish to
the commissioners of election in eech
precinct. aud that 20 vote shall be
counted unless The name of the voter
appears on the list furnished By the
registrar.
BE it resolved That the form Of vot-
ing shall be By ordinary ballot, either
printed or written.
Be it further resolved, That this
action is not taken with the view of
forwarding the interest Of any canSi-
date, but is done to harmonic the
party and to give every voter in the
district tho opportunity to vote for the
candidate of his choice.
Scventh--That the newspapers Of
this district be. and they are hereby
requested to publish these resolutions
from now until said election.