St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
Proceedings Of the Parish
Executive Committee.

ElSutu W1IU"J. II. murphy :.
Ninth Ward-E. J. Pcrilloux.
The Chair announced that the OBJ
jcct Of the meeting was to provide
for the nomination of Parish and
Ward Officers, and 10 elect four
delegates to represent this parish
in the Dem ocratic State Nominal
ing Convention, to be held in
Baton Rouge, Dec. 20.
1t was moved by Mr.. Koepp,
seconded by Mr.. Perilloux that four
delegates be elected to the Baton
Bouge Convention. Carried.
The following delegates were
then elected:
J. J. Cusachs, E. J. Perilloux,
). III. Murphy aud W. E. Parker.
1t was moved and duly seconded,
that the delegates be instructed to
vote for r. IL. Snyder, for Gov
ernor. Carried.
| 1t was moved by Mr.. koepp,
seconded by Mr.. Perilloux, that a
primary election be held on the lst
and 18th of February, 1900, for the
purpose of nominating Parish OFF,
GERS. Carried.
It was moved bv Mr.. Cusachs,
seconded by Mr.. Talley, that the
Ward Officers be nominated at the
primary to be held on the LIST
Of February, 1900. Carried.
1t was moved by Mr.. Murphy,
duly seconded. that each member
| Of the Executive Committee appoint
their commissioners of election.
Carried.
The following election officers
were then appointed:
FIRST WARD.
Felix Currow, w. II. Bohning,
Andrew Peter, commissioners;
Anthony Koepp, clerk.
SECOND WARD.
J. C. Burns, John Fitzgerald,
Henry Yates, commissioners; J. F.
Pickett, clerk.
THIRD WARD.
E. +. Smith, A. Z. STRAIN, Jr.,
IS. D. Bulloch, commissioners; w.
III. Kentzel, clerk.
FOURTH WARD.
Jim Band, Gustave Depre, Lucas
Prietto, commissioners; A. g..
Depre, clerk.
FIFTH WARD
WI Kahl, Emile Talley, + B
Thomas, commissioners; Willis
Fauntleroy, clerk.
SIXTH WARD
SR Wilson, G D Richardson,
| w NJ Gaines, commissioners; Louis
+ Talley, clerk
SEVENTH WARD
John Barteaux. J H Davis, Chas.
Munday, Commissioners; John
Todd, Jr, clerk
EIGHTH WARD
First Precinct-W A Crockett,
John Crawford, j Blackwell, COM
missioners; Jack Willis, clerk
Second Precinct-Jeff May6eld,
John Peterson, b j Taylor, com.
missioners; Potter Cause, clerk
NINTH WARD
J W Decker, H E Badon, F NJ
Williams, commissioners; John
Fredericks, clerk.
1t was moved, and seconded, that
a committee of three be appointed
TO frame rules to govern the cleo
tions on the LIST and 18th Of Feb
ruary, 1900. Carried.
Messrs. Cusachs, Murphy and
Koepp were appointed by the Chair.
A recess was then taken till 1
r. NJ, when the Committee was
again CALLED to order.
The Committee on Rules pre-
sented the following report, which
was read and adopted:
Rules and Regulations governing
the Primary Election Tor Parish
and Ward Officers:
Resolved, That for the purpose
of nominating Parish and Ward
officers, there shall be held in this
Parish on the LIST day of February,
1900, a primary election, and in the
event that double primaries are
necessary, a primary election shall
be held on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1900.
Resolved further, That the names
Of all candidates shall be placed
upon a ticket made out by and
handed to the printer by the chair.
man of this committee, said ticket
to contain, besides the parish and
ward officers, this statement printed
at the end of the ticket: s.Scratch
the name you do not want to vote
for" Provided further, that no
other ticket shall be used in SAID
election than the one thus prepared
by the chairman, and said ticket
shall be prepared by the sixteenth
day of January, 1900.
Resolved further, That all white
Democrats duly registered and
whose names are on the poll book
of their precinct, shall have the
right to vote, and all white men
duly registered, who have not here
tofore acted with the Democrats,
shall have the right to vote, if they
pledge themselves to support the
ticket nominated Al the PRIMARY
election.
Resolved further, That the reg
lister is hereby requested to provide
poll books, or certified lists Of the
same, for the various Wards to hold
said primary election, SAID poll
books to be handed TO the Char
man of the Parish Executive Com
mittee, or any one duly authorized